smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

race.


LoNoFELLow.
In that desolate land and lone,
Where the Big Horn and Yellowstone
Roar down their mountain path,
By their fires the Sioux chiefs
Muttered their woes and griefs


And the menace of their wrath.
"Revenge.' cried Rain-in-the-Face,
"Reyenge upon all the race


OF the White Chief with yellow bair!
And the mountains dark and high
From their crags re-echoed the cry
And his anger and despair.
In the meadow, spreading wide
BY woodland and river side,


The Indian village stood;
All was silent as dream,
Save the rushing of the stream


And the blue jay in the wood.
In his war paint and his beads,
Like bison among the reeds,


In ambnsh the Sitting Bull
Law with three thousand braves
Crouched in the cletts and cayes,
Savage, unmerciful.
Into the fatal snare
The White Chief with yellow hair
And his three hundred men
Dashed headlong sword in hand;
But of that gallant band


Not one returned again.
The sudden darkness Of death
Overwhelmed them, like the breath
And smoke Of a furnace fire;
By the rivers bank aud between
The rocks of the ravine


They lay in their bloody attire.
But the foeman fed in the night,
And Rain-in-the Face, in his flight,
Uplifted high in air
As ghastly trophy, bore
The brave heart, that beat no more,
OF the White Chief with yellow hair,
Whose was the right and the wrong?
Sing it, o, funeral song,


With a voice that is full OF tears,
And say that our broken faith
Wrought all this ruin and scath,
In the Year Of Hundred Years.
Year: 1877

A gentleman Of wealth and position in
London had, some years ago, country
house and farm about sixty miles frcm the
metropolis. At this country residence he
kept number Of dogs, and among then
a very large mastiff and Scotch terrier /;
and, at the close Of one of his summer
residences in the country, he resolved to
bring his terrier with him to London for
the winter season. There being no rail-
way to that particular part Of the country,
the dog travelled with the servants in a
post-carriage, and on his arrival at the
town-house was brought out to the stable,
where large Newfoundland dog was kent
as a Watchdog. This latter Individual
looked with anything but pleasure on the
arrival Of the little intruder from ths
country; and, consequently, the Scotch
terrier had not been very long in his new
home when this canine master of the sta
Bile attacked him, and, in the language O
human beings, gave him sound thrash
ing.


The little animal could, of course, neye
hope by himself to chastise his host 70
this inhospitable welcome, but he deter
mined that by some agency chastisemen
should come. Accordingly, he lay yer,
quiet that night in a remote corner Of th
stable, but whom morning had fully shon
forth he was nowhere to be found. Searcl
was made for him, as the phrase says, big
and low, but without success; and th
conclusion reluetently arrived at was tha
he had been stolen. On the third morn
Year: 1877

A. W. Chase, of the United States
Coast Survey, describes, in q note to the
editor Of the Popular Science Monthly, a
contest which he and brother officer
witnessed in 1867 on the Purissima, a
small trout stream about twenty-iour miles
south of'San Francisco


awe had been fishing on the stream,
and came to high bank which overlook
ed transparent pool of water about ten
feet in diameter and four feet in depth
This pool was fringed with willows, and
had on one side small gravel bank. The
trout at first sight was lying in mid-water
heading up stream. 1t was, as afterward
ascertained, fully nine inches ia length
a very desirable prize foran angler. While
studying how to cast our flies to secure
him, novel fisherman appeared, and SO
quick were his actions that we suspended
our Cwn to witness them. This new enc
my Of the trout was large water-suake
Of the common variety, stripped black and
yellow. He swan up the pool on the
surface until over the trout, when he made
dive, and by dexterous movement
seized the trout in such fashion that
the jaws Of the snake closed its mouth.
The fight then commenced. The trout
had the use Of its tail and fins, and could
drag the snake from the surface; when
near the bottom, however, the snake made
use Of its tail by winding it around every
stone or root that ii could reach. AfteI
securing this tail hold it could drag the
trout toward the bank, but, on letting 90
the trout would have new advantage
This battle was continued for full twent,
minutes, when the snake managed 10 gel
its tail out OF the water and clasped arouns
the root Of one Of the willows mentioned
as overhanging the pool. The battle wa
then up, for the snake gradually put col
after coil around the root, with each on
dragging the fish toward the land. Whel
half its body was coiled it unloosened il
first hold and stretched the end Of its tai
out in every direction, and finding auothe
root, made fast, and now, using both
dragged the trout out on the gravel bank
II now had it under control, and uncoi
ing, the snake dragged tho fish fully te
feet up on the bank, and l suppose woul
have gorged him. We killed the snak
and replaced che trout in the water, as v
thought that he deserved liberty. He wa
apparently uuhurt, and in few momen


darted of. That the water-snake Of OF
California brooks will prey upon the youu
Of trout, and also smaller and less acti,
fishes, | have noticed, but never have see
an attack on a fish 50 large or one MOI
hotly contested
Year: 1877

ing after his disappearance, however, he


again showed himself in London, but this


time not alone; for, to the amazement oi


every one, he entered the stable attended


by the big mastif from Kent. This great


brute had no sooner arrived than he few


at the Newfoundland dog, who had SO


badly treated his little terrier friend, and


severe contest ensued, which the little


terrier himself, seated at short distance,


viewed with the utmost dignity and salts
faction. The result of the battle was.
that the mastiff came off the conqueror,
and gave his opponent tremendous beat
ing.


When he had quite satisfied himself as
to the result, this great avenger from Kent
scarcely waited to receive the recognition
of his master, who had been sent for i'm
mediately on the dogs arrival, but at once
marched out Of the stable, to the door of
which the little terrier accompanied him,
and was seen no more. Some few DAYS
afterwards, however, the gentleman re-
eeived letter from his steward IN the
country, informing him of the sudden ap-
pearance Of the terrier there, and his as
sudden disappearance along with the large
mastifii and stating that the latter had re-
mained away three or four days, during
which they had searched in vain for him,
but had just then returned home again.
II then, of course, became quite clear that
the little dog, finding himself unable to
punish the town bully, had thought Of |
his "big brother" in the country, had
travelled over the sixty miles which sepa-
rated them, in order to gain his assistance, |
and had recounted to him his grievance
il was plain also that the mastiff had con- |
sented to come and avenge his old friend, |
had travelled with him to London, and, |
having fulfilled his promise, had returned |
home, leaving the little fellow free from
annoyance in the future Chambers
Journal.
Year: 1877

KEEPING HAMS AND DRIED BEEF
After the hams have been smoked, take
down and thoroughly rub the flesh part
with mOlasses; then Immediately apply
ground pepper by sprinkling on as much
as will stick to the molasscs; then hang up
to dry. Hams treated in this manner will
keep perfectly sweet and free from insects.
Treat dried beef the same, and then hang
up in the cellar or some damp place to
prevent i from becoming too dry You
will not be troubled with mold or insects.
Year: 1877

CLEVELAND, April 29,-On Friday last
a party of sportsmen from this city, while
cunning along the lake shore at Euclid
Valley, ten miles east of here, found the
dead body of man on the beach. The
body was considerably burned on the back.
one leg was broken and the other leg had
a large flesh wound. The head was per-
feet and covered with black hair and full
black whiskers. There was no clothing on
the body but pair of boots. The persons
present had no idea whose body it might
be, and as it had already commenced de-
composing they dug grave near by and
buried it. After burial description of
the body was told at the railroad station
aud it was at once recognized as that of P,
?. Bliss, of Chicago, who was lost on
Friday night. December 29th. at Ashtabula,
in the great railroad accident The theory
is that the body was frozen to a cake Of
ice and carried up the lake to the point
where it was found. Euclid is so miles
from Ashtabula. The body will in all
probability be taken up tomorrow and
further investigation made.
Year: 1877

Catarrh in its extent and destructive force, stands
next to Consumption, and is closely allied to it;
10 the other is only question of time IL is there
fore singular thing that those afflicted with it
should not make it the object OF their lives to rid
themselves Of it. single bottle of any remedy
cannot, in the chronic tage, effect cure nor even
bring the system under its influence fully. In
many such cases the bones and cartilage of the
nose are eaten away, the organs of hearing, of
ing, and of tasting, so ed to be rendered
useless, lhe uvulva nlOngated and inffamed to
produce constant and distressing cough The re.
turn to health must necessarily be slow under the
most favorable circumstances, when seriously af
hiced; but the evidence of its great value daily
comes to hand, we become more and more satisfied
that there does not exist of Catarrh that
| not be cured by a judicious and persistent o
SAEFoRDs RADICAL CURE FOR CATARRH The re


lief in every obtained from the first dose is
indication of whatit will do when the system /,
| brought cOnsttutionally under its influence.
| SANFoRDs RADICAL CURE Is sold by all whole


sale and retail druggists throughout the United
| States Price 81.
Year: 1877

The bridge went down at Ashtabu-
la, and-why? Everybody asks the
question, and nobody answers it. 1t
went down in the dead of winter,
during cold snap-a well-built, pat
ent iron-truss bridge went down with
train load of human freight, midst
fearful crash. Men may pooh" at
you when you say that bridge went
down by the contractive force of frost
They may sneer as did the builders of
the great iron roof bridge at Troy,
New York, a few years since, when a
young college student came along
during its construction, and said to
the contractors: "Look here, men,
as | see things, if you don't make
more allowances for that iron under
the effect of cold, it will likely come
down some time" 1t was a school
boys notion. What did he know
about civil engineering He was
dreaming. But only one year later,
in the heart Of an unusually cold win
ter, the boasted structure did come
down, in utter ruin, and when it fell
it proved that the boys notion was
theory; that his dreaming was sound
thought.


Iron is treacherous stuff at the best.
1t is subject to all kinds of influences,
especially climate and electricity, and
should never be trusted implicitly. 1t
is dangerous to suspend an iron bridge
from bank to bank, supported only by
the ends, under any conditions, and it
is question whether it be not dan
gerous to construct bridge entirely Of
iron at all. Much stone should be
used, and no expense should be spared
in abutments, both at the ends and
beneath the center portion of bridges.
Calculations should also be carefully
made for the effects of heat and cold.
Chicago Journal.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON Oct. 26.-The misunderstanding
existing in the m nds of certain Republican
Senators and memb" RS respecting the applira-
tion of the Presidents civil service order sim
ply result from their failure to call on the Presi-
dent and talk mat erS over.


The President Is easy of access especially to
members of O. ngress, and all bad feeling exist
ing on account of that order could have been
remedied long since. had the Congressman
thought it worth while to seek an exnlanation
from the President. Friends Of the Presid mt
claim that there is no excuse Tor any msunder-
ers. A, few hours consultation then would
settle all differences between them. The Presi-
dent will not be blamed If such conference Is
not had and perfect harmony restored in the
Republican party.
Year: 1877

door ready for service. THE drivers
will be in uniform, and will be
trained to a prompt and courteous
performance Of their duty, and the
patrons of the company viii not be
subjected to the extortions with
which they are now annoyed. The
fare for one passenger in a coupe
for a distance within reasonable
limits, which, however, have not
been exactly defined as yet, will be
seventy-fye cents, with twenty-five
cents additional when there are two
persons. For q double carriage the
charge will probably be one dollar,
and fifty cents for each additional
passenger The drivers will not be
allowed to receive anything above
these charges and consequently a
person will enter a carriage without
any dismal forebodings Of wordy
war at the end of his journey. The
carriages will be completed and all
arrangements perfected for the
inauguration Of the enterprise in
about four months.
Year: 1877

unfit for sale. The experience of
the best dealers has been baflled in
seeking a remedy for the difficulty.
Professor Pasteur put some of the
spoiled wine under a microscope
and soon discovered the cause of
the trouble. Minute organisms
we're found in the wine in every
instance, and the change of quality
was due TO their presence aad
growth. Of course they grew from
germs, and if the germs could be
destroyed the mischief would be
averted. Judging 'from expert
ments in other liquids hat heat
would be fatal to the germs, he sub
jected tho wines to a degree of heat
which they could bear without in
jury and found that all the germs
were destroyed. The wine makers
profit by the science Of the chemist
and save millions of dollars form
erly lost by the spelling of the
wines. Having been successful in
making wine unalterable he
turned his attention to vine
gar. This was subject to changes
which make it putrid and worth
less. He detected another kind of
organism in vinegar, and taught
the dealers how TO destroy it in
germ and keep the vinegar un-
harmed. He next attempted to
find the cause and cure Of disease
which was running the silk hus-
bandry of Frauce. Silkworms
ceased to spin; they lived and fed
as usual, but produced no silk.
Oultiyators were puzzled to under.
stand the matter, and, after vain
efforts to read the riddle, were in
clined to give up silk-raising as q
practical failure. But Pasteur with
his microscope saw what the sharp
eyes of the growers could not dis
cover. He found that the disease,
called pebree, was due to minute
parasite in the intestines of the
silkworm, which spread through
the body and filled up the sack
where the silk ought to form. The
poor insect attempted to spin, but
there was nothing to spin from,
and its usefulness was ended. Pas
teur followed up the inquiry by
watching the growth of the parasite
through all its changes till he found
the stages where it could be de


stroyed without injury to the insect.


He thus made the foundations Of
silk hurbandry secure and perma-
nent, and saved one of the most
valuable industries of France from
utter ruin.
Year: 1877

questions or complaints, or even
with efforts to be aggressively agree
able. Then is the time above all
others when social silence should
grace the home, and make it seem
to the tired man the most delight
full and restful place on earth. Half
an hour of quiet just then is the
best possible preparation for the
social enjoyment of the coming
meal, for then the nervous tension
and mental strain of business care
and anxiety can be gradually re-
laxed, and the entire system
brought into conditions for enjoy
ing food and the amenities Of social
life. Yet how frequently does the
wife choose that particular time to
speak OF her own trials and troubles,
the misconduct of servants or chill
dren, the petty requirements of the
household, Or other things trivial
or disagreeable, and then marvel
that her husbands temperis not SO
sweet as it ought TO be. This Of
Tense is worse even than introduc-
ton of such topics at meal-time.
Year: 1877




Civilization and hunger are in
compatible. All the virtues and
graces of humanity-certainly of
male humanity-Ay before an empty
stomach, 1t may be possible for a
man to be hungry and amiahle at
the same time, but it is not safe for
any wife to presume upon SO un.
likely an occurrence habitually.
Ignorance Of this physiological
truth has been the ruin of many
an otherwise happy household.
And we may set it down from both
observations and experiences-pre-
missing that our experience in this
respect has been exceptionally hap
py-that preprandial discretion is
the severest test of a good wife.
just before dinner is the worst pos
sible time to bother a husband With
Year: 1877

Let the light of argument and "calm discussion be thrown upon it 'in all it's bearings"

 This is what the Gazette says in speaking of Messrs. Adams and Redfield's plan for sealing the State bonds.

 Now let us suggest, with all due difference to the superior ability and mature years of our respected contemporary, that it is scarcely less inconsistant, than it is discourteous and silly, to meet every attempt at discussion from those Who differ with him on this all-important subject, with such contemptuous and oppro- brious eplthets as marrow -pated ig- noramuses," "unscrupulous shys- ters," &c. The Gazette had as well understand that the people have a right or two left which it OUGHT to respect, even if to exercise said rights conflicts with the vIews ofthat paper; and neither is the press of the State going to be muzzled, nor the people bull-dozed by an exhibition of anger from that paper.

 The Gazette also says that as the question is now before the people and will not down, "Our public men all who desire the true welfare of the State of Arkansas--may well af- ford to speak out under their own sig nitures." Perhaps if you will gra' clously promise not to call them marrow -pated ignoramoses," and "unscrupulous shysters," if they should happen to differ with you, they will feel more like speaking out. The Gazette should not arrogate all the intelligence and all honesty of motives to itself It don't look we'll.
Year: 1877

As the States indebtedness and financial policy of the State will be tLe principal question before our people until it is finally settled, and as the people will very likely have to pass upon thls question at the next election if not sooner, we will endeavor to give the whole informa- tion that we can obtain on this sub ject. Bearing upon this point we submit the following correspondence, consisting of another letter from Major Adams; one from Mir. Dean, one of the money lenders who has been making such handsome inter- est off our State, and General Churchilrs rejoinder. We give this correspondence without present comment and ask for each side a fair and impartial perusal:

 LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Aug. 27, TT.

 EDITOR GAZETTE: In order that the people may know both sides of the question regarding the failure of the Finance Board to borrow the money this year from the same par ties who loaned it to us the two pre- vious years, I send herewith letter is private one, and was not written for publication, but l know him so we'll that can take the liberty to make it public. am the more i'm pelled to this course by the univer- sal indorsement of Gen. Churchilrs official publication in the Gazette of the 14th, by the repudiation papers throughout the State. Now, take 1t for granted Gen. Churchill is not in sympathy with the repudiatlon ists, but the lndorsement of his ofii- cial paper by the repudiation news papers makes it necessary that he should disown any such sympathy to place himself in proper light be- fore the people who elected him to the high office of State Treasurer.

 JOHN D. ADAMS.
Year: 1877

Government from first of July last until first of July next, which, of course, is not sufficient according to the estimates furnished by the Aud itor, and at the end of the year the lenders of the $300,000, or some other parties would have to hold the matured obligations of tho state for considerable sum; and as there is so much talk of repudiation in Ar kansas, am unwilling to run the risk of change in the State Admin istration, with a balance due me. Gen. Churchill has certainly written that letter without calculating the cost to the state credit. The result will be that so much feeling is shown about not getting the money that no one will ever care to loan them a dollar. If the State is worthy of credit, why not borrow from other men when money is so abundant and cheap, and not pub fish to the world that they have credit only with few personal friends, and because those personal friends did not see how they could pay the money if they borrowed it, therefore declined to lend it? Why not act like men and accept the situ- ation? Say that we regret that we are unable to borrow the money on account of the reduction of the tax, and not try to browbeat their friends because they did not think they could pay $3O0,000 with less than $200,000.

 A State Tn the condition of Ar kansas wants to retain the few friends she has. The whole truth IS THAT letter was written as thrust at you and the parties who loaned the mon- ey before, out of sheer plque and nothing else. Truly your friend,

 T. DEAN.
Year: 1877

NEW YORK, August IS, 1877. Major John D. Adams

 My DEAR SIR: l sec Gen. Chur- chill has written letter in the Ga zette of the l4th, saying he does so to correct misstatements in your letter in reply to Fishback. He also says that the State will be much better able to pay the loan next year than they were this. He says the State will collect $300,000 net green back tax, and that the gentleman who loaned the State money last year had right to refuse the loan this year, but they must give bet ter reason than the reduction oi taxes; and if the lender is to dictate .rms to the State it is time the peo- pie knew it. l am surprised to see such a letter from man holding the position he does. He ought to have shown by figures and not by broad assertions. Now, let us see II the State will be better able to pay the loan this year than they were last. They propose to borrow sJoo,oVo The interest on this loan is S25,0oO Interest on 5l6,000 Loughbor-

 ough bonds at per cent D,960 Two hundred and fifty nine

 thousand 10 per cent bonds 25.9OO They owe MT Thompson 30,0O0 The Governor said in his letter

 of application to borrow mon-

 ev that they owed for most of

 quarter ending 3Oth June-l oo s.o

 put that at, say oovW-sloi'ooo

 Leaving only this amount siSs,i4o to pay the expenses oi tue otaoe
Year: 1877

Nothing presents a sadder com mentary upon the present condition of society than the large number et families both in town and country, but more especially in the latter, that subscribe to no paper of any kind Hundreds of thousands of families are thus growing up igno rant of the mighty events of the day. But who can tell the vast amount of injury that is being inflicted on the rising generation-those who are to take our place in the busy world at no distant day-growing up without any knowledge of the present or study of the past; thIs ignorance, too, being imbued into them by the sanction of those who should, and doubtless do, know better, did they only think of the injurious effects of their insane course. Let the head of every family think of this, and put in the hands of those for whom he is responsiole the means of ac quirlng some knowledge of the nov ing panorama in which We act our different parts.