smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

!" Street Improvements The city hands were
yesterday engaged In filing up Eighth street


between Hull and Bainbridge streets. This
is much needed improvement, and one for
which the people Of that vicinity will be
duly thankful.
Year: 1877

Having recently made, a personal inspec-
ton Of the line, I deem 1t my duty to urge
you to carry cut suggestion OF the CITY
Engineer, endorsed and approved IN the
last message OF my predecessor, to make o
street from Twenty-6rst street at Broad,
up the rayine, Just beyond it, to Twenty
fifth street at II street. Now thas part
Year: 1877

SCHOOL LANTERN FAMILY LANTERN


PEOPLES LANTERN
Each style being the best of its class in the market
Catalogues sf Lanterns and Slides, with direC-
tions for using, sent on application.


Any enterprising make money with a
Magic Lantern.


RB- Visitors to the Centennial Exposition will do
wisely to defer purchasing goods ia our line until
they come to our stores III New York where they
will hnd greater variety and more moderate prices
and can select more at their leisure. But we have
concession to sell some styles OF goods in tn
building OF the Department of Public Comfort and
those not coming to New York are invited 10 call on
our representation there.


RS- full stock of Views of the Exposition Build
ing and their contents.


June 20, Tome
Year: 1877

As the car sped up Shawmut Avenue
his arm began 10 steal around her waist,
and his head inclined lovingly, unconscious
of observation. just as the car approach
ed Sawyer street the conductor thrust his
head inside and shouted, SAWYER close to
Hayseed's ear The latter hastily drawing
himself into form. Indignantly remarked
You needn't er howl ii through the car II
YOU did we're engaged" and the rest OF
the freight set their faces toward the driv-
er and griHned.
Year: 1877

The usual weekly temperance meeting was
held last Friday noon in Moody's Tabernacle
The uncommony large attendance show ed
what interest is felt in this branch of the work
and after the evangelist had conducted the
opening services, the audience listened to ths
following.
Year: 1877

Milton's blindness was the result of
overwork and dyspepsia.


One of the most eminent American
divines having for some time been COM
PEELED to forego the pleasure of reading,
has spent thousands of dollars in value,
and lost years of time, in consequence
of getting up several hours before day
and studying by artificial light. His
syes never got well.


MultitudeS of men and women have
made their eyes weak for life by the too
free use of the eye-sight, reading small
print and doing fine sewing. In view
of these things, it is well to observe the
following rules in the use of the eyes:


Avoid all sudden changes between
light and darkness.


Never begin to read or write or sew
for several minutes after coming from
darkness to a bright light.


Never read by twilight, or moonlight,
or on a very cloudy day.


Never read or sew directly in front of
the light or window or door.


IL II bCoG W have Jlt II9IO Ian rum
above obliquely over the lett shoulder.


Never sleep so that, on the first wax
ing, the eyes shall open on the light Of
a wiadow.


Do not use the eye-sight by light so
scant that it requires an effort to dis
criminate,


Too much light creates a glare, and
pains and confuSes the sight. The mo-
ment you are sensible of an effort to
distinguish, that moment cease and take
a walk or ride.


As the sky is blue and theearth green,
it would seem that the ceiling should be
blush tinge, and the carpet green, and
the walls of some mellow tint.


The moment you are prompted to rub
the eyes, that moment cease using them.
DIR. Hall.
Year: 1877

About three years ago, says the Virgin
ia (Nev) Enterprise, a agentIeman OF this
city went East on a visit to his old home.
One of his brothers there had a bright
and beautiful little son, not yet two
years of age. The bOy-little Benny
soon became strongly attached to his
"Uncle Ben, from WashOe," whose
namesake he was. Uncle Ben often took
the little fellow in his arms in the sum-
mer evenings, and, seated in the porch,
talked him to sleep. At such times, he
would point out the evening star, telling
the boy that far, far away, just under that
star. was his home. The child would
look long at the star, then for as long
gaze up in the face of his uncle, as
though thinking on what a bright and
beautiful place his home must be. AT
last the day come when Uncle Ben was
to leave for his home in the far West.
Little Benny knew this as well as any
one about the house, and, with both
eyes and ears, was on the alert. He
would not allow his uncle to be a min
ute out of his sight, Several results on
the part of Uncle Ben to steal away re-
suited in such fits of crying that he was
obliged to return and sOothe the child.
However, the child, wearied with cry
inc and watching, at last fell asleep in
his uncle's arms. When the boy awOke
Uncle Ben was far away. Long the boy
looked for his uncle, and often called
hisname. Many times of evenings hewas
found gazing earnestly at the bright star
that stood as guard over his uncle's
home. As he grew, his love Of the star
deepened, and he talked more and more
of it and of his uncle, both so far away
at the edge of the sky. Even when
three years had passed, and Benny was
nearly five years old, his belief in the
story told him by his uncle continued.
Poor boy! another year was never add
ed to his age. 1t was his fate to die a
fearful death. By accident he was
scalded over nearly his whole body, and
lived but four hours. He seemed to read
in the faces of the dear ones about him
that he must soon die. He bore his
pain manfully, only uttering an Occa-
sional moan. As the shades of evening
deepened he was seen to turn his face
anxiously towards the window Of his
room. At last he asked: "Is it there
the starr" He was told that the star
was there and shining brightly. Feebly
he said: "Take me to the window"
He was carried to the window. Asmile
lighted up his face as he said: "Ah,
there it is! Now | can find the way to
Uncle Benz can see his starr" He
closed his eyes as though wearied. The
smile faded out of his face. One moan,
as he was laid on his bed, and the light
of his life had gone out and up to meet
and mingle with that of the star he so
long had watched and loved.
Year: 1877

Crossing over the trail from Bear val


ley TO San Bernardino, we encountered
grizzly bear standing directly i'll our
path. My guide strongly advised max
ing a detOur and leaving bruin in pos
session of the pass, but thought of my
California stock bought at 60, and de-
termined to be avenged upon this bIuin
for what | had suffered at the hands of
the California street bears. | had il
heavy Sharps rife, and putting hand
full of cartridges into my vest pocket to
expedite rapid loading, approached
within 60 yards, and, dismOunting,
gave my lariat to the guide, telling him
if he attempted to run off with the
horses | would shoot him. | then took
deliberate aim at the bears head and
fired. With roar which sounded to
me like that of 40 lions combined, he
bounded toward me. Hastily reload
ing, | fired again, and was so fortunate
us to break one of his fOrelegs. This so
checked his advance that | was able to
give him four more shots before we
came to close quarters. Owing to my
rifle having become heated from rapid
firing, had some difficulty in extract
ing an exploded cartridge, and by the
time | was prepared To deliver my
seventh and last shOt-fOr | had no
more cartridges in my pOcket-my en-
emy was within 10 feet OF me. | could
see that nearly every shot had taken
effect. One bullet had plowed deep
| furrow from near the end of his nose to
his left eye, under which it had lodged


From IA wound in his neck the blood
was spouting in heavy, rapid jets. His
end was evidently close at hand, but
mine might be even nearer. All de-
pended upon the chance he would give
me to put in my next shot. Even if
had had more cartridges, l knew thai


[ would not have time to reload.
Ieveled my rifle, and as l did so the
bear raised upon his hind legs as if tC
embrace me. His left paw hung help


less by his side, my second shot having
shattered the leg above the knee. Th'
long claws on his other paw looked
anything but pleasant, as he extended
it with the evident design of ''goins
short" on me. As he raised his paw h,
exposed his breast, and | sent my las


bullet through his heart. He did no


Immediately drop, but settled bacl


upon his launches and glared at me fO


an instant with the fury of 10000 dev
) lis in his eyes; then with a growl O
disappointed rage he gave one convul


slve spring forward and fell dead a


my feet. l examined my dead prize
and found that six of my seven shot
had struck him. l came to the con
clusion then and there to give ''griz
Fly" wide berth for the future. 1t take


too much lead to kill him.-COrrespOn


dence San Francisco Chronicle.
Year: 1877

be in this life or never. And this, /
doubt not, by no arbitrary decree, but
by an impossibility existing in the very
nature of the soul and of the eternal
state, whereby he that enters filthy
must be filthy still, even as he that is
holy shall be holy still.


Blessed be God for his grace that has
called so many here out of that sad
condition, healed and restored them,
and made them examples of the Won
ders of his power and mercy! May he
be able to bestow that grace upon yet
many more who are now objects of as
tonishment and pity to all the behold
ing universe That it may be so, do
you who believe, trust more, depend
more, ask more. Show your faith by
using it, and strengthen it by the same
means, that the blessed rewards which
God has affixed to it may flow into your
own soul, and out again in a healing
stream over all your neighborhood.
Year: 1877

Christians of each sect who would be
Jealous of any church different from
their own but are not able to have their
own, and the Union coming in unites
them all in common Christian work
without strife, and accOmplshes an un-
told good. | regard it us great bless
ing all along the frontier. 1t is the thin
edge of the wedge, and goes in without
opposition, where nothing else would,
and gathers all the Evangelical forces
into on eservice and worship. Denom-
national effort could not do for Christ
in Texas what this does. ! regard it as
one of the marks of grand Christian
wisdom of DIR. John Hall of New York,
that he gives his great influence to this
work in which New England has been
leader. Nothing is loss for denom-
ination, which is gain for Christ.


The genius of the country is for free
dom and independence as the facts
have referred to prove. The church
order which does most work for Christ
in the simplicity of the Gospel, will
have the brightest crown. Five hun
dred Sunday schools ought to be plant
ed in this great State to-day.


There is to be great future fol
Texas. The rate of increase in the
population by immigration is about
three hundred thousand a year. Its
population has nearly doubled since the
war. No other Southern State is grow.
ing so fast. OF none is there brighter
hope.
Year: 1877

The crows over in New York are not
giving much attention to the caws of
temperance. The farmers feed them to
intoxicatiOn on whiskey soaked corn,
when they are silly enough to stand
still and let those who got them drunk
finish them. In this respect their cOn-
duct is not so very unlike that of other
Incorporate bipeds.
Year: 1877

Elihu Burritt comes to the front with
a vigorous appeal for the return to
Great Britain of the balance of the
Geneva Award which remains after just
individual claims have been satisfied.
"An iron-rust tinge," he says, "across
the face OF the most finely y-sculptured
statue spoils the work of its artist and
the pleasure of its owner. If our Gov
ernment puts dollar of the Geneva
Award into its own treasury, on the
claim of consequential damages, or OF
a lawyers commission as a trustee, it
will smutch with blotch of irOn-rust
the whitest bar of equity and honor
ever erected in the history of mankind u
Year: 1877

Remember that to-day and tomorrow are Che
last days for registration of voters at the COM
ing election. Every citizen. native or natural
ized, who has lived year iii the State, four
months in his county and one month in his
election district, and who has not made a
wager on the election, is entitled to vote if
registered, ana not otherwise. No amount Of
swearing on the day of election will secure aC-
ceptance Of an unregistered vote. Business
to register, for the polls for registry are opened
at o'clock in the morning and are not clos d
until o'clock in the evening. The registra-
ton thus far has been very fair for quiet
year, but the falling off from the registration
of last year is about forty per cent. This is
too heavy loss at a aime when such impOr-
tart measures as ihC Con stitutIonal Amendments
ara involved n tha result of tba election. Two
days arc offered in which t. remedy this
blander, and it requires not more than ten
minutes of each mans time to see this duty
done. Every friend of good government,
every Republican voter, should see to it that
his name is promptly registered to-day. He
will find all about his election district, place
of registration, sr3 other particulars, in the
ofiiciGl advertisement printed in another col
unn in this mornings TRIBUNE.
Year: 1877

A card in another column, from the Con-
stituti0nal Amendment Committee, makes a
stirring appeal to voters to register to-day or
tomorrow. that they may vote for candidates
for the Legislature who will allow the amend
mcnts to he submitted TO the people. As the
committee set forth such vote will not commit
the voter to the support of these amendments,
but will merely show that he is not in favor
Of sitting in the Legislature measures Of great
importance which were devised by one of the
ablest Commissions ever formed in this country
for any purpose, and which one Legislature
has already approved. The fair thing would
be to allow The people to say whether they
want these amendments OF not
Year: 1877




PARTY PRosCRIPTIoN.- The ed
itor of the Portland Standard, a
most amiable and estimable gen.
tleman socially, in speaking of a
change recently made in the
clerkship of the Board of Canal
Commissioners, says: awe do
not care to mince matters about
this subject. If it is true that
the late clerk was Republican,
the two Democratic Commission
ers had no business to put him
in the Office in the first place."


This is a frank, fat, fair and
square avowal of the old spoils
doctrine; that parties are only
to be held together by the cohe-
sive attraction Of public plunder;
that that is the aim and end OF
all political endeavor:: for Ger
tainly there is no more political
principles involved in the clerk
ship of a Canal Board than in
clerkship in a dry goods store.
Where such sentiments prevail,
civil service reform has noisup-
port,
Year: 1877

possible motive can be shown for
such an attempt. He is not a
candidate for reelection; not in
the way of any individual or
party; but is simply carrying
out principles to which both par
ties are pledged, under the most
trying circumstances, with f.
deity and courage worthy Of
the confidence and support of all
honest men and true patriots
That Republican Senators COM
bine to defeat him in defence of
the spoils system is explained by
the fact that power once enjoyed
is rarely voluntarily surrender
ed; but that Democrats should
join them IN defeating the civil
service reform measures of the
Administration, can only be ex-
planned on the ground that their
professions of reform are sham
under which they hope to get
control of the spoils.
Year: 1877

city which gave it impetus; few


being able to conceive that SO
grave a charge could be made
without any plausible founda-
tion.


We have refrained from all
aliusion to this matter until fully
informed Of the facts, which we
find to be as follows: Mr.. Read,
in closing up his affairs as Treas
ur, paid over every dollar due
from him to both the County
and the State, taking receipts in
full for the same. Under the
laws of California the Treasuer
was directed to pay over the
same money he received. After
the final settlement, a person
with whom Mr.. Read had some
disagreement went before the
Grand Jury and under the above
clause procured an indictment
upon the ground that portion
of the coin paid into the State
treasury by Mr.. Read, was not
the identical money he had re-
celved for taxes; that he had
been in the habit of keeping the
public funds and his own private
funds in the same safe and pay
ing from the common fund in
discriminately. When the case
was called for trial it was sum-
marily dismissed as both frivol-
Gus and malicious. The public
had suffered no wrong from Mr..
Read, and his character suffered
no detriment in the opinions Of
those who knew the circum-
stances. So long as such organs
of defamation as the Statesman
and the Democratic Press are toll
Grated and patronized, no decent
person in the community is ex-
empt from their vile ISLANDERS.
Year: 1877

The War Department has been
overwhelmed by a large number
of applications from civilians
for appointment to commissions
in the regular army. These
number already more than eight
hundred. By direction of the
President four applicants haze
been examined and passed sue.
cessiully, but failed of confrma-
ton by the Senate thus far.
They will remain to be assigned
to vacancies when confirmed,
after which, according to the
views Of the Secretary Of War,
no more civilian appointments
will be made until the West
Point graduating class of 1877
shall have been taken up in the
vacanies which may occur in the
army. The pressure brought to
bear On the President to prefer
for designation some of the can
didates, reflects almost every de-
gree and shade of politi cal opin-
ion and influence, but the diff
Guilty Of finding vacancies for
the aspirants, IN view of the pri-
or claims Of those who, having
been educated by the govern
ment, must be provided for, will
serve to preclude any possibility
for the present that they can be
given any opportunity for en-
trance to the army for some time
fn
Year: 1877




The basest purpose to which a
newspaper can be applied Is in
defaming private character; and
yet unfortunately for the public
morals there are many persons
connected with the country
press, who, having no character
of their own to maintain, deem
it legitimate journalism to assail
the character of others in order
to attract attention to their pa
per; and having no clearly de-
fined ideas Of political principles
think they can best commend
themselves to party support by
defaming their political oppo-
nents; substituting ribald invec-
tive and malignant aspersion for
argument or discussion Of meas
ures or qualifications. Thus is the
noble profession of Journalism
dishonored, party politics degra-
ded, and some of our best citl-
zens deferred from taking an ac-
tive part in public affairs by the
fact that they would thus expose
themselves to the filthy abuse of
a blackguard partisan press from
which the purest character and
most blameless life affords them
no protection.


Among the repeated examples
of this debased journalism, is one
of recent occurrence: Hon. Tho
mas Read has been a citizen of
this Territory for about twenty
years, coming here as an agent
Of Wells, Fargo Il Co., position
which he had held in California,
and almost continuously since he
has occupied public positions,
including chief clerk in the Sur
veyor Generals office, Secretary
of the Grand Lodge of Masons,
Presbyterian Elder, and Presi-
dent Of the Legislative Council.
During all this time his private
character has been above re-
proach, his name has been before
the public both here and in Cal
ifornia, and the place from which
he came was no secret. Mr.
Read was recently nominated by
the Governor and confirmed by
the unanimous vote Of the COun-





ell as Territorial Auditor; where
upon the Walla WalIa Statesman,
a newspaper of the baser sort,
represents with all the particu-
larity belonging to fact, that Mr..
Read is a refugee from justice;
that he was a defaulter as Treas
urer of El Dorado county, Cali
fornia, to the amount OF many
thousands dollars, for which he
was under Indictment, and only
escaped trial and conviction for
a penitentiary offence by flight
to Washington Territory. Near
ly all of the newspapers in this
Territory gave currency to this
report, while the facts above re-
lated in regard to Mr.. Read,
which were we'll known to all,
were conclusive OF it's utter alb
surdity; that a man SO well
known should be allowed to rest
under Indictment for embeZzle-
ment for a score Of years with
out any attempt to bring him to
Justice; or that Wells, Fargo X
Co. should commission as their
agent a fugitive felon, is one OF
those incredible inventions to
which no thoughtful person
could give any credence; but the
malignant purpose of the villifer
was accomplished when he could
cast a shadow of doubt upon the
fair fame of man whose social
position was beyond his emula-
lation. The slander has travel
led far and wide upon the auda-
Year: 1877

A conference between the Post
Office Department and the Canadian
Office has resulted in mutual
agreement by which ''request let
ters," so called-that is, those bear
ing on their face request to be re-
turned to the writer if not called for
in given time, passing between the
two countries, will be at once re-
turned to the places from which
they were mailed without being held
as formerly for return through the
Dead Letter Office.
Year: 1877

The House recently passed bill
prescribing an oath of Office which
eliminates from. the statutes the law
which prescribes the taking of the
iron-clad oath. A bill was also pass
ed by the House. repeating section
800 of the revised statutes, which
provides for the disqualification of
any juror who has without duress or
coercion taken up arms in defence
of any insurrection or rebellion
against the United States or who has
given aid or comfort thereto.
Year: 1877

What will he the result to the col
ored voters? They will never again
he heard of as political element. Un-
der the exigencies of the present we
have seen a small consideration ex-
tended to the colored element, but We
know the undercurrent of discomfort
that barely endures this equivocal rec
ognition until the exigency shall have
passed away. Then we may expect
that the satirical appointments upon
the board of education will be with
drawn and the democracy will be left
In possession of the whole govern ment
without the powers Of appeal on the
part Of the citizens, and with the ex-
press renunciation of any power TO in
tervene or protect by the federal eX-
ecutive. The actual majority of the
"neopie" Of Louisiana will be practi-
caliy denied any participation in the
government of the state or parishes
except as the price oftheir obedience.
N. o. Republican.


The price of their obedience will be
to vote the Democratic ticket. and as
such they will be heard OF. Peace, and
safety to life and property Of the coll
ored man will he the incentives to obe-
dience, as he Will have no protection
save from the Democratic leaders.
Year: 1877

BILE, but it is not the language of a
reasonable being. 1t is the language
of Northern hOrdes thrust or starved
out of their forests to seek food wher-
ever it can be found. The world will
not long permit the earth to be desc
lated by struggle begun on an inter-
change of defiances. and if left to it.
self it is pretty sure to last as long as
one party has strength TO hurl def
ance at the other.
Year: 1877

The Ohio State Journal comes to the
defense Of President Hayes. and says !:
The man dose not live who Is more
earnestly anxious for the welfare Of
the loyaIists of the South. white and
black, than the President, and no
man will do more or'sacrifice more to
promote that welfare


We believe the Journal is correct /;
but can't see how the President can
do anything to promote the welfare
of the loyalists of the south however
much they may be oppressed without
being asked to do so-constitutionally
asked. AS the New Orleans RepubI
can pertlnently says: There is an
old saying about man kicking down
the ladder by means of which be
reached a height"