smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

NUMBER TwENTY-FIvE.-The Highland SeHfi-
mel, we understand, has succumbed, for the pres-
ent, at least. So We learn from a letter in the
ST. Joseph Gazette. written by person who had
been employed in the Sentinel Office, who says
that the paper has suspended This makes the
25th newspaper death in the County aud now,
for the first time in seventeen years, the Chief is
the only paper published in the County. Since
the Spring Of 1852, there has been another pa
per at some town in the County, besides the
Chief We presume it will not be long until
some else makes venture, impressed with
the belief tha: there is wealth in Doniphan
County for two or three newspapers. But until
that time, the Chief will try to give all the news,
and to do justice to all localities and all parties
Those who want County paper, but have .
dislike to belping the Chief along, might sub
scribe for three months, or such q matter; and
II, in the meantime, another paper should be
started, they can quit the Chief and pay the
new concern a couple Of dollars, to be euchered
ont Of the greater part of it, as usual. Thank
ing those who have stood by tbs Chief right
along, whe shall do our best TO give them the
full amount that they pay for. No man has ev
er yet lost his money by supporting the Chief.


We learn that it is expected that we shall
preach funeral sermon on the deceased. We
may as we'll correct 8 misapprehension upon
that subject. We have not preached the funer-
ais of any papers in Doniphau County, e1cspt
those that set out with the determination to
preach ours; therefore, We have preached but
few sermons ont of the twenty-five deaths.
There was not much of the Seatinei to preach
over. If we wished to preach one for it, We
could do as the Sentinel did with its wit-bor-
row for the occasion-and make it brief and
to the point. We should simply quote the we'll
known epitaph upon very small baby:


Since quickly done for


i wonder what begun
Year: 1879

VILE FEvER.-It is the duty of every newspaper in
Colorado to warn moneyless people from going to
Leadvile. The interests of the State demand it,
All the land around Leadvile for mines has been
staked out and prospected. and without mon
ey has opportunity Of finding anything in the


mines or in the City. This spring there will be =
of it will 20 to Leadville. Many Of these new COM
ers will only have money enough take them there
and when they reach the Eldorado they will find
that to them, it IL Poverty Flat of the mark
ed type. Everything will have been taken up, and,
being without means, they will be in miserable
condition rs they would be If penniless anywhere
else-Lefter 10 tie Denrer Tribuae.
Year: 1879

THE RErUNDING BIIL.-As we promised last
week, we print in this issue the bill passed by
the Legislature enabling the Commissioners of
Douiphsn County to refund the railroad bonded
Indebtedness of the County. 1t will be seen
that not only the Board and their sureties, but
the County Clerk aud Treasurer and their
bondsmen are bound mp tightly by this law, and
that there will be no creeping-out places or eva
sions We learn that several large bondhold-
ers have expressed themselves satisfied with the
bill, and are willing to compromise under the
provisions of the law.
Year: 1879

LEGIsLATURE-We promised to keep our read
ers posted in the doings of the Legislature, but
have found it impossible to keep track of what
they are doing. Up to this time, only about
half dozen acts have been published and they
mostly of a private nature. We notice that o
general onslaught is being made upon the sals-
ries of County officers, but do not think that
any of the acts have yet finally passed. Sever
al Constitutional amendments are being dis
cussed, and joint resolution will probably pass,
submitting the question of Constitutional
Convention to q vote of the people.
Year: 1879

The LAND Is INSIDE OF THE LIoS.-Nr. Phillips, =
Republican member Of the House from Kansas made
q forcible demonstration yesterday Of the progress
of the Southern lion lying down with the negro lamb
Not long ago there were seven colored Republican
members in the House; now the number IL reduced
to three, and next year there will be none at ALL
The lamb is inside at last.-IN. J.. Tribune
Year: 1879

~ One measure of the present Legislature
that will elicit an abundance of growls, is the
appropriation Ct ss5o,0oO toward building ancth-
er wing to the Capitol. Yet nothing is needed
more than this addition. The wing of the Cap
itol now in use is wholly inadequate to the pub
lie wants, and all the departments occupying it
ere cramped and inconvenienced for want Of
ROOM The addition is needed, and that quickly.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Ruskin finds himself at a loss


before no subject, and talks with az


much dogmatlc emphasis of woman"


dress IS of the sbomination f machinery


and the beauty of earth and sky. His


idees on woman's ties in life are short
and exact: "she is to please people, to


feed them in dainty ways, to clothe


them, 10 keep them orderly, TO teach
them" AS for the pleasing, Mr.. Ruskin
is convinced that tasteful dress is neces-
sary, and he expatiates upon this con-


viction in a way calculated to much
deligh: the fair. He esteems it the duty
of woman to look as lovely as possible.
" Now, mind, he says, "you always dres
charmingly; it is the first duty of a
girl to be charming, and she cannot be
charming if she is not charmingly
dressed. Set an example of beautiful
dress without extravagance; that is to
say, without waste or unnecessary splen-
DOR" He does not insist that the dress
should be costly; on the contrary, he
advises that it should be markedly SIM
pie, to put down the curse of luxury
and waste that is consuming England.
Nevertheless the dress, while simple,
must be becoming and pleasantly varied.
And what his female reader thinks it
necessary to buy beyond this for the
good of trade, "buy," he commands,
"and Immediately burn" He is not
little judicious in other injuuctions
He especially hstes long walking dresses
and declares that such dresses should
never touch the ground at all. he
scorns cheap ready.msde clothing of
any kind and condemns sewing machines,
and he urges that all girls should learn
lressmaking, and devote part of every
lay to making as pretty dresses as they |
IAN in good material for the poor people |
Who have no time or taste to make them
veil for themselves.
Year: 1879

Dr.. Beard in North American Review.


Modern spiritisn is an attempt to ap'
ply the inductive method to religion to
make faith scientific; to confirm the
longings Of the heart by the evidence of
the senses. In thus submitting spirits n
to the inductive method, it's friends for.
got that to prove a religion would be to
kill ito transfer it from the emotions,
where it belongs, to the intellect, where
it can find no home. A religion proved
dies as a religion and becomes scientific
fact, and would take its place ride by
side with astronomy and chemistry,
with physics and geology, in the organ.
lied knowledge of men. spiritists
Year: 1879

When the British premier returned
from Berlin last yesr, one of his enthu'
siastic admirers conceived tho idea of
presenting him with " tribute from the
people," The tribute he proposed
should take the form of wreath of gold
leaves, each leaf to come from large
town Or district, and to be paid for by
subscription of single pennies from
admirers of the premier, and to have
engraved on the back the name of the
town from which the funds came to
purchase It.
Year: 1879

In an old-fashioned book we are told
that, soon after the invention of the
lightning-rod, the ladies of Paris, France,
thought it fashionable, as we'll as safe,
to wear a bonnet ornamented at the
very top with q thread of bright metal.
To this was attached little silver
chain which reached down the back
over the dress and touched the ground
It was believed that the Lightning
would be caught hy the metallic thread,
and would then be so polite as to run
along the chain down into the earth
Rithout harming the wearer Of the bon.
net.
Year: 1879

There is one poor boarding house
keeper who is going to be just perfectly
miserable for the next week at least.
She has new set of servants, and green
servants are such vexationl They
haven't the first idea of geometry, and
it takes the average lsndlsdy at least
weeks CAREFUL drilling to teach them how
to arrange the tablecloth in such scien.
tific manner that the holes will be under
the butter,disl,, the caster and the coffee.
ur1.
Year: 1879

The process used in cutting diamonds is
exceedingly interesting, for we all know
that the hardest substance in the world is
this stons; yet when presented to us in
the form of jewel it is cut in the most
precise and geometrical manner Dia-
monds, like most crystals of the same for
nation, can be split in certain direction;
this property, known as cleavage" allows
the first rough shape 10 be given to the
stone, and also 10 remove the outward
crust or such parts as are defective. The
stone is then fastened with cement to tho
extremity of a stick, and as nothing but
diamond can cut another, il is rubbed
against another diamond mounted in
similar fashion. Diamond dust mixed
with oil is placed between the two stones
A fiat surface, or facet, is thus formed
on each diamond. The cement is then
heated and the position Of the stones
changed, and this operation is repeated
until the diamonds show the elements Of
the shape that is ultimately to be given 60
them. The grinding and polishing to
which the stone has still to be subjected
are done on circular steel, HORIZONTAL tables
revolving at great speed aud covered with
diamond dust aud oil; the stones are held
to brass handles with soft solder. The
process is long and expensive, besides re.
quiring great skill on the part of the work,
man, who can greatly increase the value
ofthe stone by skillfull cutting. Diamonds
when cut effect either the shape of abril,
liant" or that of a ''rose." The brilliant
has fiat surface at the top, called the
"tablei from this the facets slope outward
till they reach the "girdle," or point Of
greatest width Of the stone; from there
they decrease forming an inverted pyra-
mid terminated by small facet. Rose
diamonds are made out of thinner stones,
and often chips from large diamonds, and
are cut in a pyraroid shape, the base of
which is in the setting. Almost micro
scopic roses are used for ornament in gold
work, and when set quite close together
from cdittouti. Diamonds and most pre.
cious stones are sold by weight, the unit
being the carat. The value of diamonds in-
creascs with the size more than it docs with
the weight, SO that two-carnt stone il
worth four times as much as one-carat
stone. Diamonds are most valuable when
quite pure white, but pink, black, and
dark yellow diamonds are often Of great
value. limitations Of stoaes in glass have
been made with more or less success, at
different times in different countries, bat
they can in very few instances pass for
real gems. The most dangerous counter
feits are those called doublets, where a
thin coating of real stone is applied TO a
base OF colored glass; the sapphire is Que
OF the stones that is most successfully
initiated in this way.--Harper's Bazor.
Year: 1879

There is a sad, solemn sweetness that
gathers around mothers deathbed. The
experience of lifetime is crowded into
that solemn moment. A thousand kind
acts Of the past come tripping home
white winged messengers to departed glory
ne'er to return on earth again. Who can
fathom that mothers loye, that for long,
long years has only found utterance to the
Throne of God in suppllcation for our good,
aud whose every act has been but one
more tie that has bound US inseparably
together? Now that good mother lies
dying, there is hushed stiffness about the
house. Every one moves lightly from
room TO room. Conversation is in whis-
pers, with an occasional sob that it is i'm
possible to repress. The eyes of all are
dimmed by the unbiddcn tear. None
seem so calm and collected as the dying
sufferer herself. Through the eye of faith
she is looking far, far into the better land
that is soon to be her future home. She
thinks Of him who came upon earth, and
taking upon himself the similtude Of man
ascending the Cross of Calvary, and poured
out his life's blood, that poor, crushed hu
manity might have an avenue Of escape.


Why should she not be calm, even within
the grasp Of the king Of terrors2 Hope
has fastened its anchor in her heart, and
MS she nears the dark river she hears the
voice Of angels calling from beyond, and
sees their white banners waying her on
ward to the bright land above.


The eye grows dull, the hand grows
cold, aud the breath goes out to return no
more, The lease Of lifo has been fore
closed, and the suffering of the flesh can
no longer be endured. The season Of pro-
baton has ended. The joys and sorrows
Of that life are things of the mighty past.
Hope and fear and joy aud sadness win no
longer hold high carnival in that lump Of
clay. The purposes for which Il was called
into existence have ceased, and like an old
clock, the weight having fallen the ma
chinery stops.


Who can fathom the depth, or measure
the breadth Of the sorrow that has fallen {.
upon the household, and Of those dear
children that turn away from that death
bed, 70 realize that they are orphans,
and to face the cold charities Of an unfeel
ing world.
Year: 1879

In the neighborhood of Cuba peculiar
method of securing the turtle is pursued
by the natives, advantage being taken of
the habits of q species Of remora, or suck
ing fish, peculiar to those waters. Three
or four species Of remora are known, hav-
ing collectively wide range. The white
tailed remora Echeaeis dlbicaudd, Mitch. J
frequents our North Atlantic coast, aud Is
sometimes taken In Long Island Sound,
where it is known as the shark sucker.


The chief peculiarity of all these FISH
consists in an oval disk on the top Of the
head and the adjacent parts of the back,
the surface of which is crossed by trans
verse cartilaginous plates, arranged some
what like the Stats Of Venetian blind; on
the middle of tho under surface are hook
like projections, connected by short bands
with the skull aud vertebre, and their
upper margin is beset with fine teeth.
According to De Blainyille, thia organ Is
an anterior dorsal fin, whose rays are split
aud expanded horizontally on each side,
instead of standing erect in the usual way.
BY means of this apparatus, partly sucto-
rial, partly prehensilc by the hooks, the
remora attaches itself to rocks, ships, float
ing timber, and the bodies of other fish,
especially sharks, which 1t uses either for
anchorage or for labor-saying transit


The species Of remora inhabiting Cuban
waters (called Reve, that is, reversed, by
the Spaniards, because its back is usually
mistaken for its belly) is employed by the
native fishermen in the curious manner
shown in our illustration. The boatman
in quest of the turtle carry several reyes
in n tub, and when they approach their
game properly tethered reve is cast of.
On perceiving the turtle the fish quietly
attaches itself so firmly that the prize can
be easily secured.


Colcom states that the fsh's hold is so
strong that it will allow itself to be torn
asunder without letting go. This living
fish hook is held by means Of ring at
tached to the remora's tail, aud stout
line made Of the fibre Of palm bark. BY
a peculiar manipulation the fish is induced
to let go its hold upon the turtle when
both have been hauled into the boat,
The remora Il then returned 10 Its tub, to
await the discovery Of another turtle
Scientific Americaa,
Year: 1879

remarkable fact, that life, to all out


ward appearance, is a monotonous


succession of scenes and movements


but all incidental. We wonder


how the interest is kept up. But


we never tire of going to bed at


night. and we are very sorry when


we tire of getting up in the morn


ing. We never weary, except with


regret, of breakfasting, dining and


supping; and yet these actions are


repeated necessarily three hundred
and sixty-five times in the year,


with renewed excitement Oh every
succeeding occasion. We take off
our clothes once every day, and put
them on once every day. We do
this at nearly the same hour, in
daily succession; and when health
is good the pleasure derived from
so doing is not marred by the repe-
tition of the act; for the ebbing and
the flowing of our bodily sensations
prepare US, without any effort on
our part, for all tue vicissitudes of
our existence. When hungry, food
is agreeable; when weary, sleep or
rest is a treat ; when warm, cool air
is refreshing; when cold, the pleas
nre derived from a cheerful fire is
delicious. The excitement is kept
mp by contrasts; and we purchase
-he enjoyment of one feeling by
encouraging the reverse. With |
health, and youth, and prosperity |
we should never be weary. 1t is
lge and weakness, and poverty tha. |
prepare us for death; and even that
comes easy upon most men, at last.
ike a sleep, and the heaviness of the
leart gives even the last sleep a
Welcome.
Year: 1879

A man who shot New York
lawyer hegan to prosper righ'
away. Landis, who shot a New
Jersey eGitor, lost his property,
his wife got divorce, and he is
fast becoming a lunatic. You may
shoot as many lawyers rs you
please and still prosper, but if you
wish to enjoy the pleasures of this
world and escape the tormeDts of
thereafter" never plug an editor.
Never
Year: 1879

There exists in Denmark a singular
Institution, established mainly for the
benefit of the daughters OF the nobility.
When man of wealth is blessed by
the birth of a daughter he causes her
to be enrolled at this institution, paying
very small sum, with q fixed annual
payment of a moderate amount. When
the young girl reaches the age of TWEEN
ty-one she not only finds herself in pos
session of very nice little income, but
she has right to occupy and enjoy
fine apartment, we'll furnished, in an
elegant house, with parks and gardens,
and her companions will be ladies,
young or old, who are members of the
association. 1t is not obligatory upon
a member to reside longer at the
chateau or more frequently than suits
her convenience. Ii the father dies
and the young girl is unprotected she
has an asylum at once, even if the SUBJ
sequent annual subscriptions are not
liquidated, and when she attains her
majority her annual income commences.
If she should die or contract marriage
her interest in the association passes to
the general fund. If she should be
married when she is twenty all that is
paid in by her father accrues to the
association, and it is this source of in
come that enables the institution to
demand only small annual subscrip-
ton, which renders it easy for father
to meet the demand, with the assurance
that if his daughter cannot be married
without marriage portion, she will at
least be in the enjoyment of a comfort
able home for life. This institution has
been prosperous at Copenhagen for
sixty years. The features of the plan
are somewhat singular, and not adapted
to this country In some particulars, but
the plan of commencing with the birth
of daughter to provide for the old
age of the infant is rather commend
able. 1t is life insurance to the very
letter.
Year: 1879

We learn from correspondent that
there resides in the vicinity of Harris
burg, an out-of the way place in Han
cock county, about three miles west of
Mount Blanchard, a very remarkable
child, only five years old, who seems to
have the power to charm birds at will.
Her mother first noticed this strange
fascination that the child possesses
about year ago. The little girl was
out playing in the dooryard among a
bevy of snow-birds,' and when she
would speak to them they would come
and light upon her, twittering with the
utmost glee. On taking them in her
hands and stroking them, the birds,
instead of trying to get away from
their fair captive. seemed to be highly
pleased, and when let loose would fly
away short distance and Immediately
return TO the child again. She then
took several of them into the house to
show her mother, who, thinking she
might hurt them, took the birds and
put them out doors, but no sooner was
the door opened, than the birds flew
into the room and lit upon the girls
head and began to chirp. The birds
remained about the premises all win
ter, flying to the little girl whenever
the door was opened. The parents OF
this remarkable child became alarmed,
believing that this strange power was
an Ill omen. and that muchdreaded
visitor, death. was about to visit their
home. But death did not come, aud
during last summer the child had
numerous pets from the birds. The
child handles the birds so gently that
humming bird, once in her hand, does
not fail to return.


This winter bevy of birds hav
kept her company, and she plays with
them for hours at time. Every morn
ing the birds fly to her window and
leave only when the sun sinks in the
west.


There is nothing peculiar about the
childs personal appearance except her
wonderful magnetic eyes, which sparkle
like diamonds. The parents of this
little girl are poor, superstitious peo-
pie, and have been reticent about the
matter until lately, fearing that some
great calamity was about to befall
them
Year: 1879

EXTERIOR WILLIAMS MOTHER
German Emperor still tenderly cher
ishes the memory of his mother. the
lovely Queen Louisa. The rooms which
she occupied in the Castle of Konigs-
berg are by his special desire kept re-
ligiously in nearly the same order in
which she left them, and are reserved
for his private use. When Louisa took
refuge with her children, after the bat
tie of Jena, in mill on her way to
Konigsberg, she wrote on windowpane
with the diamond in her ring, the
touching line in which Goethe speaks
of the eating of bread with tears. The
glass bearing the inscription was long
cherished by the family OF the miller,
until he, in dying, bequeathed it to the
Emperor.


"This is my plsything," say the chill
dren; that sunny seat is mine" This
is the beginning and exsmplification of
the selfishness and all the usurpation
OF the world.
Year: 1879

OAT MEAL.-To each cup of coarse
oatmeal have four of cold water and
one teaspoon of salt (; put this in an
earthen saucepan and let it simmer
slowly for an hour stir it often, as it
burns very easily. Should an early
breakfast be required, this can be
cooked the day before and warmed
again, as it can not be cooked quickly.
Year: 1879

We have received several communion
tions this week, giving reports of Radical
tactics in the rural districts-how they
are working on the fears of the. colorcd
people by telling them that if Democrats
should succeed they would all be put back
into slavery again-bow they are talking
reform to the whites, and promising to
conduct the offices for less than they
now cost, &c, &c The first is willful
attempt to deceive, and the scoqad is like
unto it. Fees and salaries are fixed by law,
aud every Radical would take all the law
allows.
Year: 1879

Tho Radical party of to-day is the old
Know Nothing Party under new name
lis proscriptive policy is still fresh in the
minds Of the people. They recollee, how
its power was directed against people on
account q their religious belief, and how
they wanted foreigners to reside here for
twcnty-Ouc years before they should cxer-
else tho right of suffrage
Year: 1879

During Radical Rule in this county the
Jail was repaired. The cost of the repairs
amounted to s9,9792s. and when finished
the Jail was not worth over 1900. This
is sample Of the reform which the Rad.
ical orators arc now promising the people.
Year: 1879

The Radical party in this county, in
order to cover up an ignominious defeat,
are circulating all sorts Of stories and base
ISLANDERS, and are endeavoring to vilify and
traduce the character Of gentlemen whose
reputation stands in their way. But this
course cannot succeed-ihey must go the
voyage. The boat for salt river will leave
the wharf next Wednesday morning at s
o'clock. Look after your baggage, gen
llemen.
Year: 1879

Democrats WhO hare velti-
cleS, go to your ReiGhborS ,cho
hare none and take them to
the election on TteSdayRert,
and thus aid in rolling up a
good majority for the entire
Democratic Ticket.