smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

little 9-monthsold babe of Mr. Frank Smith,
of Silver Ridge fell into tub of water Sept 10Th,
while its mother was upstairs a moment attending
to some Of the other children, sick with the
diphtheria. The chids heart beat strong when
taken from the tub but it did not revive.
Year: 1878

Tue argument in the Arlington case that
was concluded in the United States Circuit
Court in this city to-day leads all those who
heard it to suppose that the decision will be
in favor Of General Lee. If that be so the
case will come up on its merits at the next
term of the court in this city, and. which,
ever way it may then be decided, will 60 up
on appeal to the United States Supreme
Court, and if Judge Bradley has not Ut
tery demoralized that tribunal the Lees
will get their own again; not the ground
they don't want that-but its fair value
Alexandria Gazette.
Year: 1878

With rapidly increasing business Mr.
Hilton increases his advertising in the
STAR. He claims to keep the best and
most varied stock of groceries in town,
and proposes to make the claim good by
Keeping in stock everything needed in a
first-class grocery store. Another thing,
never before done here, he adver;ises the
free delivery of goods to any part Of the
town. His increasing business will,
probably, compel him to erect this sea
s"n, new store in which to carry on his
business
Year: 1878

Ferguson & Morgan are making
extensive improvements at the mill
on the Pill Chuck or Jim
Town. About dozen white men and a
gang of Chinamen are now at work on
the main ditch. This mill, so far, has
proved great Inconvenience to the
place.
Year: 1878

slemens, of the Royal society


of Great Britain.


New YORK, Sept, 10.-Morning papers de-
machon, now being experimental upon by
VIM. Wallace, and say by means OF it power
may be obtained from places where river
power or tidal power Is abundant, or may be
generated where fuel is as cheap as at
the coal mines, and by means of an ordinary
cable be transmitted hundreds of miles.


The cable may be tapped at any point and
power used therefrom. Some notion Of the
stupendous results that may follow, should
the telemachon prove completely successful,
Is given in the opinion of Prof. W. Siemens, OF
the Royal Society OF Great Britain, who re-
Gently visited this country. In recent ad-
dress in Glasgow he said that in England q
means Of transmitting power by electricity
must soon be the important problem OF the
day. What are the English people to do when
their coal exhausted?


Of America and her great water courses ne
said the amount Of water falling over the
falls is equal to 100 900 900 tons an hour, fall
ing $50 feet The amount of coal required an
nuially to raise such weight up to the point
from which it fell, which Is O. measure OF the
amount of power yielded by that water in
falling, would require the consumption Eof
amount now consumed by the entire world.
Now so per cent Of the power used to drive
the first dinamO-electric machine may be re-
covered from the second, and hence II the
whole power Of Niagara could be utilized, it
could be distributed over the United States so
as to give from that waterfall alone power
equal to the present entire mechanical force
OF the world, estimating that One-half OF the
coal used is solely for mechanical purposes.
Year: 1878

I am not in politics lately. The next


election is a very Important one, and could


claimed that the Hayes administration has
| weakened the party. Now think President
Hayes means we'll The trouble is the people
are not acquainted with him. II they were,
Gen. Grant, he was known personally to
perhaps half q million Of soldiers. have


always found that officers and men who have


served together are always attached to each


other. Give a man 100000 friends in this
country and you see what strength he may
WELD Il he wishes to take advantage Of it.
Year: 1878

The climate Of India is generally considered
the missionaries who go to that country do it
at the peril of health and even Of life. But
the Rev DR.. Cald WE'LL the present Bishop OF
Madras, has been in India nearly fifty years,
He was almost an invalid when he went there,
but is now strong and robust.
Year: 1878

Pope Leo XIII has solicited the mediation
of the Duke of Forfolk and Of Lord Denbigh
to ask of the British government protection
for the missionaries who will at once be sent
to promote religion and education on the
Island of Cyprus. By reason of poverty and
lack of a decent government, the Roman
Catholic population on the island has been in
a sad condition.
Year: 1878

It may almost certainly be predicated OF


any modern mechanical congress that the


Americans will carry off the palm for novel


and ingeniOusapp pplication OF forceto practical


purposes, the substitution of mechanism for
hand labor Ia new and curious contrivanceg,
which to the amateur in such matters sur
prise as much by the new ways In which old


problems are attacked as by the fine way In
which the work is done.
Year: 1878

The alarming mortality among Democratic
presidential Candidates does not worry Sem
ator David Davis bit. Hendricks, Thurman
and Tilden out Of the way, there may be q
chance for the only original third party Of
the Senate to roll to the front after all.
Year: 1878

:
ssThe Massachusetts Democratic State Conn
rnittee is opposed says an exchange .fto any
trade with Butler" We should think that the
swapping of him off FOR dog, and the shoot
ing OF the dog would be a trade they couldn's
be much opposed to.
Year: 1878

Did you ever pause and contemplate
that particular and peculiar phase of hu-
man nature developed by the existent
school boy when released from study and
and discipline-when ''school is out" and
he is on his way home?


Ordinary humanity, when released from
the tolls of the day, is prone to to seek
rest and relaxation. The boy scorns all
such eliminate ideas. He is composed of
but three parts-legs, arms and yell, and the
yell is the biggest part of him. His legs
and arms have been kept in irksome COM
pulsory qEietude oil day, aud must now be
exercised. His voice has been ssething
and swelling in him for hours, and now
must have vent.


As soon as he is clear of the school-house
steps he stops and deliberately yells yell
that is ear-splitting, but which has no more
object, meaning or direction than the mid
night vociferation of mule, and vet it
appears at full run with his arms hying
about like the scintillations of pin-wheel.
he is no respecter of persons and is utter
ly Indifferent as to whether he runs down
a smaller boy, spins an aged citizen three
times around or mashes a girls hat over
her eyes in his headlong career.


Nervous ladies hug the sides of the
houses as he rushes by in a drove like
whirlwind and screams like a steam
whistle.


"Mercy on u.s. If tk., boy was only
mine Id but just then her own boy
flies past, falls over dry goods box,
bounces up, kicks at another boy, and is
chased across the street and around the
corner before she can get the 'sYou
Robert y with which she intends to ami
hilate him, out of her astonished throat


There is but one thing that has the
slightest soothing effect on the boy when
he is on the way home from school. He
can see his old man further than Professor
Hall can see hay stack with telescope.
and the moment that parent dawns upon
his vision he becomes as proper as a model
letter writer, and the neatly modulated
voice with which he wheedles the author
of his being out of five cents on the spot.
is lesson for future ambitious savings
bank presidents


The amount of racing, jumping, pulling,
and hauling and bowling that a school-boy
can concentrate into a transit of two
squares is positively astonishing, and
the preternatural GOODNESS and quietude
with which he takes his red face and pant
ing breath into the kitchen aud asks if
supper amt most ready, is human CO.
nundrum that calls for unqualified admira-
tiOn.-EostOn, Pa, Free Press.
Year: 1878

tance yet tried, with lOudness dependent
only on the pressure in the tube.


This dispOses at once of the fear that
the telephone was nearing the end of its
usefulness as an instrument for conveying
speech. 1t is only at the beginning.
With such means there will be no obstacle
to reporting public speaker or singer; no
difficulty, in fact, in hearing whispers in
audible to unassisted ears. All that has
ever been imagined as among the posi-
bilities of telephonograph or the telephone
seems now certain to be outdone. Since
the falling Of pin can now be heard at
the distance of hundred miles, little viii
be needed to realize Hood metaphor, that
Silence herself may be making row
NJ ]. Tribune.
Year: 1878

The only perfect frienship subsists
among those who resemble each other in
virtue, because those who love their friends
for their virtue, love them for what is not
temporary appendage, but a permanen;
essential in their character.
Year: 1878

TAVING fitted my Gallery up for the Sum
III mer campaign, am PREPARED to execute
all work entrusted to ma. in the very best style
and at very moderate prices.


COPYING A SPECIALITY
Year: 1878

No pains or expense will be spared in
studying up these interests fully, and
furnishing accurate information thereon.
Another leading feature of the STAR
will be the furnishing of as great an
amount of scientific matter as possible,
and especially in publishing original
representative articles furnishing scien-
tiic intelligence relating to the north
west. The design Of the publishers of
the STAR being to make it, as soon as
the support will be sufficient for q
specialist journal of that kind, the rep
resentative
Year: 1878

z WE look upon the treaty between
Great Britain and Turkey as of vastly
more Importance than that concluded
at San Stefano between Turkey and
Russia. By the new compact England
becomes the power in Asiatic Turkey,
instead of the Ottoman government.
Thus q certain check to Russian ag-
gression is assured, the English power,
possessions and prestige all being very
greatly advanced. The proceeding may
not be strictly legitimate in political
point Of view, but few win regret the
move, for the reason that England can
sooner civilixe and christianize the East
than any other power, and besides, she
gives her sub iects better government
than the citizens Of any other nation
have, except. the United States.
Year: 1878

THE Democratic Congressional COM
mittee have not yet made any large
preparations for the coming canvass
this fall. Members who have hereto
fore subscribed literally to the general
fund, state that their means will be
applied locally this year, in aiding to
return representatives from close dis
tricts, which they regard as more
effective mode of campaigning than by
the circulation of political documents.
Tho members Of the committee say
that hard times make it difficult to col
lect any money for political purposes.
Year: 1878

The report that Samuel ]. Tilden
had gone to Europe was a mistake, or
at least it was misconstrued. 1t was
not the old man who went but
nephew upon whom unfeeling parents
had inflicted the same name. The old
gentleman feels obliged to stay at home
to look after the management of the
Potter menaperie.
Year: 1878

THE Potter investigation committee
held short session on Saturday, and
tried to get Kellogg to tell what he
knew about presidential matters in
Louisiana in 1876. The warm weather
Is having its effect upon the committee.
Dull sessions are now in order.
Year: 1878

He had been in the habit of standing on the
curbstene in front of the church after service
and waiting for his girl. AS he prided him
self greatly upon his politeness in public
places be invariably, even after their betroth-
al, stepped up to her, and, dofang his bat,
requested permission to see her home. The
first time that they went to church together
after they we're married they were unable to
secure seats together. This. however, did
not worry him. He secured seat for his
wife, and at once sought his old quarters by
the stove, and among some of his old cronies.
After service was over he absent mindedly
walked out with the boys and took bis old
stand on the curbstone. With flashing eyes
and glowing cheeks out came his wife, She
would have passed him in indignant and
scornful silence had he not stepped up to her
as of yore, and, raising his hat, said, ''Miss
l., may have the pleasure of walking
with you?" lie had the pleasure Of knowing
that he was very much married when she ex-
claimed, "You idiotic fool, put on your hat
and come along"
Year: 1878

There cannot be more ghastly satire up
on Wall street than to speak of its bloated
capitalists, when it is charnel house full OF
the skeletons of dead corporations, while
those that are left are shrunk to skin and bones.
A list of its bankruptcies will show that there
is not point on earth where the financial ep-
idemic has slain such multitudes Of bankers,
brokers and spectators. The feeling at the
west against creditors in the east will die out,
as every day shows more clearly that these
suffer most of all from the financial crash of
1878. When debtors fail, creditors must go
down with them. The east suffered most, for
the heaviest losses were in railroads. In the
main it held the bonds and stock which were
lost, and the west has the roads, or other i'm
provements, which are in profitable use by it.
The west will recover from the financial shock
much sooner than the east. Population is
pouring into its states, giving value its lands
and great increase to its productions. The
wealth and power of the country have moved
westward. 1t sells more than it buys, it deals
with the markets of the world, and it wants
the standard of value used by the commercial
world. Initiation cursed the west, for it made
the cost of its routes for trade threefold what
they should have been. The charges for
carrying their products kept them out of the
markets of Europe G0cernor Seymour
Year: 1878

A patent has recently been issued in Ger
many, says the Deutsc1e I'adust'5e Zeitung,
for process of compr ssing ground and
burnt coffee, for the pureose OF making it
more readily transportable and unalterable
for length of time. For this purpose the
coffee is subjected to q pressure of from 40
to 70 atmospheres in suitable cast-iron moulds.
The coffee is thus made into cakes, and
comes into the market in form resembling
chocolate, divided as the latter is by ribs to
facilitate breaking ino pieces of suitable size
for use. The interior surface OF the moulds
is highly polished, by which artifce the outer
crust of the compressed coffee is made suf1l-
ciently smooth and hard to prevent the ten
dency of the ethereal oil of the coffee to es-
cape from the interior of the cakes. The
volume of the coffee thus prepared is reduced
to less than one-third of that of the original.
It is asserted that the operation does not in
the least affect its good qualities, and that it
can be packed and transported in tin foil or
other packages, preserving its aroma indef-
nitelV
Year: 1878

Detroit is a favored city in one respect.
There are men here who are always ready for
any emergency. If anybody wants doctor
they know the nearest Office. If any one
gets hurt they have remedies at hand. If one
wants corkscrew, gimlet, almanac tooth
bI 1sh glue pot, dictionary, pencil or pocket
knife, he has only to make known his want
and the article is handed out. One of these
good men came down on Woodward avenue
car at one o'clock Saturday afternoon. 1t
was hot. Now and then breeze came in at
the front door, but this was the only consola-
ton, and directly young man got up and
SQUARED himself in the door and shut off all
current. The passengers muttered and
scowled and groaned, but none of them took
the fellow by the ears and drew him back. 1t
was left to the man of emergencies, and he
was ready for it. Drawing an ear of old
corn from his pocket he walked the length of
the car. tapped the young man on the shoul-
der and presented the symbolic token.


s'What-what's for ?" stammered the cir
culation obstruct0r.


ITO eat" was the quiet reply.


There was dead silence for half minute.
Then the passengers uttered yell in chorus,
and the young man made for the rear plat
form. As Bardwell Slote would say, he was
Pig, and he realized it.-Detr0st Free Press
Year: 1878

MIR. Webber states that in Thibet he has
lived for months together at height of more
than 5000 feet above the level of the sea,
and the result was as follows: His pulse, at
normal heights only sixty-three per minute,
seldom fell below 100 per minute during the
whole time he was at that level. His respira-
tions were often twice as numerous in the
minute as they are at ordinary levels. A run
of 100 yards would quicken both pulse and
respiration more than run of 1000 yards at
the sea level, and the higher the level the
greater the difficulty of walking or running
fast. He crossed the shoulder of the Gurla
Mandhata at height of some 10000 feet,
and found the greatest difficulty in getting his
breath quickly enough, had frequent and
violent headaches, and found that his native
guides and companions suffered much more
than even he did.
Year: 1878


Wefoowed on thertrack, nor ever once turned back
Through forests, over mountains, we followed night
and day.
Our bodies might be tired but hearts and brains
were fired
By the thought of what would happen shor'd the
redskins get away
One hundred miles were past and we knew this could
not last,
For our steeds were growing weary and we were
nearly spent;
When, just as early morning DER the mountain tops
was dawning,
We saw dim smoke rising and we halted well con-
tent.


With stealthy serpent-glide we left the mountain
side,
And crawled along the valley till we upon their
herd;
They were twice as strong in number, but some
were sunk in elumber-
They dreamed not of coming, for not dry leaf
stirred.
Then Wallace gave the sign and we fred on their
line,
And some rose up from slumber but to fall again and
We crouched upon the ground and we shot them on
the bound,
As they ran towards their pones all picketed close BY
Twas whilst the whistling shot came pouring fast
and hot,
And scattered dust upon and sang about our ears
That Phnix* nothing fearing, charged alone across
the clearing,
And drove away their ponies You should have heard
our cheers!
As long as it was light we waged the deadly fight
Though they strong in numbers, yet we were
strong of heart;
The powder smoke curled round us and they sought
us till they found us,
Then fled back in disorder with their ranks all torn
apart.


We staid upon the ground as darkness fell around,
Yet never closed eyeds but lay and watched the
foe;


The welcome daylight showed their dead all round
us strewed,
And from the hills came peaiing dismal wall of woe
Now, let us drain glass to him who kept the pass,
And saved our frontier settlers from the crue
horde:
"Here's to the Wallace name! may it long maintain
the fame
It gained in Scottish history with battle-axe and
sword, [-JIP.
Sergeant Phoenix, Company H, Third Infantry.
Year: 1878

On the StreetS.-Captan Lipscomb has
Just completed the work OF putting up Il
curbng at Tenth and Porter streets.


AS was feared, work Oh Bridge avenue
has been suspended on account Of bad wea-
thcr The street has been cut out, but there
is no material with which to continue the
work, and a heavy rain now will make mat
tcrs much worse than before.
Year: 1878

WOODBRIDGE MEMORIAL .WINDow.-The
committee in charge Of the Woodbridge
memorial window have received letter
saying the window will be ready in two
weeks. The memorial will be placed in the
northwest window. The centre figure will
be the "Good Shepherd ''-an emblem OF
the character OF the late vcnerated rector Of
the Monumental church. Other memorial
windows will, it is stated, be placed in the
same church to former rector and bishop,
and to q Sunday-school teacher.
Year: 1878

ATTEMPTED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS entered
Shockoe Tobacco warehouse Sunday night
by breaking open the office-door. Yesterday
morning the drawers OF the desk in the
Office were found open. Fortunately there
was no moneyin the drawers, and all that
the thieves got was some old clothes hang
ing on the wall.
Year: 1878

CHARACTERIsTIc.-Because the
Seattle Tribune" suggested that
the Judges of the Supreme Court of
this Territory be sent to the coming
constitutional convention, the elm
telligsncer" takes occasion to pub
)icly exhibit its malice toward Judges
Greene and Lewis, by charging the
former with allowing his preiudices
to master him, and the latter with be-
ing such a fanatic as to cause his
sanity to be called in question. The
idea that a journal, aspiring as the
"Intelligencer" does, should so far
forget its mission as an impartial
defender of public rights, as to pub.
lish li6ellous charges, the falsity of
which is so apparent, is simply ridic.
ulous. Writers of ability usually
have no prejudice, or else their bet
ter judgment does not allow it to
crop out in this way. The estimable
qualities, for the possession of which
Judge Green received his present
appointment, are more highly ap-
preciated where that gentleman is
best known than anywhere else; and
the universally conceded fact that
Judge Lewis stands a: the head of
his profession in the Territory, for
the fearless and impartial manner in
which his duties are performed, is
sufficient to place all such unreason
able and unjust attacks in their pro.
per position before the public, and
to inspire all with contempt for their
very meanness.
Year: 1878

THE latest consistency is noticed
in an attorney, whose stupidity led
him to accept fee from both sides
in lawsuit, thereby causing his dis.
missal from the case, setting himself
up for Judge Of legal minds.
Year: 1878

David Cotton, the California millionaire
railroad magnet, who has recently died, had
a rough time of it in his youth and came to
his large fortune by dint Of great pluck and
persistence He was born IN Maine, but re-
moved to Illinois while the State was yet
wilderness. He taught school when he was
IL, and fell in love with Ellen White, daugh-
ter OF DIR. Chauncey White of Chicago.
Ellen reciprocated. but the prudent father
was disposed to look unfavorably upon the
SUIT of the penniless youngster. Cotton,
nothing daunted, gained the promise of tho girl
1t he should make his fortune in California.
lie promptly started overland for the Golden
State arriving there in 1850, where he hired
out as a miner at $40 Il day. Then he fell
sick and lay tossing in typhoid fever for six
weeks with only the shadow of tree for
shelter.


Recovering, Cotton soon distinguished him.
self in an affray with some Indians who
sought to murder the miners and was made
sheriff by his admring comrades who had q
county carved out for his special benefit
Then as fortune smiled he came on East and
bJre off in triumph his promised bride. As
sheriff, Cotton made his mark as defender
OF lawful authority against mob rule and got
appointed brigadier-general of militia for a
particularly daring feat in defending pris-
oner against the onset OF camoiing mob
lie eaily became a stockholder and manager
OF the Pacific railways IN which his great for
tune was doubtless chiefly derived.