smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

If the rattlesnake uses it's rattles as 8 that he uses it as slogan of war, and to gather the clans to the fray, I have seen and heard the pibroch sounding, sound ing from afar. In 1860 I had an ezpe- rience in which one answered the call for assistance. Up to 1869 I had met with many of them, and have never known them to spring their rattles un- less excited by anger or within hearing distance of one in trouble, when they would answer and come in haste. When gorged they will remain undisturbed, apparently unconsclous of the enemy but let dog come on the ground, and peace is at an end-it is fight or run. l do not know of anything that will excite them so quickly as dog, and they seem to smell Q dog at considerable distance. Their food is rats, mice, birds and eggs, young rabbits, squirrels and toads. A rattle for every year is no criterion to judge age by. I have known one in- stance of two rattles being matured in one year, ard believe if they could be carefully noticed the would be instances of still more. I have seen snake with three rattles larger in length and girth than one. with thirteen rattles, both killed on the same day. Have seen one with seven rattles larger than one with twelve rattles, both killed on the same day. Twenty eight rattles is the great est number of rattles have seen on one snake, and it was not as large as some I had seen with less number of rattles. Of the mortal enmity existing between the blacksnake and the rattlesnake, two Instances have come under my notice, in each of which the rattlesnake proved an arrant coward, making 8 great noise, while the blacksnake did all the fight ing-if I may call it fighting; it was rather 8 strangling and squeezing. My attention was aroused to it by the rattlesnake passing close to me, paying no attention to my presence, but appar- ently trying to get away from something in pursuit, his rattles springing to their loudest note. I was ip the act of throw ing the gun up to stop him, when the blacksnake passed like flash; going five yards to the rattlesnake's one, and the way he seized that rattlesnake by the back of the neck and went around him was something wonderful. My ex- perience with the king snake and the moccasin ran through course of thir- teen years, and in that time have seen the king snake get outside of the moc- casin many times. When the king first seizes his prey, he coils around it until they are almost like ball, turning oc- -cnpii0uaffy Uud biting the coils of the moccasiu. After being some time in the coil, he will open out, and if the mecca sin shows signs of life, it receives an- other embrace. When life is extinct, the king snake stretches out it's victim and commences at the head. It takes some time to gorge, especially if the one going inside is about as large as the one crawling outside.
Year: 1878

The effects of such product as oleo- margarine in the market are great and manifold, says the American Agricul- t~rist, the editor of which has given the subject much attention. Its low price seriously affects all the lower grades of butter and cheese; it imposes on the public sham for a reality it endange-s our foreign markets for good dairy pro- ducts and all of these will in turn have other and deleterious effects, which any one can trace. The remedy is simple :: let every State, that has not done so, by law compel its sale under its own name, and let dairymen combat it in the mar ket, by not making either butter or cheese which can be compared to it, but pro- duoe only superior articles, and get the better price they are sure to bring.
Year: 1878

My feet are wearied and my hands are tired My souls oppressed And with desire have so long desired

 Rest-only rest. Iris hard to toil-when toll is almost vain

 In barren ways; 'Tis hard to SOW and never garner grain

 In harvest days. The burden of my day is hard to bear

 But God knows best; And Ihave prayed but vain has been my prayer, For rest, sweet rest. Iris hard to plant in spring and never reap The autumn yield. Iris hard to till-when titled to weep

 Ger fruitless field And so cry Q weak and human cry, So heart oppressed; And so 1 sigh a weak and human sigh

 For rest-for rest. My way has wound across the desert years,

 And cares infest My path; and through the flowing of hot tears,

 I pine for rest. Twas always SO; when still child laid

 On mothers breast My weared little head cen then prayed

 As now for rest And am restless still. Twill soon be o'er For down the west Lfe's sun is setting, and see the shore

 Where I shall rest.
Year: 1878

Edward r. Yale obtained judgment against
Spencer g. Plat for ss23 &c. and got an
order for the defendants examination TO his pos
session OF property applicable to tho satisfaction Of
the judgment. The defendant neglected to obey the
order OF the Marine Court for his examination, and
IN tho meantime a similar order issued In the
Supreme Court aud receiver Of tho defendants
property appointed. This appointment, Il was
claimed on behalf OF tho judgment creditor, was
coilusion on the part OF the defendant, and was
made Tor the purpose OF getting his properly from
under the operation OF auy order which might be
made IN the proceedings In the Marine Court Upon
this statement OF alleged iacts u motion made Ia
Marine Court, Chambers, TO punish Plat for con-
tempt. The Court found that the judgment debtor
had been guilty OF contempt oil Court, aud. as pun


ishmcnt, nned him the amount oil The judgment,
SS23 69, aud $50 additional costs subsequent TO
judgment The result OF this Is that the defendant
viii have to pay sojourn In Ludlow Street jail tor
thirty DAYS
Year: 1878

THE Germantown pa Telegraph AN Ole
time Republican paper, sums up the po'
litical situation in this State as "partizar
chaos" and gives these reasons for the
faith that is in it,


"Nothing else than political chaos
could have led to such utter Republican
routes as those in California and Ohio,
and there is even said to be danger that
faction fights among the Republicans in
Pennsylvania will cause the loss of the
Governor and Legislature next NoVem-
Der. One faction is preparing to sacri-
fee the Governor to save the Senator
ship, and the other faction is preparing
in like manner to elect a Democratic
Legislature in order to make sure of
Cameron's defeat. 1t will probably re-
quire several years for the great National
parties to recognize and assume distinct
shapes again. The Republican prestige
appears to be effectually destroyed, and
in all probability it will be very hard
work to build up a new prestige. The
party refuses either to sustain the Ad-
or to oppose it."
Year: 1878

There seems to be some mistake among
the country paT ers as to the author Of
the school bill being Democrat. The
gentleman who threatens to subvert the
glorious free school system of Ohio IS
Republican member Of the House named
Monahan. 1t is notthe Pope's toe which
agitates the waters, this time, and if our
free schools are overthrown it will not
be by Democratic votes or the influence
of Democrats. In the present shape of
the school bill not a dozen Democrats
will be found who will vote for it, con-
seouently it will be still.born offspring
of the sorrel-top daddy, who is the most
radical Of the Republican members of
the General Assembly.-Plain Dealer Co.
lumbus Correspondent.
Year: 1878

THE lower House of Congress on Fri
day last admitted Mr.. Wigginton and
ousted Pacheco. The vote stood 1876 to
125. This is a Democratic gain. The
contest before the people was close,
Pacheco getting the certificate on claim
of some five or six of a majority in vote
of thirty thousand.
Year: 1878

DURING the last year the debt of the
city of New York has been reduced near
three and three quarter millions. "Boss"
Kelly seems to be managing the affairs
of that city different from "Boss" Tweed.
Year: 1878

To General Thomas Q. anderson, Nel0 Orleans!
The undersigned feel it due to you under pres
tating belief that in the matter wherein you stand
charged you are altogether guiltess Of any ofenEe
against the law; that you are falsely accused and
maliciously prosecuted that the preceding
against you though in the form Of law is without
the substance Of justice that we hereby tender
our earnest sympsthies and express our hope that
sense of justice and love of peace Of the people OF
Louisiana will protect you and not permit the
best interests Of the whole country to be disturbed
by revival ofsectional animosity. In any event,
we are confident that the American people will
redress any injustice Of which you may be made
the victim.


JOHN SHERMAN, STANLEY MATTHEWS,


]. A. GARFIELD, EUGENE HALE,


HARRY WHITE
Year: 1878

ELECTION QUESTION IN ENGLAND. The
question OF general election was discussed
nesday, and was strongly urged by the pre-
mier, though many of the ministers opposed
1t. The impression is that If the explanations
OF Lord BeaconSfield are well received and
the opposition or section thereof challenge
the noble lords policy, that win be made a
justification for going to the country and re-
newing the conservative lease of power.
Year: 1878

THE OLD MEXICAN LOBBY, who are anxious
for bout with Mexico, are again putting in
an appearance in Washington They assert
that Gen. OrdS first movement across the Rio
Grande will bring about collision with Diaz'
forces, and that the alternative Will then be
LEFT this government to either swallow the in
suit or fight. These, at all events, are their
Year: 1878

SpRINGFIELD, Mass, May 28.-The
Wilson homicide case was given to the
jury at about noon to-day, and at p. m.
they returned with verdict of not guilty
The announcement was received with
applause, which was promptly suppress
sed by the officers of the court. James
r. Kearney, the accused man, left the
dock with a smiling face, but his wife
received the news with the utmost in
difference. Notwithstanding the court
instructed the jury in the strong
est terms that, no matter how gun
faithful Mrs. Kearney may have been


her husband was not justified in shoot
ing Wilson, there can be no doubt thai


this consideration weighed with the jury
and perhaps decided their verdict.
Year: 1878

When that oddity of hotel in New
York was opened exclusively for women
the Times took the liberty of remarking
that itwould not be a success. 1t is a mag
niticent ebuilding, complete in all It's ap-
pointments and with every comfort a
lodger ought to expect. No hotel ever
had more gratuitous advertisement or
better. Yet, Notwithstanding the fact
that the press, both secular and religious
trumpeted its fame to an exceeding lib
eral extent, the hotel is nearly empty
and is not likely to be any more crowd
ed than it now is. Thus far somewhat
less than fifty women have seen fit to
choose it for their abiding place. AS
nearly two hundred employees are re-
quired TO keep up the dignity of the
house, it is easy to see that the estate OF
Stewart is not reaping a very heavy rev.
enue from the hotel. To keep the con-
cern gong for fifty guests requires al
most as much outlay, except in the mat
ter of food, as if every room were full.
Its expenses are over eight hundred dol
lars a day. There are probably few
estates in the country which could stand
this sort of thing better than the estate
of Stewart and yet the shrewd old mil
lionaire was not III the habit of keeping
long ut any thing which did not pay. 1t
is not natural that those who come after
him should continue the Women's Ho-
tel out of mere reverence for his memory
1t is plain that the women have turned
their backs upon it. Whether it is be-
cause of the ever present "reminiscences
of Araby the blest in the shape of per-
| fume waited from the horse-car stables
Immediately opposite, or because of the
absurd regulations which have perhaps
| been sutfi ciently held up to ridicule, only


few women show disposition to have
| ANYTHING to do with ii. The rumor has
! now assumed a definite shape that the
Stewart estate will soon take down tn,


ridiculous regulations and open the hote


for all people who choose to enter, pos


sibly excepting the Children of Israel
| This looks like business. The expert


ment which has been tried might


have been more successful hat
| it been tried ON ON wise


plan. AS it is, the problem of providin,


good and cheap quarters for the WORKING


women of our large cities is one whic


may well engage the ingenuity and en-


terprise of the wealthy and the benevo


lent.-Pttld. Times
Year: 1878

that he had been foully dealt with by
us, and, under that misapprehension
had made an unPremeditated assault
upon US, his son, who hadsbeen taken
prisoner by Captain Connoyer during
the day, was allowed to return to his
people to disabuse their minds in that
regard. But this did not satisfy Mox-
mox. He wanted to go himself, and
became enraged when that privilege
was denied him. He swore like a civ
ilized man, but Colonel Kelly was in
exOrable, and ordered the guard to put
the rampant chieftain in a straight
jacket. What? The great Pe-pe-mox-
mox, head chief of the WaIla Wallas,
with a name as long as that Of Alex
ander the Great, he submit to the indig-
nifty Of being bound like a dog by a
handful OF plebeian white men? He
drew his long sheath knife, and, brand
ishing it over his head with yell Of de-
fiance, made dash for liberty. But
the fates were against him, for Sam
W-d struck him on the head with
his venerable musket, aud the heartless
prosecutor Of helpless female prisoners
Of eight years before, was dead. His
attendants, witnessing the summary
disposition made of their chief, also at
tempted escape and shared no better
fate.


1 am aware that the killing Of this
noted savage was commented upon by a
class Of sentimentalists of the time in a
spirit not favorable to the volunteers,
or the people Of the Territory, and,
while l shall attempt no defense Of their
course further than the facts justify it,
| am willing to confess that 1 witnessed
his tragical end with perfect resigna-
tiOn. For, aside from the fact that he
evidently intended to draw US, by hyp-
ocritical intentions, into an ambuscade
where we might have all perished, the
inhuman part he acted in subjecting
those helpless women, captured by his
people during the Whitman massacre,
to the grossest indignities and most
heartless abuse, in disregard Of their
prayers and tears, was provocation
enough to have justified their kindred
in avenging them, even to the taking
of life.


To Dee continued
Year: 1878

Some time last winter a meeting was
held of citizens Of Philadelphia to con-
slider the need of better regulation Of
civic charities. a competent commit
tee was appointed to report a plan to
regulate charitable relief and to sup
press street begging. Recently another
large meeting was held to hear the re-
port Of this committee. 1t recommends
general board of directors to supervise
the charitable work of the city, and to
control the finances. The city will be
divided into districts, supplied with Off
ces and upeTintendents. These district
superinteudents will be in constant COM
munieatiOn with a central superintend-
eut. Thus il is expected that there will
be formed body of intelligent aud ell
cient experts, in complete mutual under
standing with each other and With all
the existing charitable societies. But
a more important body still will be a
large corps OF lady visitors, who are ex-
pected 10 exert a beneficial influence
upon the needy and worthy poor, to
guard against the habit Of leaning upon
help unduly, and by all possible means
to inspire the disheaTteued with hope
and self-reliance. This corps of women
visitors will be so large as TO put but
small number Of cases under each ones
personal care, so that the visits can be
frequent and efficient. The whole plan
relies little upon mere machinery and
paid work, but chiefly upon personal
aud sympathetic intercourse between
the needy and those who help them.
Year: 1878

How To STOP YOUR PAPER.-Occa-
siOually, TOR some reason of a personal
or financial character, individuals wish
to stop their papers, and in most cases
they return them 10 the mail-carrier
with instructions not to deliver them
any more, thus assuming that he is the
agent Of the newspaper, which he is
not. The proper way is to call at the
publication Office, settle aIrearages, and
order the paper discontinued. When
orders to discontinue are sent by mail.
and are not regarded, the reason in
variabiy Is that there is an unpaid bal
ancei which should be settled.
Year: 1878

Electric Light


Visitors to the Centennial Exposi-
ton will recollect a small steam en-
gine, which seemed to run 'just for
the fun of it., but was really a coal
oil-engine, kept going at a cost Of only
cents worth of petroleum per day,
1t was so wonderful that few casual
observers could be convinced that
there was not some secret trick about
it. Prof. Draper, however, afterwards
endorsed it as the steadiest running
engine in the world. Perhaps. in
view of the Importance Of the subject.
we shall be excused for deyoting a
column or more Of our local space to
the following account IF similar
discovery, as given III the New Yol
Sun of Monday last:


The furnaces were in full blast at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard on SATURDAY..
but smoke was visible. Great vol
umes of white steam rolled away from
the pipe, but no coal was thrown upon
| the fire below, 1t had the look of an
| effect without a cause, but in reality
there was wonderful cause, and the
effe It was series of miracles


| The boiler gpom was we'll filled with
Year: 1878

IN person No reports nave been submitted to tho
full committee by the subcommittee in charge OF the
work Of preparing tax ana tariff bill.


THE APPROPRIATIONS


The full House Committee Appropriations to-day
held a meeting at which reports were received from
the subcommittee on the Naval, Consular aud Dipo-
matic, Foriiacations and Military Academy bills
None wore completed. but all are In state Of for
xardncss which warrants the expectation that at
least two OF them will be ready Tor report 20 the
House early next week.
Year: 1878




For the SPECTATOR.


TO THE SNOW FALL
BY WILLIAM TENNYSON HEATON, AUTHOR OF
SONGS OF THE SHENANDOAH.
Thou art folding thy garment of silence,
Over Cliff, tower and isle,
Shrouding the forest and highway
For many lonely mile.
Last light in the early cleaning,
Thy messengers one by one,
We're sent to tell of thy coming,
And by morn thy mantle was spun.
Thou hast covered the leaves in the forest,
And the path that winds by the stream,
Hiding the long stretch of meadow
In robe of silvery sheen. v
But think OF a mound in the Valley,
Where a little headstone stands,
And know thou art folding it gently,
Though wander in other lands.
Year: 1878

Money spent in advertising may be wasted,
or may bring golden friitaSe, according 70
the degree Of intelligence with which 1t
is dispensed. Putt into good, live popular
Newspaper which viii carry Your advertise
ment to the countng-rooms, the breakfast
tables and the fresides Of the people who have
wants to be met and money with which
TO meet them. This Is the whole priceless Sc
cret OF successful advertising.
Year: 1878

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT's summer
residence was at the home of his boy
hood, in Cummington among the hills
of western Massachusetts,. The farm is
rough, and the house stands on what is
called lions Hill. Some of the land
has been made fertile by draining and en-
riching. Mr.. Bryant bought the place
about twelve years ago, and partly re-
built the old house, which is two stories
in height, painted brown, and has a
dormered roof. He spent several months
of every fall and summer there, and his
daughters lived with him or in the
neighborhood. He usually walked sew
eral miles to church every Sunday, and
invariably slept through the sermon.
A writer in the Springfield Republican
says: " He lived almost out of doors,
caring little for the weather, and ready
with an ak or pruning knife or anything
that gave hearty exercise. At seventy
five he could leap into the air, catch a
bough, and swing himself along by it
ike very boy, and we p resume he
could even later than that. Any one
driving or walking in that vicinity was
liable to spy the poet in the woods or in
the field under broad-brimmed straw
hat, his great snowy beard and slender
figure attracting the eye among any
number of other men and his intense
wiry way of walking, as if it was no
effort at all, but something purely me


chanical, was very peculiar"
Year: 1878

The horse with snake in his eye was
in town yesterday on exhibition at the
stables of the Knapp House. The rep
tile is comfortably located in the watery
humor of the left eye, is perfectly
formed, of white color, and about the
size of an ordinary darning needle. 1t
is plainly visible, and constantly. on the
move, wriggling and twisting in every
direction. Its presence does not seem
to worry the horse in the least, and has
evidently created no infammations in or
about the eye. 1t has, however, changed
the color of the eyeball, which is Of a
lighter shade than that of the right eye,
and has affected the sight somewhat
The snake was first discovered about
two months ago, when it was much
smaller than it is now. How it came in
the horses eye is question which puz-
zles scientists.-Penn Yam Egpress.
Year: 1878

ONE Of the most remarkable cases on
record is that of Mrs. Bell, Of Oxford,
Mich, who has lived for twenty years
without eating one mouthful Of solid
food, being troubled with what is sup
posed TO be a cancerous affection of the
stomach. During the past twenty years
she has, most of the time, been able to
do her own housework, not unfrequently
being able to be around for year or
more. Her only means of sustenance is
derived from liquids, portion of solid
food no larger than pea being sufficient
TO induce the greatest agony. At times
abe suffers all the cravings of hunger,
which she is obliged to allay, as above
stated, with some kind of liquid food.
Year: 1878

A STUDENT in geography having an
swered that the world was round, was
asked by the professor if he could give
some proof. He said he thought nothing
else but the curvature of the earth
conld account for people so commonly
and persistently running down their
shoes at the heel.
Year: 1878

A PARTY of scientists while attempt
ing TO ascertain the depth of famous
pond called Halster's Sink, few miles
back from New Madrid, Mo-, recently,
learned TO their surprise that something
had become attached to the sounding
line, and, on hauling in, they were as
tonished and Mortified by seeing a
ghastly skeleton appear, which held in
one Of its hands a box containing
twenty pounds Of dynamite. After be-
ing brought to the surface and taken
ashore, the men investigated the matter
thoroughly and used the skeleton SO
roughly that its joints parted. A great
many people in New Madrid now firmly
believe that the great earthquake was
caused by dynamite fiend.
Year: 1878

IT seems a little singular that some
enterprising sample-room man hasn't
had the forethought to name his crema-
tory "The Phonograph," for the
benefit of husbands going down town
in the evening.
Year: 1878

A consumer complains that much of
the vinegar sold by grocers as cider vine
gar is made of impure Ingredients and
gives the following method of detecting
the cheat.


The impure article is nothing more
than a compound of grape sugar sui
phuric acid and water. To detect the
difference drop into 1t few grains of
sulphate of pyrities. If the vinegar is
pure the liquid will not be affected, but
If it is a compound of the above named
ingredients, IL will be suddenly changed
TO milky white.