smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

KEEPIN q APPLEs.-The Westerr Aq-
r'culturist says Use great care in picking
them from trees, and when transferring
them from the basket to the. barrel handle
them like eggs. Get the best granulated
sugar barrels to keep them in, and when
the barrels are full cover them from the
air. Then, with header press the heads
in and keep them out of the cellar as late
as you can without having them freeze.
Put them in the dryest and coolest part,
Of the cellar, and raise them from the
ground three feet or more on skids, and do
not open or disturb them until they are
wanted for use. Ifexposed to the air BY
opening the barrels to pick chem again
some Of the apples win rot and others will
wither."
Year: 1877

The Virginia, Nevada, Enterprise says
"a gentleman Of this city, who has been
taking look among the old, abandoned
mines Of Truckee District, made critical
examination of the musical mountain, of
which good deal was heard some years
ago, when the mines we're first discovered.
Some Of the miners pitched their tents at
the foot of the mountain, and were not
little surprised and puzzled at hearing, DUR
ing the quiet hours Of the night, tinkling
sounds that seemed to pervade the whole
atmosphere, coming from they could not
tell where. The sounds were not unlike
those Of small music-box. At times
they supposed that the sounds were caused
by the wind playing among the twigs on
the side Of the mountain, bat they found
that this solution would not answer as the
same bushes were found everywhere, while
the musical sounds were heard nowhere else
on the side Of the mountain at the foot of
which they were camped. They spent
much time in scouting about and listening
of nights aud quiet hours during the day,
and at last tracked the strange sounds to a
great bed of small pieces Of rock that COW
cred the slope of the mountain. These
bits of rock were found to be quite sono-
rous, and the miners concluded that the
sound they omitted were caused by the
action of the wind among them. The
gentleman who recently visited the noun
tain says he went to it expecting to find a
good deal Of a humbug, but found II much
more ofa curiosity than be had anticipat.
ed; the mingled tinklings much resembling
the sounds Of an Rolian harp, aud fire..
quently attaining a startling degree of
loudness and distinctness. The sounds
seem to rise and fall, approach and recede,
as though caused or governed by the wind.
On close examination it was found that
the small fakes Of rock covering the face
of the mountain contain large per cent.
OF iron. This iron is supposed to be mag.
netlc, and there appears to be constant
motion among the chips of it, which ap-
pear to cover the ground to the depth Of
several feet in many places The whole
drift of broken rock seems to be moving
down the slope of the mountain with the
slow, creeping motion Of the glacier, and
the slipping over each other Of the frag
ments composing the mass is thought L
cause the tinkling sounds, which are s.
numerous as to mingle and rise into
single strong musical murmur.
Year: 1877

Advice is 6rst-rate thing when the
person giving it knows what he or she is
talking about. But there are volumes
Of advice and counsel which are ut
terly useless, because it is simply the
result of an uncomfortable desire to say
something-what makes no difference.
Advice, to be worth anything, needs to be
matured in the mind before it is uttered.
It is altogether better, however, as a rule
to attend to your own business and let
other peoples alone, unless you are invited
to interfere. Public men are especially
the victims of advice given. All men
and women in the world think themselves
called upon to give man who happens to
be in public life sort of advice, seeming
entirely to lose sight of the very important
fact that any one who has mind enough to
attract any considerable share of public at
tention probably has enough to manage
his own affairs. Get your own affairs in
good shape and keep them in it and do not
waste so much Of life in looking after
other people.
Year: 1877

Two Spanish gentlemen of Salamanca
have just obtained patent in Spain for
making writing paper incombustible. A
number of experiments have been made
with the process, and the results are said
to have been very satisfactory. The pa
per will not burn, no matter what may be
the intensity of the heat applied. A sin
gle sheet submitted to the direct action Of
fame will carbonize but does not take
fire. If a roll Of prepared paper is placed
in the hottest fire the outside leaves will
carbonize and the edges for short depth,
but the interior remains unaltered, the
writing or printing being perfectly legible.
Papers already written or printed upon
may undergo the process without injury.
Year: 1877

PooR GIRLs.-The poorest girls in the
world are those that have never been
taught how to work. There are thous-
ands Of them. They have been taught to
despise labor, and depend upon others for
living and are perfectly helpless. The
most forlorn and miserable women on the
earth belongs to this class. 1t belongs to
women to protect their daughters from
this deplorable condition. They do them
a great wrong if they neglect it. Every
daughter should be taught TO earn her
own living. The rich as well as the poor
require this treatment.
Year: 1877

The Philadelphia Ledger says Tho
Telephone has gone "down IN coal mine"
in Pennsylvania, and as the experiments
with it have been pronounced perfectly
satisfactory" by some mining engineers
who used it a few days ago in the Potts
vile shaft, there is q probability Of its
general introduction into mines. Now
that battery is not required, the telephone
can be made cheap substitute for the
speaking tube, if the royalty is not put at
too high figure. and it can be used (as
in coal minc) where a speaking tube
would be impracticabIe. A wire conduc-
tor will no doubt be used before many
years to carry light, as well as sound, into
the galleries Of coal mines. The electric
light is specially adapted for use in such
places, and recent improvements in the
candles" carbon points or their equiva-
lents) make it tOlerably certain that this
most powerful of lights can be furnished
at small cost, and with certainty
Year: 1877

For the last twenty five years the South
has been content to liuger in the dream
land Of beautiful sys tenn Of theoretical
government, and we love the fantastic
mosaic work because its csrtral figure is
State sovereignty. The North, while al
times respecting the philosophical value
Of this political principle, saw that its
utility was not to the interest Of practi-
cal, sterile New England. The South
cherished the idea and refused to draw
strength from federal pap, the North
eagerly clutchod the opportunity to sub
sidiz3 the fed3 raj treasury in aid of her
vast schenies OF internal improvement
As result the South consistently grew
poor, waile the North consequently grew
rich II is now a grave question with
the Southern people, whether they will
so tanaciously adhere to the doctrine Of
State Rights in all Its fulness, that they
will not seek the assistance Of the geuer-
al government in ener1'z:ng her re5ou--
ces. While the North has secured mil
lions the South has gotten hundreds.
The immense revenue out of which the
North has 80 enriched itself was chiefly
contributed by Southern Production.
Out Of the ninety million doIlrs Of rege-
nue annually paid, the South contributes
seventy while the North pays twenty
million. But the scene changes VIXEN
We reach the disbursement Of this sum
the North gets twenty times as much as
the South This unequal, unw;se and
unjust policy is OF our own creation.
The South positively refused to allow
the government to give her. helping
hand in projecting public works, while
the North monopolzed federal assistance
Our necessities demand a departure
from the course hitherto pursued. When
we ask FOR an appropriation from our
agent, the general government, we are
but asking u return to US OF portion of
the very money contributed by our own
industry. Shall we not have it, or shall
we continue to look with suspicion upcn
the federal government, and hold it at a
distance, as we would q oohl, pblegiaatic
unfeeling agent?


SO complete has been the impcverist-
ment of cur section. that it IS our sacred
duty and the highest stafesmanship, to
turn right about in cur policy, and de
mand appropriations FROM the govern
meut 10 the establishment Of works OF
Of internal improvement, especially in
converting the Mississippi Valley into q
great rail and wa.er high way for the
trade and commerce Of this vast inner
Year: 1877

When the sua was at meridian Tues
day the Federal soldiers by order Of
President Hayes left the State House at
Columbia. This. departure signalled the
eclipse of the usurper Cha mberlains s
gubernatorial ambition, an1 the PAP


metto. State once mora breathod the free
ar Of an undisturbed local seIf-govern
ment Chamberlain delivered bitter
valedictory and resigned the seeptro Of
authority into tie hands Of the peerless
Wade Hampton. Tnis movement is the
best and brightest omen yet seen in the
Southern sky. May it be the Grerunner
of full sun burst of peace, goodwill
are perfected fraternity throughout the
length and readth Of the Federal Union
Year: 1877

fyou will Subscribe twenty or thirty
thousand dollars to complete the dir.>
work on the Memphis and Knoxville
Narrow Gauge railroad it has been as
certained that the Illinois Central rail-.
road will iron and equip the whole road
and thus give the county and Bolivar a
golden chance to move,lorgard IN coprse
Of great prosperity. The fate of this im-
proYement is now in the baiAnc and
Jackson is struggling hard by unusually
inviting propositions to center the work
within her own corporate I'mits. VIII
not our people move in this matter? We
hope our public spirited citizens will at
once come to the front, and secure this
important improvement.
Year: 1877

In recent speech of Hon. Casey
Young before the Memphis Chamber of
Commerce in advocacy of The Memphis
a. Cairo Narrow Gauge railroad via
Brownsville, he alluded to the urgent
necessity of directing public attention, as
well as State, Municipal ami Federal
legislation in aid of all schemes that tend
to develop the hidden wealth and re-
sources of the Southern section He
spoke of the efforts he and other South
ern representatives are making to secure
federal help in saving the Mississippi
Valley overfowed country. &c said that
a survey OF the Haschie river had been
ordered by the general government IL
reference to the clearance of obssrue-
tions, and placing it in novigable con-
dition. This is a necessity with our see
ton. The Legislature had not the nerve
70 provide for this Interest or it FILTERED
its time away upon less important meas
urss. We are glad Col. Young is ac.
tiyely alive to the material welfare Of his
constituents. Let his push to compile
ion this work. a2d it viii ever remain a
monument to his zeal and efficiency as a
representative.
Year: 1877

Yesterday was the most exciting day
since the strike began. All along the
line OF the railroad between Wheeling
and Baltimore, public sympathy with
The strikers had become more general,
intense and demonstrative; the strikers
themselves were greatly augmented IN
numbers at all important points by canal
men and coal miuers coming in and
Joining them; the news from the strikers
On the other great trunk lines Of rail q
road rs well MS ON the connec-
tions OF the Baltimore and Ohio
west of the river, all went to add courage
and desperation to the strikers on this
line. They lost their ususl quiet and
determined temper, became uDduly
elated, and plum ed into the deep crimes
of arson and murder. Our telegraph
columns tell fearful tale


In Baltimore blood has been crimi-
nally shed. many valuable lives have
been murderously taken, the torch of the
inceudiary has been applied TO property,
and demoniac passion has been given
loose rein.


At Keyser proclamation of a most iu-
cendisry character was issued by the
strikers, in which they did not hesitate
to boldly avow their intention TO commit
the greatest crimes. Tracks are to DE
torn up, bridges and property are to be
burned, trains wrecked, and even blood
is not to be spared. We mistake the
good sense and devotion to law OF the
people all along the line of the road, and
even of the better class of the late
employees of the company, if the svowal
of such sentiments and the extreme action
of the rioters yesterday, does not change
much of the sympathetic sentiment which
has heretofore existed for them into a
feeling of reprosch and of horror.
Year: 1877

A decree has been issued by the prefect OF
the Seine, Paris, by advice of the Council Of
Hygiene, forbidding bakers and pastry cooks
to burn in their ovens wood which had been
painted with any metallic salt.
Year: 1877

Mr.. HEWITT is not to be laughed at after ALL A
gigantic system OF mail robbery has just been dis
covered Of which we give ful particulars to-day.
The only fault which attaches to the postal officials
is that the robbers could remove or cut open mail
bags without the outrage being discovered. Busl-
ness men would cheerlully submit to the small
delay which would be caused by q careful system Of
checks In the handling OF mail bags.
Year: 1877

THE INTERCOLLEGIATE CONTEST last evening was
, very credtabc exhibition OF oratorical ability,
and was encouraged by the presence OF good au-
dience, including many distinguished men of letters
and representatives OF prominent colleges. We
hope the interest in this annual competition
may increase, and that next year may witness more
competitors and even greater enthusiasm.
Year: 1877




Evidently Turkey does not mean to be re-
formed if she can help it she does not mean
to correct her administration in accordance
with the political opinion of Europe if there
is any alternative short Of annihilation and
she will venture a little annihilation if it
does not assume any more dreadful aspect
that that of Russian artillery. At the same
time she has no ineradicable objection to
reform, provided always it is only Turkish
reform, which has about the same relation
to other reform as Brummagem jewelry
has to the substantial production of workers
in the precious metals. Turkish reform is
mild and amiable article, pleasant to a
conservative people because it does not
change anything and does not remove any
of the good old abuses which honest Mos
lens delight in, and above all, never sets
up that arrant and horrible heresy
that an infidel dog should have
the same rights as a true believer
that same abstract, absent-minded, mat.
tentive way in which certain Illinois major
was fond of war until he discovered that the
scoundrels on the other side fired real bull
lets. They like every kind of reform except
that which reforms. This is the real mean
ing of the declarations they make in favor
of reform at the same time that they refuse
to adopt any one Of the specific reforms pro-
posed by the Conference Of European states
men.


1t may be regarded therefore as certain
that the Turks have determined to. accept
the alternative, which clearly must be battle.
1t is the one point to their credit as nation
that they have never much objected to
battle, and it is like breath of their ancient
spirit to see the alacrity with which they re-
fuse to accept reform when they find that
the alternative is no worse than that of facing
in new battles an ancient enemy. There
are some facts which encourage the opinion
that the Turks desire rupture with Russia
now, from the notion that if war is
the trump suit their hand is rather better
at this moment than their opponents. They
are perhaps advised by British mentors that
they must some day fight Russia on the very
quarrel that is now open, and that the time
can never come when the chances will be
more promising for Ottoman success than
now. Turkey has in hand at the seat of war
large army that the short war with Servia has
probably rather brought into real fighting
trim than seriously shaken while Russia
seems to be at real disadvantage in the
condition of the army she has in Bessarabia,
which, if current reports are true, is very
likely to be beaten in it's first battles. It is
not unnatural, therefore, if the Sultan is ad-
vised to precipitate collision which may
speedily produce results that if they have
no other effect will greatly strengthen him
with his people.
Year: 1877

TIE BURNING COAL NINE ut Lykcns Valley, Pa,
threatens to involve in its destruction a vast
amount Of adjoining coal property. The efforts to
stay the fire by turning the waters Of Bear Creek
into the mine have not resulted in checking It's fury,
as 1t is evident that the upper workings cannot be
reached by the water until the lower levels are
completely filed. The intense heat Is rapidly gem
Grating innammabc gas from the coal seams and
converting the mine into furnace that constantly
supplies it, own fuel We fear that vast amount
OF damage will be done by this fire, but we have
reason to congratulate the miners on their lucky
escape from a horrible death.
Year: 1877

GIRLS AND SECRETS.
The moment the girl has a secret from
her mother, or has received q letter sh,
dare not let her mother read, or has
friend of whom her mother does not know
she is in certain danger. A secret is not g
good thing for girl to have. The fewer
the seer cts that lie in the hearts of women
at any age, the better. 1t is almost a test
Of purity. She who has none of her IN
4 ia best and happiest. In girlhood hide
nothing from your mother !; do pothipg


that, if discovered by your father, would
Z make you bu.h.


When you are married, never, never con-
4 ceal anything from your husband Never
allow yourself to write letter that he may
not know all about, or to receive one tnat
you are not quite willing that he should
read. Have no DysteTies whatever. Tell
those who are about you where You go and
what you do. Those who have the right to
know, we mean of course. A little secret.


lveness has set many q scandal af1oat; and


II much is said about women who tell too


macbs they are much better off than women


who tell too little.


A man may be reticent and lie uhder no
suspicion not so woman. The girl who
frankly says to her mother, have been
there. met 80 aud so. Such and
such remarks were made, and this or
that was done," will be certain of re-
ceiving good advice and sympathy. If all


was right, no fault will be found with her.
If the mother knows out of her greater ex-
perience that something was improper, or
unsuitable, she will If she is good mother,
kindly advise against it's repetition. 1t is
only when mothers discover that their
girls are hiding things from them that they
rebuke or scold.


Innocent faults are always pardoned by
kind parent. You may not know, girls,
just what is Iight-just what is wrong, yet
You can't be blamed for making little mis-
takes; but you will never do nything very
wrong if from the first you have no SECRETS
from your mother.
Year: 1877

The Washington correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Goze'te says the question OF the
proper disposition of the million and a half
dollars received by the government from the
proceeds of the Centennial il beginning 10
receive attention. One plan is to have
Congress authorize its Use IN the erection OF
building TO contain the nucleus OF a
national museum. The contents of the gov
ernment building at the Centennial, or such
Of them as could be spared permanently,
would OF themselves form fair beginning
Of such coll ction. But the real necessity
Of building arises from the fact that several
foreign governments and great number OF
individuals presented their entire collections
TO our government at the close of the exhi-
bition. This great mass of valuable mate
al,wOrth in the aggregate several millions
is now in Washington, stored in various
buildings which are not fireproof, and whose
capacity does not even allow Of unpacking.
In addition to these there are stores OF ex-
ceedingly valuable articles in the posses
sion Of the various departments which at
present can scarcely be given store room Ii
is deemed altogether appropriate that a
fund thus acquired should be devoted to
such purpose.
Year: 1877

llhahDrfs JOufnil-


Certainly it is pleasant To hear a sayer OF
ill-natured things put down by an intended
victim Of his cynical tongue. The great
assembly" as Manningham terms it, must
have greatly enjoyed the discontinue OF a
certain Lord Paget, who, oblivious to his
own mean origin, thought to extol his supe-
riority by asking Sir Thomas White wha,
he thought Of the quality OF the cloak he
wore. Truly" replied the worthy Alder
man, ..it seems to be a very good cloth but
remember when was young beginner,
selling your lordships father a far better
one, to make him gown when he was Ser
geant to the Lord Mayor; and he was a
very honest Sergeant" Nor did those be-
hind the scenes at a certain theatre fail to
appreciate the situation when a prosperous
equestrian's daughter observed to a retired
actress: After all, you were only circus
artist; my father recollects you well :"
and the elder lady retorted: Il dare saw he
does, my dear; he used to chalk my shoes" !"
Year: 1877

yesterday: .-Our people ere :cginning 20
do little thinking for themselves, and
don't propose TO be driven up to the polls,
hereafter. and voted like herd Of cattle
Tor every worthless scalawag that hapPeu-
10 be on the ticket. We are Republicans"
said he. land are all true 10 the principles
OF Republicanism and as long as the Re
publican ticket is composed OF good, honor
able men, We shall vote IT without a
scratch, but" he continued when the
Republican party permits itself Ia be
run by such men IL We have seen acting IS
its head managers in this campaign, and
puts men on It's ticket for high Office whom
We could not associate with without ccm-
promising our self-respect, it must expect Us
to scratch them off every time Weuscd TO
shut our eyes and swallow the whole ticket,
good or bad, but that time is past, and
henceforth We propose to exercise our pre-
rogative as free American citizens, and vote
for the best man"


That's sound doctrine il i the true posi-
tion for every man, white or black, to oc-
cupy. The colored people OF Leavenworth
have done themselves credit by their deter
to think for themselves, and the
result of last Tuesdays election shows thai
thev mean what they say.
Year: 1877




Ex-Presldent Durant, of the Union Pa
cifc Railroad, was yesterday the subject of
severe condemnation at the hands OF the
United States Supreme Court. Certain
real estate had been conveyed to him in
trust as the president of the company, and,
upon his refusal to re-convey it, suit was
brought against Durant and wife. The
court below sustained his title, but its de-
cree was yesterday reversed by the Supreme
Court, and Justice Swayne. in delivering
the opinion, characterized Durant's course
as one which, ''str pped OF the verbiage
with which it has been clothed, and view
ed in It's nakedness, strongly offends the
moral sense of the judicial mind" This
sentence, stripped of the verbiage with
which it is clothed, clearly means that in
the estimation of the Supreme Court Mr.
Durant is a rascal
Year: 1877

~ Ic4llta Beacon an.


The first casting ever made in Wichita,
was on last Tuesday week in the afternoon.
Mr. Mcfarland has blast furnace which is
fully adequate to the present demands. He
has the ground room To make such addi-
tions and improvements as the future wants
OF his business may render necessary. He
finds the very best moulding sand on the
farther bank of the Big river. The castings
made last Tuesday week are pronounced
equal to any made in the best foundries.
This foundry fills a want long felt in this
section. Castings can be made for ali kinds
OF machinery and there will be no necessity
for sending elsewhere. The delay is fire.
quently more costly than the price of the
work. This foundry will also furnish a
market for old cast-iron, large quantities of
which are rusting away. The casting oper-
ations attract quite a number of our citi-
zens all OF whom are more or less interested
IN its success, sit is the beginning Of a very
large manufacturing industry