smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

A correspondent living in the
Territory writes to a newspaper
published at Rogers Park, ILL.,,
as follows:


This may seem to you one of
lthe "utermost parts of the earth"
but | believe that to those in
search of employment or homes
where they can be independent,
and soon acquire a competency,
it is one of the most desirable
places in all of Uncle Sans vast
domain. The climate is absolute
ly without . rival. We have
none Of the enervating, tropical
heats of the states farther east
in summer, while our winters
are milder than those Of Ken
lucky or Tennessee. While |
write the harder varieties of
flowers in our gardens are in
bloom, and cattle, sheep and hor-
ses find an abundance of pastur-
age on land which is common to
all. In fact we never think N
cutting hay for our stock. Our
winter rainfall is a little above
the average, but our summers
are dry and delightful, with only
rain enough to keep vegetation
IN a healthy, growing condition.
The soil OF the valleys is Of
wonderful fertility and thous Is
of acres are still unimproved. A
fair estimate may be made Of
the amount Of this unimprovod
land when it is remembered that
in all this vast Territory we have
but about 30, 600 inhabitants, and
a large part of these live in the
cities and villages along Puget
Sound.


Our forests are practi :ally in
exhaustlble and supply some of
the finest lumber in the world,
Game of all kinds is abundant
and always in the finest condi-
ion, while the waters swarm
with innumerable schools of fish.


Did your space permit | could
say much more Of our resources,
and Of the advantages which
men Of moderate means might
find here for securing homes.


TO those who are not afraid to
work or to live in log houses,
and who have means enough to
subsist upon for one year, which
among people of our simple hab-
its means very little, and to all
who are able or willing to work
for their living, we say emphat-
ically come. You will never re-
gret it.


Mr.. Moody told his Sprin g
field audience the other night
that he can tell on looking over
a congregation the believers by
the expression of their faces.
Then he told them story about
a poor woman, who, hearing q
rap, thought it was the landlord
come to demand the rent. She
refused to answer, and thus
turned away friend who wish
ed to give her money. The au-
dience laughed at this, but
Moody stopped them abruptly
by crying: "You laugh at that
woman, but it was, yourself, sin
ner.'
Year: 1878

As on almost all occasions when the end OF an i'm
portant murder trial IL expected to be reached the
Court of Oyer and Tcrminer more than crow ded
yesterday with curious spectators anxious to see tho
result in tho OF Ferdinand Blcutjc, charged with
the murder of Wolf Adams. Up to two o'clock in the
afternoon the day was occupied in summing up the
case by Mr. William f. Howe the part OF the
prisoner and Assistant District Attorney Lyons on
the part Of the people.


SUMMING


The argument for the prisoner was elaborate
criticism of tho testimony all through in which
counsel contendcd that all the circumstances tended
to show that the wounded feelings. nsultcd honor,
unwarrantcd and uncncouragcd invasion OF the do
mcstic peace OF poor but excitabc and passionate
man lay at the bottom of the case.


SENTENCE


Judge Davis charged the jury ut much length,
explaining to them what constitutes the crime of
murder and what tho various degrees of man.
slaughter.


After dclbcrating a little over an hour the jury
slaughter in the third degree The prisoner ut
put to the bar and the prosecuting officer
moved for sentence.


The Ccrk-Havc you anything now to say why
sentence should not be pronounced upon you?


Prisoner hev noting to say


Judge Davis then, addressing the prisoner, said:-
Your case. in many aspects, Is very singular one,
and there is good deal of to doubt, ut least
feel 30 in my own mind. whether you had any inten-
ton to commit acrime. Nevertheless in the grcat
proyocation that existed you made assault
with what tho jury have necessarily found TO he u
DANGEROUS weapon, and you inflicted blows that re-
suited in DEATH II Is now my duty to pass sentence
upon you shall not give you the heaviest sentence
the law allows, but such sentence, in view of the
statute. rs in my judgment will be u sufficient pun
ishment FOR the crime of which you have been
ycted. The sentence of the law Is that you be i'm.
prisoned in the State Prison for the term of three
years.


Dleutje-Three years?


Being assured by the Clerk that that was the term,
Year: 1878

E chairman OF the Republican Congressional
y says that an active campaign viii be


south Carolina; he expects that the Repub-
y make large gains in the November States,
p overcome the Democratic control Of the
Year: 1878

The Committee on Banking and Cur
,rency Of the House has agreed to force
John Sherman to the wall, and find out
exactly how much coin the Government
has in its vaults. Official reports on this
subject have been full of discrepancies
and contradictions. The House Commit
tee now proposes to get hold Of the facts
by calling Sherman personally, and put
ting him under oath, and they feel sure
of being able to show by this method


that false reports have been circulatedto
blind the public as to the impossibility
of resumption in 1879.
Year: 1878

THE New York Sun truly says of silver
reconciliation "No word in any act of
Congress authorizing any national loan
obliges up to pay gold. The word "gold"
has never been used by Congress, but
only "coin." Senator Matthews is per-
feCtly justified in asserting that the EN-.
ployment Of silver instead of gold is no
violation of national faith. We have the
legal right to pay in silver, and those who
assert the contrary do not understand
what they are talking about,
Year: 1878

TIE Carroll Free Press ought to realize
that it does not add to the good character
of newspaper to permit sapheads, or
fellows that ought to be In an Idiot Asy-
lum to occupy its columns, even if they
do write over fictitious signatures and
pretend to be Democrats.
Year: 1878

THE CoNKLING SToRY.-There is no
small amount of secret history connected
with the electoral business. Whether it
will all come to light or not, and whether
it is desirable that any of it should come
to light or not, are questions that will be
differently answered by different per-
sons; but that some of it is coming to
light, whether desirable or not, is fact
not to be disputed and it will require
broader and more emphatic denials from
Senator Conkling's friends to dissipate
the impression that he was a center
round which a very important intrigue
reyolved.-&, Louis Republican (Dem,)
Year: 1878

This morning at 2 o'clock an alarm oi
fire was sounded from the Hook and
Ladder hose house, caused by fire in
the residence of DR.. Wundrlich, corner
of Market and Twentieth streets. The
flames were first discovered IN the
kitchen back of the doctors Office, on the
basement floor. How the fire orig
mated is mystery, as there
had been no fire in the office or kitchen
at any time during yesterday or last
night, owing TO the absence of the family,
who had been visiting on the Island dur
ing the day and evening. The fire
had been burning some time before it
was discovered. Hose was attached TO
q fire plug and the building saved before
the engines arrived from the Fourth
and Sixth wards. The damages will
amount to fully 5000, as the doctors
library and instruments were totally de-
stroyed by the fire and water. The Office
and kitchen were charred from the fire.
A small dog belonging to the doctor was
burned to death in the Office. The
household effects, books, ETC., are fully in
sured. The fire is thought to have been
the work of an incendisry.
Year: 1878

PROVIDENCE, K. l., February Il The
steamer Old Colony, from New York for
Fall River, this morning, when off Point
judith, broke her walking-besm, dam.
sging tho machinery TO the amount Of
$4,000. No one was hurt, The scCl-
dent was one OF the most serious that
ever occurred in this vicinity, and is a
matter of general thanksgiving that no
lives were lost. The after end OF the
walking beam, together with the shackle
bar and the connecting rcd, went
crashing through the upper deck
and thence through the main
stair case, carrying the floor OF the deck
inside of the doors leading to the stsir-
csse along with i. into the hold below,
where it brought up with great force
upon the keelsons, and 1t is Il wonder the
huge msss of iron did not break through
the bottom and sink the vessel. The force
of the fall can best be imagined when
it il taken into consideration that iron
weighing upwards OF twenty tons fell
from an elevation of 40 to 80 feet.
Year: 1878

The Senate silver bill will be sent TO
the House TO morrow, being aresdY ell
crossed for that purpose. It is under.
stood that the provisions OF the bill! as
passed by the Senate are generally NC
ceptsble - majority in the House,
though the members in favor OF un-
limited coinage will urge - modification
OF the paragraph restricting coinage to
minimum OF 100000 and maximum
of 100000 monthly. The indications
at present are that tho two Houses Will
unite on measure which can be passed
over a veto. The friends OF the bill will
probably hold caucus on the subject
Tomorrow.
Year: 1878

Speaking Of courts, reminds us of a
funny instruction said to have been
given by judge to ajury in-well, we
won't say in what State. 1t runs in
this way:


IF this jury believe, from the evi
dence, that the plaintiff and the de-
fendant were a partner in the grocery.
and that the plaintiff bought out the
defendant and gave his note for the
interest, and the defendant paid for the
note by delivering to the plaintiff a COW
which he warranted not breachy,' and
the warranty was broken by reason OF
the breachiness Of the COW, and the
plaintiff drove the csw back and ten.
dered her to the defendant, but the de.
fendant refused to receive her, and the
plaintiff took her home again, and put a
heavy yoke or poke upon her to pre-.
vent her from jumping the fence, and
the COW in attempting to jump the
fence, by reason Of the aforesaid poke
or yoke, brske her neck and died, and il
the jury further believe that the defen.
dant's interest IN the grocery aforesaid
was not werth anything, the plaintiff;
note was worthless, and the said COW
good for nothing, either for milk Of
beet, or for green hide then the jury
must find out for themselves how the,
will decide the case for the court, if she
understands herself, and she thinks she
do, don't know how such a tussed case
should be decided
Year: 1878

Scarcely hadI cleared the dead tiger,
when four simultaneous roars of anger
greeted my ears, and 1 could hear the
crash of the falling bodies as all four
sprans Tor the spot 1 had just vacated.
So eager were they that they fell one
against the other. But they were dis
appointed in their leaps, and, like all
felines, looked ashamed, and hesltated
about ia king another.


saw that boldncss was nay only sal
vation. l was only six feet from the
foremost tiger, and pointing my gun at
his broad forehead, l had the satlsfac-
ton Of seeing him bite the dust. What
| should have dene with the ether three
l cannot tell, for they were taken off
my hands very unexpectedly. A sud-
den and sputtering nolse.arose close by,
and a fery-tailed monster shot through
the air into the midst Of the three tigers
blowing up with loud report i'm.
mediately between the two rearmost.


You ought to have seen those Great
ures get. The rocket took all the fight
out Of them in momeat, scared them
almost to death. All three galloped
OF, with their tails swelled out TO three
times their natural size with terror,
while 1 stood laughing unrestrainedly
at the ludicrous figure cut by my lately
formidable opponents.


Mohammed, the shikkaree, had pro-
we'd my salvation. He had been hunting
for me when he heard my first shot
close by, and fastened to the spot to be
of assistance if possible. lie had just
arrived in the nick Of time. His rocket.
proved even more eGicacious than my
bullets, and learned lesson, mot to 90
toe far into the jungle alone again, for
fear might fall unawares into another
nest Of tigers.
Year: 1878

Hard work and judiclous economy OF
strength, time, and money, are the
secrets of success in life. Luck does
not count for so much as many people
suppose. Accidental circumstances. as
regards time and place, ofcourse, con-
tribute much to success in life; but it
may be laid down as a general rule,
that men who seem to be successful
have not attained the eminence without
intense and continued thought and
perseverance. a sticking about hours


Sfwork, professedly for the soke Of
recreation, is obstructive to all success
beyond a mediecrity. Never was there
truer word uttered than that the hand
ofthe diligent maketh nch.' In no de.
parlment oflifs do men rise to eminence
whe have not undergone a long and
oil gent preparation ; for whatever be
the difference in the mental powers Of
the individuals, it is the cultivation Of
the mind alone leads to distinction. II
we look around and contemplate the


history Of those men who we esteem, we
find that this superiority Of knowledge


has been the result Of great labor and
diligence. 1t is an ill.founded notion
to say that merit in the long run is
neglected. 1t is sometimes joined to
circumstances that may have a little in
fuence in counteractins it, as an un-
fortunate manner and temper, but il
generally meets with its due reward.
Year: 1878

1t i. said the Stewart estate is worth
about seven millions less now than
when Mr.. Stewart died, the loss being
the depreciaclation in the value Of real
estate. Five millions of this loss is on
the portion of the property given into
the control Of Judge Hilton, which COM
prised the business and the real estate
with it, and was estimated to be worth
thirty millions at Stewards death.
Shrewd business men predict that five
years will bring bankruptcy to this por-
ton of the vast estate.
Year: 1878

Heroine is perhaps as peculiar a
word as any in our language. The first
two letters of it are male, the three first
female, the four first brave man, and
the whole word a brave woman.
Year: 1878

The joint committee Of tho FIRST and second mort
gago bondh oldsrs Of sne Nontciair and Green ood
Lake Railway held informal meeting yesterday
and agreed upon plan OF reorganization which does
not differ materially from the last one sub
mitted. A meeting OF the same committee Will
tako place to-day Tor tho purpose OF ratifying
and afixing their signatures 10 The new plan. Tho
first mortgage bondhoders OF the company Will meet
tomorrow, at the Office Of Cyrus W. field to mako
arrangement for purchasing the road under tho
foreclosure proceedings oo SATURDAY next the present
Intention peing to allow the road to DO sold under
orscosure IN order to get IL out tho
receiver. In the reconstruction. following under tue
plan agreed upon, the second mortgage bondno idsrs
are be allowed TO participate on certain conditions
vet mudu biic
Year: 1878

The Brookfeld On. " Courier re-
ports the following: "Miss Caroline
Babcock, a sister of Mrs. Jordan,
whose sickness we have hitherto re-
ported, died last Wednesday. Her
case was an extremely singular one.
Her limbs had been partially paralyz-
ed for a number of years, rendering
it difficult for her to walk. Some
time in last August, she began to ex-
perience loathing of food, and soon
her stomach became so badly affected
that it could retain food for only a
short time. This condition continued
for about two weeks, when it became
impossible for her to take any thing
except cold water, and that was al
ways emitted from her stomach as
soon as it became warmed. There
were few times during her illness
that she evinced desire for food, but
when it was given her her sense of
taste revolted, and she would be una.
BILE to take it. During the last eight
weeks and four days of her life she
tasted nothing but water, except on
two occasions, once little water-gruel
and once few blackberries, and these
remained on her stomach only few
minutes. How she survived this
length of time without nourishment is
certainly marvellous. The best medi-
cal skill and kindest sympathies of her
friends were powerless to change her
condition, and her friends could but
look on while she literally starved to
death. She suffered but little pain
until the last week or two, when she
suffered severely"
Year: 1878

Unslaked lime compressed into car
tridges, or used loosely and well tamp-
ed down in the hole, using water or
other liquid to saturate and expand it,
is now proposed for use in fiery coal
mines. 1t is claimed that the advan-
tages to be derived from its use are
economy in the production of coal;
making less slack than by using ordi-
nary blasting powder; lives of colliers
are in less danger; the breaking or
SCATTERING of coal back OF the charge
which is especially characteristic of
the use of gunpowder-is avoided; and
the quality Of the atmosphere is rath-
er improved by its use than other
wise. Il Scientific American.
Year: 1878

To MAKE HOLE IN GLASS. -NeiO
Remedies describes the following easy
method of making a hole in plate
glass: Make circle of clay or cement
rather larger than the intended hole;
pour some kerosene into the cell thus
made, ignite it, place the plate upon a
moderately hard support, and with a
stick rather smaller than the hole re-
quired, and hammer, strike a rather
smart blow. This will leave a rough
edged hole, which may be smoothed
with a file. Cold water is sail to an,
swer even better than a blow.
Year: 1878

That fish may be scalded much easi-
er by first dipping into boiling water
about a minute.


That salt fish are quickest and best
freshened by soaking in sour milk.


That milk which has turned or
changed may be sweetened or render
ed fit for use again by stirring in a
little soda.


That salt will curdle milk; hence in
preparing milk porrilge, gravies. etc.
the salt should not be added until the
dish is prepared.


That fresh meat beginning to sour
will sweeten if placed out of doors in
the cool air over night.


That clear boiling water will remove
tea stains and many fruit stains. Pour
the water through the stain and thus
prevent it spreading over the fabric.


That a tablespoonful of turpentine
boiled with your white clothes will
greatly aid the whitening process.


That boiling starch is much improv-
ed by the addition of sperm, or salt,
or both, or a little gum arabic dis.
solved.


That beeswax and salt will make
your rusty fiat irons as clean and
smooth as glass. Tie lump of wax
in a rag and keep it for the purpose,
Wheu the irons are hot, rub then
first with the wax rag, then scour with
a paper or cloth sprinkled with salt.


That blue ointment and kerosene
mixed in equal proportions, and appli
ed TO bedsteads, is an unfailing bug
remedy, and that coat of whitewasl
is ditto for the walls of log-house.


That kerosene will soften boots o
shoes which have been hardened b,
water, and will render them pliable a
new.


That kerosene will make your tea
kettle as bright a, new. Saturate
wooden rag aud rub with it. 1t vii
also remove stains from all clean val
nished furniture.


That cold rain water and soap vii
remove machine grease from washabl
lnLnin-
Year: 1878

Some fifty years ago, a gang OF Bel
gian miners, angry with another set Of
underground workers, set a mas Of
coal on fire to smoke out their COM
rades. How well they succeeded, let
the record of half a century tell. Years
have passed away, a generation has
faded, the angry passions of those who
thus sought revenge has become a
thing of the past; but the fire started
in that mine long ago blazes on, and
no earthly skill has yet found the way
to extinguish it. Burning on, ever
consuming, it is fitting type of the
unceasing power Of sin and passion,
and of the never-ending fire which
they kindle.
Year: 1878

On Tunday afternoan bobIail cal
Of the City" Line, going Missionward


was crowded. The seats were all Ia


ken, and many were standing; still,
ever now and then the car would STOP
to take on additional passengers. A
pretty and fashionably attired young
lady boarded the conveyance, but she
looked just little disappointed on dis
covering that she could get no further
than q few feet from the rear door, and
would be compelled to stand. Grasp
ing hand strap, she threw a wistful
glance around her. One Of the occu.
pants Of the seats was young man
from the interior, and he surrendered
his seat to the last arrival. Smilingly
she accepted his offer, and the gentle.
man took up his station near the front
door. An instant after she had set
tied herself in her seat and shaken out


the folds of her elegant dress, she took


a half dime from her purse and passed
it to the young man that he might
drop il into the fare-box. He, howev-
er, was not versed in metropolitan


st reet.railroads, his own fare having
been paid by city friend who was
with him. Thinking the money was
offered HIM as the price of his seat, he
quietly put it into his pocket, unob-
served by the lady, but to the great
amusement Of those OF the passengers


who witnessed the transfer. Conscious
that a fare was lacking, the lynx-eyed


driver, after ringing the bell several
times to no effect, opened the door
and demanded the missing ticket or a
half dime. A malicious urchin, on
mischief intent, spoke out and accused
the unconscious countryman Of steal.
ing the money given him by the ladies
to put in the box. This so exaspera.
the now bewildered youth that he at
once knocked down the impertinent
speaker. The boys mother,a nervous
dame of fifty years, swooned away; a
timid citizen by her side blew a police
whistle; the driver stopped the car. A
scene of wild confusion and tumult
ensued until the arrival Of an officer,
who was about to take the rustic into
custody, when the young lady who
had been the indirect cause Of all the
trouble II ade an explanation, the
countryman made an apology, the


saucy lad recovered, the nervous moth
er was conveyed to an adjacent drug
store, the uimid' gentleman alighted,
the officer disappeared, and the car re-
sumed its way as though nothing bad
happened. - San Francisco Chronicle.
Year: 1878

The practical working of the Turn
er concealed weapon law is to place
gentlemen completely in the hands Of
ruftians. While we would cheerfully
give our support to any measure look
ing to the abolition of the disgra ceful
practice of carrying concealed weap'
ons, we are satisfied that the Turner
law does not meet the requirements OF
the case. What will? is question
demanding the serious consideration
of every man who desires to see a stop
put the dark, damning murders which
are almo't daily disgracing our State.
The state of affairs is perfectly appall'
ing. Quiet, industrious, peaceful cit
izens grow sick when contemplating
the constant flow IF human blood,
and feel like fleeing from the accursed
State where life is held So lightly that
juries are almost daily turning red.
handed murderers loose on society.
Men abuse the law aud say il is al
fault, This is an infamous, cowardly
lie. The law is all right and would
meet every requirement il juries would
only do their duty. With the people
lies the fault. They have the remedy
| in their own hands, and until they
can be brought to a realization of tn,
ruin and disgrace which timid, vac
illating policy is bringing on our State
crime will continue to increase, RI Mt
3 Sterling tKy.) Sentinel.
Year: 1878

An experienced youth who has just tax
en- charge OF an Indiana paper, wants to
know How man should 60 about 1t to
WOO a woman" Easiest thing IN the
world, boy. Pay your addresses to the
girrs mother, and get somebody to tell
her YOU have money at an interest WIN
the old lady and You captivate the entire
family