smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The weather kilograms announced on Sun
day the probability of frost in the Northwestern
and lake sections, and now we are having q
general invasion of the Frost King. His
arrival is always looked for most eagerly by
all but the farmers; but, with timely notice,
they have not SO much to apprehend from his
visitation.


1t is important to agriculturists generally to
know that the gateway of American autumn
and winter lies in that deep, broad furrow of
the Continent, less than eight hundred feet
above the sea, and stretching from Minnesota,
northwestwardy to the shores of the Arctic
Ocean. Through this long channel, several
hundred miles wide, the winter winds and
boreal conditions of the frozen North seem to
advance southwark at this season with the
steadiness of tidal swell, until they exercise
q controlling influence on the weather of the
United States. This fact, which has been fire.
quently overlooked, affords an insight into
the meteorology Of this country, the value
of which cannot be overestimated by
those whose rural labor is dependent upon
weather provision. After the passage east
ward of the lake storm of Friday last the area
of its low barometer appears to have been
quickly filled up by indraught from the frosty
regions Of British America, and the indrawn
masses Of freezing air to have inundated the
Northwest and the country around the upper
lakes.


The farmers in these sections have, of
course, less premonition of severe frosts than
those in the Central and Middle States, but
enough for wariness and energy to avert the
destructive effects on outstanding harvests.
The present frost wave if it does not close the
growing season for tobacco and some of the
vegetable crops, ought, at any rate, to warn
growers in the Middle and Eastern States not
to delay harvesting everything that may be
killed by frost. There is an old saying that
the weather repeats itself, which has, per-
haps, some foundation in fact At any rate,
the present irruption of the Frost King will
not improbably be repeated more vigorously
and extensively within the next week or ten
days. Let our rural population, therefore, be
well forewarnsd, and employ the interval in
carefully harvesting and outstanding what
ever is exposed in the field.
Year: 1874

TO-DAY is the second day of registry, and il
would be well for all who desire to exercise
the highest and dearest privilege of a citizen
to avail themselves of this opportunity to
deposit vote. The big bell and parti-
colored wagon should not be necessary to call
cttoutiOD
Year: 1874

The FIGHTING Factions of the republicon
faith are now contributing something to en-
tangle still more the Louisiana entanglement.
The radical blacks no less than the White
League appear to dislike Kellogg's compro-
mise. The only compromise which will meet
the necessities of Louisiana is new and fair
election for Governor and the other State Of
fcers and Legislature. We hope this will be
the ultimatum of the Presidents annual Mes
sage to the approaching meeting of Congress.
Year: 1874

The GREAT LAVA FIELDS WEST OF THE
Rocky MOUNTAINs.-Prof LIE Conte of
the California State University considers
the Cascade mountain region one of the
most interesting fields for geological re-
search on the earth. In connection with
the great overflow of lava which deluged
the territories of the Northwest in past
ages, the professor says: The principal
point of eruption from the great central
cauldrOn was at the Cascade mountains.
in Oregon, which are of themselves one
solid mass of lava. From this center the
lava overfloweda great portion of Oregon


Washington Territory, all of northern CAL
ifornla, and vast sections of Nevada, Mon
tana and Idaho. The lava flood covered
an area of at least 200,OO0 square miles,
as far as explored, and it would probably
be found to extend over surface of 3O0,-
900 square miles, as its limit northward had
never been determined. The depth of the
lava crust varied from upward of 5000 feet
in the Cascade and Blue mountain region,
to one and two hundred feet and less at re-
mote points on the outer edge of the over
flow. Where the tremendous gorge of the
Columbia river cut through the lava bed,
it had depth of $500 feet. The explora-
tions of Prof. lie Conte had determined
that the great lava flood pertained to a
comparatively recent geological period.
and he assigns the eruption to the latter
part of the miocene, possibly extending to
the post-tertiary. In the great canon of
the Columbia river. beneath this immense
layer of lava, he had discovered the petri-
fed stumps of trees, beds of leaves, and
all the evidences of great forest once ex
isting on level corresponding with the
present surface of the river Above this
forest came drift period, and it was bur-
led in a heavy layer of conglomerate be-
fore the overflow of 5000 feet of lava.
Year: 1874

Much is said about the wood fumes of
this State. but it is not probable that many
persons who have not visited the lumber
Ing regiors of the Sierra Nevada noun
tiins have proper appreciation of their
utility, extent or cost. The general idea
of them outside of the State would appear
to be that they are nothing more than SO
many rickety troughs, set up on poles,
which serve as a sort of makeshift by
means of which to send lumber from the
top of IA 81 gle hill to the level ground at
its basis. The fact is that the majority of
these fumes are very substantial struct-
ures; in most instances several miles in
length, the construction of which has cost
from $50, ,O0J to S5c.0O0. They are built
upon certain grade and pass over and
wind aronnd many hills in their course to
the valleys or other places where the wood
and lumber carried down may be reac"ed
by teams or by side tracks from the rail-
road. These fumes a built so large that
timber l6 inches square and as many feet
in length may be fioated down them. Down
a properly constructed flume these large
timbers are foated by quite small head
of water: and not single eticks but long
professions of sticks. Wood and lnmber
are carried off by the same means as fast
rs thrown into the fume. and dumped
miles away in almost incredibly short time.
By the use of the flume, wood, lumber and
timber can easily be brought down from
points in the mountains which would be
quite inaccessible to teams. In some places,
where the ground is very steep, there are
to be seen dry fumes, if we may call them.
or troughs, down which wood is sent with
out the aid of water. These, however.
are but strait shuts. running from the top
to the bottom of single hill or range of
hills. In some places, also, there are
shuts formed by laying timber track
down which huge logs are sent Along
these tracks, where very steep, the logs
rush at railroad speed, leaving behind
them trail of fire and smoke. Such log
ways are generally to be seen about the
lakes, and are so contrived that the logs
leap from them into water of considerable
depth, otherwise they would be shivered
to pieces and spoiled for use in manufac
turing lumber. The piles of wood to be
seen at the wood fumes are immense,
amounting to thousands upon thousands of
cords -Firginia City Enterprise.
Year: 1874

On recent Monday the noon heat was
oppressive, and | was mapping L dreamed
that | was far away in some strange land.
attending some strange church, and a
strange deacon walked in to lead the pray
er-meeting As the people came in, he
began to sing:


81 am soldier of the cross,


fol'wer of the Lamb:


do not fear t. own his cause,


Nor blush TO speak his name


He then read the first Psalm, smiling
through the first three verses. and frown-
ing with righteous indignation through the
last three. He then struck up:


Jesus paid it all,


All the debt owe


And nothing, either great or small,


remains Tor me TO do


But the Deacon proposed TO lead the
congregation in prayer: cold shudder
seized me- and at the same time strange
appartion stood behind him; dark figure.
with fendish eyes and hideous horns, stood
calmly on cloven hoofs His arm was
long and muscular. Great as Goliah. he
was graceful and active as David. Here
was the devil standing behind a praying
deacon. who was unconscious of his pres
ence. The deacon thanked the Lord for
casting his lot in a goodly land and send
ing him that gospel which was denied to
many as good by nature as he. He prayed
the Lord to " bless the truth in his own
good time, wherever it is preached. and
send it where it does not 60 Here the
devil smiled. and laying his hand on the
deacon's head, exclaimed softly: That's
right, deacon. Your Lord made you rich,
that YOU might support a pastor and send
the gospel abroad. Now hold the money
and tell him to do his work in his own
good time. He gave you the money to
send the gospel to the heather. You keep
the money and tell him to open the hearts
and pockets of others to spread it from pole
to pole" But the deacon continued his
prayer and asked the Lord to bless the
poor and needy. Good again. " said the
devil. Your Lord gave you lands and
houses that You might bless the poor with
happy homes. Now you make your tenants
do the repairs, and on the first day of each
month demand the key or the rent. And
You throw your Lords commandments
into his teeth and tell him to bless the poor
himself and make others treat them well
so that you will lose nothing by them ! "
Here | expected to see the deacon drive
him off; but he proceeded with his pray
er: Lord. provide for the widow and the
orphan-supply their many wants and
cheer their sorrowing hearts. F" Here the
devil stepped back and hissed,--' Impu-
dence throwing insult into your Masters
face and giving only the echo of his own
orders. You have the means. He COM
manded You to help widows and orphans.
Now you hold your money with a lions
grip and tell him to do his own work, or
else have it done by others. There is no
sending me in any of your prayers"
Here rang the dinner-bell. and l suddenly
awoke and found that what had seen and
heard was nothing but a dream.-Biblical
Record
Year: 1874

TIE SCARLET FEvER.-Robert Christie,
of the P0trerO, suggests a remedy for the
scarlet fever, which he AYERS has invaria-
bly, proved successful. 1t is very simple.


and lies within the reach of those whose


limited means preclude them from employ
ing the services of IA physician. 1t is this
Take An onion and cut it in halves; cut
out Il portion of the center, and into the


cavity put spoonful of saffron; put the
pieces together, then wrap them up in a
cloth and bake them in an oven until the


onion is cooked so that the juice will run
freely; squeeze out all the juice and give
the patient 4 teaspoonful, at the same
time rubbing the chest and throat with
goose-grease OF rancid bacon, if there is
any cough or soreness in the throat In a
short time the fever will break out in an


eruption all over the body. All that is
then necessary is to keep the patient warm
and protected from draught, and the re-
covery.is certain. Mr.. Christie says he


has been employing this remedy for many


years, and never knew it to fail when
proper care was taken of the patient after
its application. One family in which there


were five children down with the disease
at one time recently used this simple rem


edy upon his telling them of it. and every
one Of the little ones recovered in a short
Itime.-The Sun Francisco Chronicle.
Year: 1874

trict attorney were thrown away. Counsel
for the defendant again found safe refuge
in that marvellous code which provides
that no person shall be held guilty Of biga-
my whose husband or wife had been :tb-
sent for five successive years without being
known to such person as being living"
The learned Judge, declaring that this
provision imperatively controlled his ac-
ton, directed an acquittal. Oades went
home flushed with victory, the happy pos
SCISSOR of two wives, who were such in law
after the trial as they had before been in
fact


There was great excitement in San Ber-
nardino over this result. The rural law
yers We're almost crazed by their mental
exertion in trying to find legal way to
get the better of the man with two wives.
1t was an awful fact that polygamy was
judicially established in San Bernardino.
The help of leading San Francisco lawyers
was implored, and even that of the makers
of the wonderful code At last there was
n great hope raised 1t was declared that
a suit could be instituted to dissolve the
second marriage, and San Bernardino WAS
happy. But Oades and his lawyers again
came up armed with the marvellous code,
which declares in section SO, subdivision 2.
that such an action can be brought only by
one of the parties to the first marriage, OF
one of the parties to the second marriage.
Oades respectfully informed the commu-
nifty that he would not bring such suit
his two wives rendering their regrets for
the disquiet their decision might occasion
in the minds of divers worthy persons.
gave the same information San Bernar-
dino sat down in sullen despair to contem-
plate polygamy as an established fact.


Here the story ends. Oades remains the
lawful owner of two wives, and California
lawyers are absorbed in the mysteries of
the new code. 1t was never intended, of
course, that a man should have two wives,
but the law accords them and the courts
must award them. 1t is the old story of
the man in the stocks over again-he could
not be put in the stocks for his offense, but
he WAS in. The moral of this case of most
pacific polygamy lies upon its surface.
Let Legislators beware of haste and care
lessness in legislation.-Ne'0 York Times.
Year: 1874

Complaints from the travelling public of
the boorishness and incivility of railway
employees come TO the surface very fire.
quently, and there can be no doubt that
there is room for great Improvement in
the manners of that class of public ser
wants. The very heavy verdict lately rem
dered by AN Iowa jury in case of this
KIND shows the temper Of the public mind
Whenever transgrcssion of this kind be-
comes so marked as to deserve the public
reprobation. But most of the railway
companies we are confident. are aiming
to secure employees who will discharge
Their duties in Il cOmmendahle spirit of
kindness and courtesy. Their orders do
not often come to the public notice. but we
are of the opinion that it he hard to find
company which does not at once discharge
any man who is shown to be guilty of i'll
nature or other gross impropriety to peo-
pie who travel on its lines. We could
name roads where the most minute and
emphatic instructions have been given to
their employees, not only to treat every
person with civilitv and kindness. but to
20 further than this, and assist them in
obtaining information, and generally to
treat them in such Il manner that they will
be glad to pass over the line in the future


While this course is commendable in
the highest degree, and while it will bring
its proper reward in increased favor from
the public, there is such a thing AZ cnur-
tesy due from travellers to railway en-
ployes. 1t Is IA question whether in many
Instances Of which serious complaints are
made, the passenger himself is not the
errlng party. The man who habituallv
abuses the walters ut hotels, or any other
class OF servants, Is not apt to exhibit any
more kindness and courtesy than the aver
age of overbearing railway employees 1t
Is Just rs much incumbent on the company
to protect their faithful servants from the
insolence ofrude people rs to require good
behavior from them, We therefore feel
like heartily commenting one of our
Western roads which lately issued strin-
gent orders to about this effect: :. En-
plOyes must observe the strictest courtesy
toward all passengers. under penalty of
immediate dismissal; but in case of often
sive treatment on the part of passengers
they are to indulge in no quarrel, but. if
possible, secure the address of the Offend
er, and report it at headquarters, when the
company promises to deal with him with
equal severity" This is precisely the
proper way in which to meet this difficulty
Discipline on roads should be rigid in
these respects. and faithful employees
should feel that they will have the amplest
protection in the discharge of their duties
If n passenger forgets his obligation of
courtesy, and renders himself liable. let
him be prosecuted and compelled to pay a
fine that will keep himself and others SINH
larly disposed, in the path of duty for all
of these obligations are simply reciprocal.
Inter Ocean.
Year: 1874

THE Thermometer OF PRoGREss.-Mr.
Ruskin recently addressed some words of
advice to art students. There is, said he,
one test by which you can all determine
the rate of your real progress. Examine.
after every period of renewed industry,
how far, you have enlarged your faculty
by admiration. Consider how much more
you can see to reverence in the work of
masters. and how much more to love in
the work Of nature. This is the only con-
slant and infallible test of progress-that
you wonder more at the work Of great men
and that You care more for natural OBJ
iectS,
Year: 1874

Captain Butler, of the British Army.
who visited the country north of Oregon
one wear ago, thus describes the great ca
non of the Peace river, where that river
forces its way through the Rocky Noun
tains


Making my way along the edge of what
was, in ages past the shore of a vast lake.
I.gained the summit of ridge which hung
directly over the canon. Through the
mass of wreck and tangled forest. | held
on, guided by the dull roar of waters.
till reached an open space. where ledge
of rock dipped suddenly into the abyss :;
on the outer edge of this rock a few spruce
trees sprung from cleft and fissure, and
from beneath, deep down in the dark
chasm, a roar of water tioated up into the
dav above Advancing cautiously to the
smooth edge of the chasm, | took hold of
IA spruce tree and looked over Before me
lay one of those grim glimpses which the
earth holds hidden, Save from the eagle and
the midday sun. Caught in dark prison
of stupendous cliffs (cliffs which followed
out so beneath, SO that the topmost ledge
literally hung over the boiling abyss of
waters) the river foamed and lashed
against rock and precipice, nine hundred
feet below me. Like some Gagged beast
that finds escape impossible on one side. it
flew as madly and as vainly against the
other; and then fell back in foam and roar
and raging whirlpool. The rocks at the
base held the record of its wrath in great
trunks of trees, and blocks of ice lying
piled and smashed in shapeless ruin. Look
ing down the canon towards the south, a
great glen opened from the west; and the
sun, now getting low in the heavens,
poured through this valley flood of light
on red and gray walls of rugged rock
while half the pine-clad hills lay dark in
shade, and half glowed golden in this level
light; and far away, beyond the shadowy
chasm and sunlit glen, one great noun
tain peak lifted his dazzling crest of snow
high into the blue air of the evening.
Year: 1874

Very often child gets the impression
that there is something in his physical,
mental or moral condition unlike that of
other children that places him at n disad-
vantage, and he is disheartened by the
thought. Very likely there may be some
Ipeculiarity. but the point is to overcome,
and to teach him to overcome that disad-
vantage, and to rise above it. Unhappily,
however. we often aggravate and increase
the trouble by our course of treatment.
We deal with the child as rude and thought
less persons do with one who has a blemish
on his face, or some other bodily defect,
noticing and commenting upon it until it
IS made tenfOld more hard to be borne, and
the sufferer made sensitive even to look
upon his infirmity. \ so dier who had
lost leg, wrote out some fifty questions
with which he had been pestered by inn
pertinent persons, concerning his loss, how
and when it happened, and how much he
suffered. And sometimes when there is
any obliquity in child, parents and broth
ers and sisters will bear down upon it, and
twit him with it IN a way to aggravate and
increase it, rather than to cure it. They
will say before his face that he is an odd
one in the flock, that he is peculiar, that he
is foolish. that he has not the capacity of
the rest for learning, and that he will
never be or do anything in the world,
until the child himself believes it, and
grows up under the Encouragement there
of; and so the prophecy works out its own
fulfillment' and he grows to manhood the
very eccentric or useless character it was
foretold he would be. Ifjudicious friends
had noticed lightly his peculiaritics, and
taught him that he was not so very unlike
or inferior to the rest, led him to look more
hopefully upon his case, and appreciated
and drawn out his real excellences, he
might have outshone all his kin. The re-
puted Ounce of the family and the school,
has often risen to high honor. to the
astonishment of his early compeers. Beau
tiful is the story of The Ugly Duck, "
that when a fiedgeling, was picked at and
prosecuted as strange creature by barn
yard fowls. but which at last, when grown
proved to be a swan, and took its place
with arched neck and snowy plumage,
among its own kind on the lakelet, admir-
ed by all. Many a person, no doubt, has
been helped on to the lunatic asylum by
having his eccenricities of mind increased
by wrong treatment, until the full result
was insanity. And many person has
been kept down in low station of life or
driven to evil habits and companions, by
some fancied or real hindrance or disad-
vantage not treated wisely at first. Even
born idiots. under skillful training, learn to
know God and so repay toll for their good !;
and maniacs are sometimes restored to
reason, while many might have been kept
from madness by wise care. If one feels
that he has the mark of Cain upon him, he
will, like Cain. be apt to feel that his pun
ishment is greater than he can bear. and
to tiee to Il distant place; though it is to be
observed. that even Gains mark was set
upon him in mercy by God.-Rer. Nm II.
Lcri2. IN Churchn7an
Year: 1874

The MYSTERY OF PERFUME.-No one
has yet been able to analyze or demonstrate
the essential action of perfume. Gas can
be weighed, but not scents; the smallest
known creatures-the very monads of life
can be caught by microscopic lens and
made to deliver up the secrets of their or
ganization; but what it is that emanates
from the pouch of the musk-deer, that fills
a whole space for years and years with its
penetrating color, an odor which an illim-
table number of extraneous substances
can carry on without diminishing it in size
and weight-and what it is that the warm
summer air brings to us from the flowers,
no man has yet been able to determine.
So fine, so subtle, so imponderable, it has
eluded both our most delicate weights and
measures and our strongest lenses. five
come to the essence of each odor, we
should have made an enormous stride for
ward, both in hygiene and in chemistry /;
and none would profit more than the medi-
Cal profession if it could be as conclusively
demonstrated that such an odor proceeded
from such and such a cause, as we already
know of sulphur, sulphureted hydrogen.
] ammonia, and the like,-Erery Saturday.