smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

We were shown at the efiice of Dr. Thib- odo, this morning, the lower jaw of a human who belonged to the primitive race. 1t was dug out of the ground on Lynx Creek, six teen feet below the surface and is entirely different from any relics or remains of the people who lived in this part of the hemis- phere since the birth of our Savior. The bone is shaped after that of the human te 8 great degree, is somewhat wide where 1t connected with the temporal pcne, but runs to more pointed shape at the end of the chin-never had more than six teeth--no grinders which leads those who have exam. ined it ts the belief that those whs existed here and to which this bone belongs, were grass or fruit eaters. Skulls have been found in the vicinity where this jaw bone was excayatel, of peculiar shape; however, there is not the slightest doubt but what they all belong to the cid primitive race of whom we have no tradition save the relics excavated from beneath the surface of the earth, often being found so to 100 feet deep.

 We have every evidence that there has, at two districts, and remote periods, people lived here who were different in every par sicular. The ruins of the most ancient pre- historic race, numerous and mostly hidden from view, being covered by earth, show but little evidences of the civilization that followed of the more recent inhabitants. The buildings ofthe Aztecs were constructed with great skill for protection against in- cursions from any enemy, while the in- scriptiOns upon rocks show much advance ment over the older inhabitants of the earth. The canals dug by the inhabitants who lived here about the year 1000, show muaster skill, and compare favorably with those built in this 18th century py survey of the skilled engineer.
Year: 1879

My dear gentlemen:-You are
extremely kind, but let me en-
treat you to desist. | am so
tired. Can't you write about
something else besides finance!
Please do. Women is a CopiOus
theme, and the weather is al
ways a neat and handy topic. !
quite agree with both sides OF
you. Your arguments are absO-
lutely unanswerable. There
ought to be no end to green
backs and also nothing but gold.
Both are a great deal better
than neither. You have con-
vinced me of this so often that |
am in q state Of sublime addle.
But this is not all. | observe
with anguish and alarm that the
more you write about finance
the less there is Of finance. Let
me beg you not to write any
more lfyou do, money will
totally disappear. Soon the sur
face of the globe will be covered
with able editorials. two feet
deep. There'll not be o dollar on
earth, nor a living man, and the
epitaph of the human race will
be, "Died of finance on the brain
without a solitary red" Cor.
Richmond Dispatch.
Year: 1879

Teach them that a true lady
may be found in calico quite as
frequent as in velvet.


Teach them that a common
school education, with common
sense, is better than a college
education without it.


Teach them that one good,
honest trade is, worth q dozen
professions.


Teach them that "honesty is
the best policy that It's better
70 be poor than rich on profits
or crooked whisky"


Teach them to respect their
elders and themselves.


Teach them that as they eX.
pect to be men some day, they
cannot too soon learn to protect
tile weak and helpless.


Teach them that to veal
patched clothes is no disgrace
but to wear black eyes, is.


Teach them that God is IL
respector of sex, and that whe1
1Ie gave the seventh command
ment, He meant it for them as
we'll as for their sisters.


Teach them that by indulginG
their depyaved appetiteS in the
worst forn1s of dissipation, they
are not to become the husbands
of pure girls.


Teach chem that it's better tC
BE an honest man seven days il
the week, than be a Christian
one day only, and a villain si1
aays.--EN.,
Year: 1879

Dudl " OOulll1 'ltS O"'N =
bv the General Assembly OF
1868. and is bounded on the
north by the state Of Missouri,
on the east by Randolph and
Lawrence counties, on the south
by Independence county, and
on the west by Izard and
Fulton counties. Its population
is about nine thousand. Since
the establishment of the county
all of the necessary pubic
buildings have been erected and
are paid for. The face Of the
country is generally undulating,
though diversified with rich al
luvial bottoms and fiat uplands.
In many places the hills are
lofty enough to be called noun
tains. The arabic lands are sus-
ceptible Of producing large
yields Of cotton, corn, wheat,
rye, hay, oats, potatoes, tobacco
and field crops generally, while
vegetables Of nearly every kind
may be produced to great per,
fection, and all fruits adapted
to the climate attain the highest
degree of perfection under prop
er culture. That portion OF the
land which is thought to be un-
fit for cultivation, on account OF
the stones which lie principally
upon its surface, produces, each
year, a luXuriant crop OF wild
grass upon which large numbers
of cattle thrive and tatten dur
ing the summer months, and
which, in many places, could be
proftably saved as hay. On ac-
count of the splendid range the
barrens afford, and their adapt
ability to the production Of the
tame grasses, stock raising and
sheep husbandry could be pur-
sued very proftably, especially
so on the lands last mentioned,
a large portion Of which can be
had under the U. S. Homestead
law for almost the asking.


While on this subject We may
add that we are informed by a
gentleman engaged to some eX-
tent in the wool business, that
the wool from our common grade
of sheep brings almost as good
a price in the market as that
produced on lands costing fifty
dollars per acre and upwards,
and where the sheep must be
fed daily. 1t therefore seems
that North Arkansas offers in
dpcements to the wool producer,
superior to any other country.


Sharp county is well timbered,
excepting in the barfens. Sur
rounding Evening Shade is a
large scope Of country covered
by yellow pine, which is cut by
the saw mills in the vicinity in

to excellent building lumber.


Health in this country is very
good indeed. We will venture
to say that no country in the en-
tire southwest surpasses 1t for
healthfulness-the malarial and
bilious diseases so prevalent in
a large scope Of the west being
very rare here, except in a very
mild form in the densely wood
ed bottoms.


Scarcely a neighborhood in
the entire county is without its
church house, whichis generally
used by each denomination, and
a great interest is manifested in
the cause of education. More
schools are sustained in the
county at present than ever be-
fore, and some Of a high order.
Among these may be mentioned
the Evening Shade College, To-
Gated at the county seat, and the
Ash Flat Academy, twelve miles
north of this place.


The county also abounds in
minerals, including iron, lead,
zine, sc. A bank ofiron almost
rivaling the famous Iron Mount
Year: 1879

Having gone into other business, I now offer for sale first class well boring and rock drilling machine. The machine is almost new. It can be seen at the Ice factory. Good live stock or other first class property will be taken Tn exchange for it. Call on or address George Lount, Phoenix.
Year: 1879

The reporter of a newspaper in the pursuit of his duty is not dead head. q A deadhead '' is one who gets something for nothing. Instead of being deadhead, a newspaper re- porter representing his newspaper, more than pays his way, even if he nays no admission at the door The balance is invariably on his side.
Year: 1879

From the Sttcer Belt:

 The Stonewalr mill has laid the pipe from the mill to stream at the head of a gulch. So far the supply of water has not been increased.

 A buck thrashed his wife and a brother of the squaw, believing that what was sauce for the goose was sauce for the gander, whipped the buck in return.

 Some months since the receiver of the Miller mill borrowed of John Morrill, retort belonging to his mill and having sold the property was called upon to make the delivery and in order to do so his representative asked for the return of the retort which was refused by Gleason, dep uty sheriff, who was holding it on account of unpaid taxes claimed by Maricopa county. Gleason sum- moned a posse to prevent its removal but the citizens not regarding the equity of his claim failed to respond. Consequently the Ietort was removed to Globe without further resistance.
Year: 1879

There was some stir in this town immedi.
ately after the Democratic Convention.
The fever is now over, and was cured by
the Little Falls & Dakota line of survey,
which survey is now in progress and party
in camp busy at work. What wish is
that another railroad excitement would oc
cur year from now, SO as to cure the po-
litical fever again in this section. Several
OF my friends having asked me as to how
am going to vote, and to Le frank, in my
way of answer, will say, that not man
will know, on the day of election, how
will vote, as shall ask the same permis-
sion on the day of election as was granted
to me in the Democratic Convention, and
that was for me to remain silent, as the
Convention was run by the Clerk of Court,
Sheriff, one ex-Constable, and saloon
keeper. If your readers should doubt as
to the truth of this, refer them to Hon.
VIM. Dragoo. The ticket, as before stated,
is good one, and no Democrat should GO
back on his own party; but the candidates
will perhaps remember that they were
| placed in the Convention where poor Tray
was, by letting certain men cast more than
their own vote, when there was a sufficient
number present. Does anybody trust that
the next Democratic Convention will be
conducted in such shape as to let them all
have an equal veice, and not treat their
fellow Democrats the same as I and num-
Der of others, placed at the door with hands
in our pockets, waiting for admission,
while the above named members were
smiling in their sleeves9


The question as to whether Framness
will vote the bonds, is mixed; but trust
they will, after considering the matter. /
had not been clear on the question myself,
until the other day, when I was on the
sidewalk in company with Colonel Munro,
when he remarked: "There goes toward
st. Paul. a string of empty cars What it
meant did not know, nor do now, unless
it is a plan of the Minneapolis wheat ring
to fill the warehouses, and not ship any until
the close of navigation, as at that time,
when insurance runs out an boats on all in
land lakes and river, about the 18th of No
vember, we always find a decline in wheat
because the boats must, after that date,
run their own risk. Why is 1t that the
Minneapolis wheat ring do not ship theil
grain and give room in the elevators for
the poor farmers, SO that they can sell
for good prices, get money and pay debts
Does it not look to you as game to fill ul
the elevators, keep it there and empty il
when lower prices, and then say, now
come, good farmers, we have room? / say
D. D. their room, let us get cross roac
and havs our own elevators, and let thu
same empty cars, that so rapidly pass down
continue to do so. Excuse all haste anG
the space / have taken up in your worthy
columns. mean what have written, a!
sure as am Little Norwegian.


K. j. HUsEvoLD.
Year: 1879

That the Little Falls & Dakota railroad
is an enterprise which was inaugurated by,
and has the support of the most prominent
and influential men of this county, is q fact
that recommends it to the people as an en-
terprise, which cannot fail to promote our
mutual welfare, for if the county is to be
enriched the people will be benefited. Who
are our friends? those whose lots arc cast
with ours, or strangers who have no inter
est in the county, except insofar as their
private ends are served Those who have
taken up their residence with US, and have
invested their capital, are assuredly inter
ested in all that promotes our progress and
prosperity. We must look at the question
from this standpoint, if the Little Falls s.
Dakota railroad possesses the many ad-
vantages which its friends claim, the coun-
ty at large must receive substantial bene-
fits; it must prove advantageous to US all.
Hence in voting all must take lrto consid-
GRAFTON the fact. that this enterprise was
inaugurated for our mutual beneft it is
not scheme to enrich few at the ex-
pense of many; it is simple business
transaction instituted for the purpose of
ridding ourselves of an oppressive yoke,
and freeing ourselves from the grasp of
monopolies by legitimate competition.
Year: 1879

The Minneapolis Tribune contains the
following account of sad accident, which
occurred in that city last Friday:


A pleasant little gathering at Judge Reas
last evening was suddenly turned into a
scene of terrible tragedy Between eight
and nine O'Clock last evening Miss Dicky
left the parlor on some little errand and
went to her Ow room. Her absence was
followed soon after by the discharge of a
revolver. When the company rushed up
stairs, they were surprised and Mortified 10
find the PROSTATE form of the young girl
lying on the floor, tell tale spot of blood
on the side of her head telling where the
pistol ball had taken effect The revolver
was found in its accustomed place, in the
upper bureau drawer, pointed upwards,
and clearly indicating how the terrible ac-
cident had taken place. Miss Dickey had
gone to her room, opened the drawer in
which was woman's usual collection of
laces, ribbons, etc., and in a hurried
and probably careless manner be.
gan to search for something In this
miscellaneous collection was a self-cocking
revolver, carrying twenty two cartridge,
which dangerous little piece of steel doubt
less became entanglcd in the lace or rib
bons, and was discharged with the terri
BILE result already noted The ball passed
into the brain where it is lodged.


Miss Dickey is a daughter of Judge
Dickey of Pennsylvania, at one time very
prominent lawyer and politician of that
State, and formerly a member of Congress
She has mother and other re latives living
in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to whom the
terrible tidings have been telegraphed.
Year: 1879

The fate of the missing seronauts Wise
and Burr is no longer mystery, as the
body found on the shore of Lake Michigan
last week has been identified as the re-
mains of George Burr, who with Prof


Wise made an ascension at st. Louis in the
balloon Pathfinder, some two weeks ago,
and were not since heard of. 1t is sup
posed that the balloon landed in the lake,
its occupants meeting watery grave.
Prof. Wise's body has not yet been found
Year: 1879

MIR. EDIToR.-With your permission |
wish to say few words in reply to Franz
ness. In the first place it is sad refiec-
ton on the intelligence of the county to
assume that the present incumbents are the
only men fit to hold the offices of Auditor
and Treasurer i'll county composed Of
men of enterprise and intelligence, from
all parts of America and Europe, and
among whom men could be found fit to
govern State or nation.


In the second place the claim to fitness
from long experience is tacit acknowl
sdgement OF unftness when they first took
the offices. According to this second or
gument of Framness we should never
change president while he lives, and 60
into mourning at his death because we had
no man of experience" to take his place.


Framness cannot be SO ignorant of oul
institutions as to suppose it is Republican
ism to retain the same men always in of
fec. He cannot have forgotten the how
that was raised against President Hays by
the Republican press for adopting sucf
civil service reform which would kee,
them in office longer than was customary
in the United States.


He says more than once, at differen
places, has corruption gained ground be
cause the bad elements of the people havl
had chance to make their influence q
value" This smacks little too much o.
aristocracy for a Republican country lik,
this. The sentence spoken plainly woulC
be that the great unwashed, or workin!
people should have no right to vote, i
means great |, little you.


If he had stopped when he said ''le
both parties have fair trial." he woul,
have shown some sense and liberality
The present incumbsnts have had q lon
trial, now let their opponents show wha
they can do at filling the offices.


at AANa SYNTAx.
Year: 1879

Two dollars and forty cents will be the
average yearly tax to pay the interest on
the bonds. The Little Falls & Dakota
road will furnish US our fuel at low prices
The saving on wood alone will more than
pay the tax hundred times over.
Year: 1879

The Republican party in this county to-
day is more united, and will poll a larger
vote than it has ever done. Many leading
Democrats who are disgusted with the Solid
South will vote and work for the Repub-
lican State ticket.
Year: 1879

Gen. Grant and party left San francisco
last Saturday for the East, and expect to
reach Galena by the 9TH of November.
The General will visit Chicago to receive
the welcome of the Army of the Tennessee
and the people of the North West.
Year: 1879

The question of whether we have an out
let to Lake Superior is to be decided by
our votes next Tuesday. If the bonds are
votcd we get road, If they are not voted
we remain as we are. 1t is not very prob
able thata company which is unable to
purchase sufficient rolling stock 10 market
our crops can afford to expenG one million
dollars in the construction of worthless
and useless line of road. such rs the one
from Sauk Centre to Browns Valley would
be. The St. P, NJ. & NJ get all the trade
from the country which the proposed road
would tap without building the line, and
hence it is not very likely they will con-
struct it simply to accommodate the farm
ers. Now this whole move on the part of
the St. P, NJ. & NJ. is simply scheme to
strangle the L. F. s. D.


Tho enterprise is one that is full of prom
Use, it is one that will solve the fuel ques-
ton, and help to free our elevators. We
simply ask that both sides Of the question
be heard; we are sincere in our belief that
the line will be of great benefit, and are
working to promote the interest of oul
county and village, and honestly and can
didIy think that if we refuse to aid the en-
terprise we are doing ourselves an irrcpar
able injury.
Year: 1879

The order issued by the railroad compa-
ny refusing to sell wood in less than car
load lots caused considerable grum bling,
but the last announcement to the effect
that..no wood would be sold to dealers, has
caused an intense feeling among the peo-
pie along the line. This recent order is
wrong, it is unjust the position the rail
road company have assumed on this fuel
question is mistake. What difference
does it make who buys the wood so long
as the demand is supplied? it can make no
possible difference to the company whether
they haul the fuel this or next month. 1t
is true they may wish to prevent the &C
emulation of large piles of wood at each
station, but there should be supply dur
ing the winter, as there is a possibility of
snow blockades, and there must necessari-
ly bo some provision against such a con-
tingency. The people have right to de-
mand that the company live up to their
promises, 1t was advertised in every
pamphlet issued by the company that SET
tiers would be supplied with fuel at reason
able rates, and it was a distinct under
standing to this effect that induced thou
sands to settle on these treeless prairies,
whe would not otherwise have done SO,
and now 10 be told that the new company
do not recognize the contracts or agree
ments of the old company is the last straw
that breaks the patient camel's back. The
people are not only indignant, they are
angry, and movement is under consid-
Grafton to petition the Governor TO convene
an extra session of the legislature, and see
| if the State has not power to compel the
company to live up to their promises or
agreements. To show we are not exagger
ating the condition of affairs we will quote
an incident which occurred the other day.
| The company's wood pile took fire, and
aside from the company's employees there
were not five men who went near it, the
people refused to stir or raise hand to save
the wood from burning. How different
from few weeks ago when the depot was
on fire, then every able bodied man IN the
village turned out and worked hard, and
saved the building and many thousand
dollars worth of property it contained


We regret to see this bitterness and il
feeling, as it always works an injury to al
concerned; but we think the railroad com
pany have acted and are acting agains
their own interest, and that they
have made serious blundor. The people
were promised supply of fuel if the set
tied upon these lands; they did 20, ant
now are right in demanding that the com
pany keep their promises. They canno
afford to buy at wholesale, they canno
wait week or two 10 have an order filled
and if the company consult their interes
they will at least rescind the order refusinl
to sell to dealers.
Year: 1879

There never was q greater congregation
of towards than the Democratic majority
in the House of Representatives. They
have been trembling in their boots ever
since Genenl BRAGG threw his hot shot
among them over week ago aud 50 great
is their terror that they have applied the
gag and strangled free speech. A few mem-
bcrs like MILLS, of Texas, and HOOKER
and CHALMERS, Of Mississippi, have shown
adispostion to reply to Bragg but all the
other Democrats, and especially the dough-
faces of the North, Of whom SAM RANDALL
is the prophet, priest, and king, are terror
stricken at the idea. They know that
BRAGG told the truth, and that any at
tempt TO refute his statements can have no
effect other than to make their disgrace
deeper in the eyes of the loyal people of the
North. They see no way TO obliterate the
brand that BRAGG put upon them, and
hence want to remain silent. They dare
not meet the issue. Hence they resort to
all manner Of schemes to keep Messrs
MILLS and others down. Since BRAGG's
speech RANDALL, who knows better than
anyone else how to do so, has made all
manner of decisions and twisted the rules
in all manner OF shapes to prevent a MORN
ing hour. They are putting off the fearful
thing from day to day. At each days adj
iournment they breathe little freely
when they realize that the fearful thing has
not come yet but in moment the thought
of what may be on the morrow again
disturbs their peace of mind 1t haunts
| them in their itful slumbers, and their in
genuity is taxed to devise ways and means
| by which they may further postpone the
evil day. On Wednesday they again suc-
ceeded in postponing it by going into com.
mittee on the Post-Olfice appropriation bill.
After the committee had completed the bill
and it was reported to the House, the yeas
and nays were called on every amend
ment TO consume time, because If the
bill had been disposed of at an
early hour the claim bill might still have
come up. 1t was further with view o


postponing "the fearful thing that the
Post Office bill was not then completed. II
Woull HaNe CoHle up ycolelu'ty "S uihh


ished business, but two or three more roll


calls and disreputable parliamentary tricl


consumed the time down TO two o'clock


when by special assignment the District o


Columbia Committee was entitled to tn


floor. To-day will be private bill day AM


it can't come up. Aud thus the coward,


Democracy has gained a few days of peac


of mind, but by Saturdays session they viii


he terror stricken again.
Year: 1879

cratic interests, have emphatically pro-
Orleans and especially fitted for the post
As the coalition in question is believed to
depend largely upon the assurance conveyed
to these several classes through his REIN
statement by the Administration, the fact
that only six weeks hence will occur the
election Of delegates to the Louisiana con-
vention denotes the Importance of prompi-
tude IN making this assurance, which we
believe would inspire q new and grateful
sense in Louisiana toward the Administra-
iinn
Year: 1879

THE compliment to Senator-elect CAR
PENTER last night lost none of its vigor by
the fact that q large number of the leading
aud more publie-spirited citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia participated in the well
come extended to him. The affair was not
exclusively demonstration by the citizens
of Wisconsin, but was more in the nature
Of q recognition of the merit of man
whose constituency is, like his reputation,
of a national comprehensiveness.