smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

| DO you want any more booksT
now asked him.


/ More than can ever get he replied
shelves.


gave him bank note. 1t will buy
some for you,' said.


Tears of Joy came into his eyes.


Can buy what l want with itY


Yes, my lad anything


Then will buy book for MOTHER
said he; Il thank You very much and
some day l hope can pay you back
lie wanted my name and gave it to
him. Then left him standing by the
counter so happy that almost envied
him, and many years passed before | saw
him again.


Last year went to Europe on one Of
the finest vessels that ever ploughed the
waters of the Atlantic. We had very
beautiful weather until very near the
end of the voyage; then came a most
terrible storm that would have sunk all
OH board had it not been for the cap
tain. Every spar was laid low, the rud
der was almost useless, and a great leak
had shown itself threatening to fill the
ship. The crew were all strong, will
ing men, and the mates were practical
seam en- of the tirst-cIass; but after pump
ing for one whole night, and the water
still gaining upon them, they gave mp
in despair, and prepared to take to the
boats, though they might have known
no small boat could ride such a sea. The
captain, who had been below with his
chart now came up; he saw how matters
stood, and, with the voice that heard,
distinctly above the roar of the tempest,
ordered every man TO. his post.


1t was surprising to see those men bow
before the stron. will of their captain,
and hurry back to the pumps. The cap
tain then started below to examine the
leak. As he passed me | asked him if
there was any hope. He looked at me,
and then at the other passengers, who
had crowded up to hear the reply, and
said rebukingly;


Yes sir, there is hope as long as one
inch of this deck remains above water;
when | see none of it, then | shall abau-
don the vessel, and not before, nor one
OF my crew, sir. Everything shall be
done to save it, and if we fail il will not
be from inaction. Bear a hand every
one of YOU, at the pumps


Thrice during the day did we despair;
but the captains dauntlcss courage, per
severance, and powerful will mastered
every man on board, and we went to
work again.


i will land you safely at the dock OF
Liverpool said he, if YOU will be men.
sci sunk moored at the dock, The cap
tain stood on the deck OF the sinking
vessel, receiving the thanks and the
blessings OF the passengers as they pass
ed down the gang plank. l was the last 10
leave. he graspcd my hand and said:


Judge p, do you not recognize me-


| told him thar | was not aware that
ever saw him until stepped aboard his
ship.


DO Won remember the bov in Cncin-
naii:'


Very well, sir; William llarIy,'


am he said he. God bless you'


And God bless noble Captain Harve-
ly:
Year: 1874

How He WHIPPED Hm:-A Young
John Phoenix tells how it was, as fol-
lows ~ II tell yon how it was. You see,
Bill and me went down to the wharf to
fish and | felt in nv pocket and found
nv knife, and it was gone, and | said.
Bill YOU stole my knife; and he said |
was another, and | said 90 there Your
self. and lie said it was no such thing
and | said he was a liar, and | conld
whip him, if was bigger'n him; and he
said he would rock me TO sleep, mother;
and | said he wa a bigger one; and lie
said never had the measles; and | said
for him to fork over that knife or Id fix
him for a tombstone on Laurel Hill;
and he said my grandmother was no
gentleman; and l said he dersn't take it
up, but he did, YOU bet; then | got mp
again, and said he was too much afraid
to do it again, and he tried to but he
didn't; and l grabbed him and threw
him down on the top of me like several
bricks; and tell you it beat all-and SC
dld he !; and my little dog got behind Bill
and bit him {; and Bill kicked at the dog
and the dog ran, and ran after the dog
to catch him till got clear home; and
III whip him more yet. Is my eyes
black?''
Year: 1874

RICHMOND, June rs, 1874.
Editors of Dispatch: Is there no law to
protect pedestrians who wish to walk on
our streets after dark on these warm days ?
Those ssgho had OCCASION of promenading
Broad street opposite the Theatre on Satur-
day or Monday night last could see a mum.
Der of boys and young men (wbite, to their
shame), obssruc,Iug the sidewalk by draw
ing string across with an imitation rat at
the end, which was so arranged to draw be.
fore nybody-it made no difference to those
rougbs whether they were ladies accom-
panied or not; and If the party should get
frightened, or notice the rat. you could Eear
most unruly noise and laughter from the
crowd watching on the sidewalk, to the dis
grace of the citizen Of responsibility.


Would it not be well for the mayor to
send one or two of our blue coats there2


From One THAT HAS TO Pass THERE.
Year: 1874

THE insignifcance OF human life com.
pared with few cents a day added to or
taken from the pay Of rolling mill labor
er, was illustrated recently at Indianspo.
lis. Fifteen hands at tho Capital City
Rolling Mills struck, and their places
we're filled by colored men. Shortly after
midnight the fires were started under the
boilers and, few hours later, the engi.
neer came along, tested the water gauges
and found no water. He was about to
start the pumps when he discovered
that the boilers had been tapped and
were perfectly dry. Had he not made tho
discovery in time, the mill would have
been blown to atoms and every person in
1t killed to a certainty. 1t is not wonder
Iul that strikers, no matter where or
what their provoCation, meet with little
public sympathy when such atrocities
arc meditatcd by some OF them. The
cause Of the workingman is incalculably
Injured by the frequent discovery of such
desperate efforts at revenge.
Year: 1874

would not again call upon his sister, bu


II two or three wished 10 talk with her or
the subject no objection would be made
and the ladies' aSsented TO the request.


The band then crossed the street to the
wholesale liquor store Of Adam Eberly,
against whom there has been found seven
indictments for selling contrary 10 law.
The doors Of his establishment were lock.
ed and he himself said to be absent in
pursuit Of legal advice. The band pro-
ceeded to sing q hymn, then knelt down
on the pavement and very fervent pray.
er was offered by Mrs. Rachel CoSS, who
10 the mother oil John Coss, recently tried
for q murder committed In q drunken
row with drunken companion.


After several prayers had been made
the band proceeded to Miller's establish
mont who informed them that he had
quit the business, he however refused to
sign the pledge. Quite large crowd Of
men and boys were assembled during
the proceedings but the utmost decorum
prevailed. The band then took up o line
ol march for the village Of Aetnavllle,
with q view OF holding communion with
Mat. Keith, whose free spirit has been
lately chatting against the bars OF the
County jail.


Mats brother, with the swiftness OF
Ahimaaz, outran the band, and like that
Scriptural messenger, reported tumult.
Mat didn't wait for any Cushi. He appre-
hended the situation, and closing bis
house fed by way Of the wilderness.
The band gathered about the front oil the
deserted Exchange" and sung and
prayed Tor the absent one. They then
proceeded to the residence Of John Cox,
who keeps grocery and also sells beer.
He is q workingman In the iron mill, and
his wife attends TO the store.


The band entered the house and again
engaged in singing and prayer, after
which the larger portion Of them retired,
and the managing ladies of the band
presented the pledge to Mrs. Cox to sign,
who desired to consult with her
husband on the matter first. She seemed
to take the visit In good part, and cordially
invited the ladies to come again, and after
a friendly shaking Of hands the ladies de.
parted and the band commenced It's re-
turn march to Bridgeport. The mill men
gathered near the scene in considerable
numbers, but not a disrespecttul word
was uttered. After reaching the town the
band retired to the Church, and thus
ended the days labor. The pangs ofhun.
ger were upon us and we left for home.
Year: 1874

LOCAL option has been sgteed upon by
the California Legislature as the best way
to deal with the liquor traffic. The bill
Just passed gives to one-iourth oI the in.
habltants Of any township the privilege
Of calling local election to pass upon the
question Of licensing the liquor tratiic OF
prohibiting it. The bill is said to about
represent public sentiment on the PaciRc
Coast.
Year: 1874

The secretary of a downtown insurance
company, with friend, was in the crowd
At the Brooklyn side of an East River ferry
yesterday morning waiting for the gates to
open. The insurance man, standing behind
his friend amused himself by picking the
pocket of the latter, abstracted therefrom n
handkerchief. Hardly had he done so, when
he was tapped on the shoulder, aud. on
turning round, was accosted by q gentle.
manly looking person, who handed him his
own wallet, observing that he never know
ingly operated on a brother professional
aud was sorry that he had made such mis-
take. With polite bow. the stranger then
disappeared !. Tribune.
Year: 1874

Washington, the county seat Of Fayette
county, Ohio, is busy, thriving Town of some
5000 inhabitants, situated on the Cincinnati &
Muskingum Railroad, about seventy miles
northeast Of Cincinnati.


For several years an effort has been made
to dispense entirely with the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors In the town, but with Indifferent
success. The good temperance folk were
grieved at the increase of intemperance but
had about resolved to make no further efforts
to stay it progress.


Last Christmas Eve DIR. Dio Lewis, of Bos-
ton, lectured before the Literary Society of the
place on the subject of "Our Girls" at the
close of which he offered to deliver a free lee
ture on temperance at one of the churches on
the following day, and in that address he
would give his hearers a plan by which the
tcoHen of the town, themselves alone could
abolish the liquor traffic from their midst, and
forever keep it out.


At the appointed hour on Christmas morn
ing the citizens assembled at the church, eager
to hear and see what was to be done. The
meeting opened with singing and PRAYER. An
appeal to present to the liquor-sellers was
drawn up, read and adopted, and the meeting
adjourned to meet the following morning at
the same place; and then and there the women
were to start out upon their errand of
mercy. The hour having arrived, the women
from the families of the leading citizens of
the place-met and formed in procession, fifty
or sixty of them-and the march commenced


Drug-stores and saloons were visited each
day, and singing and prayers were held in
them, until the drug-stoTes all signed the
pledge, and the saloons were broken up.
When saloon-keeper surrendered, the fact
was made known by the ringing of all the
bells in town; people would gather at the
scene of action to the number of several hun
dred, to witness the destruction of King AL
cohol. Women whose husbands, sons, or
brothers had suffered most were selected as
the ones to demolish the whisky barrels,
which deed was done with axes; and they
never worked harder in a more noble cause
One man, who had suffered much from the
evil effects of intemperance, while assisting
in getting the barrels of whisky in the street,
mounted the top Of one and remarked that he
had often been under the stuff contained
in the barrel, but now he was on top of it,
and he intended to keep on top. His wife
broke in the head of the barrel, and let the
whisky food the gutter.


During the entire time that the women were
praying and singing in the saloons, the Christ
ian men of the place held a protracted prayer
meeting at the church; and that the women
might better judge of the earnestness and
sincerity they felt in their behalf, they caused
the bell Of the church TO be tolled at the
close Of each prayer.


The work done there created qnito a sensa-
tion throughout that part of the State, and
the ministers and several of the leading
women in the work received letters from
neighboring towns, urging them to come and
start the ball rolling in those towns; and they
have consented to go, and set the time for
tbo Y,oa,inors
Year: 1874

the caterpillars in nine-acre piece OF
woods were destroyed by disease which
had been communicated to them by a
sick silkworm. The same principle
might be used in destroying the cotton
worm and others of like nature.


How familiarity begets Indifference. A
Maysville (Ky) paper relates that when
the first steam-mill was put up in that
county, and the engineer turned the
teamcock to try the steam, the kissing
sound and dense white vapor not unfre-
quently scattered the crowd like fright.
ened sheep"


AN excellent washingfluid may thus be
made: Three tablespoonfuls of soda, the
same quantity of dissolved camphor (the
same as kept for family use), to quart of
soft water bottle it up and shake it well
before using. For large washing take
four tablespoonfuls of the fluid to pint
of soap, make a warm suds, and soak the
clothes half an hour; then make another
suds, using the same quantity of soap and
fluid, and boil them just fifteen minutes,
then rinse in two waters.


THE LAGRANGE Reporter desires to call
the attention of the press of Georgia to
the following matter: Within the last
three months two or three well-known
men in Georgia have been announced
dead, and the newspapers have written
eloquent obituaries over them. But these
men, with perversity as provoking as it
is inexplicable, still live. Now, when a
newspaper in good standing makes the
solemn assertion that any man is dead,
that man should die. For him to live, is
a dangerous infringement on the liberty
of the press. Wehope the Press Associa-
-. Al. -
press must die.
Year: 1874

In the City of New York, few day ago, q
policeman discovered what he supposed was a
heap Of rags lying upon the steps of house.
A closer examination disclosed a pale, trem-
bling, emaciated old woman Margaret Fitz-
simmons, aged sixty-two) whose thin apparel
was far from sufficient either to hide her
nakedness or to preserve warmth. The officer
took the woman to the station, and from
thence to the hospital, for 1t was evident that
she was the victim of consumption, and that
she had but little longer TO live. Food was
offered her and she devoured it as would q
ravenous animal. She stated that she had not
eaten anything for several days, and that she
was starving. She was too weak TO
endure a bath, and her clothes were removed
and she was placed in a bed. Her dress
was tattered, black with dirt, and filled with
vermin; and when it was carelessly thrown
aside by an attendant the old creature sprang
out Of bed and seized and chuckled over it as
though 1t were precious beyond compare. The
exertion was too much for her, and soon after
she died. Upon examining the dress it was
found to be absolutely quilted with money. 1t
contained nineteen pockets, each Of which was
filled with money, from pennies up to dollars.
About 5000 were found, including IS in pen
MES The bank bills, of which there were
many, were absolutely rotten and crumbling
to pieces. The unfortunate old woman was a
miser-one of those queer persons whom not
even the pangs of hunger could induce TO
spend sufficient to buy food She had no
home, and had evidently been begging and
starving herself for years, just in order TO
scrape together the $500 which was found in
her worm-eaten dress
Year: 1874

WE find in Our Dumb animals that
travellers who have visited the Cape of
Good Hope give wonderful accounts of
the fidelity and sagacity of the HOttentot
dogs. They are chiefly employed to
guard their masters flocks against the
lions, leopards and tigers which abound
in the surrounding country. No dog,
single-handed, would be match for one
of these fearful beasts and therefore the
powers of combination and organization
are developed in these dogs to a remark
able degree. AT night, when the flock is
assembled in one place, four dogs station
themselves as sentinels at equal distances
along the line of danger, and watch in a
sitting position, the head stretched out to
catch the slightest noise. Nor does their
power of organization end here. All good
defense requires a patrol, and the four
dogs take turns, hour by hour, in walking
up and down before the camp, listening
to and watching intently to give immedi-
ate warning of the enemy's approach. If
tiger or a leopard comes in sight, the
sentinel utters cry of alarm, and the
other dogs instantly assemble, and throw
themselves, en- masse, upon the intruder,
who finds their united strength too much
for him. Sometimes, however, the enemy
comes in force, in which case the dogs
utter long, plaintive cries, to call to their
assistance the guard of the neighboring
flock, who respond to the signal, and ex-
pect similar aid in their hour of danger.
These remarkable dogs have no external
beauty TO recommend them. Their color
is dirty gray. They have square paws,
pointed noses, stiff ears, and very rough
hair. They are nevertheless regarded by
the Hottentot as members of his family.
They have their rights by the fireside,
and are taken care of and fed like the
children of the house.
Year: 1874

news of the final rescue, which went over the
city like a flash yesterday afternoon.
These two heroes of one of the most won
derful adventures on record, at half.past ten
last night, were In as comfortable condition as
could TIC expected. Smith Is suffering from
apparently as good as ever, saving his FROST
bitten feet. OF course, however, both men
feel a weakness which they did not notice SO
long as the struggle for life lasted.
Year: 1874

An exchange says: "In these days
when diseases of the throat prevail, and
particularly dry hacking cough, which
is not only distressing TO ourselves, but
to those with whom we are brought in
business contact, those thus afflicted may
be benefited by trying the following
remedy: Last fall we were induced to
try what virtue there was in common
salt We commenced by using il three
times a day, morning, noon, and night;
we dissolved large teaspoonful of com
mon salt in about half a tumbler of cold
water, and with this we gargled the throat
most effectually, just before meal time.
The result has been that during the
winter we were not only free from the
usual coughs and colds to which, as far
as our memory extends, we have always
been subject, but the dry hacking cough
has entirely disappeared; we attribute it
entirely to the salt gargle, and most
cordially recommend II TO those Of our
readers who are subject to disease of the
throat"
Year: 1874

The general features OF panel work and
double ventilation are shown in fig. 3. A
and are districts IN which workings are
carried on they are separated from each
other by a barrier of solid COIL. Each dis
trict communicates with the upcast and
downcast shaft by means Of two passages,
one being used as the intake, and the other
as the return air course. At the bottom Of
the downcast shaft the air current divides
itself, one portion going to the district A.
the other to B. The stoppings which guide
the air are indicated by lines as before


After ventilating it's district each current
returns to the upcast shaft, through which
they ascend to the surface together Panel
work was introduced partly for the purpose
of preventing the spread of creeps" dur
ring the working out Of the pillars, partly
for the purpose Of confning the results Of
an explosion to the district in which it hap
pened. In the system of double ventilation
the true secret Of ventilating mines were
discovered. Two currents Of air were used
to ventilate the same space that was for
merly ventilated by one. In order, ,ithen,
that the same aggregate quantity Of air
might be supplied to the workings, each
current required to travel at one half the
velocity Of the single current, and that
part of the power which was necessarily
expended in overcoming friction, was re-
duced to one-eighth Of its former value.
Year: 1874

air But now source Of danger accom-
panied the introduction of the system Ii
was no longer possible, certainly, for large
accumulations Of explosive mixture to be
formed among the pillars, but the distance
to be travelled by the air as materially in-
creased and in order that thes same quanti-
ty as formerly might be supplied to the
workings, its velocity would require to in
crease at the same rate. Now, it is gen
orally accepted AS an approximation that
the resistance to the circulation Of the air
IN the passages Of a mine varies as the
square Of the velocity, and if we assume
this rate Of variation, we find that the
power required to make the air circulate
varies az the cube of the velocity. 1t soon
appeared that the same ventilatlng power
was no longer able to cope with the new
order Of things, and the air was occasion
ally so loaded with hre-damp when il
reached the upcast shaft, that it ignited at
the ventilating furnace.


In 1910 Mr.. Budd introduced his sys-
TEN of panel work and double ventilation
at his Wallsend collieries.
Year: 1874

the goat, on the other hand, are supplied


with fresh air The district return air
courses, c d, is cut in the roof from to d
at short distance above the main intake 50
that the main return air course is com
pletely isolated. In this sketch, each main
air course is shown u consist Of four pas
sages, their fractional resistance, there
fore, to the passages Of given quantity Of
air Is only one-sixteenth Of what it would
be If each of them consisted Of one pass
age, and the power required to overcome
the friction is only one sixty fourth. These
remarks are sufficient TO show how much
more important it is to multiply tine mum
Der OF the airways, increase their area and
shorten the distance to be traversed by
each ventilating current, than to increase
the ventilating power, when greater guam
tlty of air is required for the ventilation Of
any mine.


We have now seen how that in fiery
mines 1t Is not safe to conduct the ventila-
tlon either according to the primitive
method. or Mr.. Speddings method of
coursing the air Mr.. Buddle's system of
double ventilation has also been briefly dis
cussed II still remains, however, to be
when, and in what manner, any
ventIlatlng current may become explosive