smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

A male child four months old was
taken by its mother, Mrs. Margaret OLA
raj to the Eastern District Hospital of
Brooklyn, Oh Thursday, TO be operated
upon for malformation of the face, which
give it somewhat the APPEARANCE of
horse. An elongatlon of the nasal bones,
which swelled out towards the chin
and met the lower lip, which was thus
depressed, gave the appearance of two
large nestrils. The resemblance was in
creased by the ster.orious breathing of
the child. DIR. Brady had the infant put
under the influence of chloroform, and
in about half an hour han led the child
back TO its mother with a mouth, nose
and nostrils-an ugly looking child, but
still with thild's face. The flesh was
cut from the protuberance, and the bone
was broken off to the length of an ordi-
nary nose. The cuticle and flesh so cut
away were formed into the base of the
nose, holes being made for the nostrils.
The large cavernous opening then seen
was bridged across to make an upper llp
by joining the two cheeks. Mrs. O'Hara
said the carse of the deformity was an
ante-natal shock, received through
neighbor who was driving horse. Her
husband is laboring man, and they
have four other bright children, from two
to nine years of age. The deformed
child is a hearty, healthy infant, and it is
thought will survive the operation.-N.
Y. Tribune.
Year: 1877

Alderman D. L. Smith, of Allegheny;
is preparing bill for the legislature at
the coming session providing for the re-
peal OF the bill of 1Y49, popularity
known as the three hundI ed dollar law,
so far as it relates to the wages of ser.
want girls and workingmen. This bill,
he says, gives him evidence of more
petty meaDness among mankind than
would fll volumes. Servant girls are
cheated out of their wages and mechan-
les and laborers out of their pay by per-
sons whose names, If mentioned, would
cause surprise. One day last week
gentePl young gill, neatly but very
plainly clad, came before him for ad-
vice in matter of Unpaid wages. She
had been we'll brought up in Indiana
county, but recently het father had died,
poverty had come upon them, and in
the midst of all an accident occurred to
the mother which confined her to her
bed. This gill, who is the oldest of the
family, seeing her own exertlons must
provide for their support. and being
10th to ask for work IN place where
ste had all her life moved in the best
society, came to Pittsburg and got work
as a servant in Sandusky street board
Ing house. The woman of the house
put off paying her from lime to time,
till her wages ran up to SIT. Then
she appeared before Squire Smith and
entered Information for the amount.
The result was the woman claimed the
benefit of the three hundred dollar law.
and the young girl, the sole stay of
helpless family. lost all. 9, This woman
God save the mark Lives in large
house and dresses in the style of wo-
man of wealth. Plenty such cases are
before the magistrate every week, but
he has had none which can excel this
for downright meanness.
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


In your article headed ''Cheaper MIX" there Is
mistake about the price Of milk and profits We have
been In tho milk business twenty years. and have Kept
continually twenty cows more or less. We buy our
feed Ior cash and we nnd alter close calculation,
that to raise pure milk IL costs US six cents the year
round We also buy 100 quarts at atForty-e2hth street
dcput and pay five aud three. quarter cents Tor
six months This includes freight ana all. Each
wagon rcas about 1870 quarts, and out OF 100 quarts
wo lose nitccn quarts by drippings. we pay boy
for driving IS a week, So month for horseshoeiDg
and sharpening months Of tho year. 50 week ior
horse feed then tho and tear OF wagons ana
harness wc are also working two O'Clock through
all weather. Tho milk raise Is better than any
milk we eau buy; therefore cost US onc-quartcr oil
cent moro Let all people wanting pure milk beware
of those soven swindors who represent that they
arc selling pure milk when thoy know they are selling
chalk and water hope you will kindly insert this
In your valuable paper IN justice TO those who SOL pure
milk. SArHniANVHD'
Year: 1877

The Committee on Water and Drainage, towhom was
referred the commu uncation from tho Department OF
City Works In relation to the new engine house at
daewood reported preamble and resolution setting
forth that In their opinion u Is necessary that imme-
date action should be taken Tor the construction Oh an
additional engine and pumping station. In case ot an
accidcDt either OF the engines now IN use II would
use great to the residents or Brooklyn
by the diminished supply of water. II would also save
large amount OF water going to waste during tho
time OF freshets. by being so arranged as
TO pump directly into the mains so
reoulred rho committee recommends that water
bonds be issued for said purpose, to the
amount Of $lO0,000 and that the Mayor, Comptroller
and CITY Clerk bc authorized TO issue bonds IN the
sum requisite the rcquison OF the Commissioners
OF the ijcp artment OF City Works. Alderman Mnrfha
inquired whether the money could be taken ron the
water revenue fund without mourning the necessity OF
the ISSUE of bonds OF tho city. The chairman
of the committee Mr. Roy, said that tho money would
have TO be issued in the regular FORM The report
after considerable discussion referred back 10 the
m tfeo
Year: 1877

The rescued passengers OF the steamer Rusland ar
rived in town yesterday morning via Sandy Hook
They housed at the East End, American and
West End hotels from sunday night until yesterday
morning, when hoy transported to the New Jer-
sey Southern Railroad Depot, thence by rail the
sandy Hook dock, where the steamer Jesse Hoyt was
IN waiting to bring them to New York The cabin pas
scngcs either hotels TO their homes and the
stecragc people, the number o12o conducted to
Castle Garden. They did remain here long, only
= few were destined for New York. The majority
OF the steeragc passcnges were farmers and
laborcrs who had purchased tickets at Antwerp
through to San Francisco, ST. Louis, Milwaukee and
Chicago. As most OF their baggage was transferred
from the steamer before they left Long
Branch, no delay was occasioned, and tho
agents OF the steamship company, alter
ing that dinner was provided, shipped tho
immigrants on their westward journey. An Italian
woman, without occupation, and two German must
all OF the party who remained In New YORK.
The at Castle Garden when the shipwrecKed
voyagcrs arrived such as is TO be any day
when an immigrant ship arrives In port. The men
and women seemed none the worse for their perious
experience, and an uniniormed observer would have
supposed they came from steamer lately berthcd at
one OF the Hudson River docks.


MOTHERS GOODNESS


AS Is usual In OF shipwreck, sccms5to
have observed what was going on aboard snip from the
tmc tho accident occurred until all danger
Minutcst details OF what happened on shore pIen
tu but any coherent story OF the scene the ships
deck during the rescue 10 difficult to obtain. IL has
often been told that women without a responsibility.
In the face OF danger are as wild and unmanageabc
startcd BIRDS when the fate oil Others their children
especially are dependent GOODNESS they cool and
collected bey ond the power Of men TO be. The Of
Mrs Duysters in this last shpwreck Is case In
point She stood upon the deck OF tho steamer IN a
binding sDowstor1n, with child Mt either hand, and
covered that the lie car by which most Of the passen
CARA were being transferred TO shore, was wet
aud uncomfortable, and she was cool enourh
to he fastidIous. Instead OF going ashore the ne
car she was at request lowered, with her two
children INTO surf boat and brought to shore as dry
az a chip Although u was showing at the timc the
snip struck wind high and TO this fortunate
accident the success OF the rescue must be AZ,
tributed MrA Duystcrs remained on Lno SIP w
long time as to the safest method OF
gettng her children ashore. Having decided tnat
there was hardly choice between the safety OF
methods she devoted herself TO an investigation OF the
dryncss and her decision stated favored the poats
Few ladies' would have cared 10 land on the sanuy
beach at Long Branch tho breakers to AVOID the
dlscomforts Of q damp life car Mrs. Duyssers says
Year: 1877




Per Down Mons. Says the Chicago
Times Doubtless the terrible railway
insurection;which has already destroyed
II hundred millions Of property and in
tlicted even greater injury upon the COM
mcrcc Of the country, is in some degree
II perfectly natural consequence Of the
great mismnnngGmGnt Of railway inter .
ests by those rival moguls Of railway
gambling, But, granting all that, it is
no tine to talk about another side to
the question in the presence of an inlura.
ted mob OF insurgents. The man who
said there were two sides to the conflict
between the National authorities and the
Southern rebels said what was true: but
in the presence of an armed insurrcction
against the law and order of society
was not the time to assert the truth
When the mob rises and takes the law
into its own hands, there is but one thing
for society, by its constituted organs, to
think of and to do. 1t is to put down
the mob, 1t is. to put it down promptly,
effectively, by the employment of any
force that may be requisite to the end
The killing of some of the insurgents is
not matter which concerns society ut
all. II they stand inithc way OF societies
peaceful ORDER the sooner they are killed
the better.
Year: 1877

Parties interested contemplate open
/ iuga birdie trail from the upper end OF
I Pin Chuck valley to the Stillaguamish.
This is move in the right direction
Such trail. once opened, will soon be
made wagon road, and will enable peo-
pie living on the Stilhguamish to come
to town and return again the same day
rs the distance must be less than twenty.
five miles.


The settlers on the Stillaguamish and
Pill Chuck are ull interested. and willing
to take hold and open the trail at once,
Such Il trail will induce settlement and
open up that fine region about Stevens
lake us well rs the east fork Of Pill
Chuck, the great burn and the upper
StlIaguamish. No finer lands are in
the county than the regions named.


The Indians frequently 90 up Pill
Chuck in canoes, carry them across the
divide and 90 down the Stilaguamish,
50 the divide Between the two streams
cannot be very formidable or the dis
tance great.


Mr., Gregory, our School Supcnntcn.
dent, has just rGturucd from Centreville,
and finds the people there anxious and
willing to do more than their share of
the laber of opening the trail. 1t would
be great convenience to both sections,
and an advantage to the whole county,
aud the county ought to do something
toward forwarding the enterprise. 1t is
IA great hardship on the people living at
the northern end of the county to be
compelled to 90 to Seattle or Mukilteo,
and then have only chance Of connect
ing with u steamer, without delay, when
they wish to come here on business. If
they do not come by steamer they have
to row all the way, by round about
route at that, or come on foot. 1t is no
pleasure, trip anyhow; tesides, it is eX.
pensvc and consumes much time. BY
opening the proposed trail both time and
money will he saved in making the jour.
ney; and the advantage to the county in
the way Of settlement will be so great,
that if the county bore the whole ex.
pense it would be only simple art of
justice.
Year: 1877

THE following delicate morsel is tax
en- by the Dispatch fIom the Courier


"The Herald and Argus have organized
a mutual admiration society. Include the
Snuhomsh StGr and the triumvirate will
possess all the qualifications to attain
immortal fame. - Courier.


The Dispatch and Courier have organ
lied scandalization society, and as this
anscro canine pair, with all their uxor-
iousness, have only their own society to
depend upon for fame or even respecd-
mlity they are fast finding their level
in the depths OF perdition.
Year: 1877

Leaving Ccntrevilc a week ago last
Wednesday morning, we pulled our boat
10 Harry MaIshall's place on Whldbcy
Island then leaving the boat there, and
walking over the hills, along the trail
we arrived at Col. Larrabee's farm just
before noon. His home is one ot tie
pleasantests in the Territory, is situated
about one mile from Millcr's Point, and
only short distance back from the shore
of Crescent lIarbor. He is too well known
professionally all over the Sound to
need describing as q lawyer or man.
Reaching that time of life when men OF
his taste naturally desire to withdraw
themselves from the continuous press of
business and the cares incident to it,
he purchased what was known as the
old Busby place, and although he still
attends to practice at Seattle, with the
firm OF LarraLee, Hall and Andrews, yet
he spends most OF his time at the farm
attending to his fine orchard, and trying
10 grow large enough orchard Of prunes
go that it will be speciality with him
to prepare them for market. The old
orchard of apples, pears, plums, etc, is
one of the best on the Island. He set
out his prune trees since purchasing the
place, and they absorb large share of
his attention.


At the fsrm the Col. tries to drop the
professional man, and become in reality
an excellent specimen of the typical gen,
tleman farmer. With his books and
pictures in doors, and his stock and fruit
without, his mind is so contented with
his surroundings that he declares he Is
never happy save when at the farm.


From this place, we passed on to Capt
Barrington's at Oak lIarbor, stopping at
several places.


Oak Harbor is the natural outlet for
all tue northeastern part of Widbey Is
land. Its harbor is easy OF access for
all steamers or sailing vessels visiting the
lower Sound east of Whidbey Island. The
trade and produce from Crescent Harhor
as well as Duguala Bay naturally come
here, besides the immediate trade of the
Oak Harbor settlement.


The large farms Of Oak and Crescent
Harbors, nearly all have southwark ex-
posure, and many of them are especially
adapted to the raising of carly market
produce, perhaps the earliest on
the Sound. They have also excellent
orchards of fruit besides the hay and
grain they raise to sell.


There are not over one or two points on
the lower Sound, where greater amount
otireight could be secured at any one point
than at Oak Harbor, provided steamer
would stop there regularly and make it
u part OF their regular route.


The steamer Libby goes by there from
Penn's cove to Utsalady; it would be
only between one and two hours delay
for her to stop there both in going and
returning, on her route to Bellingham
Bay, except those times when she would
loose tide in getting through Swinomish
Slough. The only dtferece in this respect
the tide through the slough would make
is this, that when the tide is favorable
she is able to go through Swinomish
Slough on Monday evening arriving ut
Whatcom early next morning while if
she stopped at Oak Harbor, she cold
never 60 any farther than Utsalndy or
at The tarthest La Conner, on Monday
evening, stopping at one of those places
tor the night, when she could always be
Year: 1877

The working class of Roumania live
almost entirely on vegt tables. and a
peculiar preparation of maize supple
mented by little cheese, huttermilk,
salt fish, and salt meat. Tnis diet does
cot produce an enduring constitution,
and the population is for the most part
an easy prey to fever, especially in
childhood. Inferior corn brandy is
the most ordinary drink, and is not
wholesome.
Year: 1877

We are about to elect new coun-
ell, and it would be well for our citi-
zens to sound different men in their
wards and find those that are in favor
of putting foot bridge over the rail-
road on Jefferson street. Hundreds
of school girls cross there each day at
the peril of their lives. A light foot
bridge would be Of small expense
compared the loss of one human life.
Think of this and next week we will
give you some facts and figures.
Year: 1877

: A Mexico city man fell dead th
other morning while attempting to
build fire in a cook stove. This
should be solumn warning to good
wives who are so imprudent as to al
low their husbands to get up in the
cold on winter morning and attempt
such feat.
Year: 1877

Read Lacklands advertisement and
go to the '.Old Reliable" boot and
shoe store and price their spring
goods just received, which they are
selling cheaper than ever and war
ranting. Att.
Year: 1877

Why is it that the Boston Squarl
Dealing sell their goods for less mon
ey than any house in Central Mis-
souri,? Because they are connected
with one of the largest wholesale
houses in the north west.


48-3m
Year: 1877

NEW YORK Nov. 3o.-A special from Washing
ton says: The President and Secretary of the
Treasury are very much annoyed by the pre-
sage to Congress. urging the necessity of re-
sumption of specie payments and the Iimita-
tion of the legal tender quality Of the silver dol
The message was being put in type in the
Treasury Department, and an investigation has
been ordered as to the manner lin which the
part relating to finances WIS made public The
President will of course. be compelled to re-
write the portion which has been published.
The leakage Of the message is understood to
be duo indirectly to private secretary Rogers,
who against the advice of gentlemen who had
been longer in Washington than be- undertook


member Of Of the Cabinet could have copy OF it
at the meeting of the Cabinet to- day. Secretary
Sherman advised him nof to do so, but he felt
sure he could accomplish it in secrecy.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON. Nov. ao.-There was brief ses-
sion of the Cabinet to-day. No business of i'm
the President about giving his message to the
press in advance of sending it to Congress.


The President and members of the Cabinet
cation made in the New York SIN of yesterday
They simply say wait and compare it with the
message On the other hand q hiuh official
states that the Pr sident this morning denied
the truth of the publication in the S,ht saying il
was no part of his message.
Year: 1877

House being second on the list, acted as chair
man. and a resolution was passed directing ne
chairman or acting cha rman to request OF the
House authority for the appointment of
clerk No other business was transacted. .4.
Year: 1877

One Of the most remarkable In
stances Of canine sagaoity we have
ever heard Of happened few weeks
ago in London. It is thus related in
the Times Of that city:


Yesterday afternoon three boys and
a little girl, named Minnie Jordan,
daughter Of a bricklayer living in
Great Andrews Street, Seven Dials,
were sitting upon the pArapet of the
Thames Embankment, between Wat.
erloo and Hungerford bridges, when
a sudden gust of wind blew one Of
the boys on 10 the pavement and the
little girl into the river. A cry for
help was raised, and q gentleman
who was passing slipped the collar
from his Newfoundland dog, lifted
the animal up and eoolly dropped him
into the water. The child at that
moment rose to the surface, and the
sagacious brute turned his head in
her direction, seized her by the col
lar Of her cape, and directed by his
master, swan with his little burden
to the adjacent stairs. The gentle
man called a cab, placed the child in
1t, and drove of to the Endell Street
Baths, whence the girl was taken
home little the worse for her INNER.
sion. The owner Of the dog refused
to give his name, but observed that
the dogs name was "Ready."
Year: 1877

At the hotel in Dover on Thursday
night, gentleman from Baltimore
was entertaining q crowd Of men
who had rather rural appearance
about them with what is known as


tricks in sleight-of-hand. The crowd
watched him with eagerness place sill
yer pieces in the palm Of his hand
and cause the same to disappear
without any apparent action on his
part. Glasses were emptied and fill
ed with water as though by spirits
hands, the clock swAyed TO and fro on
Its fastenings, and other feats equally
as remarkable were performed. Final
~, one OF the crowd, n man named
Potter, with his breeches tucked in
his boots, sidled up and asked for the
watch Of the man of tricks, for the
purpose Of showing him trick that
was worth two Of his own. The ar
ticle was handed over. He showed
IL into his trousers between the vast
band, and then told the Baltimore
gentleman that he could not and II,
and he was as good as his word, for
up to late hour yesterday afternoon
the watch, a fine gold hunting-case,
had not been found, although the
man was stripped five minutes after
the occurrence. Esquire Dickson
held the offender to bail 10 the sum
Of three hundred dollars, but It is
q mysery what has become Of the
watch, and more to the man who was
beaten at his own game than any
body else. : WILMINGTON del. Ereyy
.Epening. a >
Year: 1877

REGISTERED LETTERS. AN ex-
change says " What is the difference
between registered letter and any
other ? The difference is that regis.
tered letter does not go in the mall
proper, It passes from hand to hand
outside Of the mail pouches, every
person through whose hands It passes
being required to sign a receipt for 1t
en- receiving it, and secure a receipt
for it on passing IL over 10 the next
transit The person holding the last
receipt is thus always able TO show
who Is accountable for its loss. The
responsibility rests upon the man
who has signed . receipt for the regis
tered package, and who is not able to
produce the package or a receipt from
somebody else for It. The safest way
TO send money Is by money order
Where II does not go to q money
order Office 1t should always be sent
in . registered package. Money
ought not 70 be sent in an ordinary
letter under any Circumstance. There
Is no possible way Of "tracking such
o letter. w lsa a8a ~"
Year: 1877

A young gentleman got neatly out
of tine scrape with his intended. -
She taxed him with having kissed
tive young ladies ut some party at
which she was not present. He
owned up to It, but said that their
united ages only made twenty-one.
The simple-minded girl thought OF
ten and eleven, 50 laughed on her
pout, He did not explain that one
was nineteen and the other two years
Of age. Wasn't 1t artfulG
Year: 1877




He left SOMETHING. far
mer's sleigh, In which were seated a
man and woman tipped over IN the
snow on Cass avenue yesterday, as
the horses turned out 10 pass q load
Of wood. Three or four pedestrians
rlghted the sleigh, and the farmer
wasn't moment climbing back into
the seat and starting of When he
was a block away the wife was dis
covered in the snow and pulled out.
About that time the team turned
around and came back, and as the
farmer drove up the puzzled look on
his face changed to 4 smile, and he
called out;


al swan TO graciousl but Pm glad
! happened to look around and tlnd
/ had left mmethingi Climb up
here, Mary, and I'llmaul the harness
right off that nigh critterp-FFee
Press.
Year: 1877

A pretty widow, whose husband
has been dead several years, received
a beautiful bouquet the other day,
The man who sent It had h0en flying
around her with an OarnOstness wnr-
Thy Of a dry goods clerk, and Il was
with extra delight he saw her pass
his store that evening with the
bouquet Of flowers In her hand. al
am glad TO see you with them," said
he, and a thousand little cupids
dlmpIed in his smile. Eyes" she
replied, at was very kind in you; l
always knew you liked him--I am
taking them to his grave"
Year: 1877




"A Philadelphia grand jury in
their prcscntment handed TO judge
Biddle in August, are rather rough on
the use Of wihe Oh sacramentul OcCa-
siou' Ttcy say:


1.-THE grand jury feel it also to be
their duty to testify against the desc
Grafton OF tho Holy Sabbath by tho
sale Of intoxicating drinks AMI espo'
chilly in the handing around Of wine iH
our churches 10 rouse up the dormant
devil in the reformed drunkard by hiS
sin Of wine on the communion day"