smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

An oakcn color can be given to new
pine floors and tables by washing them in
a solution Of sOppeas dissolved in strong
lye; pound ofth former to gallon Of
the latter When dry, this should be
oiled, and il win look well for a year or
two; then renew the oiIine.
Year: 1875

IF real estate is difficult TO sell in New
York, except at heavy concession from
prices ruling during and Immediately
after the war, the fact but reflects the
feeling in that important interest through
out the country 1t is by no means pc
culiar to New York. Even at Chicago,
fortunes which are common to the rest
of mankind, the situation is substantially
the same as it is here. At any rate, the
Tribune of that city says:


"If a man is very anxious to sell a
piece of property he can't and he might
as well quit trying. If he offers it at
half price the man to whom the offer Is
made at once imagines that all real es-
tate owners are in the same fix, and thai
in little while more than half the prop
erty in the city will be pressed upon the
market at the same price. But on the
other hand, if man wants to buy, and
begins negotiations for that purpose, the
property owner too often imagines that
the long-expected revival is at hand
and refuses to sell for anything less than
the prices of two years ago. We hear OF
occasional cases from time to Time in
which property is sold for actual use at
about the prices of two or three years
ago-as, for instance, lot on Michigan
avenue, south of Thirty-second street,
sold during the past week at $3.50 PEI
front foot, cash, to gentleman who wants
it to build on for his OWE occupation.
But cases of this kind are not very fire.
quent. The majority of fhe sales are
made at prices % per cent. below those
of two years ago, and we have even heard
Of a number of instances in the past
month in which property has been vol.
UNFAIRLY abandoned to the mortgages. y
-NeaO York BueLetiR.
Year: 1875

The mate of the ship Caledonia, which
was lying Immediately astern of the
Waco, states that he was on the deck of
the Caledonia, when he heard an explo-
sion. Looking in the direction of the
Waco, he saw she was enveloped in flames.
About half an hour later he heard cries
for assistance, and a few minutes later
saw two persons afoat on a fender or
piece of wood. The mate made prepara-
tions for sending assistance by setting
out the life lines and life buOys. The
sea was running so high at the time that


was impossible to launch boat. After
hearing the explosion he watched the
steamer closely, and states that after the
first few minutes the fire lost its fierce
character. All agree as to seeing five or
six persons in the water, and in also
hearing frequent explosions on the Waco,
which was no doubt the cases of oil.
All officers and experienced seamen are
of the opinion that it was impossible for
a boat to have been launched from the
Waco on account of the rapid spread of
the fire and the terrible sea that was
running. There is nothing later from
the west. Capt. Sawyer, agent Of the
line, is out since yesterday morning with
a good crew. They will remain outside
as long as there is any hope of saving
one of the passengers of the crew of the
Waco
Year: 1875

The pretended incapacity of women
for business, says an exchange, has no
foundation in nature; and is no justifica-
tion of the secrecy with which husbands
commonly keep from their wives what


they are pleased to call their own affairs.


In many foreign countries the woman


bears as active a part in the conduct OF
trade as man, and they are not seldom
directly associated together as partners
in business. 1t is a common thing In


England and on the continent of Europe
for the wife to succeed to the share and
management of her husbands business
at his death. This is often an arrange


ment very beneficial, and even essential
to the full security of the estate and the
best interests of the heirs. What con-
fusion and loss often occur in this country
in consequence ef studded death and the
hastv settlement that ensues, but which


might be prevented were the wife IA
miliar with the management of her late


husbands affairs, and thus enabled TO
conduct them, or bring them at least, to
prosperous termination. While men
insist upon believing that dry goods, pig
iron. and other small ware are entirely
too abstruse for the comprehension of
women. and will rot apply their own
great understandings to the enlighten-
ment of their wives little ones, they must
resign themselves to failure, in a great


degree, of the highest hopes of aspiring
trade.


An unreserved communication of his
Year: 1875

surged alonside her, carrying away all
the starboard braces and rigging on that


side, and also the foretop mast.


| Sawyerstates that he hailed the steamer
I as she surged past, and called to them to
Law bv him and send boat, as he then
| supposed his ship to be in a sinking con
| dition, but no one answered him, neither
/ did he see anvone on her deck. She
drifted or steamed away; he was not cet'
| tain which; he afterward saw dash OF
| light, which he took for signal; he
| thought they had heard his hail and


would lay by him: he saw her no more !;
| his ship at that time demanded all his


attention he lay the remainder of that


night and nearly all day Friday repairing


the rigging that forenoon he got under


way and made all sail for land soon af-
| ter dark he made light he took it for
Cape Flattery, and knowing there was a
light on the coast further north; he al
lowed five miles clearance for Duncan
| rock, and considered himself safe for en-
tering Straits Fuca, when, at about five
o'clock Saturday morning his ship scraped
reef and Immediately after struck her


bow on rock, stuck fast and filled. The
light he mistook for Flattery was the


Cape Beal enterance of Barclay sound,


thirty miles north of the former. The
ship will be total loss. Sawyer got all
the valuables, etc, that he could cut of
her and encamped on shore with his wife
and crew in tents made of sails. He had
hired a canoe of the Indians and started
the mate to Victoria for help. The
weather was so bad that the Indians
would not venture on the voyage, and SO
they were found. When the WOlcOtt
arrived Lieutenant Harwo0d took them
aboard his vessel, with the most valuable
portion of the goods saved, leaving the
first mate of the Orpheus in charge Of
the wreck until the owners could be con-
suited. All were landed safely at Port
Townsend Friday. Nothing was heard
or seen in Barclay sound of anything re-
garding the Pacific. Captain HarwOod
and Pilot Peter Thompson went to the
wreck of the Orpheus and examined it.
They say the ship was undoubtedly struck
by the steamer just abaft the further
rigging. The Orpheus registered one
thousand and sixty-seven tons, and was
owned by G. T. Taylor & Co., of this
city. At the time of the collision with
the Pacific she was in ballast ON her way
to Departure bay for cargo of coal,
having sailed from here no the ninth in
stant. There is no hopes of rescueing
any more of those On the Pacific. There
has been heavy weather most of the
time since the wreck, and after the
search. No hopes are entertained of fur
ther discoveries.
Year: 1875

business affairs to his wife will often Sc
cure for the husband the counsel he re-
quires, and certainly relieve him from
the anxieties which oppress an undivided
responsibility. 1t would serve, also, TO
check much of that reckless expenditure
which is supposed to be characteristic Of
the wives and daughters of our people of
business, by not only showing the exact
means of the head of family, and how
far prudence will justify expenditure,
but by creating a common interest in the
methods taken and ends proposed by him
for building up fortune, and thus dis
posing all to cooperate with his manage
ment and economy.
Year: 1875

An apparatus for washing smoke,
and thus depriving it ofits character of a
nuisance. is in operation at a factory at
MeniImontant, Paris. A fine shower OF
water, travelling in the direction of the
smoke, and at five times its velocity, is
projected into the chimney, where it
mikes with the smoke, taking up the
soluable gases and precipitating the inn
purities carried up with the smoke by
the draught The foul water Is dis
charged into a cistern, where it is col
lected, and fine black paint is got from it.
Year: 1875

Writing from an Alpine village cor
respondent says: "On either side of the
churchyard gate was queer little house;
one of them contained, as l saw on look
ing through the grated door, a coffin COW
cred with a white linen pail trimmed
with very dirty crochet edging, and con-
tanning wooden figure of Christ, while
all around were arranged figures of Mary
and the eleven apostles, carved in wood
that was almost black with age. The
figures were kneeling and were about
three feet and half high. When [ first
saw the things thought they were mum
mics of some sort, and was quite relieved
to find them only wood. Thinking it
not very cheerful or edifying spectacle;
the faces were hideous, and the one in
the coffin, with its black face and grirs
ming white teeth, perfectly ghastly-I
walked over to the other house, which
was no improvement on the first; on either
side, piled neatly up like frewOod, were
bones of every sort; skulls, arms, legs; it
being the custom until some years ago
to leave bodies in the earth only so many
years; then the bones were dug up, la
belled with the name, the dates of birth
and death, and deposited in the bone
house, making room for other burials in
the churchyard."
Year: 1875

BOTTLED LIGHT.-Countless accidents,
as every one knows. arise from the use of
matches. To obtain light without en-
ploying them, and so without the danger
of settings on fire, an ingenious contri-
vance is now used by the watchmen of
Paris in all magazines where explosive
or infammable materials are kept. ANY
one NAV easily make trial of it. Take
an oblong phial of the whitest and clear
est glass, and put into it piece of phos-
phOrus about the size of a pea. Pour
some olive oil, heated to the boiling point,
upon the phosphorus fill the phial about
one-third full and then cork it tightly.
To use this novel light, remove the cork,
allow the air to enter the phial, and then
recork it. The empty space in the phial
will become luminous, and the light OBJ
tanned be equal TO that of a lamp. When
the light grows dim, its power can be
increased by taking out the cork, and
allowing fresh supply of air to enter
the phial. In winter it is sometimes
necessary to heat the phial between the
hands in order to increase the fuidity of
the oil The apparatus, thus prepared,
may be used for six months.
Year: 1875

Always be courteous. The maxim
was uppermost in the mind of the lady,
who, wishing to say lively thing, ex-
claimed: "What a lovely boy Just the
image of his fatherw kneeling in simu-
lated enthusiasm beside the cradle where
she supposed the babe was sleeping, when,
to her confusion, the cat sprang from the
cot and cut short her eulOgium.
Year: 1875

The reason why dog always turns
after nap has not yet been discovered,
nor has the reason been ascertaincd why
a young lady is more afraid OF mouse
than is married woman. Here are
hints for debating societies.
Year: 1875

A NUMBER of German merchants do
ng business in New York have united
to raise fifty thousand dollars to de-
fray the expenses of the reception
of the German crown prince in that city,
and his subsequent escort to Philadelphia
on his visit to the centennial exhibition.


NICE-PREsIDEnT WILSON was taken
suddenly ill in Washington last week
and his life was despaired Of He rallied
however, and in an hour or two was con-
sidered out OF danger. The latest ac-
counts represent his condition as quite
low, but still with no alarming symp-
toms.
Year: 1875

and one thing another that were
laying around on the pavement,
and arranged himself in q vertical
position, and yelled out:


Mr.. Merriweather, sir: 1t may
not be unknown to you which
made the old man so wretched mad
that he went and set bull terrier
on PEBBLES before he had a chance
to lift a brogan and there was q
scientific dog fight with the odds
in favor of the dog, until they got
to the fence, and even then PEBBLES
would have carried the bull terrier
home, gripped like clamp on his
leg, if 1t hadn't been that the meat
was so tender, and the dog, feeling
certain that something or other
must eventually give way, held on
until he got chops off PEBBLES
calf, who went home pound light
er, while Merriweather asserts, to
this day, that they had to draw all
the dogs teeth to- get the flesh out
of his mouth, for he had an awful
holt for such a small animal


OF course Merriweather's daught-
er heard about it, and she was so
mad that she never. gave the old
man any peace until he went the
next day to see PEBBLES about it.
PEBBLES looked pale as q ghost from
loss of blood and beef, and he had
q whole muslin wrapped around
his leg. Merriweather said:


'Peebles, my boy, I'm very sorry
about that night, but if you didn't
behave like a raving maniac, Pm a
loafer. ] never seen such delib-
crate ass since was born. What's
the meaning oil IL


l was only trying to ask You to
let me marry one of your daught-
ers,' groaned PEBBLES.


'Great-what7 You didn't mean
to say-well, / hope | may be shot.
Well IL you amt wooden-beaded
idiot thought your mind was
wandering. Why didn't you say
IL right QUIT Why Of course you
can have her. l am glad to get
rid Of her. Take her my boy, go
It, and I'll throw q lot Of first-class
blessings into the bargain


And PEBBLES looked ruefully at
his defective leg and wished he bad
not been such Q fool, but he went
ont and married the girl, and lived
happily with her about six months,
and at the end Of that time, he
Year: 1875

the ascent. A few months of domestic
lnfelicity, a few weeks of despair and
but single instant of action ended
the career Of the groom, and blasted
forever the hopes of the bride. A
corpse and an empty phial told the tale
OF the hero of this sad reality. The
heroine now sheltered beneath the pa
teroal roof, doubtless often looks ou,
upon the ripping waves of the Cbcsa-
peake to see in their bright surface a
reflection of the happy scenes of her
nuptial day. The hammer of the auc.
tlonecr was the last requiem of his
hold.
Year: 1875

A Cape Cod clergyman one Sab
bath had prayed mos, earnestly for
rain. He entreated the Lord to sun
cork the bottles Of heaven and shed
down the refreshing showers" The
drought had last through August and
a part of September. On Saturday
morning the rain storm began, and
continued with great violence till Fri
day, flooding the countrysand sweep
ing bridges in every direction. Satur
day night it sat in to rain against anc
Sabbath morning it was still pouring
down This time the prayer was a
follows: 20 Lord ! We recently took
occasion to entreat Thee to uneork
the bottles of Heaven and send dowr
the refreshing showers, but we dic
not mean that the cork should b


brown away"
Year: 1875

The Hartford Times reports that
on Tuesday their were seen on n
wharf in that city no fewer that six
teen children, between the ages of
four and eight years. all drunk ! They
had obtained access to some Of tho
vile liquor of the dramshops and
drank enough to make them crazy
drunk, or helpless. Some were
weakly trying to stab each other
with such weapons as they could
reach.
Year: 1875

The best way is always to keep up
a cheerful heart. Take the world as
it goes, and the good and the evil as
they severally come along, without
repining, if fortune frowns, with that
philosophical ejaculation of Jacob
Faithful, better luck next time
Year: 1875

Southern Homestead, Meridian.
A gloom of sadness was cast
over the little village OF State Line
on the evening of the 2Sth by a
heartrending occurrence resulting in
the death of Mrs. Garretson and
her little child.


Mrs. Garretson was sitting near
small table, with her little babe,
about six months old in her lap
on the table was a coal oil lamp
burning, her little boy was on the
opposite side studying his geography
lesson. 1t was about 81 o'clock
and the lamp was accidentally
knocked over and broken. The oil
ignited and poured into the lap of
the poor affrighted woman, setting
her and her little babe on fire. In
her fright she dropped the child aud
ran screaming into the street.
Some gentlemen heard the screams
and saw the flames and ran to her,
but too late to save her, all her
clothes were bprned off her except
her corset. The little boy in the
house had presence OF mind enough
to throw e quilt over the little
babe and smother the flame, and
some hopes were entertained of its
recovery: bnt the poor mother was
thought to be dying when our infor.
mant left State Line last night.
Mr. Garretson, who is an estimable
citizen, was at Eocatawpa, and was
Immediately telegraphed, and the
train coming along in about Eve
minutes, was soon by the side Ct his
dying wife.


The whole village was shocked
and painful gloom pervaded every
household
Year: 1875

Whether there is such thing as"


Luck" has often been disputed. But


even the most skeptical doubters


will own that their faith in such


beliefs very often shaken by their


own observation. If'Luck' is an


error ard fallacy we scertainly lack


the explanatory cause of one of the
greatest of life phenomena since it


is fact too plainly established to
admit of doubt, that few people in


this world are selected to enjoy its


benefits and no one can possibly


know whether he or she is OF the


favored few until they make the ex>
pertinent and try their luck Good
fortune always falls in the most mn
expected places and in ninety-nine
case out of a hundred, wealth owes
its acqisition to accident rather than
effort. Everything in this world is
the sport of chance. Even the cir
cumstauceses which Influence orr
actions are the result of chance and
we are sure of nothing save the
experiences of the existing moment.
Knowiag these facts to be true. they
will be very foolish nen or women
who refuse to avail themselves of
the splendid opportunity now offer
ed by the great Half Million Gold
Drawing of the Louisiana State Lot
terry. advertised to come off next
Christmas. Wise people will GER
tainly test their luck and purchase a
ticket. coupons of which. twentieths
at y so each can be secured by or
dering from the Central Office, care
New Orleans Post Office, box 692.
Year: 1875

A Kentucky paper tells a story
of a backwoodsman who, a few days
ago saw a carpet for the frst time
at Bowling Green, in that State.
He was somewhat confused at FIST
thinking it was some kind OF ornG>
menl-probably an oil painting
but preceiving a bare place at the
further end of the room stepped
hack a few PAGES, and with q run
ming jump, struck the hoor about
six inches from the edge of the car
pet. When his heels struck tie
floor, slipped and fell back, but
quickly arose and, after looking
with comp!acency at the distance he
had leaped, exclaimed; BY gosh |
clearei her.
Year: 1875

A Tennessee girl told a fellow
she would give him a kiss if he
would catch her. She ran well till
she got out of sight of the old folks
and then gave in. This shows what
a Tennessee girl will do when sne
is hard run.
Year: 1875

DIcE GRAY. negro member Of the
Mississippi Legislature, made
speech in which he remarked that
the negro should win that election
if he had to wade in bloodP He pro>
ceeded to wade prematurely for
special, mentions the fact OF his
having been killed in street brawl.
Year: 1875

Colorado,-they pass through a very


dry and rocky country. Ages on age:


ago, it is supposed the surface Of this


region was comparatively level, though


broken hero and there by rocky peaks


great speed, year after year and centu.


~ after century. II there had been


frequent and heavy falls Of rain, the


the surface Of the country would have


been washed into the rivers, and the
debris, or loose stun, swept In, would
be carried of by the rivers But the
rain seldom falls there, anG so che riv.
ers, left to themselves, have kept on
wearing down the rocky bed through
which they foam. until they have
plowed deep channels far down into
the rocky heart of the land. Nobody
can tell how long the rivers have been
at work carving out these channels !;
but there they are, with tremendous
cliffs towering far above them; and so
smooth are the walls Of these sorges or
canons pronounced capyons) tnat the
traveller must pass down the river by
water there Is no shore along which
he may walk /; but, in general, the rock
rises straight up from the rtvsr on
either side.


These canons which we have men,
toned often run into each other just as
the branches Of the stream run Into the
main channel. There Is a maze of
them all over the country, so that one
cannot traverse the face of the land,
these deep gorgss so cut 1t up with
channels and abysses. The walls Of
the canons rise to great height
of them more than two Thousand feet.
The scenery cannot be called beautiful
it Is terrible and sublime. But one
must suppose that q few weeks spent
In such an awful place would make
one long for the sunny lawns and
streams Of less wonderful
country. Nevertheless, the great river
will always be a favorite resort for
those who love TO look upon the might
Test work In nature.-l&. Nicholas for
AlLoltst. -f s'.-
Year: 1875

our citizens came here and located fol


the improvement of the health OF some


member Of the family, and finally set-


tied for good. For consumption In its
early stage cure can be found here;
for asthma and dyspepsia they call It a
paradise, a specific; for parslysis, heart
disease, rheumatism. and neuralgia, il
will not do. 1t has rained here for
twelve days in succession. The fore
noon is clear and bright. A little after
dinner you can see cloud appear over
the tops of the mountains, a roll of
heavy thunder, a flash of vivid light
ming, and old Pixies tears q whole In
the cloud, and away she comes down
Ute Pass like mad. In fall and winter
1t don't rain much.


When it Is clear the sun Is hot, but at
all times cool In the-shade. We wear
our heavy winter coats mornings and
evenings, sleep comfortably under four
blankets. No gnats or mosquitoes to call
you dear cousin while you .leep-but
there never was place too good for a
common house fy-never. We like
our flies out here, simply because they
behave we'll at night. We often meet
Ohio folks here. Excuse errors. Would
like to say more, but don't want to kill
you. May you all live long and pros
per'-you know what that means. /
am, very respectfully yours,
Year: 1875

vertible into gold at the pleasure of the hold
er. This is the only ground upon which spe-
Gle payments can be resumed and maintained.
To this end the NATIONAL banking system was
established, and to this end it shonld be main
tanned. 1t is the best banking system we ev-
er had in this country. The circulation is alb
solutely safe. There is no opportunity under
it for wildcat banking 1t has rooted out the
State bank system, and secured to the people
uniform and absolutely safe currency. To
abolish the national banks would be to open
the way for the establishment of State
banks. These banks before the war, cost the
people, in various ways, one hundred millions
q year. They did not always see it, because
the loss was called a premium on exchange or
gold, instead of discount of the currency,
but the loss fell and was felt.


Furthermore, to upset our present banking
system would be to precipitate panic such as
we have not had in this country. The loans
and discounts of the national banks in Octo-
ber, 1874, were $3.50, 100000. The first step
in the process Of winding up would be to call
in these loans The disturbance that would
in that way be created can be imagined by
those who have experienced the efforts and
surveyed the ruins of sweeping financial pam
les.


One thing may be assumed, viz: the green
backs viii, as soon as practicable, be retired
from circulation, and that gold and silver
alone will bear impress of the United States
Government; and that all paper money, under
provisions of national bonds, will be converti-
BILE into gold and silver. This being the case,
the people should be careful to hold on to the
national banks. Tnis is the best system we
have ever had, and it is so nearly perfect that
there is little room for improvement.


Cincinnati Gazette.