smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

WY TlDEs OCCUR LATER EACH
DAY.-As the neon revolveS around
the earth from west to east, she al
yances eastwardly in her orbit about
thirteen degrees every twenty four
hours. Hence, when any part Of the
earth, in lis revolution, comes under
part of the heavens where the moon
wa the evening before, the moon Is
not there, but has gone eastward thlr-
teen degrees, and therefore the earth
must turn on It's AXIS ao much iUpS-r
As is necessary TO bring that part
again under the moon, which requires
generally, not always, about fifty min
uleS. The same thing occurs the
next evening, and the evening after,
and thus the moon rises most Of the
year about fifty minutes later each
day. Now, as the tides arc produced
mainly by the moon, 1t will at once
be seen from this eastward more
ment and this later rising each day,
why they must occur about tifJY min
utes later each succeeding ( day. While
the lunar tide Is thus tagging, the So
lar tide occurs at the same time.
Hence these two tides always begin
TO separate after new moon, begin fur
ther apart each day, until they again
coincide at iU!l moon, when there Is .
higher tide than usual, called spring
tide. Then again they separate, un-
ii new moon occurs, when they once
more unite, producing another spring
tide. It mast not be supposed that
the whole body of the ocean, to lis
profoundest deblhs, is equally moved
by the tides. The tides are mainly
superficial, except where the water is
Of Moderate depth the lowest parts
are only slightly disturbed, but to
what depth the tidal current extends
can never, perhaps, be satisfactorily
determined. The gulf stream is about
three thousand feet deep, having for
lis bottom bed Of colder water OF va
rious depths, but as The stream is the
result of other causes than those that
produce the tides, it is not safe to es
innate the depth Of the tidal currents
by its own.
Year: 1877

CuUaS MORE MlLK-A correspon-
dent of the Mark Lane Express says:
" From observation, | believe too
many bul,er-makers 90 not skim as
deep or churn as much milk as they
ought. l hear them say that they do
not like TO get so much milk or sour
cream, IN with The cream. Il Is q
common practice for most butter
makers TO have a skinner that IS per


foraied with holes, that the milk may
pass through into the ? an from which
the milk IS being taken. II any one
mas a better reason for not skimmlng
deeper, | shall be pleased 10 hear II,
and herewith give my reason why We
ought 10 skim deeper and churn more
milk with the cream. First, there are
bat few dairy houses so far remote
from the OdOrs Of the kitchen sWlll-
pail OF barrels, or some decAylng veg
etablc matter, as TO Feep ;he cream
from absorbing odors that injnre the
flavor of the butter; and the cream
must first receive, or have these odors
pass through it, before they can reach
the milk, as it is most exposed The
milk, therefore, must be pure, and Il
churned with the cream, vii! 2ld III
taking up the odors from the butter.
BY cuurning only the cream, the dash
OF the chnrn must, as we thiuEs IN
jure the butter sa!vy, as the friction Is
more directly applied TO them than
would be The case If milk was mixed
with the cream. There are times
when the milk sours before ali The
cream is up, yet the milk mus; be
nearly, if not quite as good, from The
same feed, III q warm morning. But
we often get twice the amount Of
cream in the cool days that we DO IL
the warm days, and the quality is bet
ter. Take for instance the 2lth Of
August, hot sultry day, the cream
hardly paid for the labor. Now, take
the 26th OF the same month, 4 good
cool day. that gave 4 nice yield Of
cream, 1t is not supposed that there
is that difference in the milk prCduc
cd from the same COW on those days,
when the cows were fed in the same
pasture, that there was in in the
amount Of butter made from their
milk by skimming the cream only. |
have thought that when the milk is
brought i'll 4 heated condition, and
placed IN q warm room that perhaps
many Of the butter-g!obvIes were ex-
pioded by the heat and that they
mingled with the milk ike alcoho!
with water, but to churn al! the milk
would be to get more butter.
Year: 1877

A SPANISH SToRY.-A strange story that Il
waited from tho north Of Spain iuto the Pail
Mall Gazette brings to mind chapter 10
"Midshipman Easy" A landed proprietor re-
fused to receive the consolation of religion. Ills
family sent for the parish priest, but the SICK
man declined to receive him and the priest
withdrew, declaring th:t the devil would come
in person TO carry off so hardened sinner as
soon as be was dead. a few hours afterWard
the sick man died, and while the family were
watching over the body the door OF the ROOM
was opened with great noise, and there ap-
peared upon the scene parsonage arrayedi III
red, brandishiDg q pitchfork, dragging long
tail after him, and smelling very strongly OF
sulphur. His appearance created so much
terror that the women present tainted, and tho
men rushed out of the room by another door.
A man servant armed himself with revolver
and made his way 10 the room. For the mo-
ment he was terrified by the appearance of the
devil who by this time had got the body In
his arms but mastering his fears he tired three
barrels Of his revolver at him. and the devil fell
to the ground. His majesty proved to be the
parish sexton, who, by the orders OF the priest,
bad disguised himself as Satan. -Four priests,
who are suspected of completely lD this attempt
to work upon the superstitious feelings OF the
family, have been taken into custody.
Year: 1877

A SENSATIONAL STORY THAT HE HAD CALLED ON


MR.. MAY TO FIGHT DUEL DENIED.


James Gordon Bennett was seen early yes
terday morning iu the Grand Central Depot and 1t
reported that he was going Boston. The gentleman
nv whom he was recognized well acquainted with
his persona appearance and declared that there
nossbllity OF mistake. sensational story made


s appearanse TO the effect that Mr. Bennett had sent
challenge to mortal combat to Frederick May. with
whom he had had an encounter the day before and
ON his way to Canada fight duel with that gentleman
IN some unknown place the line Mention was made
in the tale OF conference which had been held between
MIR Bennett and his personal friends concerning the ac-


on which ought to be taken in the matter OF the
ter and decided, the story ran that the anront
had been SO open and heinous In Its nature
that nothing less than challenge could
wioe away the stain. Hints at VIII made
The story seems TO have been wholly fictitious Mr. Ben
nes intimate friends deny the holding of any confer


ucr dec aring that they have iet II 10 be the part OF
drlicacy not force their company upon Mr Bennett,


and thai since the encounter they have neither seen him
nor heard from him They do not think that any chal
lenge has written but are confident that Mr. Ben
nett las not left city at all This impression was
sengthened last evening by servant OF Me- Bennett,
who declared that his master WI In the city, although
not at home when the inquiry Was 'ade


A dispatch was received from Hartford yesterday,
howeyer stating that Mr.. Bennett and friend passed
through that city the express tram at noon They had
tickets for Boston.


With regard 10 Mr. May II is certain that at ii p he
was In NewYork with intention OF leaving the city.


lin 10 that time he had received no challenge NOR any In
tjipaton Of one, what report had brought hn.
These facts are stated upon the very best authority
Year: 1877

A COMMITTEE FROM THE KSICKERBOCKER AND


OTHER COMPANIES TO MAKE TERMS WITH THE


wORKMEN.


The President of the Knickerbocker Ice Com
pany said last evening that serious or permanent
difficulty was anticipated from the strikers at Catski
The nstgators Of the movement To be found in the
loafers about the town. and their only wish to mako
trouble proposed to yield TO the deinands OF
the men dollar and half had been agreed upon by
all the ice companies along the Hudson as fair paw and
he thought that last evening the strike was substantially
over This company was having no trouble at other
points along the Shortly after the news Of the
strike reached New-YOrk, gentleman offered to the
company OF 90 Swedcs, who would be ready
for work this morning, and GO more Tomorrow The
towns along the river had been told that they would be
held responsible for any damage that may arise. A
ridiculous feature OF the affair that the men had
really not gone TO work as yet They had "sruck" III
anticipation OF being employed. Real work did not he
gin until the ice had been cleared of snow which work
men doing wnen the strikers interfcred


Of three. representing the interests OF the
Knickcrbocker and other companies affected by me
strike left the city YESTERDAY o te scene OF the strike
slbe, without yielding TO tie demands Tor increased
AZ The office of the Consumers Ice Company the foot
of Horao-st said yesterday that the recent strike
among the men at Catskil affected them considerably,
because their arges, stJrehose at that place They
had not begun to cut the ice. but were only clearing
away the They thought that the men were taking
an advantage OF tue companies because they knew that
any delay would be greatly detrimental 10 thrn Al
though laG,ge number of men were unemployed in TINS
city il is thoIght the strikers would not allow them
to work should the companies offer them employment.
MEN AT WORK AT RoNDoCT-THE STRIKE ABOUT AT


AN END.


RoNDOUT, N. Y, Jan. 4.-Owners of ice
houses in this neghborhOod began cutting and storing
ice this morning Most of the ice is of fine quality and
about one foot thick although the where the ice
is thcky covered with snow it does not in some places
exceed six or eight inches thickness Several hundred
men are now at work. and to he satisfied with 81 25
and 81 so per dav. A special dispatch to The Daiiy
Freeman from Catskl reports that the strike there IL
about over although there were some wild demonstra-
lions this morning The Board OF Trustees have
nzed toIreserve order. The companies are firm
in their resolve not to yield.
Year: 1877




| have been down to the wreck nearly all
day Sunday Eleven cars what is left OF them with
one engine lie and under the ice, clear across the
stream-a heap scrap iron and charred fragments Oh
wood The bridge from one abutment to the other Is
complete ruin Hundreds at work clearing away the
rubbish and bringing tmbers for new bridge Thou-
sands are drawn here by curiosity, and many from long
distances in search OF missing friends One man came
from the West loosng for his wife, sleeve-buton was
found which he identified having belonged
TO her, at sight Of which he burst into tears
No other trace Of her found. An Irtshman told
me how he pulled and wife out OF burning car
They were severely burned but will recover The man,
he said pulled his cap from his burned and backened
head and revereny thanked him for saving the lives OF
himself and wire. One cleared himself from the
smashed car struck found his satchel over
coat and cane and walked up the bank with check in
his nat. The messengers OF both express companies
American and United Sates) were killed outright Poor
Purrington OF Buffalo my intimate friend. Both
companies are represented by parties looking for prop
erv which is scattered along creek and buried in the
debris There was Of matter IN the mail car. 1t
WAS all New-York City and foreign, bound west largely
70 California Only one train day each way runs
over the road being taken In segbs two
miles TO
Year: 1877

among the Republican members of the committee to
abandon the doctrine which has been held by some
that the President of the Senate has right to count
the electoral vote, provided the Democrats will as
an offset abandon the position held by few OF them
that the 22d Joint Rule is still in force The fact
that Mr. Springer, who is one of the very few men
who have taken strong groundn in favor of the theory
that the 22d Joint Rule is still in force, is also
member of the committee, leads many to suppose
that this compromise, if such it may be called will
be made Some of the Republican members of the
House Committee express an opinion that if any
plan of settlement is devised upon which both COM
mittees can agree, it is more likely to originate in
the Senate than in the House. They think that if
the Republican and Democratic Senators can unite
upon any method of adjusting the difficulties, suff
cient pressure will be brought upon the Democrats
of the House to force them to accept it.
Year: 1877

ACTION OF THE HOUSE CONFEREES-EACH BRANCH


OF IHR COMPROMISE COMMITTEE TO MATURE IT'S


OWN SCHEME.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l


WASHINGTON Jan. 4.-The Conferencc Committee
On the part of tie House appointed to devise a
method of settling the electoral controversy has re-
solved upon absolute secrecy. No joint meeting OF
the committees has yet been held. The policy
adopted will be first TO agree upon some plan in each
committee separately. No definite action has yet
been taken by either branch, but there are rumors
afoat to-day that the Republican members OF the
House Committee have been talking over PROPOSE
ton that may possibly be submitted to the Demo
Gratis Its principal feature is understood to be
reference IN some way other of disputed questions
to tribunal outside of the two houses of Congress
1t u also reported that general disposition exists
Year: 1877

of furnishing places to concilate this ele-
ment Of the party or that element of the
opposition, then the principle which has
been adopted in these cases is perfectly
proper one But, that being admitted, the
Senators must of course have what they
call their own again, the attempt at civil
service reform must be set down as q fiat
failure, and President HAYES and his Cabi-
net must return with the best grace they
can to the beaten paths followed by their
predecessors"


This is plain talk, but from present ap-
pearances the time for plain talk has ar
rived, and he who is most outspoken best
serves his country. There can be no more
temporizing; no more indulgence in the
hope that concessions to the enemy do not
mean absolute betrayal; no more daliance
with doubtful expcdients for pacifying q
hostile foe, whose purpose it is to dcspoil
this Republican administration of its pa
tronagc under the banner cry of concilia-
tion. This nonsense has gone as far as pa


tience will tolerate it, and it is about time
the Senate call halt.
Year: 1877

1t is now intimated that Senators BAY
ARD and SALISBURY have so far succeeded
in getting the confidence of President
HAYES as to secure the probable removal of
Mr.. DUNN, Republican United States
Marshal of the State of Delaware, and the
appointment of Democrat in his place. We
are reluctant TO believe this for two reasons
In the first place, it does not consist with
the announced policy of the President
relating to the interference of Senators and
Representatives in Congress with his
appointments to allow these Senators any
consideration in such case and in the
second place, we have not yet come to be-
hove fully that President HAYES has
arrived at that point of alienation toward
the party that elected him where he could
turn out Republican without proper
cause and appoint an outright Democrat of
the BAYARD-SAULsBURY school to any
position under his administration.


If, however, there is any just grounds for
this intimation, it is matter of simple JUS
tioe to the Republican party that it should
know it at the earliest possible moment.
CuCH al appointment Cul nOt De nlilut Ill
Delaware or anywhere else in the country
without the act being regarded as direct in
suit to the Republican party, and it is high
time that a Republican Senate should
fully understand the posture of affairs, that
il may put down breaks and avert such
rank injustice to a party and principles which
have honored the President already over,
much. The Senate has it in its power tC
prevent such an outrage upon the party
which its majority represents. We think {
few such insults TO the party will prove the
feather which will break the camels back
They cannot be regarded in any other light
than as acts of war on the part Of the ex,
ecutivo against those who elevated him tc
power, and the challenge must be accepted
promptly and met decidedly.


We might have deferred this line of re,
mark but for the fact that other similar
instances of the kind have occurred, and
which are brought to our notice by the New
York Times, which refers to the fact that the
President has already conceded TO the Dem
ocratic congressional delegation of Georgia
the right of naming United States mar
shal Of their own stripe for that State, and
to WADE HAMPTON the privilege of nomi
mating United States district attorney fol
South Carolina. That influential journa
Gays, very justly: "If the public service o
the country exists mainly for the purpose
Year: 1877

SUPPOSE that during the riots last summer a
mob had seized harbor forts and trained the
guns on the coast cities. Suppose they had
seized arsenals and captured arms for thou
sands of desperate men. The report of Gen.
BESET Chief OF Ordnance, shows that these
things were possible. Our forts and arsenals
are so poorly guarded that these could be read
lily captured. Before the army is reduced We
should bo certain that it is large enough for
efficient and necessary service.
Year: 1877

In Ready-Made Clothing / am
proud to say. I fear no Competor, I
care not who he isl Let any man
who wants Suit OF Good Clothing
come to me, and shall convince him
that he can select from a Good,
Prime, New Stock, better than from
q stock which has been culled.
Year: 1877

Groveport is a beautiful little village
situated about ten miles out on the q. 81


I'll. V. r. IL. The majority of the Inhabi-


tants are Christian men and women who


attend church at least twice on Sunday,


yet according to report there are some


bad men and women within the corpor-


ate limits. Last night a married man,


who lives near Reynoldsburg, and whose.


name might be Leisure, but Is not, called


on one of the females of the first mem


toned village, who does not, according


to reports, bear very good name in her


the indignant ladies who livein the Inn
mediate neighborhood of the frail enc
coDgregated together, and after arning
themselves with brooms, pokers, fire..
shovels and other Implements of female
warfare, headed by one of their number
they marched to the residence of their
frail sister,. Is was at last. decided upon
to surround the house, which was done.
Then one of their number went to the
door and demanded that the fellow be
turned over to them. The man, whose


name might be Leisure, but is not, de-
clined. He made a bolt throughithe back
door into the yard. The sentinel on duty
outside gave a war hoop and started in
hot pursuit. Over fences and through
the streets and alleys they went and every
now and then one of the pursuers who
was more feet of foot than the balance
would wack the horrie man over the head


with her broom. The race was kept up


for quite while, but at last the unfortu-


nate reached the canal, and, being almost
entirely exhausted, he concluded to either


effect his escape or else leave his corpse


at the bottom. He plunged in and being


good swimmer, reached the opposite
shore in safety. The gallant band of fe-


male regulators all gathered on the bank
and i'll concert told what they would do


wi hiV1ai H. l., 1n


pretty safe to say that the warning was
quite uncalled for; If reports are true,
the young man will never show his face
In that village again.
Year: 1877

Washington Despatch TO NeD York Telegram


WASHINGTON, Oct 2e.-The anti-Hayes
organ says of the appointments of Demo-
erats by the President, that "they must
be regarded as direct insult to the Re-
publican party, and it is high time that
Republican SenaUe should fully under
stand the posture of affairs, that it may
put down brakes and avert such rank in
Justice to party and principles which
have honored the President already
overmuch. The Senate has in its power
to gprevent such an outrage uponi the
party which its majority represents. We
think few such results to the party will
prove the feather which will break the
in any other light than as acts of war on
the part of the Executive against those
who elevated him to power, and the chal-
lenge must be accepted promptly and met
decidedly" ''.
Year: 1877

From the Sunuay Transcript, Rep.


He has his English Mission ON his hands
and to further save the Union and testify
his fidelity TO his party he ought to at
once confer 1t upon JEFF Davis. He
would be true representative of Hayes
and his administration, and represent
both abroad far better than either repre-
sent the people or principles of the Re
public at home.
Year: 1877

There seems to be strange connec-
ton between the Army bill and the Pa
cifc Railroad bill. 1t is just possible
that the Texas members of Congress
have voted to increase the army with the
hope that the Radical members will in
return vote for the Pacific Railroad and
a subsidy. We think this road ought to
be built. But whether the me has
come for building it or not; or whether
the government ought. to assist, and how
much 1t ought to contribute, are matters
that should be considered for themselves
and by themselves. 1t is hardly likely
that the soldiers will be made to work on
the road; but they could be made to con.
tribute very materially in protection by
being distributed along the line of it.
Year: 1877

As like causes produce like effects it is
not strange to see the war party in each
section of the country naming the men
for the most distinguished Offices and ell
evating them. As this was done to a
great extent North, so it is now done in
the South where brave and accomplish,
ed Confederate is so formidable candi-
date that no civilian need be run against
him. The consequence is that both par
ties, where there are two parties, are
naming Confederate soldiers; and both
parties here have been running Union
soldiers. 1t is pretty near time this were
played out. But so long as it is contin-
ned men like Dunn will be preferred to
civilians.
Year: 1877

INITIATING EURoPE.-Mr Benz. Wade
declares without hesitancy that he "dont
believe George Washington In his time
ever had a more honest and upright ad-
ministration than that OF Grant" He
ought next to assert that Washington
himself was not ga bigger man" physical
ly, morally and intellectually, than "old
Grant" Wade ought to go to the other
side OF the water, where they pretend to
think as he does.-Bdu. Sun
Year: 1877

Senator Thurman says he is in favor
of remonetizing the SILVER dollar as 1t
existed before the decentralization of sill
yer, and will give his views on the whole
question fully when the bill is reported
by the Finance Committee to the Senate.
Year: 1877

One of the settlers. residing i'm the
township Of Nunda is quite fond of a
practical joke. He commenced his edu-
cation OH the Erie canal, took prepara-
tory course on the lakes, and graduated
on salt water: but, having tired of a sea-
farng life and determining TO settle
down, he showed his good judgment in
selecting a home in ChebOygaa county.
He is possessed with voice as powerful
as calliOpe and about as musical. Not
long since one of his neighbOrs spent the
evening with him. and upon starting for
home our joker conceived the idea Of
having little fun at his neighbor's ex-
pense.. By rapid movement. around
the flank, he succeeded i'm getting into
position near the trail where his neigh
Dor was to pass. He waited until he had
just passed him, when he gave vent to
an unearthly screcch, and he says his
neighbor started off ut pace that ex-
celled Goldsmith's Maids best time. The
next day our joker dropped in on his
neighbOr for friendly call, and had
related to him tale of q hair
breadth escape from the attack Of some
wild animal which sprang out at him
while OH his way home the night be-
fore