smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

enid objection shall be determined by
the officers of The land-oface, subject u
appeal, as in other land-cases. Effect
shall be given to the foregoing provi-
sions of this act by regulations to be
prescribed by the Commissioner Of the
General Land Office.


Sec. 4. That after the passage OF
this act it shall be unlawful to cut, or
cause or procure to be cut, or wantonlS
dertroy, any timber growing on any
lands Of the United States, or remove;
or cause to be removed, any timber
from said public lands, with intent u
export or dispose of the same; and no
owner, master, or consignee Of any ves-
sci, or owner, director, or agent Of any
railroad, shall knowingly transport tho
same, or any lumber manufactured
therefrom; and any person violating
the provisions OF this section shall ba
guilty of misdemeanor, and on con-
viction shall be fined for esefy such of
fcnse sum not less than one hundred
nor more than one thousand dollarsi
Prorided, That nothing herein con;
tained shall prevent any miner or agrii
culturist from clearing his land in the
ordinary working of his mining claim
or preparing his farm for tillage, OF
from taking the timber necessary to
support his improvements, Or the tax;
Ing of timber for the use of the United
States; and the penalties herein
provided shall not take effect until one
gear after they passage Of this act.
Year: 1874

E It is better to yield little than
to quarrel great deal. The habit Of
standing up as people call it, for their
rights one of the most disagreeable and
undignifed in the world. Life is too
short for the perpetual pickering which
attends such dispositidh. pud unless
a very momentous, affair indeed: whsfS
other peoples claims and interests ars
involved, it is d question II ii is not
wiser, happier and more prudent To yiNd
somewhat of our precious rights than to
squabble to maintain them. True wis
dom is first pure, then peaceable and
gentle.
Year: 1874

@ How pleasant it is in this wicked
old world, says the Peoria Revie,c, to
meet man in the busy walks OF hfd
whose face is an open book; Bearing ths
imprint Of honesty, whose nobility Of
soul speaks in his very glances, whose
whole demeanor inspires you with .
yearnine platonic affection for him that
only needs cultivation TO inspire tho
possessor to know more Of him, and
borrow money of him, as it were. Abb
yes.
Year: 1874

So A Bostonian, who was asked il
he proposed to turn in that large es-
tate he had in Vermont among his assets,
in the way of settlement, replied, in
surprise: "Oh, no! that is out of the
question. If I turned that in I should
not be insolvent." If he had been a
New Yorker he would have decided the
place to his wife. That is the kind OF
good deeds New Workers believe in and
practice most in these days.
Year: 1874

@ If person is inclined to be re-
ticent and uncommunicative in society,
it is generally best to let him alone.
such I'm individual is like a bottle OF
champagne-hard to get uncorked, and
harder still to cork up-and though the
contents may be bright and sparkling,
too much of them will cause you to wish
you had not started the flow.
Year: 1874

There are two ways OF managing baIky horse.
Ny companion knew one Of them and the other
His method is to sit quietly in the wagon, and at
short intervals throw small pebble at the horse.
The theory is that these repeated sudden annoy
ances will operate on . horses mind, and he viii
try to escape them by going on. The spectators
supplied my friend with stones, and he peltsd the
horse with measured gentleness. Probably the
horse understood this method, for he did not mo-
tice the attack 1t all. MY plan was to speak
gently to the horse, requesting him to go, and
then to follow the refusal by one sudden, sharp
out Of the lash: to await moment and then re-
peat the operation


The dread Of the coming lash after the gentle
word will start any horse. tried this and with
certain success. The horse backed rs into the
ditch, and would probably have backed himself
into the wagon II ] had continued. When the ami
NAL was at length ready to 90, Davie took him by
the bridle, ran by his side; coaxed him into gafs
lop, and then, leaping In behind, dashed him into
Q run, which had little respite for ten miles, up
hill or down Remonstfance on behalf Of the
horse was vain, and It was only on the return
home that this specimen Cape Breton driver began
to reflect how he could erase the welts from the
horses back before his father saw them.-AprtI
AtlGnfte,
Year: 1874

MINING VENTURE To those who care
to make a small venture in mining ops
erations With no contingent risk. the
offer of the .Seattle Gold and Silver
Mining Company, presents very "a
vorable opportunity. If the mines turn
out one half as well as they prospect.
every unassessable share now taken at
ten dollars, will be worth fifty dollars as
soon as the mine is developed, and be-
vond the first investment there is no
risk to the holder and no danger OF be-
ing frozen ont by exorbitant assessments.
1t is objected by some, that the Compa-
ny. after selling two thousand shares OF
stock at ten dollars a share, retain eight
thousand shares, which would be put
ting in their mines at an aggregate of
one hundred thousand dollars. Well.
discoveries of no greater apparent value
have frequently sold for much more
than that amount, and the probabilities
are that by putting the whole of their
stock on the San Francisco market, it
could be sold to spectators for pore
than an average of ten dollars share,
and the small stockholders would be
speedily frozen out. The plan of SELL
ing portion ut low rates for cash to be
applied to.developing the mines. is to
guard against any such contingency.
and to secure to every holder of stock
the full value of his interest therein. II
the mines turn out to be worth ten mlll-
ions of dollals is not impossible
every unassessable share for which
ten dollars is now paid, will be worth
one thousand dollars, and the Company
who own the mines and are responsible
for all the expense of developing and
improving them, will realize eight mill
ions from their venture. The PROPOSE
ton is plain. open and fair. free from
trick OF false pretence. All the personal
interest we have in this project is in
unassessable shares, paid for at the rate
of ten dollars share. If it proves
worthless, we shall lose less by it than
any one of the original stockholders,
without "wear and tare" about it.
Year: 1874

fact that Office holders have habit of
shifting responsibility. the Society felt
it their duty to make the resolution
strong enough to cover the whole
ground, and If there is no law that will
enable them TO appoint the commission
asked for, they can present the facts
and affidavits to the Grand Jury of the
district in which the Asylum is located.


The Standard says that the afidavlts
were from "former employees OF the
Institution. That is true, but not all
of the truth, nor tho principal truth, for
the afidavits upon which the Medical
Society founded their demand. we're
from former patients who had been dis
charged as cnred. and the reletives of
parties who had seen the maltreatment
while visiting their friends at the Asy-
lum; and instead of condemning the
contractor by er parte evidence. as the
Standard claims, the Society delayed
the action of their committee until after
election, that the contractor, who was
candidate, need not be affected by state
ments that mig ht possibly prove to be
unjust; and it was for this reason that
the Society requested that perfectly re
liabl men be placed on the commission
to examine into the affairs of the Insti-
tuition; and while the present Board OF
Inspectors may be men of honor and
probity. if the statements made In the
affidavits are true, they are either in-
competent to fill SO important trust,
and have been grossly deceived. or have
wilfully aided in deceiving the public;
and if they are free from faint in this
matter, they should be the first to ask
thorough examination; not by them
selves, but by others. who have no OBJ
iect or interest in making false report
on either side.


The truth is, the Asylum is entirely
in the hands and under the care of those
who both by education and habit are
totally untitled for an enlightened and
thorough treatment of the Insane, as is
evidenced by the low percentage Of
cures in comparison with other institu-
tions not as favorably situated. Out
siders have said that all the medical
profession want is to get the Institution
into their hands that they may make
money out of it. A moments thought
will show the falacy of such argument.
There is nothing to prevent any one OF
the profession from taking the keeping
of the Insane by contract, and they
could do it cheaper than any one else
and make money ont of it. But the
profession object to letting the keeping
of the Insane by contract. as it is liable
to abuse in any mans hands. And In
any circumstances but one member OF
tho profession can be benefited. out OF
the whole number in The Territory. But
the profession claim that they can do
better for the Insane. and at less cost to
the people, if the Asylum is placed un-
der the entire control of q competent
member of their fraternity. a5a
To illustrate: if the contract for the
public printing should be given at high
rates to person who knew nothing Of
the art, who did his work in shiftless
manner, because he knew no better,
would not the craft be justified in de-
manding change, that those who knew
what the work should be, should have
charge of it? The medical profession
stand in the same relation to the Insane
and their treat


A. II. STEELE.
Year: 1874

The management have determined to have the
drawing OF the Fifth aud Last Gift Concert of
the Pnblic Library of Kentucky on the Both of
November next. We believe now that all the
tickets will be sold, and that the drawing will be
full one; but whether all sold or not, the
drawing will nevertheless certainly come off on
the day appointed.


The special object of this card is to call meet
ing of the ticket-holders at Public Library Hail.
on the 10th of November, to make arrangements
in connection with the committee appointed by
the Trustees to superintend the counting of the
tags representing the number of tickets sold
While there is no actual necessity for the pres
ence of tieket-hoiders, as under our arrangements
the interests of all are equally cared for yet at
the same time would greatly prefer that as
many of those interested as can, would attend
this meeting, and see each for himself how per-
fectly fair and impartial the distribution must
be.


Every arrangement has been made for the
drawing-but little more than a month remains
for the sale of the remainder of the tickets, aud
whatever is done must be done promptly.


THos. E. BRAMLETTE,


Agent aud Manager.
Louisville, Ky, Oct. %, 1874.
Year: 1874

II The Hiawatha Adrocate devoted a good
deal of space in medding with Donipban County
politics, and advising the people to defeat Bride
es. Bridges thinks his election was in great
measure due to this opposition; but he says he
cannot account for bug eyes animosity toward
him, as he never lent him any money!
Year: 1874

70 Harrington is tremendously popular at
home. He ran over 20 votes behind his ticket at
Hiawatha, 5 votes behind at his own precinct,
and ran behind in every precinct in the County
from which we have seen any report
Year: 1874

The Liberals may occupy q very precautions po-
sition themselves, bnt they have no purpose of
identifying themselves with the fate Of an or
ganizaiion, which they see as clearly as anybody
else has no hold upon the confidence Of the conn
try. and no prospect of gaining it while its char
aetsr Is unehanged.-4IbaHy Journal
Year: 1874

The other day there was picked up
out Of the Seine young woman Of such
surprising beauty that crowds Aocked to
see her body at the Morgue, and photo
graphs of her we're scattered broadcast
over Paris. The lovely unknown proves
to. have been an Italian, by name Lucre-
tia Balbi, who earned her Lying as a
model. Among the painters for whom
she sat was Henry Regnault, and for
him the poor girl conceived most
ardent passion. She never told her love,
and he never suspected it; but from the
day Of his death, two years ago, she be-
gan to pine away in the deepest melan.
choly. Her character was stainless, and
her deep sense Of religion caused her
to long hesitate at suicide; but at length
her reason seems to have given way.
She left letter addressed to her broth
er, who is also model. 1t is very sad
story, but there are no dark features il
the case. What wonderful thing love
is, even in these plosaic days!
Year: 1874

Aneodote ofLablaoho.


Lablache's debut was marked By an


adventure which might have ended
fatally, and indeed his salvation so i'm
pressed the greatest of basso singers as


being absolute supernatural and mi
raculous, that he made public offerings
to shrine Of . popular Madona, which
are still shown in Naples. His first
appearance on any stage occurred Just
after the congress of Deybach, and the
King Of Naples had but them returned
to his dominions after an absence Of
some years.


Magnificent fetes were. organized in
his honor, and among others . pagant
was arranged at the st. Carlo Theatre,
in which young Lablache was to appear
as Jupiter, part for which he was well
fitted, both on account of his fine pres
ence and rich and powerful basso voice.
He was to descend from Olympus on
bank of clouds supporting the throne
on which he was seated holding an ivory
scepter in his hand and wearing gold
en- diadem in his splendid and flowing
hair. Thunder announced his coming,
and flashes of lightning proceeded him.


But suddenly frightful screaming
was heard, the King rose in horror, the
queen tainted, ladies c,ied out in horror
and men rushed to the stage to avert, if
possible. the appalling accident which
menaced the new singer. The clouds
had not descended ten feet when the
machinery gave way and Jupiter fell
through. Fortunately, however, a
strong iron wire or rope caught his
CLOAK and his weight made it uncoil, so
that it let him down by degrees unin-
jured to the ground. But the most
awful spectacle greeted him all the
while he was descending. One of the
workmen had also fallen through when
the accident took place, and he fell
upon strong iron spike which suppor-
ed the scenery and which pierced him
straight through the body.


Now it so happened that the wire
which saved Lablache in some way or
other got entangled in the feet Of this
poor wretch, SO that every movement
made by Lablache told upon the unhap-
py creature on the spike, and he was
driven down right under him, howllng
and screaming in the most appalling
manner, while his blood spurted all
over the great basso. When the two
did reach land, Lablache's hair Ga factJ
was perfectly white, and the workman
dead. They had taken between ten and
fifteen minutes to get down; the audi
ence, meanwhile, looked on in a state Of
terror easier imagined than described,


The king Of Naples, initiating Sixtus
Y on similar occasion, had the cour-
age at very early period Of the adven-
ture to cry out: "If / hear any one
scream or shout again I'll mark that
person and have them shot" This
order silenced the people, and of course
prevented the singer from losing his
presence of mind. Once safe Lablache
knelt down and prayed, an act greatly
admired by the audience which hastily
rose and left the theatre. Lablache's
hair remained white, and the contrast
between his youthful face and venerable
looking hair was as charming as It was
strange. s
Year: 1874




STOCKS AND RAILWAY BONDS.


Reference has already been made to the general
features OF the stock market and the causes
whereby it was arected. An enormous business
was done during the greater part OF the week,
with New York Central, Lake Shore Northwest
common, Union Pacific, Pacific Mail, Wabash and
st. Paul as the leaders. There was more than
usual activity also in c., G. and @. The failure Of
Lake Shore to pay its dividend was O source OF
great disappointment Hundreds counted on the
assurance that the dividend would not be passed,
as the keynote OF still higher market, but the
effect was q shaking in the entire speculative
fabric and the reaction from the highest point OF
the week was from l to per cent. Invest
ment securities during the week attracted not
a little attention, aud the advance showed that
both foreign and home investors are employing
their surplus capital in this excellent direction.
Our old railroad bonds Will always command in
vestment, II for no other reason than that they
represent the integrity and worth Of the best and
surest paying enterprises in the world. The tol.
lowing table shows the extreme


TUT
Year: 1874

GLUE As HEALING REMEDY.-For The
last twelve or fourteen years, says COZ.
respondent oil the Scientific American.
have been employed in shop where
there are over three hundred men at
work; and rs il is the case in all shops
Of this kind, hardly day passes but ono
o. more of Us cut or bruise our limbs
At first there were but lew that found
their way 20 my department TO have their
wornds bound up; but after awhile it
became generally known that rag glued
on flesh wound was not only a speedy
curative, but a formidable protection
against further injury. l was obliged 10
keep supply OF rags on hand. to be ready
for any emergency. will cite one among
many of the cases cured with gluo. A
man was running boring machine, with
an inch and quarter auger attached; by
some means, the sleeve OF his shirt caught
in the auger, bringing his wrist in contact
with the bit, tealing the flesh among the
muscles 10 lrightful manner. He was
conducted TO my department (thc pattern
shop), and washed the wound in warm
water, and glued around it cloth. which
when dry, shrunk into rounded shape.
holding the wound tight and firm. Once
or twice week, for three or four weeks.
dressed the wound airesh. ill it was
well. The man never lost an hours timo
in consequence. The truth of this stale.
ment hundreds can testify 10. use OF
course the best glue.
Year: 1874

Coon CoUNsEL.--No young man can
hope to rise in society or 10 perform
worthily his part in lie without fair
moral character. Tho basis OF such a
chai acter is virtuous. fixed sense of
moral obligation. sustained and invigorat-
ed by the fear and love OF God. The
youth who possesses such character can
he trusted Integrity, justice, truth,
benevolonce arc not with him words with
out meaning, he feels and knows their
sacred import and aims in the tenor of his


life. to exemplily the virtues they express.
Such man has decision of character; he
knows what is right, and is firm in pun
suing It; and is not 10 be made the tool
of funprinciple and time serving politicians
TO do their dirty work of party. Such a
man has true worth of character; bis life
is blessing to himself, 10 his family, TO
society, and 10 the world; and he is point
cd out TO future generations as proper
example for the ising youth TO emulate.
Year: 1874

Mr.. Ruskin, in q recent number Of
Fors Claveriga, says


cit is quite possible for the simplest
workman or laborer for whom / write
to understand what the feelings of q
gentleman are, and share them if he
will but the crisis and horror OF this
present time are that its desire OF
money and' the fulSess of luxury dis-
honestly attainable BY ,mmen persons
are gradually making churls of all men; ;
and the nobler passions are not merely
disbelieved, but even the conception of
them seems ludicrous to the ordinary
churl mind 80 that, TO take only so
poor an instance of them as my own
Ii e-because / have passed it in aims
giving, not in fortune hunting; because
have labored always for the honor of
others, not 10Y own, and have chosen
rather to make men look to Turner and
Luini than to form or exhibit the skill
of my own hand because I have low
cred my rent, and assured the comfor-
table lives of my poor tenants, instead
of taking from them all l could force
for the roofs they needed; because 1
love wood walk better than London
street, and would rather watch a sea-
gull fly than shoot it, and rather hear
thrush sing than eat it finally, because
1 never disobeyed my mother, because
J. have honored all women with solemn
worship, and have been kind even to
the unthankful and the evil; therefore
the hacks of English art and literature
wag their heads at me, and the poor
wretch who pawns the dirty linen of his
soul daily for bottle of our wine and
cigar talks of the 'effeminate senti-
mentality of Ruskin.
Year: 1874

Few persons have any adequate idea
OF the yield of precious metals in the
United States. The figures for the last
quarter OF century arc startling and
almost incredible. From 1848 to 1874
the enormous sum of 81, ,578, 407, ,641
was mined on the Pacific coast. To this
amount California contributes over one
billion and ninety.fo millions and
Neyaia little more than one hundred
and nineteen millions. The remainder
is divided between Montana, Idaho,
Colorado, and Utah. The two last ter.
ritories have yielded but about fifty
millions between them, but it is we'll
known that their soil is wonderfully
rich in silver ores of superior charac-
ter. When these territories become
fully developed it is expected that their
enormous yield of bullion will recall
the golden days of California. In Utah
particularly grain culture has been
developed heretofore to the exclusion of
mining interests, but this will prove
itself no loss in the long run, since it
has served to prepare food for large
population. Judging by the amount of
precious metals already extracted from
the hills of the far west, it may be
confidently expected chat the yied of
the next quarter of century will, with
proper energy, nearly or quite equal
the last. New improvements in ma
chinery, the investment of large guam
titles OF capital, and the knowledge
that the slopes of the Rocky noun
tains are so many rich deposits of gold
and silver give promise of an abundant
return to the capitalist and laborer.
This is happy answer, too, to the
gloomy auguries of those who look upon
our financial future with dstrust. The
abundant promise OF agriculture and
mineral wealth will tide us over our
difficulties. A billion and half of
gold and silver is no small return from
barren hills, though it took quarter of
century to gather it.
Year: 1874

It is probable that many good house
wives do not know that butter may be
kept firm and nice.looking by merely
invertiug over it fiower-pot covered
with damp cloths. In the same way q
water-pitcher .enveloped in wet cloths
will keep its contents cool and grateful
to the parched throat this hot weather.


On large ssale the same plan may
be used in the fields-as wo have before
said, but it will bear saying again. The
contents of barrel enveloped in cloths
which are kept constantly wet, will be
80 pleasant az almost to induce the la
borer in the field to drink more than is
good for him.


The reason WHY water kept this way
is cool is, that the evaporaisnl of the
outside dsmpness carries off the heat
from the inside--just MS perspiration
carries off the heat from the human
frame, aud renders live man capable
of withstanding q heaswhich will cook
n beefsteak.