smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874




When the banks give way far enough
back to reach the levees, they fall in of
course, and their successors have to be
built much higher because on lower
ground farther back, and wider 10 pro-
portion, costing vastly more. IL, for
Instance, the new levee be built on land
ten feet lower than the former one was,
it must be raised to greater hight by
ten feet, and will be AZ least seventy
feet broader at its base; for the higher q
levee rises the greater must be its found
alton and its cross-section throughout.
The solid contents Of levees are, in fact,
in strict proportion to the squares OF
their hight. Men have seen in certain
localities, in q single ife-time, three or
four levees thus built, one after the
other; each succeeding one necessarily
twice as high and four times as large AS
its predecessor. This process cannot go
on always. Something better than such
q system Is badly needed.


NEED OF CENTRAL POWER TO LOCATE


LEYEEs, ETC.


The iniudicious location Of levees often
exnoses them to destruction. Planter;
living near the river insist on their De
ing built in front OF their Improvements
| 10 protect them at all events, ana thu'
they are often placed too near the crum
bling bank. A great central power, ilK'
| the national government IS heeded
with absolute authority TO determine
/ where the Ievees shall be located, ant
how they shall be built, to make then
secure and lasting. But place then
where yOu will, II only where they AT
Year: 1874

He was not reticent, neither was he
diffident; but he was glib of tongue and
possessed many accomplishments which
are taught and appreciated through the
interior. He could jump into the air,
crack his heels together four distinct
times in manner that betokened long
practice and a quiet determination.
When he found himself the center of the
right sort of an audience he could as
sumo nonchalant air and lead the con-
versatlon into the proper channel, when
he would begin counting upon his fingers
the number of private cemeteries he had
established, and then, fingers being in
sufficient, he would call for sheet of
paper that the number each contained
might he correctly enumerated. His
first appearance in Eureka was made last
night, and he introduced himself as
Cemetery Sam," gave the particulars of
his receiving the patronymic, and stated
that he was from Phoebe; was "gun-
fighter" and asked if any we're there
who doubted his statement. He sloshed
around considerably during the evening,
and by dint Of suavity and tcrror-each
applied as circumstances demandcd-hc
succeeded in loading himself with nectar
ere the midnight hour. Then he girded
up his loins and declared his determina-
ton to start corpse-factory, but in order
that his victims might know who they
had the honor of being slain by he
thought proper to offer explanation, and
in doing so carried on sort of informal
dialogue, asking the questions with
formal and grave eartestness and answer
ing with cunning lightness, thus: "Who
was it inaugurated the graveyard at
Rocky Bar?-Guess it was Cemetery
SAM, "Who was it caused the first
orphan. asylum to bestarted in Montana?
Cemetery Sam was the feller." "Who
was it made public administrator rich
in Eastern Orcgon?-l'm mistaken if it
wasn't Cemetery Sam" "Who was it
that Here some one present, who
evidently thought the thing, was becom;
ing monotonous, smote Sam heavily, and
the latter fell When he arose he con-
tinued the monologue by asking "Who
was struck by lightning just now?-f my
memory serves me right, it must have
been Cemetery sam."-Eureka (Cal)
TnneL
Year: 1874

Because, being compounds of various
substances, they contain all the elements
of nutrition, and as the Office of the
stomach is to liquify solid food before
digesting it, the previous stewing assists
the stomach in this particular.


What causes the cracking noise when
lard is put in a afrying-pan?


Lard always contains some portion of
water, and it is the expansion of this
water into steam, forcing its way through
the fat, which causes the cracking noise.
The heat at which fat or oil boils is much
greater than water. When the cracking
ceases the water is gone and when the
fat bubbles its heat is very high.


Why should fish or meat that is being
fried be frequently turned?


Because the turning assists the evap-
Grafton of the water When the fish or
meat is allowed to lie too long steam is
generated under it and the steam is
driven off, the surface catches to the hot
pan and becomes burnt and broken.


Why is broilcd meat so juicy and
savory?


Because the action Of the fire harden
ing its surface seals up the pores through
which the juices might escape. 1t acts
in the same way with the joints of meat,
but steak should not be turned with Il
fork, because the puncture of the tissue
opens an escape for the juices, and
wastes the best part Of the meat.-Ameri-
car Patron.
Year: 1874

WE would suggest to the many par
ents who are perplexed with the difficulty
of finding the wherewithal to amuse and
interest their boys, to give their lads
every possible opportunity of acquiring
mechanical trade. The industry and
ingenuity of a boy of average ability may
easily be made to furnish him with a
never-failing source of amusement of the
best order. The boy who can produce
or make something already begins to
feel that he is somebody in the world,
that achievement of Il result is not re-
ward reserved for grown people only.
And the education of mind, eye and
hand, which the use of tools and mechan-
ical appliances furnishes, is of a great
and real value, beyond the good result
ing from the occupation of leisure time.
Having nothing to do is as great snare
to the young as it is to the full grown;
and no greater benefits can be conferred
on youths than to teach them to convert
time now wasted, and often worse than
wasted, into pleasant means of recrca-
tion and mental Improvement. The boy
whose time and mind are now occupied
with marbles and kites may be Watt,
a Morse, or Il Bessemer in embryo; and
it is certainly an easy matter to turn
his thoughts and musings into chan
mel which shall give full scope to his
faculties. And to most boys the
use of mechanical tools is the most fas-
cinating of all occupations. AS logic
and mathematics have value beyond
accuracy in argument and the correct So
luton Of problems, in that they teach
men the habit of using their rcf]ecting
powers Systematically, so carpentry,
turning and other arts arc of high i'm
portance. These occupations teach boys
to think, to proceed from initial causes
to results, and not only to understand
the nature and duty Of the mechanical
powers, but to observe their effects, and
to acquire knowledge by actual expert
encc, which is the best way of learning
anything. All the theories culled out of
books leave an impress on the mind and
memory which is slight compared to that
of the practical experience of the true
mechanic. Our advice is, to all who
have the great responsibility of the
charge Of boys: Give them lathe, or a
set of carpenters or even blacksmith s
tools. Give their mind turn toward
the solid and useful side of life. You
will soon see the result in increased ac-
tivity of their thinking capabilities and
the direction of their ideas toward Prac-
tical results; and, still more obviously,
in the avoidance of idle mischief and
nonsense Ito omit all reference to abso-
Lutte wickedness and moral degradation,
which are, to too great an extent, the
pastime of the generation which is to
succeed us.-Scientifc American.
Year: 1874

ABOUT the middle of the tenth century
there came up terrible and cruel corset
called cottes hnrdies. These were stifiened
with steel and clasped with brass or gold;
We know very wei from the pictures OF
that period what intensely small waists
were produced, and what stiffness of
figure. The French words corps and SER
res Ito tighten), which seem to have sug-
gested the word corset, could not have
better expressed this article of dress: we
do not know how many women died OF
ever died of a broken heart. Men as
we'll as women wore the horrible things.
One lady of rank is described as wearing
"a splendid girdle of beaten gold about
her middle small" Chaucer describes
one of his beauties as being "small as a
weasel and upright as bolt" which does
not suggest very pleasing image of fe-
male loveliness to the modern mind
Appleton's Journal.
Year: 1874

EACH particle OF matter which COM
poses it is supposed to move in hyper
bolic orbit, with the sun in the focus of
the opposite branch, under the influence
of repulsive force .emanating from the
sun, and decreasing by the law of the
inverse square of the distance That's
what gives glory to the comets tail.
Year: 1874

4


The celebrated box-and- bag mystery.
! which has bewildered all London, put
| New York in fever of excitement, and


for few days puzzled the knowing ones


of San Francisco, has by accident come
| to an untimely end. The cat was let out


of the bag recently at the California
| theater, IN San Francisco. The trick is
to overcome an apparent impossibility.
A person securely tied IN a sack is to
| pass from that confinement to the in
| side of q locked box, additionally Sc
cured by strong cords wound around,
and the knots of the cords tied and.


sealed The bag is similarly secured
/ by. the mouth being tied with ropes,
and the knot of the rope sealed with
wax. How, then, is it possible to effect
an exchange from a secure bag to a still


more secure box ? That is what the


professor .does-in the Oakland leaves


for the audience to bring to light if they


can. Some Of them did SO on. Monday
night. Those who were seated on the
right-hand side. of the parquette, near
the stage, saw the vigorous investiga-
ton made by one of the inspectors-he
wore number mines, double soled, and
investigated W th his fOot-disturbed it
in such fashion that the beholders drop
ped on the little trick. How? Why, the
solid piece of wood at the end, securely
nailed and screwed, was bogus as to
size and securing instead of taking up
the whole space at the end, and appar-
emily held by strong screws, it was In
two parts, with a space of an inch be-
tween, and this vacant space hid by the


broad iron bands securing 1t the screws
are only heads and do not penetrate by
lifting this board it comes out of sock
ct IN which it fits snugly, and in which
it is held by spring-when lifted, it
swings like gate, pushing to the inside
of the box. Now, with this aperture
discovered, it is only. necessary to find
the person who can push aside the ropes,
crawl in, and replace the ropes and push
the wood back into place, making it APP
pear like the solid end again. The seals
have not been disturbed, nor the rope
cut, nor the knots united nor the locks
picked. Granted. Now, how does the
person escape from the sack, leave the
knots undisturbed, the sack uncut, and
take advantage of even the simple plan
of getting into the solid wooden box !?
Not very easily, even by the plan sug-
gested in the New York papers, but with
very little difficulty, If the person has
concealed IN the Turkish costume du-
plicate bag, with duplicate knots, and


duplicate seal then it is only necessary
to cut asunder the confning sack, hide
it in the recesses of the garment from
which the other one is taken, crawl into
the box and await the result This lat
ter discovery was made at the previous
exhibition, when the bag was returned
from the audience-a careless throw
sent it just to the foot-lights, and before
it could be rescued was slightly scorched
by the gas flames. When the trick was
completed, the bag remaining was not
at all scorched. And thus is exploded
mystery that was incomprehensible
until a kick of a number-nine brogan
revealed it.-ALta- Californian.
Year: 1874

desk, preferring not to deposit it in a


bank, as the times were rdther Sc pan.
ieky," and the tighter and scarcersmoney
was the more the squire thrived. He
was cautious, safe man-this Squire
Clinch-and yet bold and successful
one, too. His wealth increased year BY
year, for he was ever on the lookout to
turn the nisfortunes of others to his
gain. Still the money lay in his desk.
waiting for the accomplishment of its
selfish purpose, while it ought to have
been in circulation, and a portion of It,
at least, paying honest debts.


But few there are who are without an
hour of disaster at some time in their
careers, and Squire Clinch was no ex-
ception to the general rule. There was
a burglary one night. The 'squire's
house was entered noiseIessly, and
while all the inmates slept, his desk
was silently and quickly opened. In
the morning he found the lock on the
floor, the lid tipped back end the green
backs gone A great alarm was raised
and detectives set to work. but no clue
to the money or robbers could be found.
His money that had lain so secluded
and, as he imagined, SO safe, was gone
beyond recovery. And with 1t went the
bC1l-NAOAAsl1 E5ICCnOdCA WHICH. We nave
mentioned. Instead of accomplishing
the good it might have done, it was now
serving bad purposes In thieves hands.
What fate


Which greenback was the more to be
envied-that of Luke Preston, whose
career carried it over so omany checkered
scenes, and whose passage in its multi
form divisions from hand to hand was
in every case n message of ofadness a
token of honesty, and promoter of
prosperity, or that of Squire CIinch,
whose only change from the dull mo-
notony of its useless, selfish life was
such a disastrous one? ~s =sf Z


Let those in whose care the destiny
of greenbacks may be placed take warn
ing from these two cases, and so act on
the lesson taught as to make the world
prosperous, their neighbors glad, and
themselves richer in the return sure to
follow
Year: 1874

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the city of Los Angeles intends to make
the following i'm provements on Commercial
street, from Its intersection with Main street
to Alameda street. Said Commercial street is
to be graded and constructed IN the following
manner, to witt The sidewalk to be seven
feet wide, and made of wood. The curbng
shall be of redwood scantling 3xl2 inches.
This curbIng shall be spiked to posts AKA
inches square, set two feet in the ground on
the inside of the curbing, and six feet apart.
The covering of the sidewalk shall be two
inch plank, or one-inch plank doubled.


The cutters shall be four feet wide, and
paved with hard cobble-stOne. The surface
of the gutter shall be ten inches below the
top of the sidewalk, and shall rise toward the
center OF the street with slope of one inch to
the foot.


The bed of the road shall be cut down or
filled up until it is eight inches below the
grade OF the street. On this bottom formed
layer of gravel, inches deep, shall be laid;
over this layer of coarse gravel or broken
stone shall be laid to the depth of three
inches. this TO be covered by layer of cement
gravel - be properly rolled.


The slIe Slope of the street shall be one foot
to thirty feet, and shall commence at the sur
face of the cutters.


The road-bed shall conform to the estab-
llShed grade of the street.


by order of the Common Council.


NJ. KKEMER, City erik.


A1s-lh
Year: 1874

act they may be gully Of; ex
cuse that TOO because they
were drunk; charging the sum
Of the whole mischief to the
account of the liquor dealer,
making him responsible for it
all. This false preaching, this
daub'ng with untempared NOR
tar, this teaching evil doers to
take shelter under a refuge of
lies, this teaching diinIiig men
to shuttle off their re sponsibilits
on the liquor dealer, is dong
much to lead men astray-lo
make weak and cause them
TO stumble.
Year: 1874

are poor creatures after all, and the best


apology we can make for them is the twenty


pages every day or two containing sixty
ar seventy columns of advertisements and the
hal.f million of readers who will accept and
perusS them. We wish it were otherwise, so far
as the tr1fae-hogs ore concerned If they
will only come to our office we will supply
them with more advertisements than they
have ever received in fheN course of honest
business, for we have enough and to spare.
Byron says nothing soothes the>troubled spirit
more than rum and true religion We pre-
sumo there is nothing th.st teaches an
editor good temper sd much .as sfxty-hve>
columns OF advertisements, with other fixings
to match. Our contemporaries do not enjoy
this felicity, but they may accept Our word
for i'll In this frame of mind we sre will
ing to announce ourselves as everybody's
organ, and, until the advent of the Republic,
the organ especially of Grant, the Custom
House, the Post Office and the whole trutAe-
hog newspaper race combined.
Year: 1874

This may not be logic, but it is the law.
There are two logical courses open as solu-
ton Of the problem. One is revolution.
which is logical enough, but 80 utterly at va
rance with democracy and order that it must
be put down at whatever cost. The other
course is for Kellogg and McEnery and all
their partisans to resign and permit fair
election. This is the plan proposed by tho
HERALD, indorsed by Reverdy johnson and
acceptable, We should think. from the tone OF
his remarks, to our correspondent the other
day, to General Butler. This is the only logi-
cal solution, the only possible solution-ex-
cept to proclaim martial law, which in itself
would be an evil almost as great as revolu-
ton.
Year: 1874

THE CIoARMAKEss APpEAI--New York
energy and philanthropy have done much to
destroy the evil system of tenement houses,
which was so long disgrace to the metropolis.
-..-he Five Points is no more like the Five
eoiaSs ten years ago than the old Bat
3 cry is like the Battery which Mr.
Tweed was kind enough to give us in
his days of wealth and power. But enough
of wretchedness and disease and sin remains
in our tenement system, and something of it
is told in our account of the cigar factories.
The Cigarmakers' Union held meeting
yesterday to protest against the mode of life in
the factories, where ''the prisoned toilers are
kept together by the surveillance of the en-
ployers, and where they ate, slept and were
cofined," and it is to be hoped that the ear.
nest appeal to the Board of Health to aboiisi
these dens will have an immediate and jus
RESPONSE.
Year: 1874

To CLEAN PAINT.-Rub well with
whiting moistened with water. Ap-
plying it with woolen cloth and
wash with clean water.


BolLIyG WATER should not be
poured on china, or other dishes, as it
cracks the enamel, and in time will
surely break them.


To REMOVE PAINT from either linen
or woolen, pour little alcohol on the
place and let it soak for half an hour,
and rub gently.


To REMOVE Rust from sadirons,
or polishing irons, rub rapidly while
warm Oh a board thickly sprinkled
with salt. To remove starch, scrape
thoroughly, rub with beeswax, and
wipe clean.


OmcLoTns if well rubbed with q
woolen cloth and warm water with
the addition of little skinned milk,
if convenient, will look nearly a:
fresh as new. Scrubbing brushe:
and strong soap are ruinous TO them.


To KEEP HANDS FROM CHAPPIXc
Use white CASTLE soap, and always
after washing, dry and rub thorough
" with coarse towel. Sometime:
the use of a little pulverized corr
starch will absorb the moisture and
prove beneficial.


STOVE LUsrRE when mixed with
turpentine and applied in the usual
manner, is blacker, more glossy and
enduring than when mixed with any
other liquid. The turpentine pre-
vents rust, and when applied to an
old rusty stove will make it look
now
Year: 1874

Quite fracas, says the Baltimore
american, occurred few days since
at Canton. A young lady whose pa
rents reside in that region, was press
ed by them to marry. They had Sc.
lected for her a cousin who owned
several houses, and was annoying in
his attentions, but for whom she en-
tertained none but the coolest cousin
" feelings. The cousin was deter
mined to marry the girl. whether she
was willing or not, and the parents,
in the advocacy of his suit, went Sc
far as TO beat the girl. One day last
week, after very rough treatment,
they made the girl dress and go out
with the cousin, who had procured a
marriage license. He took the girl
TO a priest and desired to be married,
but as the girl was crying the priest
very properly wanted to know the
cause, and when she told him ne laid
nothing could induce him to perform
the marriage ceremony when that
was the case. The would-be bride
groom then took the girl to another
priest, who, perceiving that some
thing was wrong, questioned the girl,
who told him also that she was being
forced to marry a man she did not
love. When the priest heard that he
declined to have anything to do with
the matter. The girl was then Ia
ken back home, where she was scold-
ed and beaten by her parents. When
the facts became known in the neigh
borhood there was a good deal OF
sympathy expressed for the girl, and
threats uttered TO make it hot for the
cousin. As the young lady works in a
hop where thirty other females are
employed, her ease is widely known,
and has evoked many expressions of
Of sympathy, anger and other emo
tions.
Year: 1874

that party, actuated solely 10y a love of


the spoils-of the '1oaves and fishes
cannot, even by the help Of the most
abominable lying, prevent the masses from


discovering their raseality and venality, and


hurting them from power. The night has
indeed been long and dark, but the day is
dawning all over the land. The sun of
Democracy is at its meridian height
in Texas, but is just rising over the
East. Hops has been sitting with her
beautiful hands folded across her breast
looking patiently and earnestly for the
dawning of the better day. The
darkness was terrible, and the dawn
was long time coming. But now
the first flashes of light are as brilliant
as the night was dark The skies are bright.
Let Democrats be up and doing A great
work is before them. The temple Of liber-
ty has been most foulIy polluted. Let the
work of purgation commence and go on
till once more and forever the watchmen on
her battlements proclaim the unalterable
decree that hencefOrth nothing impure and
corrupt shall enter within. Then, and not
will the land he at peace and the
people rejoice once more in the fruits of
their labor