smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

going around In his fathers cast off
garments, which required to be let
out little in order to accommo-
date his rapidly Increasing dimen-
sions.


The boy Goliath played the part
of q "big brother" to his sisters,
while in his cradle, and the very
sight of him put young men of the
neighborhood on their good be-
havior when they came to sit up
with the girls Sunday nights, for
he didn't look like q brother who
would stand any foolishness,


Once young man who was at
tempting to kiss one of the Misses
Goliath, saw the stupendous infant
sleeping in its cradle in the corner
of the room, raise its ponderous
fist mechanically and smite a fly
that was crawling over its nose,
and he desisted at once, making an
humble apology upon the spot.


Burglars once broke into the
house, but after one glance at the
infant Goliath in his cradle, they
precipitately closed their dark
lantern, and sneaked out of the
house on tip-toe. There were
tramps in those days, but they
didn't go tramping around those
premises any.


We don't know whether young
Goliath was a studious boy at
school or not, but he always stood
high in his class about eight feet
we should judge. His height ena.
bled him to reach the higher
branches with the greatest ease.
All his teachers looked up to him
from the outset. He was never
caught throwing paper wads on the
ceiling, for all he had to do was to
reach up his hand and stick them
there. While other boys soon got
rid of their spending money, Co.
Hath was never known to be
"short." His outdoor sports were
carried on at a serious disadvan-
tage. He couldn't play hide and
seek with any pleasure, because
when it came his turn to hide, he
couldn't find a nook or corner big
enough to hide in. And what fun
was there in leap-frog, when he
had all the jumping to do himself,
no other boy being able to jump
over him?


Although so much above the or
dinary lads, he wasn't above going
with the girls, though none of them
could reach his heart without a
step.ladder. Or if he did become q
signing lover it did not amount to
anything, for no one could come
anywhere near his sighs. So the
long and short of it was he never
married, that we ever heard of.


AS he grew older and taller, show
men began to. importune him to
travel. Z. II. Barnum, who was
out with his first tent show about
that time, made him a liberal
offer. He thought the gigantic
Philistine would Phillis.tiny tent
to overlooking, afternoon and even
ing, at twenty-five cents head,
liberia discount to Sunday-sehools.
And he probably would, could be
have secured him, but he scorned
to be made show of, having as
pirations for the prize-ring. We
don't know what sum Barnum
offered for his services, but it must
have been a big one. "They come
high, but we must have 'em," Bar
mum used to remark when nego.
ciating for giants.


Goliath enlisted as high private
in the Philistine army, but it was
sad David him when he stepped
out on the parade ground and
offered to cut the Israelites out of
any man who dared leave the op-
posing camp and fight him. The
result is too well known to dwell
upon. The giant Wb bs-uts so heavy
JiEcba,.Ss y 'p5asncb, succumbed to one
tlttle sling.
Year: 1879

The famed giant of olden times
had a boyhood, of course, and it is
natural enough to suppose that he
was q hefty lad from the start. His
aunts and the women of the neigh.
borhood began to remark that he
was "large for his size" before he
was q week old. 1t required the
united strength of two nurses to
carry him about, and his baby-car-
rIage consisted of a retired express
wagon. He outgrew his clothes
faster than they could be made for
him, and at six years of age was
Year: 1879

The great circus with James Robinson,
the champion rider of the world, and Dan
Rice, the veteran clown, opens this after.
noon at the Lookout Opera House. The
indications are for fine performance and a
big crowd.


TIE show will be open afternoon and
night during the week, with admission at
only 25 cents. A twenty -fve-cent admis-
sion, with Dan. Rice as clown, is certainly
a show of other days that can not help
drawing crowd.
Year: 1879

The body of an unknown man, probably
sixty years of age, was found in the Lick
ing River, near the rolling-mill, about |
o'clock this afternoon. The Coroner will
hold an inquest this evening
Year: 1879

bCluS, lNIl4Hucu every udN or lnt difficulty ef finding anybody in Tue son, we are moved to recommend a

 very simple improvement in our city.

 whither so many people are now has tening. and though this advice is lsquarely in the interest of the sign

 painters we beg to assure the com

 munIty that we are got interested in a corner in cnlors, uor have we silent partnership with 8 paint shop. But at the risk of being miscoHstrued we sug-

 gest that something be done toward

 posting the names of our streets and numbering the houses. X very light expense would do it and the conven- fence would be immense. To name the streets would be an easy matter,

 but to number the houses would re- .quire the adoption of a system hy the Council, though, aS the city has been thoroughly surveyed, that would not

 be difficult These things will have

 to be done some day; why not let lis

 have the comfort of them now? We

 will venture our best mine to a bit cigar that the most intelligent citizen cannot direct a stranger from the post

 office to NIT. W. " Williams house without spending fifteen minutes time and getting mad at the third repctiti n of his direction; while the stranger goes of to wander about the mesa and bring mp al Carrillo's flower garden. The Council should consider these matters.

 THERE are few places in this coun try of the size of Tucson where as large retail sales of homemade sad dlerv and harness ware are made as in this place. Mesyrs. Clarke < Patton, the enterprising proprietors of the establishment, corner Main and Con- gress streets, at the start adopted the plan of selling their own manufactures only, and the excellence of their work has resulted in a very large trade to them. They collect the raw materials, have them made up by hand and sell them ir free and successful competi- tion with Eastern machine-made arti cles. Understanding every part of the work themselves they furnish you a saddle or set of harness, or anything in their line, of a quality which they can guarantee, and their supply of help is so large that you need wait no time at all for anything you want. Go and see them and be convinced.

 MR. D. B. GILLETTE came to town yesterday from Hermosa camp in Pat agonia. He reports very favorably on the developments made by the Hermosa tunnels, one of which is l95 and the other 14l feet. These tunnels approach each other from opposite sides and will be connected and form but one 750 feet in length. The en- trance at each will be in a ravine down which the ore will be taken d short distance to the mill which will soon be built. The tunnels have already cut ore veins not discovered by the extensive surface workings. The high est expectations of the company are. fully met in the developments made.

 HoN. A. B. LEvIsEE, Inspector of In ternal Revenue for California and a number of the Territories, is in the city and is being properly impressed with the dignity and importance or our Territory by Capt Seamans. Judge Levisee, it will be remembered, was al prominent figure in Louisiana politics in connection with the last PreSiden- tial election.
Year: 1879

This morning Mayor Toole left for Patagonia to examine the reported rich strike in the Davis mine in which he is interested. A letter received yesterday from one of the parties working on the mine states that 30-foot cut has been made on the ledge, opening up a fine body of ore. Rich float has been found all over the hill and experienced men who have seen the mine predict it will prove rival to the Hermosa. We congratulate OUT townsman. NIT. Wm. c. Davis, after whom the mine was named, and Mayor Toole upon their good fortune.

 By way Of novelty, we notice roll of barbed wire for fencing, which has just arrived by freight for Messrs. Vail and Harvey.
Year: 1879

Editor Florida Agricetltmist:
I1SasSfweek's Iii issue, l saw the
II'ssssisatsSa ssS4 CSdrington +and rSc5yel


heading an editorial, thereby show
ing to my mind, that they are not
| afraid to let the reading public know
who edits that paper, and; if that
copy is sample OF what is to come
your supporters will have little caase
to exclaim," what dry and uninter-
esting paper" ANY one in any bust
ness, that gives to the public good
article, as good as they claim, need


never fear attaching their names


To me an article in any paper, be-
comes more interesting, provided |
know who wrote the same Hence
in writing pieces relating to agricuI-
ture, we would be glad to know to
whose pen we are indebted, as now
and then, it would be of value to
many, to write to said parties, enclos-
ing stamp OF course, asking tor more
definite advice and information.
What your Altamonte correspond
ent told us, as to protecting the qua
va would have been worth more to
many, the past Winter, than the
price of your paper, the coming year
provided it is sure. AS TO our Win
ter, all south and north, know, that
it has been cold one, but with cold
winds, and touch Of frost, little or
no damage has been done to the or
ange groves, and | hear of no one
who has suffered loss with the pine
apple and it is a noticeable fact, that
scarcely settler here, but has his
patch-from a hundred to many
thousands. AS to the fig these too
are almost a surety every Winter,
and soon it will be seen, that there
is much profit in their cultivation, as
they are easily raised, and have no
enemy, save the birds and chickens.
Soon we are all to reap what we
have sown, and the question will ar
rise as to transportation. To this
end our citizens are talking tram
railway from here to Blue Spring
Landing, with considerable earnest.
ness.


In soliciting correspondence, you
say, tell us anything relating to the
prosperity OF your settlement. l
can say this much, that although
there are not many buildings going
up at the present time, the outlook is
that quite a goodly number will To-
cate here in the near future, and are
already buying lands and planting
out groves preparatory to making
homes amongst us, and the prevailing
impression amongst the travelling
Year: 1879

Editor Florida Agricatlturist:


The present Winter has been re-
markable from the amount of cool
weather,as compared with the Winters
passed. Although we have had no
real cold weather-our thermometer
marking 320 as the lowest ON one oc-
casion-yet on an average OF once a
week, the wind would Yeer around to
the N. W., when we would have three
days of cool weather the thermometer
being down among the forties every
morning retarding the vegetable
growth generally, and of our garden
particularly. When the theymome-
ter got down to 800 no damage was
done worth mentioning, owing to the
fact that high wind was blowing
all night. On the morning of the
Goth OF January,the thermometerwas
down to 800 and then is when our
gardens suffered. irish potatoes
nearly knee high were killed to the
ground, the tender growth of some
Of our guava bushes was nipped,
while the banana leaves were gener-
ally scorched. When we take into
consideration the severe oold of the
northwest, and in fact to the north
of us in our own State, we consider
we were most fortunate, and can con-
gratulate ourselves that it was no
worse.


There is something peculiar about
the freaks of Jack Frost, that is
worthy Of note. A guava bush just
in front of our door was not touched,
the young and tender growth, was
apparently not retarded in the least,
another bush just twelve feet distant
was SO severely frosted as to kill the
ends of nearly all the limbs. Again
out of one hundred odd tomatoes
growing in our garden some twenty
five were killed to the ground, scat
tered here and there over the plat,
while the balance was untouched.


No damage whatever was done
any member of the citrus family as
far as can learn.


We have been asked by several
parties, the publishers of the AGRlCUL-
TURIST among the number, what the
present crop OF Indian River oranges
is. 1t is an item that we wished to
ascertain and publish believing it
would do our section some good, and
we have addressed all the owners OF
bearing groves on the river, but up
to date, we have only received one
reply and that far from satisfactory.
1t is impossible to go and inspect
each grove personally, and if the own
ers do not take enough interest in
the matter to invest in one cent
postal card ,and three minutes OF time,
why the desired information will not
be obtained.


The Winter has been very dry
one, but week ago the windows
Of heaven" were opened and we had
enough rain to saturate our portion
OF mother earth thoroughly. The
consequence is that we are now very
busy setting out orange trees, and all
our neighbors are ditto. From day
light to dark, we are hard at work
SO that we gladly welcome Sunday as
indeed "a day Of rest"


EXALABAMIAN.


s Subscribe for the AGRICULTU-
Year: 1879

THE CASE OF THE PRISONER MARRoN


"A RUNAWAY.


special Correspondence ofthe GAZETTE.


NEW CASTLE, Oct. 70, 1879.


Last nights Republican gets up howl
or lainentation over Marion, one o! the
worst prisoners confined in our Jail.
This Marion at one time lived here, and
the many fires which then took place,
were traced TO him. lie threatened to
take the life of John Grey, for which he
was bound over, and while IN Jail, made
his escape, leaving few notes for War
den Herdman. One read-"New Castle
jill amt big enough to hold me-" In
Philadelphia he set fire to bed, intend
ing to burn up an old lady, who was an
eye witness to his thieving. Sheriff Pyle
and Warden Doran have not SO far had
. single escape this is owing TO strict
discipline. Under the plea of sickness,
Marion was given some liberty iu the
corridor, but the truth so came to the
surface, that he was scheming, and he
was al once put under discipline. The
present officials by strict attention to
their duties have proven the Jail to be
| secure. The 20 is no use trying to raise
any excitement ov.r Marion, lie is too
well known here to meet with much
sympathy.


A runaway on South street yesterday
afternoon created quite all excitement
the wagon was made fit subject for q
general overhauling. The Lorse on be-
ing stopped, and taking in the situation
went to grazing along the street side a.
thou n nothing had happened.
Year: 1879

THESE GOODS have been carefully selected from the best
the American Continent confidently
goods have ever been offered at such extraordinary low We


strictly for cash and sell strictly for cash We credit
will themselves from embarrassment
We the people Milan that under %
goods ot being prepaid We keep books
sales and thus the oengaga boeeper expense
done with enables goods from 10 per regular
selling prices
Year: 1879

Are large that will only be able give you good
that have hand We ask the
prices before buying elsewhere Our goods cheap and good
sell themselves Each clerk thus enabled wait several


Come early in the morning and avoid
waited upon, and can have more time o select soods
Year: 1879

drinks, and prevent the open defiance
of the law as we'll as the decentralization
of certain class Of people. The Chief
Justice should call the attention Of the
proper officers to this matter at each
session of the Court, so that they may
fully understand what their duty is
and have no reasonable excuse to offer


or a failure to perform it.
Year: 1879

WE HAVE BEEN gradually preparing
to issue double sheet REPUBLICAN, on
Saturday, May Sd, for the benefit of
our numerous advertising patrons, and
also for our own benefit. Several col
umns of advertisements have already
been sent in, end we make an earnest
appeal to all others who intend to send
them in to do SO possible by We'd
nesday evening. 1t is true that a later
date would do for some, but If all will
put off sending in their cards until
Friday it would be impossible to have
them set up in time for Saturday even
ing's issue. We tell our readers frank
ly that we do not expect to print lO,-
600 papers, or 5000 either, as a mere
experiment, but we do expect to run
off an edition of $500 which will all be
sold and read by our home community,
where an immediate profit will be the
result. Ave would not have our readers
infer that the REPUBLICAN will not be
sent to towns down the State, for it
will. At Rising Sun, Riddles Banks,
New Castle, Newport, Newark and
many other towns as far down as Sea
ford, much larger number of REPuBLI-
CANS are sold by our agents than any
other paper published in the city, and
those who advertise in our double ex
ira sheet will have the benefit Of that
circulation. Recollect that the REPUB-
LICAs's circulation is not prospective
but solid and substantial, having been
obtained by the actual demand for the
paper, and 1t has all along been gradu
ally increasing ever since its introduc-
ton down the State. A paper like that
is worth more than ten thousand of
any other paper sent promiscuously
over the State to every Tom, Dick and
Harry, many of whom will never take
them from the post office, or if they do
they will not read them. Call at the
REPUBLICAN Office and learn the special
terms for advertising in our double
sheet.
Year: 1879

THE JAW BONE Of the "Every Even
ing's ass, wiggle.waggled on Saturday
last, and said that the opposition to
the army appropriation bill, was pure
ly partisan, but the animal could see
no partisanship on the other side.
Year: 1879

THE COURSE TO BE PURSUED.


WASHINGTON. June 24.-The advisory COM
mittees of the Senate and House Democratic
cancuses held a Joint meeting of about four
hours duration This afternoon, with . view to
framing a recommendation on the subject of
provisionary appropriations for next years
judicial expenses, but adjourned until to-mor-
row morning without reaching any point of 40
ton. A large part of to-day's session was con-
sumed in discussion of the propriety
of the stand taken by the Senate
caucus yesterday. Several members of
the House committee condemned it
with great earnestness and were replied to by
Judge Thurman, who occupied about two hours
in expressing his views in opposition to the
proposition to adjourn Congress without
another attempt to provide for judicial ex
penses. He was followed by other Senators
who spoke in the same strain. AL hough no
action was taken at this joint meeting. the in
dlcations of the debate pointed with q great
degree of probability toward the ultimate


ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING PLAN:


That the bill be Invested of its appropria-
tion of $500 900 for fees of United States mar
shals and their deputies and of legislative bill
NOAASS4AAAA3
marshals of elections. and be passed with all
its remaining features unaltered, closely fol-
lowing which there would be sent to the Presi-
dent for his approval, or rather for his expected
veto, separate bill made up of the S6j 0,00O
item and the other clauses above indicated.
1t is argued that by this means the
courts would be provided for,
and the marshals, in the anticipated
event of veto of the supplemental bill would
continue to perform their functions and look
forward to the passage of deficiency bill for
their relief next winter. One of the several
plans considered advocated an immediate ad-
journment without preparing another bill
This propositian was supported by the House
committee and opposed by the Senate mem
bers. A member OF the committee, although
personally opposed to separating the bills, said
tonight that the sentiment of the majority
appeared decidedly in favor Of it and
while he could not make positive assertion be
felt confident that such plan would be adopt
ed early tomorrow. It is thought by members
of the committee that the agreement reached
by them will be submitted to the joint caucus
Of the two houses before any action is taken in
the House. Owing to the absence of several
of the original members of the advisory
committees, new members have been
added, as follows: Senator Morgan takes
the place of Senator Voorhees,; Senator McDon-
aid that of Senator Lamar; Representatives
Singleton and Phister are substituted for
Chambers and Carlisle, respectively.
Year: 1879

People living along the line of the Ninth avenue
''L road were treated to amusing spectacle last
evening. Officer Nugent. it seems. pacing the
sidewalk in the vicinity of Fifty-frst street
when sound OF footsteps overhead caused
him to exchange his measured tread for a
double quick IN the direction of the staircase
leading to the station at the Clearing three
steps at every bound he reached the platform
and discovered the sound which had aroused hir, to
proceed from the shoe leather OF gang
of small boys who had invaded the sta
ton. presumably to secure the contents OF
the safe. Singing out the leader of the
party, the officer made dash to him, but the
lad ducked and evaded the official grasp. Then
springing to the track below he started off down
the ties as if locomotive were in his wake. two
hundred yards dash followed. with two entries. the
youthful depredator having start OF ten SECONDS.
But the blood of the Nugents boiled in the
blue coats veins, and with stretched nostris aud
grinding teeth he ricochetted along the railroad
track like shot from 300-pounder. He had
gone only three blocks when his right hand
grasped the flying boy and stretched him hors de
combat The homestretch was made at different
pace, and IL was meek-lookng lad indeed who gave
the name Of James Holmes in the Twenty-second
precinct station house just ten minutes Later in
Year: 1879

The concert at the Grand Opera
House, last night, by the Kate Thayer
combination, was one of the finest musi-
cal performances ever given in this city.
1t was a matter of regret that so few
were present, but the small audience
was amply repaid by the excelrent char
acter of the entertainment. Tonight
the company appear at Dover, and will
afterwards make a tour of the Penin-
sula.
Year: 1879

g; THE AIR. LINE RAnRoAD.-Although the matter has not reached such stage as to per init of a definite statement regarding it, it seems to be foregone conclusion that the Air Line railroad, running from New Haven to Willimantic will soon be under the control of the New York, New Haven and Hartford con- pany. It is expected that the necessary pre- liminary steps will be completed in few weeks. Affairs have assumed this shape ow- ing to the recent move on the railroad chess board by which the New York and New Eng land railroad absorbed the Hartford, Previ- dence and Fishkill railroad. This as is known by all who take an interest in railroad matters, was a very important step by the New York and New England road toward completing it's pet project of through road from New, York to Boston. The New York and New England was the other link of the through line to Boston via. the Air Line. This consolida- tion knocked out from under the Air Line large part of the handsome freighting business it was doing in connection with the New York and New England road, and left it plaything between the ambitious New York and New England road and the powerful Consolidated road. The New York and New England, by it's acquisition of the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill railroad, obtained clear road as far as Waterbury. From thence to Brewster's station on the Harlem road it has a road bed nearly ready for continuation of it's tracks, and there are several of the necessary bridges built. Thus that road is in situation to get into New York over the Harlem if it can strike 8 bargain with Vanderbuilt, and thus have thorough competing route to Boston with the Air Line rented or owned by the New York, New Haven and Hartford road The latter is on advantage ground with reference to the New York and New England road in regard to freightino and nassengers