smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

Much speculation has been made with
regard to the reality of Mr.. Conant's
petrified man, each differing, and now
comes an interview with a Denver as
sayer published in the Democrat of that
place. The assayer says in regard to
Mr.. Conant's ssman:" Htf IsaEi


"In August, 1875, FIVE of us were
prospecting in the vicinity Of Pueblo,
In coming upon sandstone quarry, one
of the party observed soft Of likeness
of man drawn upon the rock. The in
cident occasioned deal Of talk about
ancient creations, and the idea of get
ting up a second Cardiff giant was then
favorably discussed. The party agreed
to undertake the task, and stone cut.
ter named Saunders, who. had been
working in the vicinity, and known to
be clever hand at modelling, was at
once sought out and an agreement made
for the figure. While the plan was in
progress one of the party, in a joking
way, said the thing ought to have tail,


as in ancient times men had tails 6 or q
inches long. 1t was decided among the
party that the figure should be known
as petriied Aztec Indian, and that
they would resurrect him after six


months and impose him on the public
as such. The stone-cutter not seeing
the joke set to work and made the fig
ure, with tail appended. The price
paid the artisan was $135, and after he
had completed the figure it was buried.
The Z Muldoon' was made out of sand
stone and dried by the cabin fire, which
partly accounts for the little moles on
the surface. After the burial-two feet
from the surface of the ground-the
party went their ways to await the res
direction. A few of the. prospectors
had got wind of the proceedings and
were keeping an eye on the party, and
so they dispersed in different directions.
Finally they became scattered, some in
| New York and the remainder in differ
erent portions of the country. 1 had
forgotten nearly about the matter when
the discovery was chronicled in the, pa
pers. But l considered it best to keep
still about it, and it was only through
accident that ] said any thing in regard
| to the matter.n i'H0hiotA t2'i
Year: 1877

DEpo8rIENr IN SCHooL-Ni,itors to our public school will be interested in read ing the names of all the pupils in each de partmcnt neatly written on large black boards. and opposite each name a record of the me.i; or demerit marks to which he or she is entitled, so that visitors can see a; a glance, without asking the department oi each pupil Last term, Nancy Thomas. Rose Osborne and Minnie Grove carried of ,hc palm for most exemplary conduct.

 We shall take a look at those black boards from time to time so as to tell our readers who behave best
Year: 1877

The YUMA SENTINEL, under the control of our old friend Geo. Tyng, comes to us this week much improved in editorial and me chanical appearance, and We hope George will stay at the helm, 90 long as he may find it his pecunisry advantage to do so. George is a ready writer, and in every way gentleman, and we feel proud 10 think We have a brother editor in the Territory who hears so good a name.
Year: 1877

There was a rumor in circulation last even ing that the Governor had signed the Capi- tai bill. AS We have had no dispatch fiom Narlon to that effect. believe the bill has not yc; boon .igned--still people may rest easy on the matter as it will bo signed and the Capital will bc once more at Prcscott where il rightly belongs.
Year: 1877

To THE EDIroR or HERALD


In your paper OF Thursday last you report the lam
guage and action OF Justice Smith to a complaint by
mo against my wife and her sister My wife has my
1--WE children and such household goods as possess
went to sec my children as they not allowed to
come to me, and was assaulted as complained
Of can't nght women, nor can | per-
nit to deny my children to me.
went to court for redress and you have reported the
result A complaint setting forth a most outrageous
assault and battery and not denied was dismissed un
heard Your paper Is interested In police outraecs.
hupe you will interest yourself In this outrage of
police Justice and notice what Is yet TO follow. As to
justice aud tho parties originally complained or givo
all concerned justice, no more


g. BURLINa, No. 80 Park row, room 10
Year: 1877

At No. Al Fremont street, corner Of Mission,
San Francisco, are busy at several jobs in
their line. In the shop now is q new patent
boiler which they think will be a first-class
thing. 1t is the invention Of Mr.. E. II. Thomp-
son, Of this city, and this is the first one made.
1t is claimed for this boiler that 1t is q great
economiZer Of fuel. 1t will raise steam in
about fifteen minutes, and keep up steam
with about one-third Of the coal used by an
ordinary boiler. This boiler will be used by
Mr.. Miller in grist mill in this city.


They are also making at these works a
small boiler to go into a launch TO be used
on Clear Lake. This launch is to be run by
jets of water forced from It's sides by the
steam, against the water in which it hoats !;
no propeller or wheel will be used. This
principle has lately been tried in England
with more success than when experiments
were made with 1t formerly. The boiler in
this case is quite small and is Of a new type
The same firm made the boilers for the
steamer Ldkeport, which made tWenty-one
miles per hour with her boiler under pressure
OF one hundred and twenty pounds. The
boilers were tested at two hundred and
twenty pounds.


Messrs. Hall & Kelshaw, proprietors Of
these works, inform us that they design, If
possible, to have completed for exhibition at
the next Mechanicsf fair an iron steam
launch, to show the people of this city that
such things can be made here as we'll as in
England. Both Of the proprietors have had
great deal of experience In this line in Eng
land in the large ship-yards, and desire to do
something OF the kind on this coast. They
are making also at present a number of iron
tanks for an oil refinery in Los Angeles
county. They are busiest at present how
ever, in making tanks for the new beet-sugar
mill. This is being built for the California
Sugar Manufacturing Company, an enter
prise which is about ready TO start up at An
HaNNE1 IaNa N


periory yworkmen and personally superintend
every job before leaving the works, SO all who
deal with them may rely upon promptness
and good work.-Bay City.
Year: 1877

A NEW BREED OF DOMESTIC CATTLE
1t is stated in the Turf, Field and
Farm, an agricultural journal, that the
farmers in Nebraska have commenced
the domestication of the buffalo. The
wild animals, while young, are introduced
among herds of the tame stock, of course
only one or two at time. Half and
quarter breeds are found to be very
hardy, and in the yield of milk, the cows
raised of mixed stock give even more
than an average yield of rich milk. The
experiment promises well, as the endur-
ance of the wild animals is impaired to
the domestic stock. In this way the ex-
termination of the species will take new
form, and when wild buffaloes become
legendary creatures the progeny of the
race will still exist in a modified, though
probably more useful form.
Year: 1877

DUCKLINGs MORE PROFITABLE THAN
CHIcKENs.-The saying often applied to
young ducks that "they eat more than
they are WORTH" may be a very unjust
one. Several years ago we were
speaking with woman who raised


yearly large numbers of ducks and
chickens, regarding the comparative
amount of food consumed to bring
them to their full growth. She
stated that "ducks eat less in proportion
to their growth than chickens" Our
readers may be surprised at this, but
upon giving the matter a little thought
they will understand the reason. 1t is
because the ducklings reach maturity
sooner than the chickens, and, of course,
the longer it takes to bring a creature to
maturity, the greater the expense, not
only of food, but of time and trouble.
Experiment has demonstrated the fact
that, with the same quantity of food and
care, the ducklings in ninety days from
the shell, may be made to weigh nine
or ten pounds per pair, or over, while
chickens, in the same length of time,
come to weigh only six or seven pounds a
pair. Hence the remark quoted at the
commencement of this paper does not
apply when ducklings are properly and
inteAigently managed.-POultry World
Year: 1877

To Force AsPARAeUs.-Am method of
forcing asparagus, introduced by NJ.
Jacquisson, of Chalons, a well-known
horticulturist, consists of an ordinary
wine-bottle with the bottom cut off.
These bottomless bottles, when we'll
corked, are placed over the asparagus
head just as it is beginning to rise above
the ground. The asparagus, being TINS
protected, not only grows fast, but is SO
tender that the whole of it may be eaten.
The air being kept from it, the develop
ment of the woody fibre of the plant is
retarded while that of the cellular tissue
is accelerated. Cultivated in this way,
asparagus is as expeditiously cut as when
grown in the ordinary manner, sufficient
light passing through the bottle to show
when the heads are ready for gathering.
In addition to this, the small amount Of
light which passes through the bottle
gives the asparagus a rosy tinge which
greatly improves its appearance.
Year: 1877

There are several Investigations in
progress in the different departments OF
the government, which promise shortly
to yield considerable interesting reading
matter for the public. The most i'm
portant of these is the investigation of
the Indian bureau. The taking of evil
dence in this investigation is now sub
stantially finished, and Secretary Schurz
will at once commence an examination
of it, with view to determine what ac-
ton should be taken in regard to the
matters which have been developed. 1t
is understood that q large amount of
important information has been gather
ed concerning the swindling of the In
dlans and the government III contracts.


Another investigation which promises
to lead to interesting results is the in
quiry now being made into the bureau
of statistics. 1t was supposed by the
gentlemen who are making this inves-
tigation that they had taken all neccs-
sary evidence two or three weeks ago,
but some important abuses were devel-
oped ten days ago and a good deal of
evidence has since been taken about
them. 1t appears that there has been
a good deal of looseness in the manage
ment of the bureau, and things have
been done for which there is no author
ity of law The comm 'ttee had expect
ed to make preliminary report, but
owing to the latter development they
made only verbal communication to
the secretary previous to his departure
for Ohio, and will present one final re-
port about the 1st Of September
Year: 1877

The President has issued an order
carrying into effect the joint resolution
of August 5, 1876, which prohibits the
introduction or sale in the Indian Ter
ritory of fixed ammunition or metal
lie shells to the Indians, in which he
says


The introduction into the Indian
country, for the purpose Of sale or ex-
change to or with Indians, of any
breech-loading firearms, and of any
special ammunition adapted to such
arms, and the sale and exchange to In
dians in the Indian Territory of any
such arms or ammunition, is hereby
prohibited, and it is hereby directed
that all authority under any license to
trade in such arms Or ammunition is
hereby revoked.


Second The introduction into the
country or district occupied by any
tribe of hostile Indians, for the purpose
Of sale Or exchange to them of arms or
ammunition of any description, and the
sales or exchange thereof, to Or with
such Indians, is hereby prohibited, and
it is hereby directed that all license to
trade in arms or ammunition of any de-
scription with such tribe be revoked


All military commanders are charged
with the duty of assisting in the execu-
ton of the above order, and of the
executive order of November %, 1876
the provisions of which are extended
to include all Indian country within the
Territories of Idaho, Utah and Wash
ington and the States of Nevada and
Oregon.
Year: 1877




A FEW struggling and unsatisfactory
telegrams were sent east from Helena,
Montana territory, but their tone is such
that the country need not be surprised
to get an account of another massacre,
second only to the Custar massacre OF
last year. Col. John Gibbon, with about
200 soldiers and citizens, attacked the
Indians on the Big Hole river, and after
hard battle losing the greater part of
his command, retreated to a place of
safety. Fuller reports may reduce the
loss, but it is certain that the Indians
have gained another signal victory over
the federal forces.
Year: 1877

anything to do with fixing the price of
wheat. Boards of trade regulate the
price as best suits the schemes of gam
bling spectators, and without reference
to either supply or demand. Is it not
about time for the Congress of the
United States to devise some legislation
that will put an end to gambling in the
products of the farm and factory, and
furnish the needed and just protection
to Agriculturalists and to other legiti-
mate industries upon which the weight
of government reSts9
Year: 1877

A late dispatch from Washington
says that an agent of the Canadian
government was at Washington asking
that the government make some pro-
vision by which Sitting Bull and his
tribe-now in British territory-could
return to the United States. The matter
was referred to Gen. Sherman, who
recommended that such provision be
made, as the Indians were in a starving
condition, and unless something is done
there would no doubt be the same trouble
on the northern frontier that now ex-
lists on the Mexican frontier. Upon
Sherman's advice the president and
cabinet agreed to select commission
10 act in conjunction with a commission
from Canada, to make terms with Sit
ting Bull and secure his return to the
United States agencies.
Year: 1877

RUSSIA is displaying great activity IN
recruiting her armies, and reports from
Russian sources state that she will soon
have larger army in the field than she
had for duty at the beginning of the
war. Russian officers are beginning to
realize that the work of conquering the
Turks cannot be done in few weeks.
Year: 1877

The man who does nothing don't
amount to much. 1t makes but little
difference whether he is millionaire or
pauper. He is only stagnant pool,
without energy enough to start a ripple.
He diffuses moral miasma over every
thing around him. Do something;
don't stand on the corner gaping, with
hands in your pockets, like an idiot.
The world was made to work in, and if
you fill your hearts with good angels, the
bad spirits will keep out, because there
is no room for them.
Year: 1877

Al late hour last night Two men were running
out Of Henry wetowsks store, at No 1ss Canal street.
by Roundsnan Harris They seemed to be suspicious
characters and the officer ordered them stop. They
jumped into a wagon and started on Harris pursued
them on loot. After long chase the policeman sue
ccedcd in grabbing hold on tho tail board OF the
wagon. Then the men whipped The horse. The animal
nude a sudden burst OF speed, but Harris chung with
desperation TO tho tailboard. Harris them becoming
blood thirsty with rage and whiio being dragged
along the rough stones Of Canal street as
shots at the drivers. He never got chance steady
himself for decent ain, and missed every time.
Then the wagon went over rut aud Joted Harris'
hold on, aud he fell into mud hole gave up the
chase. the wagon went down into the Filth ward.
There another policeman CAV. chase but before he had
run TAR he also stumbled into mud hole, and tho
thieves escaped
Year: 1877

Tho following record will show the changes in tho
temperature Tor tho past twenty our hours In CON-
parison with corresponding date OF last year. as
Indicated by tho thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy
HERALD Building;-
Year: 1877

The CENTENARY ExCURsIoN.-The excur-
sion to the North on the 18th instant, which
is to be given under the auspices OF the
ladies of the Centenary church, offers great
inducements to persons desiring to visit the
North. The managers having the affair IN
charge have had great experience, and will
leave nothing undone to insure its success.
Year: 1877

GORGE NEAR OMAHA AND POSSIBLE NEW


CHANNEL.


OMAHA, Neb., March 10, 1877.
The Missouri River IL just now full Of floating ice,
the result Of tho recent cold snap and immense
gorge has formed In the Big Bond in northeasterly
direction from the smelling works. causing the stream
to rise ut that point and overflow the bottom the
Iowa side For over quarter Of mile opposite the
smelling works the water pours down over tho Iowa
bank into main channel forming series Of falls
from four six feet high and over 200 IN num-
ber Al one place, the southern point the fall is from
forty to nity and about six iect high. THIS
cutoff Is what expected for several years. and
II was thought that when II did occur II would form
new channel where this body of water Is now rushing
the bottom. may be that the gorge Will make
Its old course.
Year: 1877

Mark Suiffen one Of the Oldest characters In tho
Fourteenth ward died last night at his residence, No.
1917 Mulberry street. The deceased was pressman by
occupation and was ono Of tho first men worked
on 4 uoe press in this city OF late his health failed
him. and he depended for support on his children
which at present number sixleen He was one OF tho
best workers for tho democratic party In the ward,
and his greatest boast after tho last Presidential cam
pa,gn was that he carried the Republican Fort known
ns Jersey street, for his friends. He one OF the
finest speakers in his style, and gtcd with great
persuasive power. The deceased was about seventy
two wears old.
Year: 1877

Wing Rogers was Quaker who
lived among the hills Of Vermont, and
Notwithstanding the reputation of his
sect for meekness, gertleness and mag
nauimity, ne was an arbitrary old fellow,


who led his wife most unhappy life.
She was a patient, quiet woman, who
submitted meekly to her tyrannical
lord, and strove TO slip through the
world as unostentatiously as possible.
Friend Wing was possessed of a goodly
share of this worlds. He was an un-
falling attendant at meeting: Sundays
and Thursdays he was always with his
family at the sanctuary. For what
purpose he went there was best known
TO himself; very likely to spend the
quiet hour in concocting new schemes
for the annoyance and humiliation Of
his wife; but to her the plain old house,
with its uncushioned seats, bare, un-
painted floor and great square stove,
was very paradise-the one sole re-
fuge from the prosecutions which were
fast wearing out her life.


Fat horses and substantial vehicles
had Wing in plenty; judge, then, OF her
astonishment and despair when, one
pleasant frst-day morning in the sixth
month, he made his appearance at the
door with a yoke Of oxen attached to
the family trundle-bed, and so complete
was her subjection that she actually
rode to meeting (about mile) with her
children on the absurd vehicle, while
her husband strobe by the side with
his long whip, driving the oxen.


On one occasion they had been spend
ing the long winter evening at neigh
boris When the kitchen clock struck .
the baby was carefully wrapped up and
given to Friend Wing to carry home,
his wife passing on before him in the
narrow snow path. But when they
reached home there was no baby, and
in reply to the mothers anxious in
quries he informed her she would find
it about half mile back in snow-drift
by the side of the road, which she did.


At last the plying angels set her free.
In due course of time Friend Rogers
married again, and Immediately com
menced the course of training to which
he had subjected his former slave. 1t
did not take long 10 demonstrate that
the present Mrs Rogers was constructed
of different materal from the meek and
gentle first. After brief season OF
grave and stately visiting the pair came
home to renew the interrupted house
keeping. Monday morning he aroused
his new wife early while it was yet
dark to get up and attend to the wash
ing, remarking, Il always have the
washing done second day."


1t was double awakening to the
wife, not only from a morning nap, but
also to the knowledge that here was
the opening of a struggle with her lord,
with whose character she was imper-
fectIy acquainted She did not rise i'm
mediately, but when she did her first
act was TO remove the wash boiler from
the stove with the remark that she did
not propose to wash to day. Her bus
Year: 1877

JACKSON s PIETY.


General Jackson was the wonder Of


the press. No officer in either army


was the subject of SO many newspaper


paragraphs, and yet he knew nothing


of it, for as 4 rule, he never read the


papers. No great man of this century


has gone to his grave so marvelously


ignorant Of the wideness of his fame.


Regulating his conduct with view


solely to his proper responsibility, he


did not care what the world said of it,


and never looked to see. AT the begin


ming of the war he used to glance over


the papers to get at the news, but when


he became the subject Of their praise
and speculation he stopped even that.


The press, which proved a very Marl-
borough to some generals had no effect
on him. lie had no war correspond
ents, and when in full command he per.
mitted none if he knew it. He said he
did not want his friends to know his
movements, and certainly not his enc
mics. He wished no pen to write him
into fame. 1t was said the press Of the
North gave Rosecrans his military rep
utation and also took it away. They
had no such chance at General Jackson.
He made his own fame; but they have
generously helped to make it world
wide and lasting.


But the press have done much to give
the public false impression of the re-
lgious side of Jackson's character. He
was member of the Presbyterian
church, a strictly Christian, liberal gen
tloman. But he was neither bigot nor
Pharsee. He held his own devotions
in secret. He made no parade OF his
religion, nor pressed his creed upon
any one; he was not Cromwelian in
this regard; he believed other paths led
to heaven just as surely as the one he
was travelling. On his staff were the
sons Of clergymen of the Episcopal, Re
formed and Presbyterian churches, and
some others who were very much in
the dark as to their religious faith. The
fact is, this Presbyterian Elder, as he is
sometimes called, became such by mar
riage.


The first prayers said over him were
chose of his pious Methodist mother
although it appears in his youth he was
not more pious than the average young
man. When in Mexico he was nearly
persuaded to be a Romanist He after
ward was member of the Episcopal
church, and finally settled down in the
church, to which his wife
belonged When the Louisiana Bri-
gade applied for chaplain, he recon-
mended that priest be sent them, be-
cause large majority were Roman
Catholics. His own devoutness was
illustrated by the purity of his life, not
by professions, and his faith and SIM
plicity was well known to his troops.
He often attended their services and
prayer-meetings, night or day, and
kneeling in the midst of the same
Scared veterans he had led in so many
battles. he led them in prayer to the
Lord Of Hosts. When he was thus in
camp all noise was hushed; dropping
their cards and all other amusements,
old men and young gathered around
him, standing and kneeling with un-
covered heads in sacred silence. A
thousand hands would have been raised
Year: 1877

''But I pass" said minister, one
Sunday in dismissing one theme of
his subject to take up another.
Then I make it spades r. yelled a
man from tie gallery who was
dreaming the happy hours away in
an imaginary game of euchre. It is
needless to say that he went out on
the next deal, being assisted by one
Of the deacons with full hand Of
clubs.
Year: 1877

A Russian engineer has invented
bomb proof tower. which is moved
about by steam, and in which artil-
lerists sit and pelt the enemy with
destruction. By the time the next
war breaks out, the warriors will sit
in rocking chair in the front parlor
of hotel and talk his enemies to
death with a revolving telephone.