smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

All Of which said &C counts were allow
ed and orders ordered drawn for the sew
eral amounts.


On motion of Trustee Perrin. the
Street Commissioner Was instructed to
construct crOsswalk TO councot Huron
street with the south side of Black River
avenue. Also, one from the northeast
corner of Third and Dresser streets TO
the northwest corner of the same.


On motion of Trustee Mcdonald, the
Street Commissioner wac instructed to
repair the bridge at the south end Of
Main street.


On motion of Trustee Hall, voted that
the village advance to Henry Erratt The
sum of SGT 90 upon his conliscs for
the construction of reservoirs, and that
an order be drawn for that amount.
SAMUEL II. TAYLOR, Clerk,
Year: 1878

From the Stree Commissioner-His is
report of labor performed and material
furnished upon lie street since his las
report, amounting To the sum OF SAG so.
drawn Tor the amount, SIG 80.
From the Village Marshal-rhe Mar
state that he had demanded license
fee from james N. Riley and Charles
Hart for pedling corn from their boats
AT the dock, and that they had not paid
such fee.


On motion. the Village Attorney was
instructed to prosecute them for the non
payment OF such !icense ice.


The following accounts were present
Year: 1878

The Reports of the Superintendents Of the Lunatc
Asylum Deaf and Dumb Institute, and Institute for the
Blind will show that the past year has been of
usual prosperity with the charitable institutions of the
State Each institution has been filled almost to its ut
capacity and the affairs have been well and econom-
ically managed.
Year: 1878

first Oh tripod three tife be


one stick after another is removed


and still the man remains, not touch


ing the ground. He further relate


that with long cane he felt all unde


the suspended individual, and foun'


nothing upon which his body rested


This last performance was professedl


exhibited in Madras during the pres


ent century, and is minutely describes


BY writers "whose varacity cannot b


impeached."


And now comes the most astonish


ing trick of all, which has a touch 0


tragedy to give it more piquant fla


vor. / shall tell it in the quaint Ian


guage of the old chronicles somewha
abbreviated. After describing very


vividly the basket murder trick, whicl


is well known in India, he says: q
am now about to relate thing which
surpasses all belief, and which | should
scarcely venture to insert here had i


not been witnessed by thousands un
der my own eyes. One of the party
took ball of cord, and, grasping one
end, threw the other up in the all
with such force that its extremity was
beyond the reach of our sight. He
then Immediately climbed up the cord
with incredible swiftnees, and was
soon out of sight. l stood full of as
tonishment, not cOnceiving what was
to come of this, when, 10 leg came
tumbling down out of the air. One
Of the conjuring company instantly
snatched it up and threw it into bas-
ket.' A moment after hand came
down, and Immediately on that anoth-
er leg. And in a short time all the
members of the body came thus sue
cessively tumbling from the air, and
were cast together into the basket.
The last fragment Of all we saw come
down was the head, and no sooner had
that touched the ground than he who
had snatehed up all the limbs and put
them into the basket turned them all
out again topsy turvy. And straight
way saw with these eyes all those
limbs creep together again, and in a
short time form a whole man, who
stood up and walked about without
showing the least damage Never in
my life was l 50 astonished as when l
beheld this wonderful performance,
and l doubted now no longer that
these misguided men did it with the
help of the devil. I had an attack of
palpitation of the heart likethat which
overcame me once before in the pres
ence Of the Sultan of India when he
showed me something of that kind.
They gave me a cordial, however,
which cured the attack. The Kazi
was next to me, and
quoth he, 'Wallah, It's my opinion
there has been neither going up nor
coming down, neither marring nor
It's all hocus pocusl' which
was very wise conclusion to come
to-"


When the evidence of eye-witnesses
is too direct to be rebutted and no
abb can be proved,ttihs willy advocate.
in defending his client relates to the
open-mouthed jury certain well-au-
stories of optical delusions,
which, like those other illustrations Of
the fallibility of circumstantial evi-
dence, can be found in the repertoire
Of every skilled criminal lawyer. By
way of caueot, I will only add the mot
to which every Eastern traveller should
bear in mind-"Believe nothing you
hear, and only half you see."
Year: 1878

The young men of this country will
be pleased to know that an Ohio bar.
Der has invented a machine by which
he can singe off the human hair one
thirteen-one-hundredths of an inch
closer to the skull than it is now pos
sible to bring it with the clipping ma
chine. ANY young man who will go
out into society with great struggling
locks nearly three-eighths Of an inch
long strockling down his back ought
to be ashamed of himself.
Year: 1878

Messrs. Thomas and John Loveioy, OF
this city. says the Titusville (Pa.) Her.
aid, have made most remarkable dis"
covery while speaking over their private
telephone line. BY simply pressing the
mouth of the telephone against any part
of the body and then speaking, the
sound was conveyed through the wire to
the other end of the circuit without
placing it to the mouth. The expert
ment was repeated on three and haii-
mile telephone line between this CITY
and Boughton switch, with the same re-
suits. The city clerk, Mr.. Roof, also
tried it on the ,ity line to Friendship
Island, and found that he could hear
distinctly, although he could not make
the men at the works understand MN
owing to the rattle Of machinery IN the
room. Mr.. John Ponton, agent OF 'he
Bell Telephone Company, gave the mat
ter a thorough test. The sound con-
yeyed is very much weaker than when
speaking in the ordinary manner Win
the mouth close to the instrument, put
it is none the less distinct. 1t sounos
like some tests which have been made
with the telephone through the great
lengths of wire, and unless for very
short lines it is too weak to be solely re-
lied upon for the transmission OF intel
Igible language. Tt shows, however,
that with the use of three instruments
one at each ear and one at the mouth
the sound may be increased very con-
siderably, as in that case, there would
be two feeble magnetic currents uniting
with one of greater strength, the action
would be harmonious and precisely slml-
lar to that of speaking through two or
more telephones at the same time.
Year: 1878

An interesting account of an expert
ment made to solve the question of
"spontaneous generation" is given in
the following letter by Professor Tyndall
to Professor Huxley:


Though the question of spontaneous
generation is, I believe, practically
set at rest for the scientific world, Won
may possibly deem the following facts
of sufficient interest to be communicated
to the Royal Society. / brought with
me this year to the Alps sixty bermeti-
cally sealed TASKS, containing infusions
of beef, mutton, turnip and cucumber,
which had been boiled for five minutes
and sealed during the ebullition. They
were packed in sawdust, and when open
ed here the drawn out and sealed ends
of six Of them were found broken off.
These six TASKS were filled with organ
isms, the remaining ones were pellucid
and free from life. Two or three of
them were subsequently broken by
accident, but for six weeks fifty of the
TASKS remained perfectly clear. At the
end of this time took twenty-three Of
them into shed containing some fresh
hay, and there shipped off their sealed
ends with pair of pliers. The air of
the hay-loft entered to fill the vacuum
produced by the boiling in London.
Twenty-seven other TASKS were taken
Immediately afterward to the edge of
a declivity, which might also be
called a precipice, with fall of about
one thousand feet. A gentle breeze was
blowing from the mountains, partly
snow-covered and partly bare-rock,
toward the precipice. Taking care to
cleanse my pliers in the flame of spirit
lamp, and to keep my body to the lee
ward of the TASKS, shipped off their
sealed ends. The two groups of TASKS
were then placed in our own little kitch-
en-, where the temperature varied from
about sixty-fve degrees to ninety de-
grees Fahrenheit. Result-twenty-o
of the twenty-three TASKS opened at the
hay loft are filled with the organisms


two of them remain clear. All the TASKS
opened ON the edge OF the precipice re.
main as clear as distilled water. Not
one of them has given way.
Year: 1878

The nest of tarantula (spider) has
been found in California of the most
singular construction. 1t is about three
inches long by two in diameter, built in
adobes, the wall being nearly half an
inch thick. Inside of this is a proiec-
tion which nearly divides it into two
apartments about an inch in diameter.
The inside is lined with white downy
substance, not unlike velvet, and pre-
sents one of the cleanest and most tidy
little households imaginable. But the
most curious part of it is door, which
fits into an aperture and closes it her
metcally. The door is secured by
hinge, formed of like fibrous substance
as the lining of the house, and upon
which it swings with freedom. The
nest is occupied by a dozen little taran-
tulas, which seem to subsist on a yellow
secreted substance that appears upon
the walls OF the front apartment. The
arrangement Of the door for the protec-
ton of it's little inmates indicates great
instructive architectural knowledge.
Year: 1878

The following is an Associated Press dis
patch


on CITY, PA., August IA meteor Of
unusual brlliancy passed here last evening at
a few miouies past 70. It vas nearly twice
the size Of cannon ball. It's course vas
north.


The reader is to understand that tho above
neieor was nearly twice the size Of lump c!
chalk.
Year: 1878

In the death of Miss Abby Smith woman suffrage in Connecticut loses an ardent advo- cate who has suffered much to remove the blot of taxation without representation from cur statute book .
Year: 1878



 On Monday morning of last week, as New ton Green, young man about seventeen years of age, in the employ of Wm. Bennett, was driving home from the Ashley Falls Mills, he was stopped by tive tramps just south of Judge Granger's one of whom went to the horses head while the other came to the side of the wagon and told Green to get out as ''they wanted that team" Green re- fused and, as the fellow put his foot on the wagon step to get in struck him on the head with the butt of his whip. The fellow then drew revolver and shot Green in the arm. The horse started, and the wounded man ap- plying the whip, got away from his assailants and drove rapidly home. On examination it was found that the ball had entered his arm just above the elbow, and, traversing the arm upwards, lodged in the arm-pit. The wound is not considered mortal, but the bullet has not yet been extracted

 The alarm was speedily given, and the se- lectmen of Canaan issued bills offering $1O0 reward for the arrest and conviction of the tramp, who is described as a tall man, six feet or over high, dark complexioned, with hair cut short, and wearing light brown clothes. His companion was smaller, and wore black clothes and an old soft hat No less than six tramps have been arrested and brought before Green for Identification. He declared that none of them were the men and is positive that he can identify them whenever they are brought before him. At latest accounts some 20 tramps were being followed up.

 The people in that vicinity are much excited and every effort is being made to ferret out the criminals
Year: 1878

The thunder storm of Sunday of last week did considerable damage. In Ledyard house occupied by Joseph Will was struck. There were seven persons in it at the time, all of whom were shocked more or less severely

 One girl was seriously injured. The aqueduct pipes in Rockville were burst in several places and dwelling house was struck in Stamford.
Year: 1878

LIVER IS hING.-The Liver is the imperial organ of the whole human system, as it con trols the life, health and happiness of man. When it is disturbed in it's proper action, all kinds of ailments are the natural result. The digestion of food, the movements of the heart and blood, the action of the brain and nervous system, are all immediately connected with the workings of the Liver. It has been success fully proved that Greens August Flower is uncqualled in curing all persons afflicted with Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint, and all the nll- lneTous symptoms that result from an un- healthy condition of the Liver and Stomach. Sample bottles to try, 10 cents Positively sod in all towns on the Western Continent Three doses will prove that it is just what you want. Sold by A. $. Wright < Go.
Year: 1878

How unpopular habits of thrift and
saving have become is shown in the
violent kissing which followed the re-
mark of witness before the Congress
sional Committee in New York, that
many who are now suffering might have
been comfortable if they had taken care
TO save part of their earnings in bet
ter times. The man who saves and is so
weak as to devote to the good of his
family the five and ten cent pieces and
quarters that he migh guzzle away,
need not expect to be pleasing object
for some years to come We are a
spirited people, and we must spend and
waste in order to show that we are moth
ing less.-Lomsuilge Comier-Joanal.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Henry Cecil writes to Nature from
Athens as follows: / was sitting one
summers afternoon at an open window
(bed-room) looking into garden, when
/ was surprised to observe large and
rare species of spider run across tho win
dow-sill in a crouching attitude. 1t
struck me the spider was evidently
alarmed or it would not have so fear
lessly approached me. 1t hastened to
conceal itself under the projecting edge of
the window-sill inside the room, and had
hardly done so when very fine large
hunting wasp buzzed in at the open win
dow and few about the room evidently
in search of something. Finding moth
ing, the wasp returned to the open win
dow and settled on the window-sill,
running backward and forward as a
dog does when looking or searching for a
lost scent. 1t soon alighted on the track
of the poor spider, and in moment it
discovered its hiding place, darted down
on it, and no doubt inflicted wound
with its sting. The spider rushed off
again, and this time took refuge under
the bed, trying to conceal itself under
the framework or planks which supported
the mattress. The same scene occurred
here; the wasp never appeared to follow
the spider by sight, but ran backward
and forward in large circles like abound
The moment the trail of the spider was
found the wasp followed all the turns il
had made till it came ON it again. The
poorspider was chased from hiding-placs
to hiding-place-out of the bedroom
across passage and into the middle o.
another large room, where it finally sue
cumbed to the repeated stings inflicted
by the wasp. Rolling itself up into ,
ball, the wasp then took possession o
could make no resistance, tucked it VI
under its very long hind legs, just as
hawk or eagle carry off their quarry
and was flying off to its nest, when


interposed and secured both for my col
lection.
Year: 1878

WE don't know that any man ever
owned an umbrella for two years. That
is, the same one. If there is any such
man in the country, we should be pleased
to receive his name and address, not
necessarily for publication, but merely
as guarantee of good faith. We
think he would be curiosity, and
would, furthermore, be quite an &C
quisition. to some travelling show. Be
sides, we should like to borrow his um
brelIa.-Puck.
Year: 1878

WE are in receipt of the first copy of the Arizona Silver Belt, published on the 2d instant, at Globe City in this county by Messrs. Hackney and More head. The heading has the same neat style of lettering as THE CITIZEN The reading matter is full and newsy and the advertising is liberal. It is located Tn the heart of Globe District, and has every facility for obtaining full and reliable mining news. We hope the new paper will find sufficient financial backing 10 make it an endless Belt that may move the wheels of opinion and influence with power, &c., &c Seven months ago Pinal county was without local paper, and it will be much to her credit if today she can support two editorial corps in all the luXuries of Arizona life. Success to the Belt.
Year: 1878

Our last number closed the first six months issue of THE CITIZEN in Flor. ence. Being new at the business we have found considerable more hard work than we had expected, and have met some annoyance and difficulty when least looked for. While on the other hand we have received frequent and liberal aid and encouragement, so that on the whole we have no cause to complain. Financially our wo k has been a success and if our patrons are satisfied with our past efforts and will continue their prompt and literal support, we shall be glad to serve them through another half year, and per haps through long series of years to the best of our ability. Our steady purpose shall be to furnish our readers with reliable statements regarding our local interests, the most important news and general useful information.
Year: 1878

The time has come when the in- creasing importance of Arizona de mands better and more rapid means of travel and transportation. Every resi- dent of our vast Territory appreciate this fact, and railroad men are begin ing to feel that they cannot afford to lose time in barley and legislation.

 The present is no time for us to op- pose or object to a strong railroad cor poration because another imaginary company might possibly benefit us more in the long run. If we had al choice of several good companies we might then discuss their respective merits and express our preference, but from our best information we may state that only one railroad is liable to penetrate the interior of Arizona for some years 10 come. The Texas Pa cific cannot build without government aid and there is little or no possibility of that aid being extended, while on the other hand we have recent reliableI assurances that the Southern Pacific Railroad will commence extendingI their road eastward from Yuma as soon as Congress adjourns, whether they get the desired legislation or not. They intend to build 10 Maricopa Wells and rest there until there is good pros pect for another company to meet them at the Rio Grande The present out look indicates that the rest at Marico- pa Wells will be brief for the Cobra do and New Mexico papers are full of railroad extension news, and there isI now hot strife between the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com pany and the Denver-Rio Grande Com pany as to which road shall possess the most feasible route westward.

 We confidently expect that a year hence the iron horse will be within forty miles of Florence, and we are much mistaken in our probabilities if the next three years does not witness the completion of a Southern Trans continental Railroad.
Year: 1878

THE broadest joke of the year, is The Sentinel's proposition of a trial to carry Pima county for Campbell in Delegate at the coming election. The Sentinel's remark was made with 8 it is true, but even that does not cover up the plain joke.
Year: 1878

WE are informed that the good people of Tucson, have finally decided to build the Presbyterian Church in the Courthouse Plaza, and to go ahead with the work as fast as possible. Con- tracts for adobes and stone are now be- ing filled.
Year: 1878

IT is well enough to hang up a chromo with "God Bless Our Home" on it, but 1t will do no harm to help on the matter by little less fretting. 4 great many people ask the Lord 10 do what they won't lift their little fingers to do themselves.
Year: 1878

TIE Prescott Enterprise says THE ARIZONA CITIZEN is a good paper" IL has cost us much arduous labor to maintain TIE CITIZENS good name and make our paper always readable and reliable.
Year: 1878

THE Salt River Herald says 3,400,000 pounds of flour, s,60O,0O0 pounds of barley ani large amount of fruit is a portion of last years product in that valley. This year the peach crop promises to equal any in the United States in proportion to the number of trees.
Year: 1878

THE family of a gentleman in Cam
bridge, Massachusetts,, was presided
over by an old lady, as house keeper.
until her recent death. She had filed
the'same position in his fathers family,
and no doubt considered the lad, whom
she controlled as child, chilli still t"
the last. On opening her will it was
found that he was thu inheritOr of
$40, 900. Probably he wishes that he
had not made wry faces at her cold
coffee, and that he had not secretly
desired so many times that she would
abdicate. 1t Is remarkable feature OF
some minds that they can keep such u
secret as this old lady kept fIrs) many
years, and leave it to be divulged only
by death. And it may caution us not
to think we know everything about
anybody.
Year: 1878

stores used by said army Preceded, hO1oeUer,
that the affidavit of the claimant, supported
by the competent testimony of any reputable
citizen, shall be sufficient proof to establish
the fact of the use and occupation of such
property by said Army.


1t was said that this bill would enable
somebody to get pay for every bushel of po-
tatoes eaten, OF said to have been eaten, by
Sherman's army in its march to the sea, and
for every tree cut, fence rail burned, or acre
of ground disturbed by Grants army in Vir-
ginia The amount of claims payable under
this bill alone, by favoring Secretary of
War, would probably approach the amount
of the present National debt. But Mr.. Fl. G.
Riddle made his campaign openly on this de-
mand, and was elected again by S,412 major
ity, his opponent getting only 3,545 votes.
votes. This measure, though Mr.. Riddle is
in Congress now, is not vigorously pushed at
present. Does not every one know why To
press it now would only subject it to defeat,
and would lessen the chances of Northern
Democrats for re- election. No Secretary of
War that President Hayes is likely to appoint
would serve Mr. Riddles purpose. But the
Il, 900 people who voted for him expect that
he will make good his pledges to press his de-
mand, whenever a favoring Secretary of War
can be obtained.


This is but sample of a class of measures
which are now carefully kept under matches.
Far more dangerous than any that are offered
and pushed at present, these will come to the
front also whenever there is chance of their
success. The Solid South only asks for about
500, 900, 900 now; let the Democratic party
have control of the Government, and its Rid
dies will soon teach the country what they
want-GN Y Tribune.
Year: 1878

Miss NELLIE DAeGErT has opened barber
shop in Boston, and the excitement is intense
in consequence. She is pretty and neat, and
it is a vell-known fact that women can shave
far better than men can, if they set them
selves about it. The young man of the local
ity have their hair cut several times a week,
and are thinking seriously of the needs of
their eye'teeth and gums. The old men are
having their faces and chins nearly shaved
of, and are using hair-restoratives with a
prodigality really frightful. Ralph Waldo
Emerson occupies the chair nearly half the
time, to the intense displeasure of Joseph
Cook, who finds it necessary to be shaved
every morning.