smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

| l knew that Harris had got hold OF


some sheep meat somewhere for he


had anUtfIer violent paragraph against
dogs the next morning. [ can ALWAYS


tell when he has had mutton for dinner.


1t seems to affect his head, though ]


never did consider him mutton headed.


He is too dogmatic for that. Old Bows


Is dead. my loving and trusty friend,


the defender of my children, the pro-


tector of my household in the dark


and silent watches of the night. For


thirteen years be has been both fond


and faithful, and now we feel like one
of the family is dead. Bows was the


best judge of human nature [ ever
saw. He knew an honest man and a
gentleman by instinct. He never fright
ened a woman or a child-he never
went down the front walk after any,
body, but the very looks of MIN would
mighty nigh skeer niger to death.
When they had to come to our house
they begun to holler "hello" a quarter
of a mile off. Bows loved to skeer
'em, he did. He had character and
emotions. Having no tail to wag (for
he was not curtailed) he did the best
that he could and wagged where it ought
to De. Bows was dark brindle. He
was dog of ancestors. His fathers
name was ShyIock, and his grand
fathers name was Sheriff. They were
all honorable dogs. He was not guar
relsome or fussy. Inever knew him to
run up and down nabors palings after
the dog on the other side. He was
above it-but he never lodged re-
responsibility. He has come IN violent
personal contact with other dogs a
thousand times, more or less, and was
never the bottom dog in the fight. And
then what an honest voice he had.
His bark was not on the G, but was a
deep, short basso profoundo. We have
buried him on the brow of the hill
where he used to sit and watch for
tramps and stragglers. Slowly and sad
ly we laid him down. Talk about your
sheep-I wouldn't have given him for
a whole flock. Sheep are to eat and
wear, but Bows was friend. It's like
comparing appetite with emotion-the
animal with the spiritual. But am
done now. Let Harris press on his
dog law. I've got nothin' agin' 'em
Ever since Mary had little lamb I've
thought kindly of sheep, and am
perfectly wilIin' to law that will ax-
terminate all houns and suck-egg pups
and yaller dogs, and bench-leg offices.
They are a reflection on Bowses mem
ory.-Atlaq,ta Constitution.
Year: 1879

Very many recipes have been given
to make a cheap paint out of white
wash that would be durable for outside
work in all weathers. Here is one. that
is said TO be better than all for either
outside or inside work. Skim milk,
two quarts, fresh Stacked lime, eight
ounces, iinseed oil six ounces, white


Burgundy pitch two ounces, Spanish
white three ounces. The lime should
be Stacked in water exposed to the air
and then mixed witn about one-fonrth
the milk. The oil In which the pitch
is dissolved to be added little at
time, then the rest of the milk and
the Spanish white. Here is
another that is cheaper and may be
just as good. Slack your lime in a
covered vessel to keep all the steam in.
Dissolve in the water that you slack it
in as much salt as it will hold, then
strain it and mix with it small quanti-
ty of fine sand, and sifted wood ashes.
This is said to be very durable and is
easily and cheaply made.
Year: 1879

A STRANGE case of poisoning is re-
ported from. Peterborough, England.
An old man named House was walking
down his garden, there, when bee
flew into his mouth and went down his
throat, stinging him internally, and
causing him great pain. He imme-
diately swallowed a quantity of ammo
MIA for the purpose of killing the bee
and alleviating the effects of the sting,
hut he took too large a dose, and, in
spite of prompt medical treatment. he
died in very short time.
Year: 1879

The new city treasurer of Kenosha
Wis, on assuming the duties of his of
fine, few days ago, found no money in
the treasury AMI deficit on the books
OF his predecessor ofnearly So, 900. And
it is stated that the books do not show
the full amount Of the deficit.
Year: 1879

An effort will be made during the
coming session to repeal the $4,000
exemption law in favor of publishers.
This law never should have been en-
acted; it is disgrace to the fraternity.
Year: 1879

The only Republican paper at the State Capital,
vigorously representing the best elements OF the
party, and independent of clioues and rings. It
receives unstnted praise for its political fairness


and at the same time fully maintains its reputation
Year: 1879

The Brooklyn Board of Education seems
equal to that of New York in its faith that
schoolroom air is good enough for any
body's child, for complaints that have been
made of tire foulness OF air in one of the
school buildings have. apparently, fallen
upon deaf ears until they reached the Board
of Health. That body sent sanitary in
spector to the building complained of, and
this official promptly reported the air to be
unhealthful because of the efiuvia OF the
privies. Can not the New York Board of
Health take the hint? The HrnALD will
supply them with numbers and localities
of schools. Or has the now Ventilation
Committee, which President Wood believed
would give the subject intelligent attention.
altered the pest house atmosphere of the
buildings alluded to? Ex-Mayor Wickham
is chairman of this committee upon the
action OF which SO many lives depend.
Year: 1879

We feel assured that the perusal of Cap
tain Herendeen's letter to Mr.. Dali, of the
United States Coast Survey. regarding Pro-
fessor Nordenskj5ld and his party. which
we republished yesterday from the columns
of the Erening Post, will quiet the fears of
all friends of the explorers for their safety.
Very many of the vessels sent out with the
numerous expeditions in search of Franklin
and his companions were brought back
safely, although they were not steamers
and were locked in the ice for more
than one season. The British naval
steamers Alert and Discovery returned to
England uninjured after an Arctic winter
in fully ten degrees higher latitude than
that OF the Vegas position, SO that the pos
are very favorable. BUT we must not forget
that even in the event of her loss there is
not any serious danger to be apprehended
for Professor Nordenskj0ld and his compan-
ions. They are in decidedly more favor
able position than were the members of the
Polaris expedition, who took to the boats
after the loss Of that vessel, and their
safety is assured if we compare their chances
of rescue with those of Captain Tyson and
the party that made the great ice foe voy-
age from Smiths Sound far south into
Baflin's Bay.


Payer and weyprecht escaped from Franz
josef Land after being forced to abandon
their vessel away to the northeast of Nova
Zembla and out of reach of all assistance,
because they had attained land by an un-
expected drift of the ice from the south
west, which bore their vessel along in spite
of nll efforts to extricato her. The drift of
the ice in which the Vega is held will be
toward the southeast and open water when
the foes break up, so that even if she is aban-
doned now she will in all probability bo found
by whalers about the northern entrance
of or perhaps in Behring Straits during
the latter part of the summer. 1t is to be
regretted that Professor Nordenskj6ld
missed by SO close pinch the object of his
voyage. which was to pass from the Atlantic
Year: 1879

tion of the two will result in superior
structure.


In our columns to-day will be found an
expression of opinion in favor of composite
ships, which is fortified by statements that
certainly will bear the test of rigid inves-
tigation. If iron possesses an immense
tensile strength it is subject to changes of
condition due to temperature which operate
disadvantageously on structure wholly
composed of iron. On the other hand,
wood is not so affected, but it lacks
the strength of iron for certain
purposes. If the application Of both
can secure maximum Of strength
and durability and render less .unre-
liable the use of watertight bulkheads,
which are acknowledged to be essential to
ships safety at sea, we think the problem
of shipbuilding is solved. The diagrams
accompanying our article illustrate tho ar
rangement of Longitudinal and transverse
bulkheads, which, it is claimed, will insure
that safety. They are based on the sub
division of the ship into such number of
compartments as will keep her afoat, even
if one or two arc filled with water entering
through ruptured sections of her hull.
Year: 1879

Are Wooden Safer than Iron Ships


The discussion in our columns Of the
safety of vessels at sea bids fair to bring be-
fore the public number Of facts and sug-
gestions of the highest Importance. To a
nation like ours, whose commercial marine
is below the strength which it should bear
in proportion to the population and power
of production of this country, but which
may ut any time be raised TO its maximum
strength by the force Of our commercial
development, all questions relating to snip
construction, and particularly to the i'm
provemcnts therein, must have q special
interest. Between the advocates OF iron
and wooden vessels there is O sharp con-
troversy as to the relative merits OF both
systems of construction. The friends of
iron claim for it certain economic advan-
tages and a strength as patorial which wood
is said not to possess. But the friends OF
the time-honored oak and pine say that
there is more reliance to be placed on these
materials for the building of stanch,
strong and seaworthy ships. We believe
that both classes of material have their
special merits. aud that q proper combina-
Year: 1879

Cattle Disease and the Cattle Trade.


Cattle.dealers engaged in the shipment of
animals to England have hade good cause
for uneasiness rs to the prospects of their
trade in some kilograms recently received
by the cable, and if they are wise they
will not put aside as frivolous or ridiculous
the facts brought to their attention in these
circumstances. American cattle arc not
excluded from the English market, but
they can be and will be if the cattle
dealers on this side are Indifferent
to their own interests. It is to the direct
advantage Of an important and influential
class of producers in England to secure the
exclusion of American cattle, because they
are in ruinous competition with British
breeders in their own markets; and it is
easy enough for people on this side to dis
miss the whole subject with sneer at the
projected exclusion, or to say, if the cattle
are excluded, that it will be only one
more instance Of the abuse of the
law in the interest of q class.
But that theory will not do. Public opin-
ion is healthy in England. It influences
the administration far more than with us,
and the government will not dare to do an
arbitrary act to favor British agricultural
interest even; but if diseased cattle are re-
ceived from America they will readily
friends as great help rs they may
on as small a basis Of facts as will sup
port it, Are diseased cattle sent out,
then? That is the point to be certain
about. Rinderpest proper-the Russian
cattle plague of Europe-does not exist
with us; neither does the somewhat similar
malady known in England as the foot and
mouth disease. But pleuro-pneumonia
is certainly kept alive here in some
large stables near great cities. from
which is derived fair proportion
OF the "pure country milk" of COM
merce It does not exist, however, in
the sections from which cattle are
drawn for expectation. There is q posi-
bility, however, that disorder may exist
which jealous functionaries may be able to
mistake for this. Infectious pleuro-pneu-
monia is q fever, and the trouble with the
organs Of respiration is local manifesto
ton of disease analogous to the pneumo-
nia which in man is part of the history
of many cases of typhoid fever. But as
man has pneumonia Of another sort,
so do the cattle-a strictly infammatory
disease, due to exposure, cold and hard


ship. Now this trouble, while not an infec-
tious or pestilential malady, would affect
individuals subject to it in such way as
to give rise to suspicion of the existence
of the infectious pleuro-pneumonia, and it
is probable that some cattle so affected have
gone to England. Cattle which stood in the
cars for days togcther in the great snow
blockade and were frozen and starved could
not have had immunity from this accident.
They should not have been shipped. If
they were, and the fact Injuries our trade, it
will be due to the greed and folly of dealers
themselves, who ought to know that cattle
ora NOT made of cast iron
Year: 1879

WE ARE AUTHORIZED to state that the use
Of Chief Justice Daly's name rs a member of a
committee to wait upon the Governor in the
interest of Register Loew was contrary to his
wishes. Judge Loew is not responsible for this,
but the impropriety of the thing is none the less
censurablc whether due to Mr.. Augustus Schcll
or Judge Loew. This custom of using the names
OF distinguished men on all occasions and for
all purposes without authority should be put a
stop to.
Year: 1879

THE INVESTIGATION into the alleged rcmiss-
ness and lack of discipline of the Fire Depart
ment at the recent fires in Grand and Worth
streets has resulted in proving that the charges
were without foundation in fact. Some of the
suggestions in the report, in another column,
nrc well worth the attention of property owners
and insurance companies.
Year: 1879

GOVERNOR RoBINsoNs RECEPTION of the Tam
many Committee who went to tell him all about
the county officers was rather cool. He told
them that he had not read the supplemental
literature on the subject, and announced his
intention of having thorough investigation
of the charges. The committee might as well
have remained Mt home.
Year: 1879

II THE ALDERMEN will remove the restriction
in the deed providing that the new Barge Office
shall, if used for any other purpose revert to
the city, work will be begun Immediately. 1t is
difficult to see what objection there can be to
Rcceding to the demand.
Year: 1879

IN CONGRESS YESTERDAY the war amendment
resolutions Of Mr.. Edmunds and the Army
Appropriation bill were debated at length, and
finally went over without action. From the
tenor of the speeches in the House and the
votes that were taken on various amendments
it is more than probable that the army will not
be reduced below $4,000 men, the number
specified in the bill Of the committee.
Year: 1879

politics and is administered according to
the proclaimed policy of Mr.. Hayes as a
purely business institution, it will be no
impedim ent to Mr.. Conkling's influence i'll
State politics, any more than it was in the
recent election.


Considering the experience the country
has had of the Tenure of Office law it may
fairly be doubted whether that law is not a
mistake. It's practical effect is to raise and
vate and demoralize the public service. 1t
is not wise to fill the minds of officers with
anxiety and agitation respecting their ten
ure, and thereby divert their attention
and energy from their proper duties.
Had Mr. Arthur been sustained it
would have been an undoubted evil
to throw him out for few months
and then bring him back, thus interrupting
the regular and settled administration of
the Custom House. AS Mr. Merritt was to
take his place it would have been better to
relieve his mind at once of agtating doubts
and fears which interfered with exclusive
attention to the duties of his Office The
old system is perhaps the best, except with
the host of minor offices. If the Tenure of
Office law had not stood in the way, the ad-
ministration of the Custom House would
haze been quietly changed and all the
unseemly agitation on the subject have
been avoided. We do not think that Presi-
dent Hayes, or any other President, should
be fettered and obstructed by such law.
Nothing can be clearer than the right and
the expediency of allowing the President
free choice of members of his Cabinet, of
diplomatic agents, and of such important
executive officers as the Collectors of Gus
TOMS The recent victory of the ad-
ministration is the success of COR
rect principle. The country will not
be sorry to see the unseemly squabble
over the New York Custom House ended
by the success of the President in selecting
agents in whom he has confidence for col
lecting the revenue. We do not see how
the President can justly be held response
BILE if he has no efficient control of his sub
ordinates. We think it would be wise to
repeal the absurd Tenure of Office law, of
the recent controversy, and to substitute
for it q proper civil service rule for the
great multitude Of minor offices. It is not
Mr.. Conkling but the Tenure Of Office law
that is responsible for the recent confusion,
and the success of the President is, so far
as it goes, the victory of correct principle.
Year: 1879




The Board of Education convenes to-day
for the first time in q fortnight, and,
although there is probably large quantity
of important business on hand the matter
most imperatively demanding attention is
Commissioner Watson's charges OF briberyin
connection with the general interest on the
subject Of school ventilation. Some of the
Commissioners may be so blind rs not to
see that the entire membership OF the Board
is implicated by these charges, but the pub
lie sees the matter in its true light and
wonders how the Board could have ad-
journed on the day of Commissioner Wat
sons outburst without first taking deter
mined steps toward the vindication of it's
own insulted honor and dignity. President
Wood himself has been one of the vigorous
and effective workers in the direction Of
better ventilation; does Mr.. Watson intend
that the public shall believe that the Presi-
dent of the Board was bribed to say that he
nearly tainted in the bad air of one of the
city schoolrooms? OF course, if any bribes
have been made the money has not been
paid direct, but has gone through the
hands of friends, counsel or other agents
but Mr. Watson, in his profession of law
yer, has probably been acute enough to see
through these subterfuges and detect the
principals on both sides. Let the Board
appoint special committee to investigate
Mr.. Watson's charges if it desires to retain
its place in the public esteem.


Common Law and Religious Belief.


Our brief sketch published yesterday Of
baptismal ceremony which was produc-
tive of dangerous, if not fatal, consequences
has provoked one of our readers to discuss
the legal aspect of the affair should death
result. In the communication headed "rhe
River of Death" is quoted Chief Justice
Waites opinion, rendered in q noted
polygamy case to the effect that while law
cannot control religious belief and opinion
it can take cognizance Of acts which are the
result Of religious impulses. After oil that
may be said, however,. in favor of legal
repression Of practices which, though sup
under the worldly definition of unlawful
acts. it is very unlikely that the law will
ever be employed against isolated individ-
uals whose only victims are themselves.
There is wide difference, too, between
the impulses which lead to unlawful acts
under the Suise of religious duty. The
lady whose doctrinal zeal was SO fervent as
to lead her to baptism when the ceremony
was almost the equivalent of freezing to
death had nothing earthly to gain by her
course, in which respect she differed widely
from the bulk of so-called religious people
who have been threatened by the law-the
Mormons, for instance. 1t is also probable
that cases like that in question will be as
few in the future as they have been in the
past, and that in almost every religious
society there is q majority OF the member
ship that strive to reconcile faith with com.
mon sense and urge their brethren to do
likewise.
Year: 1879

THE COURT OF APPEALS adjourned yes
terdav, having been in session since No
yember last. It is believed that the Court
has decided more causes during that period
than were ever disposed of in the same time
in the history Of the State. Many OF these
causes wereo great interest and import
Year: 1879

aiflNhN MhulAnhN lnNrrouiNnt.


Casey carried what is known as the
horseback mail, but which is, i'm fact,
carried hy q two wheeled vehicle like a
Sulky, from sun River To the Twenty
eight Mile Springs. On the 9th ult. he
started from the former place. There
was "a binding snowstorm at the time,
and the track across the prairie was
wholly lost As he did not reach the
end of his drive at the appointed time
II was assumed that he had lost his
way, and this theory proved To bc well
founded. There were not wanting brave
men, both a. Helena and sun River, to
undertake the search for the missing
man; but their most arduous efforts
were in vain. On the Sd inst. Mr.
William Rowe reached Benton, and was
informed of the circumstance The
weather was fcarfullv cold but thisdi
not deter him from the attempt that
horse he set forth, and i'm due time
found Il dim track where il seemed
probable that Casey had left the main
road. Following this, his labors were
rewarded ON the 9th inst by finding the
driver about twenty miles north of
twenty eight MilGSprings. When Casey
NsA' ANAiAh ht WIS NlNlAlH III nlh NHll,
which the horse was drawing slowly and
painfully along. He was in dozo, and
Mr. Rowe shouted to him once or twice
before he was reused TO consciousness.
1t was then found that his right foot
and leS were frozen nearly TO the knees,
and that his left foot was in the same
condition. II is believed that his iniu-
ries are not serious and that he will not
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was soon told and with his recollection
OF his experience and what MIR. Rowe
learned in his search the tale is wonder
ful beyond fiction. The driver had
been wandering over that trackess
prairie for ten days and nights without
food or shelter and with temperature
never above zero. All this time he had
moved in an almost perfect circle and
had picketcd his horse and camped
every night in almost the same spot.
More remarkable still, ho had daily
passed within n mile and n half of the
Iwentyeight Mile House, which was
his destination All this time, amid
suticrings that would have crushed an
ordinary man, Bob Casey had only one
thought, that he must stay with the
mail and get il through whatever befell
''i"' NHN hV uIu hOI hIllBle package
was lost. Starving, half frozen, and
dazed by exposure and privation, it was
not OF himself he thought; his duty was
still uppermost in his mind. Here was
heroic stuff; how many such can the
postal service boast2 During ali these
terrible days and nights the only thing
that passed his lips was tobacco and
snow. lie had with him a goodly supply
of the former article at the start, and
~ day wore into night and night into
day he began boarding it with as much
avidity as ever did miser his gold.
Year: 1879

but what guilty conscience and loss of
character might bring her.


Our Ellen was educated, and is now
the heireSs and sole representative of
the House OF SOmmers. as Lady som
mers has 10 children.


Let us hope that all evil plans of the
kind may have as happy an ending. and
all evil plottcrs may as signally fail i'm
their designs
Year: 1879

IN the instance Of the iron steamship
City Of Venice, which went ashore on
the rocks, after every other plan to raise
and haul her off had failed-she had
rocks through her bottom in some places
four feet high-dynamite was tried.
The rocks prOtruding through the YES
sci we're first removed by use Of small
charges; the tops Of the ROCKS outside oil
the vessel we're then blasted away, and
the vessel got of without further injury


THE desk and bookcase once used by
Daniel Webster are now the property OF
an editor at Great Falls, n. II.
Year: 1879

X Charleston letter of the 9ih says that a NIT. Houten, resident of Tucson, and who kept saloon near the California Store, was found that morning near the Bronkow House so badly beaten with a stone about the face and head that he was insensible and died that evening. Tie letter says Mr. Houten went out there with the intention of relocating a claim known as the Eve ming Star, on which the assessment work had not been done. The claim is supposed to be valuable, and it is believed he was murdered by parties who wished Co secure it. Nothing is known as to who actually did the deed, but the CorCncr,s inQucst on the 10th may throw some lghI upoa the case to the Tucson citizens.