smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

EDITOR HERALD: Some two years
ago an epidemic broke out and ragged
to a fearful extent throughout the
land among these noble domestic ami
mails and useful friends of man; and
within the past few days we hear
of another terrible malady which has
recently attacked them in some of the
Eastern States. Can nothing be done
for their relief? From a mere hui
manitarian standpoint, this subject
demands more attention than it re-
ceives; but when we view it from a
financial and utilitarian aspect, we are
astonished that so little has been done
with reference to the health and we'll
being of this indispensable animal.
We learn from the report of the Sec
retary of the Interior, in enumera ting
the number and value of our domestic
animals, the horse is set down at the
enormous sum of one thousand, six
hundred millions of dollars! And
this vast interest, upon which the pro-
duce and even the commerce of our
country in great measure depend
so far as health and well-being is con-
cerned-is entirely in the hands of ig-
norant stable men and charlatans.
We have not one single learned man
who has devoted his mind, energies
and studies to the understanding Of
the constitution and the various dis
eases to which this invaluable domes-
tic servant is liable. This is probably
owing to the fact that mere "horse-
doctors'-as a rule ignorant charla-
tans-are looked upon with little fa-
vor.


Cannot something be done to re-
move this prejudice and to raise the
veterinary profession to a reputable
standing among the learned profess
sions? Are there no more Licks, with
abundant means, who could be in
duced to endow professorships in this
department in our medical schools
and colleges? A diploma from these
should, and soon would, raise its poss-
essor to respectable standing every
where, but little below that of the
regular physician, and the horse
would get intelligent treatment when
sorely depressed with disease. An
animal that is so intimately connected
with the life, glory and comfort of
man, and on which our wealth and
pleasure in a great measure depend, is
surely entitled to such movement
in his favor. AGRICOLA.


August 30, 1874.
Year: 1874

We are very much afraid that o
great many politicians are impressed
with the notion that their only chance
for office lies in the manufacture and
circulation of rumors and reports cal
culated to fan and feed the flames of
hatred between the people of the
North and those of the South. This
plan seems to meet the appreciation
and receive the cooperation of a great
many journals that are of the opinion
that the Republicans cannot live un-
less they feed upon the old animosi-
ties born in and of the war. These
journals find conspicuous place in
their columns for Southern news of
Northern manufacture. They tell of
atrocities practiced on the negroes
by brutal whites, and we are fire.
quently treated to paragraph an
nouncing the reorganization Of the
Ku-KluX in first one and then another
locality of the South. Dusky cherubs
are strangled, poisoned, drowned, by
the score, and an occasional full
grown colored male or female citizen
is forced to shuttle off this this mortal
coil beneath the heavy hand of white
tyrant. All this is wrong, because it
is false. 1t is dangerous, because it
leads people to form erroneous opin-
ions. We are compelled to read al
most daily statements that the whites
of South Carolina are provoking and
harrassing the negroes, with view
of inaugurating war of races. A
sensible man will not believe these
stories, and man with the honesty
of an Apache or the brains of an owl,
would not circulate them. The white
people of South Carolina are but q
handful. compared with the negroes.
A conflict between the races would
result in the almost complete annihi-
lation of the whites before assistance
could reach the scene of action.
South Carolina is the last place
in the South where the whites
will seek conflict with their
colored neighbors. If the Re-
Republican party cannot live without
this kind of food, it had better die. If
we have politicians who would climb
into Office by means of such ladder,
we had better exile them at once; and
those journals that will foster the old
hatred through the publication of such
manifest falsehoods are unworthy the
confidence of the public or the respect
of the organization they profess to
support.
Year: 1874

IN Nevada the political pot is boil
ing at a fearful rate. There are a
number of aspirants for STEWARDS
seat in the United States Senate, and
each one believes, or affects to believe,
that his chance is ten to one better
than his competitors. Senator JONES
arrived from the East a few days
since, and in the evening he was SER
enaded at Carson City. He made a
speech, as did also SHARON, who was
called out. This indicates that
SHARON will receive the support of
JONES in the Senatorial race in which
case SHARoN's prospect for election is
very fine indeed. JONES and SHARON
represent more actual wealth than
any other five men in the State of
Nevada
Year: 1874

OUR friend of the Express, insists
that he has not sought to disparage
the present councilmen but only de-
sires that the next set shall be broad
er between the eyes than those now
manufacturing our ordinances. Well,
this may not be disparagement; for the
sake of harmony and good will we
will conclude that it is not, and con-
sent that the Erpress shall pursue it's
own peculiar line of argument on the
municipal question. Los Angeles is
expanding rapidly and her officers
must be men of comprehensive minds
and progressive ideas. On this point
the HERALD and Express are unit.
We may disagree as to the man but
the quality of man and the duty he is
to perform is well understood by both
papers.
Year: 1874

A LOCAL paragraph in Thursday
mornings HERALD telling how the
Clarendon Hotel obtained the publi-
cation of it's arrivals in the Star, so
excited the wrath of that papers NOM
inal owner that he favors the HERALD
with a half column notice written in
that elegant style for which he has
obtained some local celebrity. The
HERALD regrets the publication of
that paragraph. The Star evidently
regards it as an expose of its method
of obtaining advertisements. We
now see what an ugly thrust it
was, and we are sorry. But the mis-
chief is done and we can only express
our regret, with the assurance that had
we known how raw the spot we should
have avoided touching it.
Year: 1874

Yesterday morning Robbins was arraigned
upon the other complaint charging him with
the murder of Solomon Camp upon the high
seas. The prisoner by advice of his counsel re-
fused to plead and the commissioner directed
the plea of not guilty to be entered.


The cross examination of John Robbins the
father of the prisoner was then continued.


The defence then called as a witness John f..
Robbins


The witness testified as follows. I am a
brother of the defendant and am a blacksmith
l am 2S years old. For the last wear and a
half have worked at Thurlow's Island. but
been at home occasionally. L was at home
when the accident: happened to my brother. l
saw him going by the house sitting in the bot
tom OF the wagon. l went up to fathers.
winch is about forty rods from my house, and
ne mad Just helped Charles out We took him
into the shed door and got him along by the
other door here he made a bolt and we all
went out on the ground; then we got rope and
tied his hands and carried him in and put him
on the bed. He kept saying ,sI'll put head on
you" He didn't use profane language but he
would slat around so that after we got him on
the bed he stove the plastering off from the
wall and broke the lattice.


John Martin was the next witness called.
He said that he lived on Deer Isle, knew the
prisoner, and had noticed his depression the
past winter. Never heard that he ever drank
liquor. HIS character was good.
Year: 1874

STUDENTS MEETING-Tne Freshmen class
OF Bowdoin College met at the Preble House
yesterday afternoon. The meeting discussed
at length the idea of returning to their studies,
after which it was unanimously voted to re
turn. AT the end of the term if the drill is not
given up they will take an honorable discharge
and go elsewhere. A number of the Sopho-
mores were present, and-decided to do the
same. They will all return before Wednesday
Year: 1874

RUNAwAY.-A horse attached to a carriage
standing opposite the post-ofice yesterday
afternoon became frightened and started up
Exchange street followed by crowd, who
were anxious to see the fun. His course was
down Myrtle, up Cumberland to Wilmot, up
Wilmot to Congress, through Congress to
Pearl, down Pearl to the Farmer Block where
officer Luther Sterling stopped him. During
the whole race no damage was done. The
owner of the team came up to the officer and
thanked him
Year: 1874

EXCURSION To-DAY-The Infantry's fexcur-
sion to-day will be pleasant affair. The Bid
deford Light Infantry with 40 men and band
of music will arrive and join the Portlanders at
the depot. The two companies will then march
to the Preble House to receive the invited
guests and honorary members, and from there
to Custom House wharf, where they embark on
the Gazelle
Year: 1874

THE PLACE TO ADvERTIsE.-A fruit dealer
in town recently advertised in the PRESS a lot
of bananas, which he had received, for sale.
Twenty four hours afterwards he sent note to
the Office asking to have the advertisement dis
continued as the bananas were all sold and be
was oyerrun with customers.
Year: 1874

ATTENTION is called to the advertisement of
of Miss H. f. Marsh, 329 Congress street, who
offers to the ladies fine and well selected
stock of the latest styles in summer millinery
goods Ladies will do we'll to give her CALL
Year: 1874

same reason, are articles of domestic
wear, and for household and farm use
and consumption, and the superior ad-
vantages we have in good roads and
public schools, and settled society,"
But whilst these pamphlets, with an
accompanying map, would be import
ant adjuncts to the plan of operations,
there are many other things to be con-
sidered in such an undertaking, which
are even more essential to assured sue
cess. Ofthese we shall treat in another
article, and we are confident that in
anything which will tend to promote
the welfare of the State by means of
emigration we can count on the coop
Grafton of Senator Earle.-BaHimore
Gazette.
Year: 1874

Few and pitiably ignorant must be
those citizens of the United States who
have never heard the story of George
Washington and his little hatchet-
Yet we question whether, out of the


millions who have been familiar from
childhood with that pleasing anecdote,
there are more than a few hundreds of
this generation who know to whom
they are indebted for communicating
it to posterity. Hence it gives us more
than common pleasure to be able to
present the story to our readers in the
very words of the biographer who first
committed it to print, and to give some
account Of his book, famous in its day
and not yet out of print, which has
marks and merits of its own that nota-
bly, distinguish it from all other books
of it's kind. 1t has no likeness in all


the range of English literature. 1t
could have been written by no man
that ever lived save its author. 1t is
all his own, and we do not hesitate to
assert that, in spite of the eccentrici-
ties of its style, which sets all the es-
tablished canons of criticism and rules
Of taste at utter defiance, it is the best
book ever written on these shores to
inspire the young with a burning love
for their country and reverence not
Year: 1874

be in harmony with its other parts,
represents all head and no feeling-a
cold, calculating, domineering being,
of whom it may truly be said his wife
or his friend s'is under his thumb"


Long thumbs 60 with long heads;
their owners have the gift of peering
into futurity with an almost prophetic
vision. When they allow "bird in
the hand" to escape you may be assur-
ed it is only to make room for two or
more in ''the bush,'' the reaching of
which they have so accurately planned
and calculated that the prize sooner or
later is found in their grasp. The
Wall street broker who is noted for
buying and selling stocks just in the
right season, the real estate agent, the
merchant who always find gain, blow
the winds ever so i'll for most people,
you will ascertain, if you but take the
trouble to observe, bear long thumbs,
thumbs which tend to bend backward,
denoting sagacity, curiosity and ad
dress; the ends of which are square
rather than pointed, indicating indus
try, the theory of things, the know
ledge of facts.


Wherever you find hands with
thumbs short and thick, rest assured
they are raised oftener in violence and
cruelty than in blessing; if these men,
bers are fiat and blunt, when you come
in contact with their owners look we'll
to your purse.


Great nervous power is denoted by
the thin wiry thumb.


Our moods are ofttimes suggested by
the manner in which we use and hold
our thumbs. When assailed by doubts
and perplexities we invariably twirl
these digits; if nervous and excited
there is an involuntary desire to press
or rub the same; if sorrowful and de-
jected we find ourselves sitting with
our thumbs resting closely against or
over the fingers; if joyous and buoyant
these members are found apart from
the rest of the hand, and often upright.


The old Romans, in their bloody cir
cuses, when generously inclined, open
ed not only their hearts but their hands
as they raised their thumbs in token
that the PROSTATE gladiator should live,
while the same were closed and the
thumbs reversed if thirst for cruel ex-
citement was not satisfied, but must
have the death of the plaything of their
sport to crafty its cravings.


Some one, | do not remember who,
has ranged women under two classes
those with large thumbs and those with
small ones.


The woman with small thumbs, they
assert, is not ladowedsw;.h a high priie-
ciple of sagacity, neither does she find
within herself great resources of enjoy
ment, or in the general world much to
interest and entertain. Of her it may
be said that love forms her whole ex-
istence. Love, under the guardianship
of the woman with large thumbs, at
tains its object and desires without re-
proach. Passion is always under re
straint, having more root in the senses
than in the heart; one can confide in
such ones's Judgment, knowing that
constancy and mental charms added to
love and good sense form combina-
tion which gives us the woman Words
worth had in mind when he wrote of


A perfect woman, nobly planned,


To warn, to comfort, and command.


~ Y. World.
Year: 1874

@A remarkably dirty man stepped
in front of a small boy sitting on
fence, expecting to have some fun by
chatting him. He said: "How much
do you weigh?'' The answer wass
"Well, about as much as you would if
you were Washed"
Year: 1874

@A good mother was trying to ex-
plain to young hopeful the other day
about fighting agrinst the devil. Af-
ter telling the little fellow who he was
and how hard he was to successfully
resist, he turned round and said:-
Mamma, I'd be scared of the old
devil, but if | was to come across one
of his little devils I'd knock the stuff
ing out of him."
Year: 1874

THE Manchester papers have the FOL
lowing: "Some engineers in Baden have
lust contrived an ingenious piece of
mechanism, which has already been
adopted in some of the public buildings
and streets Of Heidelberg. The object is
to provide for the simultaneous lighting
of the gas-lghts of the town. This has
been done both in Paris and by us in the
Albert Hall by the use of an electric
wire, but the German engineers have In
vented method more simple and dura-
Bile. Their apparatus can be affixed
equally to all gas-jcts, and 1t is made to
act, not by any special mechanism, bt 7
simply by the increased pressure OF the
gas, which is always laid on from the
gasometcr when the lamps should be
lighted The one act of turning on the
gas at the main ignites it at all the burr
ers fitted with the new apparatus. In
achieving this result the designers did
not really obtain any very practical ac-
vantage over the method of ignition by
electricity. But they pushed the inven-
ton still further, and have provided that
when the pressure is diminished at the
main the gas can either be totally extln-
guished or let down to a thread. 1t is
chiefly in the lighting of the streets OF a
town that the invention will be Of prac-
tical use. Directly the gas is turned on
the whole city will be simultaneously
Illuminated, and when in the early morn
ing the pressure is reduced the light may
be totally extinguished or gradually di'
minished."
Year: 1874

A railroad in New England-say in
Vermont State-went up few months
ago, greatly embarrassing the principal
contractor. This contractor owned sew
eral locomotives employed in censtruc-
tion. One of them was attached and put
in charge of n keeper in Vermont The
contractor was dcsirous of obtaining the
locomotive b use it elsewhere There
was no let-up on the part of the creditors,
and the locomotive remained exposed at
the precise point where it had been seized
and the keeper placed in charge. The
contractor rcsortcd to strategy. He sent
up an engineer and fireman, with writ
ten request to the attaching parties that
they would allow the engine to be fired
up and worked, SO as to lubricate the
machinery, and thus save depreciation.
The bait took and the keeper was in.
structed to allow this privilege. The en-
ginc was fired up, and the keeper went
on this experimental trip until they
arrived at station near which there was
well-known saloon. 1t was proposed
to step oil for refreshments. The keeper
agreed, the fireman accompanying him.
Meanwhile the keeper kept his eye on
the locomotive, and seeing the engineer
backing and filling he thought all was
right. Suddenly the engineer opened the
throttle "widc,' and in short time was
over the line and in New Hampshire.
leaving the astonished keeper Il wiser if
not a more thirsty man.-Boston Tfaoellef
Year: 1874

Last Saturday, lean, lank horse,
drawing an old, rickety wagon, might
have been seen going at snaiPs pace
through one of our streets. In the wagon
might have been seen the sunburnt,
hungry-looking faces of halfdozen
children. and woman walking bare
headed carrying a sick child. Two men
and another woman completed the party.
They passed through town and stopped
in the lot just north Of Growers grove,
and the woman started out through town
to make known their condition, and beg
something to satisfy the cravings OF hum
ger. She told pitiful story OF poverty
and want; how they travelled from Kan
sas, having lost everything there, having
their house burned, and that they were
now trying to get to Chilicothe, Mo.
When they arrived here they had had
nothing to eat for twenty -four hours. As
soon as their condition was known u
number of our good people sent them


food, clothes and bedding, and collec-
ton was taken up for them at the Pres
presbyterian and Methodist Churches.
Too much praise cannot be accorded
to the good ladies who SO generously as


sisted these poor people, and who sent


them on their way fed and decently
clothed. Warrensburg MOI Democrat.
s
Year: 1874

own converts, and spends much of his
time in going about among his flock.


Since the severe prosecutions which
this sect have encountered from the Gov
ernment, their religious rites and cere
monies, and all matters pertaining to
their church discipline, have been con
Quoted in secret, SO that those who are
not members do not know what is done.
or who are members of the sect. When
the leader goes on his regular visits the
converts, like the early Christians
in times of persecution, meet in
the house of some brother, men
and women together, where they
join in silent, solemn devotion
The leader then eXhorts them to be faith
full admonishes and instructs them. and
1T the close of their religious ceremonies
they all sit down together to supper,
of which wine and bread form the greater
part. This singular religious sect exist
in great numbers throughout the eastern
and southern borders of Shantung They
have shown uniform spirit of kindness
and friendlincss toward the American
Protestant missionaries who have visited
them, and who have succeeded in gain
ing their confidence, and great numbers
of them have eagerly embraced the doc
trines of the Christian reiigfuu
Year: 1874

A BUENos AYREs paper says: :" An I'M
portant discovery has just been made.
For some time past well-known residents
in San Isidro have frequently disap-
peared without anything being subse-
auently heard Of them. A train from
the north recently left case at the San
lsidro station, and the persons TO whom
it was consigned Immediately applied for
il and left for farm in the nelghbor-
hood on which there is solitary house.
Rumors of revolution which had been
current led the Justice Of the Peace TO be
on the qus rice, and happening to notice
the case he imagined that it might con-
tain arms for the use of some OF the sus
pected rebels. He therefore ordered
some policemen to follow the case and
examine it on its arrival at its destina-
ton. 1t was carried into the house
through doorway so narrow that en-
trance, even one at time, was difficult.
They found themselves in narrow and
short hallway, and pushing on entered a
room about five yards square, in which
were number of skeletons and bones,
and other human remains. On the wall
at the end was an inscription in Italian,
meaning, So die all traitors Another
small room was then examined and a
large cellar. Nothing remarkable was
found in the first, but in the cellar large
number of stilettos, daggers, knives,
pistols, and other murderous weapons
we're found. On many of these weapons
the same inscription, So die all traitors,
was found, and it may not be out Of place
to remember that the same were found
on the dagger which some years ago
caused the death Of the Italian Consul in
Buenos Ayres. The cellar was also full
Of bones, and among them the head Of q
woman was observed to which the hail
still adhered"
Year: 1874

WE don't want to kick up great rum
pus and be the means Of bringing about
dozen libel suits; but right here and
right now it may be well to remark that
tobacco is not injurious to the human
system. Now then, come on.-Detrott
preSS
Year: 1874

SOME enterprising wasps started anest
over night in the trousers Of boarder
at a st. Paul hotel, and when the gentle
man thrust his leg through the next
morning the whole town wasn't large
enough to hold him.
Year: 1874

of it over bis coat. In fact, he was com


pletely saturated with the liquid. He then
Remembers vaguely that he was put into a
. coach, for he has an idea that he felt the un-
comfortable ride over the stony pavement.
His senses then SWAN. From what spot he
Year: 1874

While a youthful couple were being
ioined in wedlock in a justices court in
New York recently, the damsel rather
astonished a number OF spectators by
suddenly breaking out with, 81 want to
know whether we are to keep house or
board before going into this thing~
The Judge ruled the question out Of or
der. and the ceremony proceeded.
Year: 1874

NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTs.-A
Kentucky minister mysteriously disap-
peared thirteen months ago, says the De-
troit Free Press, and it now turns out
that some Of his congregation drowned
him to get rid of his back salary. Well,
what is strange about that ? Would you
have parcel Of Christians to work five
or six months to pay their minister's sal
ary, when they could drown him in five
or six minutes ?
Year: 1874

THAT was rather bright boy in one
the Boston schools who, when the teacher
asked him the other day what ten pounds
of meat would come to at nine cents a
pound, replied


1T would probably come to the swill-
barrel or grease-pot in my fathers
house if that was all it cost"