smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

keeps so near the bottom that he might
almost be said to canter along on it.


When the halibut starts of with the
hook, the fisherman gives his whole at
tention to the line, taking good care
that it does not become entangled In
paying out.


As soon as the fish stops, the man be-
gins 10 haul in. When the fish darts
away again, he must let 1t go and pay
out as before, for it would be worse
than useless to try to hold on.


This proceeding is continued for a
time, perhaps till the fish has made
seven or eight runs and stops, and the
fisherman as many trial hauls.


Then the game shows signs of ex-
haustion, and is drawn slowly up with
out resistance. Contrary TO what one
would suppose, the smaller halibut
make more trOnble than the large ones.
Apparently from their very size, the
latter are sooner wearied out.


AS it is drawn near the surface, the
tish-if large one-w0ighs so heavily
on the line that the man in charge of it
calls for help. and one or two pairs of
stout hands take bold to pull with him.
A CLEAN of white appears in the water.
Higher and higher it rises, and the hal
ibut's ugly face and eyes emerge into
the upper air, its great mouth wide
open, and the fatal hook fastened deep
down in its throat.


Instantly one of the men seizes a gaff
and strikes its armed end into the
creatures head, Its open mouth in
dicates that it is past struggling, or
drowned" as its captcrs say; and a
smart blow across the snOut with a club,
like policemap's billy, dismisses the
last remains of life. Then a grand tug
altogether OH gaff and line, and the un-
wieldly prize lies securely in the boat.


A party Of two or three men will fire.
quen:ly take several halibut at sim
trip, some weighing perhaps no more
than fifty or sixty pounds. A three or
four hundred pound fish is good days
work for them.


Coast fisherman require no very
elaborate or costly preparation for their
trade, for they usually dispose of their
"catch" at once. Covering their fish
with canvass to keep Off the sun, they
are able to bring them in fresh and
sweet to the wharves, where dealers,
knowing their usual time of return,
are waiting to purchase. But when
crews or large companies engage in
the business (as those who supply the
great markets of New York and Bos-
ton, and the distance is very far from
the fishing ground to the place of de-
livery, larger vessels Of course, are
used,and quantities of ice must be taken
on board in which to pack the fish.
The mode of operation and process of
capture are, however, substantially the
same.
Year: 1878

A hard old customer was Badge. He
was never known to attend church, and
was considered the wicke lest man In
the small town in which he lived. One
night his old COW was prowling about
the house seeking what she might
devour, and stuck her head in the swill
barrel. at the time the barrel was
so far in that she made blind rush to
free herself from the incumbrance. As
luck would have it, she struck bee
line for the house, and directly for the
front door.


The old man was sitting inside telling
his family all about great murder trial
when the COW gave frightful below,
which was prolonged by the empty
barrel into roar. At the same time
the front door crashed from Its hinges,
and the COW, with her uncommon head
gear, bolted into the room. "Old
Wickedness" gave one agonized look at
the frightful demon which confronted
him; each separate and individual hair
stood on end; shivering feeling
crawled up and down his back; his
eyes protruded from his head; alto
gether he was picture of object terror.
Suddenly his tongue loosened and he
screamed: "FOr heavens sake take
Mary! She's better prepared than l
am"


Since that eventful the man has Joined
an easy going church, which is one step
progressive, and he only swears now
when he sees old Brindle or the swill
barrel. The old cow "ietched him."
Year: 1878

The Mechanic is a machine which
illustrates the manner in which all per-
sons aae taught to ride horses for the
circus, and also how children are made
to perform difficult feats on horseback.
The Mechanic consists of large up
right pole in the centre of the ring,
near the top of which projects pole
at right angles like the gaff Of ships
sail; at the end of this is block,
through which passes rope, and this
again is fastened to broad band
around the waist of the person forced
or intending to learn to ride. A horse
with padded back is then brought for
ward and the learner hoisted upon 1t
so that his feet just touch the horses
back. The animal then starts. The
machine revolves, keeping the learner
up with the horse. The amusing part
is when the rider falls off and remains
suspended, gasping, kicking, and vain
ly striving to regain his position while
revolving around after the horse.
Year: 1878

Better than all elaborate and costly
apparatus for extinguishing fires are
constant care and watchfulness, and
quick and intelligent action on the part
of those who first discover fire in pro-
gress. The fire which at its beginning
could be smothered with p >cket hand
kerchief, or dashed out with bucket
of water, neglected few hours, lays in
waste millions of dollars worth Of prop
erty. If there is any time in which
person should be cool and calm, in per.
feet command of himself, it is when he
discovers a fire that threatens the de-
struction of life and property. The
first thing to do is to learn precisely
where it is; the second, to consider the
chances of extinguishing it. Of course
in cities an alarm should at once be sent
out, but at the same time vigorous
effort should be made to put out the fire
with the means at hand; for sometimes
what the ire-ehgine is unable to ac.
complish when it reaches the scene, can
be done by one or two persons who act
promptly before the flames have had
time to gain headway.


First, then, do not be alarmed on ac-
count of smeke. Frequently there is
great deal of smoke before the fire has
made much progress. Remember that
one can pass through smoke by keeping
his head near the floor, or by envelop-
ing it in a wet woolen cloth. On en-
tering a room to fight down fire single
handed, keep the door closed behind, If
possible. A pail of water and tin
dipper in the hands Of resolute per-
son, can be made to work a miracle at
the beginning. If the fire has pro-
gressed too far to admit of this course,
and it is necessary to depend entirely
on outside help, then see to it that every
door and window is closed. By so do
ing, where there is fire-englne in the
neighborhood, 1t will often be possible
to confine the fire to one room. Every
person who stops at hotel should take
special pains before retiring to note the
location of the stairways, so that in case
of an alarm he can find his way out
even though the halls aESRdadnN4|


smoke. Never leave room w "a W.
Is an alarm of fire without first Y NJ
wet towel, or, ifpossible, wet 4. Y N
or piece of wooden cloth throlAl \.
to breathe. If escape by IlI NJ


cut off, seek an outsida R & a IA N
stay there till help CO. +.
things be cool and have es'sSdt
you. When lady's dress takes fire,
let her fall on the floor at once, and call
for help, in the meantime reaching for
some rag or wooden cloth with which to
smother the flames. There is nothing
new in this advice. 1t has been repeated
in one form or another hundreds OF
times, but 1t will bear repeating thou
sands of times.
Year: 1878

A rich woman sat up late one night
carding and preparing wool, while all
the family and servants were asleep.
Suddenly knock was given at the door,
and voice called:


"Open Open !"


"WhO is there?" said the woman of
the house.


81 am the Witch of the One Horn, ("
was answered.


The mistress supposing that one of
her neighbors had called and required
assistance, opened the door, and wo-
man entered, having in her hand pair
of wool carders, and bearing horn on
her forehead, as if it grew there.
she sat down by the fire in silence, and
began to card the wool with violent
haste. Suddenly she paused and said
aloud:


"Where are the women9 They delay
too long"


Then a second knock came to the
door, ana voice called as before:


"Open! Open F."


The mistress felt herself constrained
to rise and open to the call, and imme-
diately second witch entered, having
two horns on her forehead, and in her
hand wheel for spinning the wool.


"Give me place." she said, 81 am the
Witch of the Two Horns"


And she began to spin as quick as
lightning.


And so the knocks went on, and the
call was heard, and the witches en-
tered, until at last twelve women sat
around the fre-the first with one
horn, the last with twelve horns. And
they carded the thread, and turned the
spinning wheels, and wound and
wove, all singing together an ancient
rhyme, but no word did they speak to
the mistress of the house. Strange to
hear and frightful to look upon, were
these twelve women, with their horns
and their wheels; and the mistress felt
near to death, and she tried to rise that
she might call for help, but she could
not move, nor could she utter word
or cry, for the spell of the witches
was upon her.


Then one Of them called to her in
Irish and said:


"Rlse, woman, and make us cake"


Then the mistress searched for ves-
sci 10 bring water from the well that
she might mix the meal and make the
cake, but she could find mono. And
they said to her:


Take sieve and bring water in it,"


And she took the sieve and went to
the well; but the water poured from it,
and she could fetch none for the cake,
and she sat down by the well and wept.
Then voice came by her and said:


"Take yellow clay and moss and
bind them together and plaster the
sieve so that it will hold"


This she did, and the sieve held the
water for the cake. And the voice
said again:


\ "Return, and when thou comest to


Dwkh angle of the house, cry aloud
Year: 1878

TTHE smile had faded from her face,


and the tears had rushed into her
eyes but she replied with faltering
"yes."


"And you won't cry for me ?" con-
tinued the doctor, kindly.


"No," said the child, lifting here eye
lids with that peculiar motion of one
who does not wish her tears to fall.


" will come soon again." he said,
smiling encouragingly. "And in the
mean time if you should want any
thing, don't be afraid to ask Charlie for
it,


Giving particular directions to the
young nurse regarding his patient, and
taking tender leave of both, Doctor
Thayer went into the house, bidding
Charles bolt the Office door on the in
side after him, and let no one else
enter.


What selfcontrol and fortitude the
little thing has !" he thought, as he
walked slowly through the corridor into
the house, and instantly started, and
breathlessly checked thought which
he would not for the world indulged.-
But surely it would have been no crime
if Doctor Thayer had wished that all
grown people had as much self-control
and fortitude as were possessed by that
little girl whom he had just rescued
from the grave.


The morning came, and with it GER
tainty as to the mothers fate. Before that
her fever had been slight, with intervals
of ease, and only white fur on the
tongue. But when the doctor went in
at daylight, he saw no change. There
was haggardness about the face that
had not been there before, the pulse
had grown harder, the lips were dark
and cracked, and the tongue, shrunken,
dry, and almost black, lay like strip
of corrugated leather in her mouth
The truth could no longer be doubted
nor concealed. Mrs. Wilson had not
many more days to live.


We pass over these sorrowful days.
They were bitter to all, perhaps least SO
to the dying woman herself. Meeta
was prepared for the blow, and bore it
as might have been expected, and Anne
Thayer, when at length there was no
more hope, called up her strength, and
relieved her husband and sister of their
fear of seeing her utterly prostrated.-
Perhaps poor Charlie was the one most
overcome, though he tried to bear up
nobly. He maintained sort of COM
posure before the others, and when he
found his strength falling, would go off
Year: 1878

Suppose" said he, in accents soft,
" A felloe, just like me,
Should axle little girl to we'd


What would the answer be ~
The maiden drops her liquid eyes
Her smiles with bushes mingle--
"Why seek. the bride halter when
You may live on, Sur, cingle -
And then he spoke" Oh, be my bride,
ask you once again;
You are the empress of my soul,


And there shall ever rein.
I'll never tire of kindly deeds


To win your gentle heart,
And saddle be the shaft that rends
Our happy lives apart 70
Upon her cheek the maiden felt


The mantling bushes glow
She took him for her faithful hub
To share her wheel or whoa.
Year: 1878

A FALL RIVER dispatch says at the
cities Of Sycamore and Union there are
nearly twelve thousand, out of thirty
thousand, looms idle this week. Other
mills win shut down next week. Some
are running on contracts and cannot
stop at present. By the stoppage Of
these mills some four Thousand opera
tives are thrown out of employment.
Year: 1878

Members of the Masonic fraternity will meet on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at tile house of James Fresh to take into consideration the propri- ety of forming a Lodge in this place. Brethren in good standing are invi- ted to attend.
Year: 1878

There ls not an empty house in Globe City neither for dwelling nor business purposes This speaks well of oar new mining camp We un- aerstand that number of brick h0ases will soon be erecsed te be used IS dwelling houses.
Year: 1878

FROM the skeleton returns of the
elections received up to this writ.
ing it is evident that the Republi-
cans have gained u scattered Con.
gressional district here and there,
while the Democrats have made
material gains AS we expected,
we have lost in New York through
a quarrel in our ranks. Ben But
ler is beaten in Massachusetts,.
The National Labor and Green
back party have cut q very insig-
nificant figure in all elections. We
see nothing to change our estimate
of some months ago, which gave
the Republicans in the next House
of Representatives from one hun
dred and ten to one hundred and
twenty-five members. This will
be heavy loss TO that party. One
thing may be relied upon-the
news will steadily improve for the
Democracy. That is always the
Wey.
Year: 1878

The Herald steam Printing House Is
not surpassed BIZ any Job Printing once
on the Pacific Coast, outside of San Fran.
CISCO. in facilities for doing job work.
Low prices, good work and expedition
nay be relied upon ut this office.
Year: 1878

questions to take care of themselves If we do this we can have no possible doubts Of the future. Only those who are living In rebellion against him, who are under condemnation already, and who are too proud or too stubborn to repent, can have the hardihood to with. stand the plain teachings of his word. And only such need have any anxiety about the future, If 1t had not been for lhis class of persons the tremendous ex' eitemenl in the public mind ahout future endless punishment that has recently burst forth, never would have had be- ginning. THEoLogIous.
Year: 1878

He was terrible tramp. Here is his
advertisement: He that coneth after
me is mighter than !. whose shoes l
am not worthy to bear" Whose fan
is in his hand, and he will thoroughly


purge his floor. and gather his wheat
into the garner but he will burn up
Year: 1878

War prices. That is what every
body wanfs-the farmer for his wheat,
the mechanic for his skill, the manue!
labcrer for his work, the real estate
owner for his property, the merchant
for his goods. the hotel keeper fer his
fare-and the inability to obtain these
prices is TIE cause Of all this grumbl.
iny about the hard times. and agitation
of the labor question. They cannot
see or will not realize the fact, that all
these prices have come down in keep
ing with the rise in the value Of money
1t is something they will not under.
stand that dollar now is worth near
ly as much as two or three dollars in
war times, and yet the prices have not
fallen in proportion to the increassd d
purchasing power Of the current money
OF the country. A full comprehension
of this fact, We think, will not fail to
satisfy all Of their complaints Of the
hard times are not justified by the
actual condition Of things, and have a

tendency to make us all more content.
ed and satisfied with the present state
Of affairs. We would not then seek
for al increase Of paper money, ire
demable, aud which must rapidly de
preciate until prices of all property
and all commodities would be forced
up against the war standard, without a
sponding increase Of wages or in
the price of farm products. Imitation
cannot possibly help the poor man,
though it may the specula,or or bond
holder, who will have the means to
take advantage Of the rise, and save
himself, as he always does, when the
collapse again comes.-[R Richmond
IVA J State.
Year: 1878

Wool is low; aud wool producers
look in vain tor any hopeful sign of re-.
turning high prices. Threatened chan.
ges in the tariff cause uncertainty:
which inevitably acts unfavorably upon
the production Of an important staple
like wool. But with or without a
tariff. we have no fear that wool can
not be proftably produced in this
country. We have an enormous busi-
ness in manufacturing woollen goods,
which must be supplied with home
grown material. Not many months
ago We gave come facts in this regard
which have been wildly repuhlished by
other journals and which will still be
fresh in the memory of our readers.
Those facts showed conc|usively that
no kind of wool we could produce
could go begging for market while
the people needed carpets blankets and
woollen clothing We shall probably
have to wait many years before seeing
wool sell at dollar pound; perhaps
it may never bring that figure again
But as rule sheep pays its expenses
with its wool, and gives us a lamb as
profit under the worst Of circumstances.
This ought to be satisfactory. Further
than this. the sheep husbandman of
this country must pay more attention
to mutton; instead Of being quite sec
ondary, it should be of equal impor-
.ance with wool, and when it IS so con
silercd. and breeding is conducted ac-
cordingly, the price of wool will no
longer determine the absolute profits
or losses Of the business. Mutton pro
duction has been greatly neglected by
our sheep farmers; but on the lower
prices of wool, we trust it may take its
due prominence, as the demand is in
creasing, and always brings a relatively
high price. As in all cases "the best,
pays the best" it is the business Of far.
mers to choose that kind Of sheep
which will give the most and best wool,
the highest quality Of mutton, and
which are sure and prolific breeders.
Even in the far West, where wool
should pay handsomely at 25 cents a
pound, and where pasture is the chea-
past. it is found to pay the best to in
fuse pure blood into the flock, thereby
producing superior wool. How much
more then should Eastern wool grow
ers fin3 it to their interest to improve
their focks so as better to meet the
present difficulties American Agri-
culturist.
Year: 1878

One Of the complications arising out
Of the July wheat operations in Chica.
90 is of peculiar Interest, as showing
how under certain conditions grain can
be absolutely reduced in grade while
advanced in value. The Operations
OF the recent corner" were entirely in
No. 2 spring wheat Under ordinary
circumstances winter wheat commands
from ix to twelve cents per bushel
more than the same grade of spring
but during the closing days Of July,
under the mauipu'a,,ons OF the bulls,
spring wheat was sold at a premium OF
Twelve cents per bushel over winter.
Some years ago, to break down dis
honest custom in vogue of mixing win
ter with spring wheat, and forcing the
whole upon upon the maket as winter
wheat, the Chicago board Of trade
adopted the following rule:


"In case of mixture of sprin, and
winter wheat, it will be called spring
wheat and graded according to quality
thereof"


Ordinarily thi, rue has worked well
bu, when, under the operations of The
recent corner, spring VIII at advanced
to price far above its real value, the
bears took advantage of the rule and
commenced covering their shorts by
delivering large quantities Of the spriD :
cereal The inspector of grain had nl
alternative unde: the rule but to in
spect aad grade the grain thus mixed
as spring wheat and the bears were
thereby enabled to meet their contracts
SO long as the supply Of winter wheat
lasted, at very considerable saving
Year: 1878

The congressional campaign of 1873
will likely prove one Of the most hotly
contested we have see since the war.
The purposes and policies of the two
parties are now known to the country
Every man who pays any sort of at
tention to the conduct and spirit OF
the two parties, can hardly be led as
tray as 10 the real issues of the cam
pasn. The prize is the House of Re-
representatives.. For three regular ses.
SONS it has been under the manage.
ment of the Democratic party. The
simple issue Is, shall the popular branch
Of the legislative government be con-
trolled by the Conicderates and their
northern allies or shall it be governed
by the progressive and loyal element
Of the country? The reasons why
the democratic party should not gov
ern the country are substantial and
national, and not partisan nor local.
They concern the spirit and conduct
of the general government in regard to
the vital questions Of our political sit
uation. No man, who takes time to
think Of the subject, and who appreci-
ates its Importance, can suppose that
the tremendous conflict of the past
thirty years upon the slavery question,
could end in long and terrible war
that destroyed whole industrial sys-
tenn, and radically and totally changed
our political aud social relations, with.
out leaving situation which is not
settled because of which is called re-
construction,


It does not follow, and it is not true,
that everything is precisely as it was
before, with the exception of slavery,
merely because there are no armies in
the field, and because the states have
resumed their relation to the Union.
The democratic party is not strong
among the whites Of the south because
it is the party of union and liberty,
but because it is not party of liberty
and union, and because it opposed
republican administration in prosecut,
ing the war for the sole purpose Of
maintaining the Union. It is not sur.
prising that by far the greater portion
Of the whites in the south are demo
crats-nov as they were four years
preceding 1860 The same element
which brought on the crisis Of 1861,
is still in the south, and must be
fought as vigorously at the ballot box,
as it was fought in the field.
Year: 1878

Owatonna Journal: About 260
Mennonites stopped over in Owatonna
last night, on account Of the fact that
they were not expected by the officers
OF the road, there not being sufficient
room for them on the train. These
MennonItcs are to settle beyond Mar
shall.
Year: 1878

will open a Millinery store on I'd
street three d. nrs from the Post Office
Thanking all for their liberal patron
age, she would respectfully solicit its
continuance Her s.cck will be much
more complete than formerly.
Year: 1878

The first extensive strike of the sea.


son in Chicago is to be credited To the
shoenlakers Several hundred men OF


this trade have quit work on account
Of the employers refusal to add 33t
per cent, to the rate Of wages
Year: 1878

A man in a rural settlement. who
has been an inveterate smoker for the
last twenty years, has suddenly and
permanently given up the practice
He knocked the ashes Of his pipe into
a keg Of blasting powder.
Year: 1878

It was stated few days ago that
grasshoppers hsd lit in the vicinity of
Bismark D. T.. It is now said that
they have gone in southwesterly di,
rection without having done any ma
terial damage.
Year: 1878

LIE SUEUR Sentinel: "The farm ma
chinery sold this year, when there Was
prospect for large crop, in this sec.
tion aud throughout the entire State,
we venture to assert, will amount to
enough to cat up the entire wheat crop
Of the State, above seed and bread"
Year: 1878

Delay on the part oi manufacturers
of self binders in furnishing wire Is said
to have caused much of the loss Of
wheat in the western towns in Dakota
county, for had they have had wire the
farmers would have harvested their
grain before the hail sto ms.