smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

WHAT TO Do.-A woman recently an. piled to a London magistrate for advice, being in queer dilemma. Sbe adver- tised for child of four with which to perform the basket-trick, and received one from it's mother. It did not prove an eligible performer, and when she went to look for it's mother that person was not to be found, so she appealed to the Court for advice how to get rid of the infant. In the basket-trick, as she explained to the magistrate, she placed the child under basket on table. and when she raised the basket the child had disappeared. The magistrate did not suggest to her to make the child vanish that way.
Year: 1878

Too EARNEsT.-It is found in Eng land that many of the artificial manures act chiefly as stimulant, and that after time the land refuses to answer the spur. This is most apparent on the poor and lighter soils, but even strong land loses heart unless fair proportion of farmyard manure is applied. The loudest agricultural complaints in Great Britain are from districts where scientific farming has been carried to it's highest pitch, such as the Scotch Lothians, and in Norfolk.
Year: 1878

THE PR1cE.-The price of 8 wife among the Sioux Indians is twenty ponies. And when the young brave has won the girl and got her fathers consent at ruling rates, and the only thing that remains is to plank down the ponies, he sits down and sometimes occupies near ly whole night thinking whether he had better steal the ponies from his own father or the girls. He generally steals them from his prospective father-in-law.
Year: 1878

A STRErCHER.-Indiar rubber answers very we'll for some purposes, but it won't answer for all. A New Jersey friend of ours undertook to make pair of traces of 1t the other day, and found it no go. He says they won't break, but then they stretch so that after reaching home with his horse, he turned round to look for his wagon, and it was non est consotabus, but following the traces back, however, he at last overlook his vehicle and where do you suppose it was2 In "the bush" just where he piled the wood on.
Year: 1878

A BOLD RIDE.-A herder was shot by robber in Little River county, Ark. Although mortally wounded, he got on a horse and spurred the beast thirty miles to Fort Smith, in order to expose the murderer before death could hide the evidence. He was barely able to give meagre account of the crime be- fore he died.
Year: 1878

The property destroyed belongs to
capital. Ii is the possession Of those
who are able TO own il, OF course. The
immediate loss is theirs; but who must
pay for il ultimately? Every dollar OF
il must come out OF the wages of la
Dor. Directly or indirectly, soon or
late, the laborers Of the country must
pay the cost Of wantonness. The in
nocent will suffer with the guilty, that
cannot be avoided, but all labor will
suffer. The suffering begins in the
rise in price Of all products transport
ed by rail. The merchant will charge
an extra price TO cover the extra risk of
business caused by the riots. The
railway companies, as business begins,
will doubtless advance rates OF freight
aud fare, and discharge help, in order
that by economizing they may recover
the lost capital. The effect OF this
will appear in every article the poor
man buys, into the price OF which any
railway service enters. The municipal
corporations which have to pay dam
ages for losses aud wounds resulting
from their failure TO protect property
and life, will recuperate themselves by
taxes. Those whe have property Will
pay the tax-bills in the first instance,
but they will make themselves good.
charging the amount TO those with
whom they have business dealings. IL
will eventually come out Of wages. IL
always does aud always will. Capital
has every advantage in these adjust
ments. IL can wait, IL can insist, it
can disguise the item; but il will not
remit ii. BY as much loss as IL incur
red in every way on account OF strike,
by so much are the employers OF the
country less able to give employment.
They will not again be ss able as they
we're before the strike until all the cap
ital lost is earned again. The progress
OF the nation towards better times has
been sensibly checked by the criminal
foolshness Of the classes who were
most concerned in advancing il. Il Bos-
ton Advertiser.
Year: 1878

There are four native modes of making
butter in the empire Of Brazil. The
first is by putting the milk in a common
bowl and beating it with spoon, as you
would an egg. The second by pouring
the milk into bottle, and shaking till
the butter appears, when it is removed
by breaking off the top of the bottle.
The third, where the dairy is more ex-
tensive, is performed by filling hide
with the milk, which is Justify shaken
by an athletic native at each end until
butter is produced. The fourth, which
is considered to indicate vast progress
over any of the preceding methods, con-
sists in dragging the hide or leather
vessel, filled with milk, on the ground
after galloping horse until it is sup
posed the butter is formed. The milk
is never strained and the butter never
washed
Year: 1878

REYNARp MILKING Cow-Andrew Free
meyer pastures his COW on the Hats near Mid
dleburg, y. Y. IL being evident that the cow
was MIXED every day before she was brought
home, a watch was set for the chief few days
ago. Toward evening, the person on watch saw
large red fox steal slyly out of piece OF woods
on one side OF the pasture. After looking care
fully about for a few moments, the fox tr, 4 ad
direct to the spot where the COW was fee(iino


Taking another survey OF the field he TOOK his
position under the COW as a calf would an.s
sucked her milk with evident enioymeof Tn.s
cow stood perfectly still until the fok nan sati'


ned himself and trotted back again L, the woods
and then went on with her feeding. the day
gun. The fox came out of the WOW. as ias ha
nae, nad before ana MT. Freetneyer shot aud Killed
Year: 1878

The prosecution of Mormons in Utah terri
tory, now in progress by United States authori-
ties, is under section 1852 OF the revised statues
This statute is in effect that every person hav-
ing husband or wife living, who marries an
other in territory or other place over which
the United States have exclusive jurisdiction is
guilty of bigamy, and shall be punished by a
fine of not more than $500, and by imprison-
ment for a term OF not more than nine years:
the provisions Of the statute not applying to
marriages made previous TO its enactment.


The law was passed July 1St, 1862. Since then
the M0rmOnS in Utah have gone on marrying
and giving in marriage as they did previous to
It's enactment. No prosecution of them has
been instituted until now. One reason may
have been that ii is extremely difficult to pro-
cure evidence against Brigham Young's fol-
lowers In their own territory. Another was the
presence Of the case of Lee and the other
Mountain Meadow murdererS. For years before
Lees trial and conviction this great murder
case took up most OF the attention and great
portion Of the time of the L. s. officials in that
territory. They had to work very hard to procure
testimony against him. After his conviction
ana execution the officials had time to pay at
tentlon TO something else, and it is understood
by direction OF the Attorney General began
work on the bigamy cases. They have had up
hlll work OF 1t. The Mormons with but few eN-
ception stick together and take up for one
another. Under these circumstances it is al
most impossible to secure evidence OF biGamouS
marriages gentleman from Salt Lake. for
merry Z. $. Official, said to-day to a reporter
OF The STAR: "The activity shown by the dis
tT1ct attorney in prosecuting these cases at this
particular time is very likely due to politics as
well as TO desire to execute the laws. At the
coming elections delegate to Congress to sue
ceed Mr.. Cannon Will be elected. Mr. Cannon
is Mormon and elected by Morlnons who are
bigamiStS. The GentileS OF course want one OF
their party in his place. If a number OF biga-
miStS can be convicted before the elections. the
Gentiles will stand good chance Of returning
their man."
Year: 1878

ESCAPING REPUDIATIoN-The legislature of
Minnesota has passed an act, to be Submitted to
vote Of the people, proposing to devote five
hundred thousand acres of state improvement
lands to the cancellation OF the old railroad in
debtedness of that state. The proposition en-
bodied in the act is simply to give these lands
in full payment OF the principal and interest of
the debt, and to thus wipe out the whole Obliga-
tion and remove the taint of reputation which
now attaches to the fame of that prosperous
young commonwealth
Year: 1878

BANK FRAUDS.-The report OF the New York
York bank superintendent on the condition of
the suspended Merchants and Mechanics bank
at Troy, NY, states that the bank is hopelessly
examiner there is an apparent deficit of 1866. .664:
that the officers have been guilty of grave
irregularities in the transactions OF the bank,
from the bank superintendent by false or e0liivO-
cal statements the true condition OF the bank:
that deceptive devices were adopted by such
officers in september, 1878, and he is convinced
that the financial condition OF the corporation
is beyond any practical remedy for restoring il
TO Soundness Motion for a receiver VIII be
made Monday
Year: 1878

THE CLOSING DAYS OF THE YELLOW FEVER in
the south are marked by reviving business in
the afflicted cities and general sense of relief
tions have been removed at various points. and
In short time the record of the fever will have
passed into history. notwithstanding the more
cheerful outlook. however, it will be noted that
as to New Orleans it is not considered safe fH,.
refugees to return vet
Year: 1878

AN INTERESTING DECISION.-The Illinois SUI
pfeme Court has rendered decision that CITY
cannot by ordinance compel citizen to remove
snow from sidewalk in front of his premises,
any more than TO remove distractions from the
middle OF the street, the interest that he has
therein being only the interest common to all
citizens
Year: 1878

THE CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK OF YELLOW
FEVER in New Orleans seems TO have been dis
covered beyond q doubt. The New Orleans
Times, in recent ISSUE states that it has found
that 1900 loads OF kitchen garbage, which had
been hauled to the dumping grounds by the
city carts, had been brought back by The con-
of the city, This operation has been going on
during the past year. and was in progress at the
outbreak OF the epidemic. and as the disease
first appeared Just at that point, it is more
than probable that the avarice of the cOntrac-
tors was The cause OF the present terrible peSti-
leGce.
Year: 1878

REPORTS OF THE RESIGNATION OF Col. Vail
general superintendent OF the Railway mail
service, and Of its acceptance by the postmaster
general are premature. Col. Vail has not vet
resigned and. OF course, his resignation has not
been accepted. Matters stand nov exactly as
they have Tor the last , Or5 months Col. Vail
came 10 the conclusion some time ago that he
would be compelled to resign. but has been in
duCed by the Postmaster General 10 hold on to
the position mp 10 the present. Ii is not likely
that he will carry his determination OF with
drawing from Office into effect before his annual
report is handed in. and perhaps not until after
the assembling u congress.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, June 2O.-The chairman
of the Senator Matthews committee has
called meeting for to morrow.


John g, Brown, having sent the secre-
tary Of the treasury a sight draft for 1927,
the amount disbursed for him while on the
Louisiana commission. owing to the senate
tabling the proposition to provide for
payment Of the expenses, the secretary Of
the treasury has written Mr. Brown saying,
| am desired by the president to return
this draft to you uncollected. as he is OF
the opinion congress will yet make pro-
visions for this expenditure, and at ali
events that you ought not to pay any of it.
The secretary further says if congress does
not make the necessary appropriation the
next session. the president will contribute
the fund from his own means.
Year: 1878

AMERICAN women have gone shop
ping at the West End of London too
often. "A draper's assistant writes to
one of the morning newspapers that q
whole family will frequently enter a
store and begin inspection, "being sub
timely oblivious to the disarrangement
and trouble they give" If every parcel
is united, the contents of every box and
fixture turned out, and the contents
piled to the ceiling, they never, express
concern for the trouble and work they
occasion, to say nothing of damages to
goods they overhaul, and, having seen
every article, they coolly glide off their
seats, and, without word, take their
departure, or, by chance, they occa-
sionally will remark: "They guess
they will look over other 'stores,' and
calculate they will call when they are
again passing" doubtless repeating the
same gratifying assurance at every shop
they make free use Of The suggestion
is thrown out that the London trades
man would better plant signs in their
show-windows assuring the public that
ono Americans are served here"
Year: 1878

ashore south of Cape Henry, and is a total
wreck. Only one person was saved.


At Wilmington, Del, about seyenty-6ve
buildings were unroofed. four or five car
ried away by the food, and six blown down.


Two schooners were wrecked on Delaware
Bay, near New Castle, and seven persons
drowned. Captain Barker, describing the
wreck OF the Express at the mouth OF the
Potomac; says the sea was running at a
great height, every wave washing the boat
from em 10 stern. Shortly after five
o'clock Wednesday a. M, there canes ter
rife crash, and the joiner work started from
the stanchions. C3L- So


The passengers and crew had hardly time
to realize what had occurred before the
wave tore the saloon deck Ike so: much
paper work, and the following wave swept
it off to sea, and with it nearly all on board
All on board had secured life-preservers at
the earliest period of the gale. Some of the
officers tried to secure boats, but they were
washed away and broken up. A moment
after the upper deck had been carried away,
the hull rolled over and sank bottom up
ward. Those of the passengers and crew
that could reach portions of the wreck
chung Co them, but the heavy sea washed
them off again, and in breaking down only
about eight persons could be seen.
Year: 1878

previous by his guide that if they did not
come out aud surrender before noon he
would blow every one of them from the
face of the earth. This threat had the de.
sired effect, for, in few minutes after the
interpreter returned, all the savages came
forward and surrendered themselves. After
being disarmed, they were marched to Chey-
enne, arriving there at midnight, where
comfortable quarters and supper were given
them.


A SPECIAL to the Cincinnati Gazette of
DC oper "a, says: Some Baltimore tea
merchants TO day called upon the Chinese
ambassador, and discussed the question
of commercial relations with China with
special relation to the tea trade. This is
the first reception given by the Chinese
to civilians. The tea merchants requested
The Chinese Embassador to discourage the
expectation of teas which were artifeially'
colored, and to send teas only in natural
condition, as they are used in China. Tie
Minister showed his shrewdness by inform
fng the delegation that Chinese merchants
would be glad to export teas in the
natural CONDITION, as it cost them
much less, and that artifcially colored
teas would not be exported day longer
than there was demand for them.
A sample of tea brought from China
by the embassy for its own use was brought
in. The Minister said that the various
brands of tea sold in America and Europe
were unknown to and unused by the tea
consumer in China. They were especially
prepared by Chinese tea exporters for the
foreign markets were colored by chem.
icals, and this process, together with the pc
culiar methods of putting up teas for
foreign markets, not only rendered it less
palatable and beneficial, but more expen-
sive. He expressed the opinion that if
boards of trade in New York and China
were to make known the fact that pure
teas were not only more palatsble, but less
expensive, it would be benefit to both the
producer and consumer. There is, said he,
really but one kind of tea plant,
and from this both green and black
teas are produced. The equivalents
for the two terms "green and black" do
not signify to Chinese the color of tea, but
have reference to the period of gathering
Green" indicating, not "green" color,
but unripeness. Yung Wing, in the course
of a speech, made the important admission
that he was confident that tea could be
successfully cultivated in certain portions
of the United States, but that Chinese labor
would be necessary to successfully do this,
and he added that Cinnamon are not dis
posed to emigrste in great numbers to this
country in view of pending prejudice and
agitation against them in California.
Year: 1878

"Sixty years ago, when | was a
teacher in Kilmalcum parish" says
John Fraser, az was using whisky
bitters for my stomach's sake. One day
/ dipped a piece of cake in it and gave
it to my dog. He grudgingly ate it.,
curling sup his lip to avoid the taste.
Ere long he became tipsy; he howled
most piteously, and unnaturally looked
up in my face as if for help. He began
to stagger and fall like drunken man.
The appearance of his face and eyes was
extraordinary. He lay on the floor and
howled until the effects of the drink
wore off, This was supreme folly, it
was wicked. The dog never forgot the
trick. Whenever afterward / went to
the press for the bottle he fastened to
the outside of the house. One day, the
door being shut, he sprang at one bolt
through pane of glass to get outside.
So much for the wisdom of the dog
infinitely surprising foolish drinking
men,"
Year: 1878

WE are requested by a pale, sad
spirited father to insert the following:
"Johnny P.-All is forgiven. Come
The minister has forgiven you for plac-
ing shat bucket of water over the door.
Your sister Annie longs to see you and
says you may kcepthe gold pen if you
will restore her teeth. The dog is still
living, but its hair is all singed off, the
cat is getting along nicely, and the cook
is convinced you meant no harm when
you put pepper on the stove. Johnny
you had better come home, the country
can't spare any of its energetic and
promising boys-Keokuk Constellation.
Year: 1878

CAR lighting is problem which occu
pies the minds of inventors as we'll as
the railway authorities. The {" dim,
religious light" of candles is about
enough to show how gloomy car can
be at night. Oil lamps in cars have
been rather at discount since the terri
BILE accident which they caused on a
Canadian railroad some years ago. The
Rait,cay Age suggests that small ma
chine be attached to locomotive and
run by steam from the boiler which will
generate electricity enough to light
every passenger car to the brilhancy of
day. The plan should please the train
men, as their. work would only be the
easy and simple connection of wire or
two when the car was coupled on.
Year: 1878

A BAsHFUL young man went three
times to ask beautiful young lady if he
might be the partner of her Joys and
sorrows and other household furniture,
but each time his heart failed him, and
he took, the question away unpopped.
She saw the anguish of his soul, and had
compassion ON him. So the next time
he came she asked him if he thought to
bring his screw-driver with him. He
blushed, and wanted to know what for.
And she, in the fullness of her heart,
said she didn't know but he'd want to
screw up his courage before he left. He
took the hint,
Year: 1878

So many unfortunate business men
have grown rich by failure, through
taking advantage of the recently sus-
pended bankrupt law, that a number of
envious merchants now regret that the
profits of bankruptcy were not more sp-
parent before the law was repealed.
Year: 1878

The new Canadian Cabinet is COM
plete. The Dominion, it is asserted,
will now be run on the principle of
Canada for the Canadians" It is
equivalent TO fling a notice, upon the
sprig of royalty that is about to arrive
from the mother country, not to assert
the empire too strongly in his admins
tration.
Year: 1878

AT a polital meeting in Bnfho, the
other day, where large number of
smokers were together, one gentleman
remarked that it was no pleasure to him
TO smoke in the dark; and the discussion
spreading, it was discovered that no.
body had ever been heard of who did
enjoy pipe or cigar when he couldn't
see the smoke. Is this universal ex-
perience2 .rat-t-
Year: 1878

THERE is said to be large demand
for wheat in China, owing to the famine
there. This, with the English demand.
will tend TO keep up the price of-wbest
and -four In the United States.
Year: 1878

On Thursday of last week. the Rev. Hiram Stone completed his course of seven lectures, on the natural history of land and sea animals. At the close of the lecture, he was presented with beautiful silver plated pitcher and cup as testimonial of respect and appreciation, on the part of this community. To the Reverend gentleman, the gift was complete surprise and he feelingly responded to the happy ad- dress of presentation made by Dea.S. H. Dud- ley. Before the presentation, the following resolution was offered, and responded to, with an earnestness and unanimity which showed plainly the esteem and respect in which Mr. Stone is held by all classes:

 ResOEDed.-That the thanks of thls oommunl- ty, y,are due, and are hereby rendered to Rev. Hiram Stone, not only for his interesting and instructive course of lectures (to the last of which we have just listened) but also for his efforts to promote not only the harmony and friendship, but also the religious, moral social and intellectual interests, of this community.

 Before the vote was taken, it was stated that the resolution was not intended merely as 8 formal or complimentary vote of thanks, but as embodying the real feeling and sentiment of the community, an explanation which was received with hearty applause.

 MT. Stone was also agreeably surprised by 8 similar token of esteem from his Milton par ishioners, who 8 short time since presented him with copy of Webster's Unabridged Diction- ary. Indeed it is evident that the friendship and respect felt for Mir. Stone both here and in Milton are not confined to any class or de- nomination
Year: 1878

MR. EDIToR.-Many of our citizens will be glad to hear that Miss Dargon's reading, which was indefinitely postponed" three weeks ago, may be expected to take place at the Hall, on Friday evening of this week. That will be the fifteenth of the month and as the moon will be nearly at the full, we may hope for q pleasant evening. We surely cannot expect worse one than you hsd in Litchf1eld; but if it should be very bad, another postponement will be inevitable, J.
Year: 1878

One of the bills introduced, last week, pro- vides that after defendant has suffered de- fault, the hearing on damages should be before jury and not by the judge alone. The de- sign of thls bill is to reach favorite trick of corporations in suffering default and then trying the case as to amount of damages be- fore the court. Practically judges are as much too easy with corporations as juries are too hard.
Year: 1878

The Pope is dead at last. An amiabls man in private life, his later career was bigoted and reactionary in the extreme and it is to be hop ed that the Conclave soon to meet, will select a wiser man for his successor.
Year: 1878

The extracts from memorial of the promi- nent banking men of our principal Eastern cities, to be found on our first page, deserve careful perusal. The most important DOT tion, it strikes us is that which shows the preparation France has been making for quarter of century for the demonstration of silver