smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877




THE black-liners think that every
thing is so lovely on election day they
will have one of the good old times,
when they fell into line breast to back
and marched up to the ballot box and
voted. And then come out and fell into
the center of the line, and marched up
to the ballot box and looked, and come
out and fell in line, and marched in and
looked again-and then did it all over,
may be dozen times before night. The
poor white trash and Democrats were
standing at the tail end of the line and
not getting chance to vote or even look
once. That's what they call "De lee
ton day" and was so much fun. And
that's what made them so mad and say
ode Publikins didn't have no rights in
"1875-'76." They couldn't have all the
old fun over. Well, it will not work
this year either. So Mr.. Black-liner
may expect to get to the box one time
and vote and do his looking together.
Those long lines don't work well.
Year: 1877

The Independent movement has two
heads-one is the black-ine head, and
the other is sore head. After the cleo
ton it will have three. The people will
put another head on it at the polls.
Year: 1877

IF any county is so unfortunate as to
send Independents (so-called) to the Leg
islature, it may expect its misrepresenta-
tives to sit out with the pages and porters
while the Democratic Conservative mem
bers in caucus determine the policy that
is to control the Legislature.
Year: 1877

A large number of our leading and in
fuential citizens attended the adjourned
citizens meeting at Reinig's Hall last
evening, to consider the matter Of the
restoration to the public domain, of the
lands in this county held by the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company. The
meeting was called to order by the chair.
man, Mayor Weed, and L. B. Andrews
was elected Secretary. After few open
ing remarks by the chairman, the com
mittec on resolutions submitted their re
port as follows:


WHEREAS, The people of Washington
Territory have been long and patient
sufferers, in consequence of the with
drnwal from sale and from settlement by
homestead and pre- emption claimants OF
every odd section of the public lards
over nearly the entire area ot said Terri
tory, in favor of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, thereby preventing
compact settlement of neirhborhoods,
with the advantages of roads, schools
AM churches, and increasing the price to
double the former minimum OF the re-
naming public lands; and


WHEREAS, The said Northern Pacific
Railroad Company have located their
terminus on Puget Sound at Tacoma, in
township No. go north, range 3 east,
thereby forleiting their right to ell with
drawals on their main line north OF That
point and


WHEREAS, The said company have
abandoned their branch line of road over
the Cascade Mountains via the Skagit
Pass, and filed in the office of the Com
missioner of the General Land Office n
map Of n route for said branch line over
the Cascade mountains via the Matches
Pass, which last named route they have
never surveyed, have no legal right to
adopt; and


WHEREAS, 1t is u notorious inct that
said company do not propose to build u
road over said Matches Pass and


WHEREAS, Said company are now
building local coal road from Tacoma
in a southeasterly direction, up the Puy-
allup river, tor Il distance of thirty. one
miles, to certain coal mines, the said
coal mines and the entire line Of suid Goa
road being within the limits OF the
earned lands OF said company, on the
main line of their road from Kalan,a TO
Tacoma and


WHEREAS, It IL the avowed purpose
Of said company to claim and if possi-
ble to obtain the full benefit OF their
land grant on this branch line via the
Matches Pass, for the building of said
thirty-ons miles of coal road of forty
sections 10 the mile, or 1880 acres for
the thirty one miles; and the right to
make selection of the same north OF the
adjusted limits OF their earned lands on
their main line; and


WHEREAS, The legal title to all lands
in the aforesaid withdrawal still rests in
said company, and can only be diyested
by an net Of Congress; now, therefore,


Resolred, That it an important duty
on the part of the people Of Washington
Territory, in order to further their most
vital interests, and secure the welfare
and prosperity OF the whole country, by
just and lawful means, and In the most
speedy manner, to prevent, 1t possible,
the n,isapproprlNtion Of the public lands
for the building Of sail coal rosd from
Year: 1877

Last evening Sergeant Whelan arrest
ed Henry F. Ritter, ,colored on the charge
of breaking Into the house of MIR. NJ;
Cloud in Brandywine Hundred and steal
ing a silver watch, one pair of sleeve but
tons set of studs pocket book contain
ing a small amount of money, one SILK
handkerchief and pair of pants and a
vest. At the time he was arrested several
of the articles were found upon his per-
son. He was given preliminary hear
ing last evening and was held for a fur
ther hearing this morning, This morn
ing at the hearing Mrs. Cloud fully iden-
titled the stolen articles and the accused
was held in the sum of $1,000 bail for
Court, in default of which he was COM
mitted to Jail this morning He will pos
sibly be tried during the present ses-
sion of Court,
Year: 1877


Whom first we love, you know, we seldom
Time rules us all. And life. indeed. is not
The thing we planned 1t out ere hope was
And then we women cannot choose our
lot
Much must be borne which IL is hard to bear
Much given away which II were sweet TO
God help us ALL who need, indeed, His
And Yet know the Shepherd loves His
sheep.
MY little boy begins to babble now
Upon my knee his earliest infant prayer
He has his fathers eager eyes, know
And, they say, too his mothers sunny
hair.
But when he sleeps and smiles upon my
knee,


And can feel his light breath come and
think of one-Heaven help and pity me
Who loved me, and whom loved, long
ago.
Who might have been-ah! what 1 dare
not think,


We are all changed. God judges for us
God help us do our duty, and not shrink,
And trust in heaven humbly for the rest
But blame us women not If some appear
Too cold at times, and some too gay and
light;
Some griefs gnaw de.p some woes are hard
to bear.


Who knows the past? and who can judge
us right?
Ahl were we Judged by what we might have
been,


And not by what we are-to apt too fall!
My little child-he sleeps and smiles be-
tween


These thoughts and me. In heaven we
shall know all.


.-IlLLin HnId Home.
Year: 1877

Here is the way the Mobile Tribune
puts it:


What surprises us is that shorter work
was not made of the cmlprtS. 4 half dozen
wretches may keep the quiet citizens of a
county in constant dread. Somehow, they
continue their course for years, and then no
Justice can be meted out to them. len
seem to be averse to act through civil pro-
cesses feal ful OF vengeance. We are averse
to lynch law; but that is justitiable and vir-
tuous, if there be no other means of remov
ing the nuisance.


The special reporter for the New York
Tribune, if he will linger awhile and listen
with his ears To the long series of wroags to
the people of Kemper by the ''clique," will
hear of many tragic" events leadiug To that
of Sunday He may enquire about the
killing of - Ball at night, by a party of
negroes, employed by the clique the par
ticulars OF which will fill one letter brim
full, especially if he will see us and get the
particulars of an interview between him
and Chisolnk when they met in the road and
none were present to witness about three
weeks before BalI's assassination, as he
(Ball) detailed to Il Misunderstanding Mer-
curry.
Year: 1877

her hair and attire her person with new ap-
parel, and otherwise demonstrating the re-


lease from her VOW and restraint Still she
has not her entire freedom if she will still
refuse to marry a relative of deceased and
will marry another, she then has to purchase
her freedom, by giving certain amount of
goods, and whatever else she might have
manufactured during her widowhood in an
ticipation of the future now at hand.


Frequently though, during widowhood, the
VOWS are disregarded, and an inclination to
fiirt and play courtship, or form an alliance
OF marriage outside of the relatives of de-
ceased, is being INDUCED and when discov-
cred the widow is set upon by the female rel
atiyes her slick braided hair is shor1 close
up to the back of her neck, all her apparel
and trinkets are torn from her person, and
frequently resulting fatally to some member
st one or the other side.


But this is progressive age, and civiliza-
tion with rapid strides is upon this once
barbarous country, and great change is the
result


Ancient modes are being dropped, and
superseded by rational and uniform method !;
ancient customs are being forgotten, and
matter Of fact principles substituted, ancient
habits Of every day life are dvindling and
passing away; giving way to honest labor,
| and christian influences. Y. P. L.
Year: 1877

murder case awaiting trial at the
Cuddapah Sessions in India last month
was according to the India papers, eI-
pected TO give rise to much legal dis
cussion as to whether the Circumstances
justified the charge. A juggler who al
legged that he possessed some power
which rendered him bullet proof" in
yited the prisoner in the case TO aim at
him with loaded musket, assuring him
that he might do so without the slightest
fear Of producing any painful results.
The prisoner accepted the kind invita-
ton, and with loaded musket presented
to him by the juggler immediately sent
q bullet through his head. 1t is urged
that az there was no intention on the
part Of the prisoner to kill the deceased,
the charge of murder cannot be main
tanned. The juggler was thoroughly
confident of his own invulnerability, and
several Of his relations who were to be
called as witnesses for the defense were
prepared to prove that, although several
times shot at before, he was never hurt.
Some few years ago in England .
wizard" at one Of the theatres begged
one Of the audience az q favor to fire q
gun at him The spectator thus invited
loaded the gun with charge Of shot he
had brought with him for the express
purpose Of testing crucially the alleged
invulnerability Of the wizard. The re-
suit was painful in the eItreme-the
wizards face was peppered with the shot,
and the spectator who fired the gun WAS
given into custody Of the police. Both
narrowly escaped death-ope by the gun,
the other by the gallows.
Year: 1877

The Greeks Of Smyrns have tradition
that the Jews are ever ready to kidnap
and murder their children. Owing to the
fact that during the last three years no
Christian child has disappeared, the
Greek population have had no excuse Of
late for attacking their Jewish fellow
citizens. A Greek gardener Of Bourna-
bat, determined to put an end TO con-
dition of religious apathy that was fsst
becoming public scandal, devised an in
genious scheme for awakening the fervor
of his co-religionists. Capturing little
Greek child. be conveyed it to the stable
Of highly respectable and charitable
Jew, and there locked it up. He then
proceeded to a cafe, and by sundry judi
eious hints succeeded in making a num-
Der of people believe that the Jews were
at their old practices again and had really
kidnapped a Christian child and in kind
ling fame of indignation that threat
the mean time the little prisoner in the
stable had begun to to utter series Of
piercing shrieks which awakened the
highly respectable Jew; who, with his
family, proceeded in body to the stable.
Seeing itself surrounded at midnight by
a circle of strangers, the child redoubled
its screams, but at last, reassured by the
kindness Of the master and mistress
Of the household, it related how it had
been brought to the stable by the Greek
gardener and told that it must expect in
slant death. Notice was Immediately
given to the Turkish police, who restored
the child to its parents and arrested the
gardener. Thus tamely ended diaboi-
cal but ingenious plot.
Year: 1877

and regretted that 1 had been so fool
hardy. All stories OF the supernatural
visitants OF the lonely spot arose in my
mind, and filled me with intense dread
| longed TO turn back and fly homeward
but the fear of ridicule determined me tC
go on at all hazard"


at was dangerous experiment,
suggested her companion.


"Yes, very. But | reached the lone
tree, and was congratulating myself that
should soon accomplish the task and be
al home again, for as upon going faced
the wind, upon my return | would be
driven by it.. Bot all at once the clouds
lifted, and | could plainly distinguish the
surroundings. The solitary tree stand
ing in the midst OF desoation outstretched
its leailess branches as il TO grasp me.
Then came cry like nothing ever
heard before. and which struck terror TO
my very heart, and glancing over my
shoulder distictly saw a tall form pur-
suing me. Then again the darkness shut
out everything and only recollect flying
out of The path and reaching the tree and
sinking at itsroots more dead than alive.
dropped the nut | had grasped in my
hand and strove TO rise and flee. But al
the moment that terrible cry swept again
up the glen. and | felt something like
ice closing round me. my limbs refused
10 sustain me, and | sank down among
.he dead leaves and knew nothing more
until ielt myself lifted in human arms
and the voice of kindness sounding in my
ears. Yet even then did not know
whence it came, so death like must have
been my swoon. did not know who
was my preserver until Iopened my eyes
upon your face. Now you know my
whole story, Mr.. Selby, and know how
foolish and wickedly daring have been.
But you can never know how grateful
am that you found and rescued me. and
to my dl ing day | shall never forget this
night, or that have seen the ghost that
haunts Lone Tree Dell"


Tie minister knew, from the trembling
oil the little hand upon his arm, how
truly she believed what she had seen and
suffered. They had reached the gate OF
her home when she ceased speaking.
rhe moon looked radieutly down and
disclosed the fearful aud pale face of
Diana DAulorth. Taking her hand in
both OF hj,, Mr.. Salby explained to her
that he was the ghost-indeed said much
more than ho intended. and at the LAST
found himself going through more ten
der leaving taking than hal ever entered
his uiid-stdge.ms. Ard when nc again
stood beside The chair in his study 50 re-
Gently occupied by Diana DAniorih 10
looked upon it as forever hslloged for
the dear eir' bad promised % 81. by his
bear,l stone All the days of her lite, and
to bsigbtc2 it wiki her smile and pres
enc.


As tor the test. \, The foot Of the
lone tree in tho dell the companions OF
Daua llnrd the hsl-Hurned chestnut,
but what bad caused sGch q prolonged
absence of the ghost she would never
tell. The secret was locked in the
breasts of he two whose interest was 10
keep it iaviola,e. Ye, to each other they
would often speak of boh ghost and
Lone Tree Dell with pleasant smiles.
Year: 1877

EarIYG AND DYSPEPSIA 1t Is an
old German adage that More people
dig their own graves with their teeth
than with spades and verify it would
seem so, if we look at the immense
number of dysyeptic, rheumatic and
gouty individuals, creeping through
life in pain and wretchedneSs. Yet Ii
is next TO impossible TO induce even
thinking people to control their ap-
pelites, and to EFT such things at such
times as nature shows them are Deces-
sary and right. DR.. Hall declares
unhesitalingIy that it is wrong TO eat
without an appetite, for it shows there
is no gastric juice in the stomach, and
that nature does not need food, and
not needing it, there being no fnid TO
act upon it, it remains there only 10
putrify, the very thought of which
should be sufficient TO deter anv man
from eating without an appetite the
remainder of his life. II tonic is taken
to whet the appetite, i: is Z mistaken
course, for It's only result is TO cause
one to eat more, when already an
amount has been eaten beyond what
the gastric juice is able TO prepare.
The object 10 be obtained Is large
supply of gastric juice whatever fails
10 accomplish tSat essential object
fails to have an efficacy toward the
cure of dyspepIic diseases. The for
nation of gastric juice is directly pro,
portioned to the wear and tear Of
ite system, which it is TO be the means
of supplying, and this wear and tear
can only take place as the result of
exercise. The efficient remedy for
dyspcptics is workout door work
beneficial and successful in direct pro
portion as it is agreeable, Interesting
and profitable.
Year: 1877

Pigs frequently nurse Their mothers
if allowed TO run with them 50 long.
till they are three or four months old,
If The sows are fed nothing, but COM
relied TO live on wha: they can Craze
in .he fields, they will by this time
become very poor, and can OF cours1
afford but little milk, and can do their
PICS but little good by nursing. After
the pigs are weaned, it requires two
months at least in pretty good feed 10
recuperate them so as 10 take the
boar for another litter. Sows thus
treated will hardly raise two litters OF
pigs a year, end unless the feed Is
very good the pigs will be stunted,
and viii not attain fair growth for
fatteuing till they ale eighteen months
old. AT three weeks old, if the sows
are kept in pen and fed, the little
pigs will begin to taste and sip the
food, aud al four weeks viii become
quite hearty eaters, At six weeks. if
The SOW has been fed enough TO afford
them plenty of milk to give them
good growth, they may be weaned and
and the sow turned into the breeding
pasture again. In this way each sow
MAJ raise three lilters of pigs every


fifteen months, and both SOW and pigs
do better than by the other plan of
operating. The little extra CAFE and
feed for a month and half, while
each litter Of pigs are small, is but
triie compared to the gain in number
and quality of the pigs raised, Pigs
should not be taken from the SOW ab
ruplIy, but should be weaned from the
mother and her milk gradually. For
instance, if the pigs are kept in q pen
adjoining the pasture the so@s may be
turned back again for an hour at
noon, and then allowed TO sleep in thSn
pen with the PIGS at night. After fol :
lowing this plan for week the turn
ing in at noon may be omitted, and
the sow turned out in the morning
and returned to The pen again at night.
liz this way the milk will be dried up
gradually, and without injury to the
sow, and The change of feed for the
pigs will be SO gradual as to result in
DO injury, or even risk Of injury. A
little good Judgment, administered
with a little care and pains taking
with stock, is one of the best invest
menls stock breeder can make.
There is money in it, as every one
who tries it will find, Not only This,
but there is some satisfaction in seeing
stock prosper under good and careful
treatment.
Year: 1877

SERVED HIM RIGHT.-A man reSid-
ing in South Salem and LIVING with
his fourth wife, became offended with
her conduct, and in order to chastiSe
her for The alleged offense started in
to give her a sound drubblDg. But
in this he had reckoned without taking
into consideration her powers. She
literally turned the tables and gave
him such whipping that ne will never
again try TO pound q defense!esS wo-
man. She turned him out of the
house, and he is compelled TO earn
his own living. A similar case Occu'-
red at the same place in which the hus


band came off victorious, but was
obliged TO use the boot, jack before he
could succeed. The case is being in
yesligated before Justice Owens. Sew
erai exemplary chucfh members are
supposed 20 be mixed up in this dis
graceful row, and their names will
gain unenviable notorety by the con-
sequent publicity which must una,
voidably ensue.-POrtIlnd Standard
Year: 1877

and for tin iron bas equal, as it expands By
heat, contracts by cold. and NEVER CRACKS scales
Roofs covered with Tar Sheathing Felt can be made
water-tigbt at snail expense, and preserved for
many years


This Slate Paint Is
Year: 1877

eral Williams ordered his thousand
Bashi-Bazouk horsemen to mount
their steetls at midnight and cut their
way through the Russian lines. On
September %, force Of 81, 900 advanc-
ed upon the town ut / o'clock in the
morning but at noon they fell back
with a loss of 10000 men. Cholera
and starvation were doing their work
within the Notifications. 4 few
onions that found their way into the
beteaguered place sold at as much as a
dollar per pound. Messenger after
messenger went out to Selim Pasha at
ErzerOum, to send assistance, to send
supplies to some point between that
place and Kats, whittier the emaciated
army might so after cutting it's way
through the lines OF Mouravictf. But
no assistance came. Men went to the
hospital at the rate of one hundred Il
day. Bodies were found in the streets
every morning. Every large building
was filled with the dying. Men were
even losing their minds from hunger,
and horses that had been buried were
dug up again for food. But the men
still stood to their arms and fell dead
at their posts, and it was only when
starvation had carried off 1000 of the
little army that it agreed to surrender.


InlS siege Is a PROOF OF what II good
general might do to-day with the Tur-
kish troops in Asia Minor. Williams
found an army that was worthless,
because in the hands of worthless
Pashas' We have seen what he made
of that army, whilst preserving for
himself all the time the love of his
men. Kars is, at present, very strong
and not to be compared with the Kars
Of 1855 But we do not hear of any
Williams in the neighborhood. We
are too apt, however in our estimates
of the war to consider every cable note
about Russian advance a proof Of Rus
sian victory, and to take every Turk
ish repression for Turkish reverse. The
probabilities are, it is true, in favor of
Russia, but we must remember that
every retreat is not a defeat, and that
many bold advance has led an army
to its destruction.-N. Louis Times.
Year: 1877

ST. LOUIS, June, 90.


Captain Eads has made his report to the
South Pass jetty company detailing the re-
suits of operations since the beginning of
the work, declaring their complete success
and state that the entire system Of works
are now SO far completed that no financial
difficulties can intervene 10 arrest process
of nature which is constantly operating to
change and perfect the desired channel.
Year: 1877

Beware of iawning dogs They
jump upon you, and leave the marks
of their dirty paws How they will
lick your hand and iondlc you as long
as there are bones TO be got. Too
much sugar in the talk should lead us
to suspect that there is very little in
the heart. The moment man praises
you to your face mark him, for he is
the very gentleman to rail ut you be.
hind your back. II fellow takes the
trouble to ha.ter he expects TO be pnid
for il, and be calculates that he will
get bis wages out OF the soft brains OF
those he titklcs. When people stoop
II generally is TO pick something up,
and men don't stoop 10 naticr you un-
less they reckon upon getting some.
thing out Of you. When y"u see too
much politcness you may generally
"smell rat" II you give good sniff.
Year: 1877

dollar per annum for each and every
dog so kept, except the first one.


SIC. 3. That every person keeping
one or more bitches shall pay a yearly
tax of five dollars for each and every
bitch so kept.