smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

depth of from one hundred and thirty to two
hundred feet. There are many flowing wells
in the immediate vicinity, and within the ar
tesian belt no failure to get flowing water has
to sink artesian wells everywhere on the tract
and guarantee water or make no charge there
for. The tOWnOfs = 4saa4ssa
Year: 1875

rhe great desideratum of Southern Califor-
MIA, without which the richest land is con-
verted into desert, and with it the desert is
converted into garden, is here easily obtain
ed in great abundance. Surface water is found
at depth of ten or fifteen feet, and
Year: 1875

Mr. Hodges read an interesting pape
upon e-planting along the line of tn
St. Paul & Pacific road.


Senator Drake gave his experience on
this matter both in this State and in
Ohio.


The subject Of entomology was then
taken up and thoroughly discussed after
which the meeting adjourned sine die.
Year: 1875

line, and were ready. me OOy
who played Webb was to squeaI
when he had enough, and that
was to be the signal for the attend
ing physician to cut him down.
The Webb who was duly swung off
into eternity acted splendidly. He
showed pluck. He refused to
squeal, and the spectators were
having a real jolly time. 1t was
a grand success. A casual passer
saw how it was and cut Webb
down just in time. He was dying
without a grOan or struggle, and
would soon have been as dead as
Webb.
Year: 1875

Plus the Ninth is wise general as well as
worthy man. He announces that he in
tends to create five more cardinals, and that
if he should die before their names are di-
vulged they will be declared in codicil at
tached to his will. This declaration is well
tics of high station, and to induce them, by
exceptional zeal in preaching the doctrines
and extending the sway of the church to
show themselves deserving of that high hon
or which is worthy object of their laudable
ambition. Very wisely the fortunate men
are not yet named. So each man is nerved
to his work by the inspiration of hope.
Year: 1875

THE campaign in Connecticut will be
watched with deep interest. Last year the
Democrats elected the Governor by 1909
majority, and the year before their majority
was 3,OO0 The state is really Democratic at
spring elections. 1t is only when some great
national issue rouses her people that Re-
publican majority is cast. The Democrats
will make herculean efforts to carry the state
to counteract the effect of their disastrous
setback in New Hampshire. Should the
Republicans win As they must if they win
at all, against odds, it will be utterly
ruinous to the Democracy, and will shatter
''past all surgery" hopes of national sue
cess. A Republican victory will be victory
on national issues, for the Republican stand
dard-b bearer does not possess the great and
marked popularity which stood Marshall
Jewell in so good stead, and his success can
not be claimed as personal. 1t will show
that the people of Connecticut as well as
the people elsewhere, are awakening TO the
necessity of frustrating the designs of the
Southern conspirators and their Northern
allies,
Year: 1875

THE letter of Vice President Wilson in de-
fense OF his casting vote in the Senate for
the bounty bill was in sense unnecessary.
No one impugns his sincerity or his desire
to serve the best interests of his country. 1t
is only question of judgment.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieatons that are not used.
Year: 1875

The former wife Of Edwin Forest declares
that the difficulties between her and the
great tragedian could have been healed but
for the persistent interference of mutual
friends" who constantly wideued the
breach.
Year: 1875

TAXPAYERS TAKE NOTICE THAT, IN
i pursuance Of acts Cf the Legislature. you
are required to make out statement under
oath or affirmation according to the form fur
nished by me, so far as the same is applica ble
to your case, and deliver the same to me or at
my office. within Ave days from the day de-
mand is made, or the Assessor will estimate
the value Of your property and assess the
same accordingly, and no deduction will be
made by the Hoard Of Equalization in the as
sessment made by the Assessors and you arc
further notified that in case you have not
value to secure the taxes, demand will BE-
made for immediate payment of the came,
ard If not paid without delay. it will Be my
duty to collect the same BY distraint and ssls
of property.


Assessors office, Eureka, Nev., April al
1875. &C. POWELL, AsGnasoY,


ap2s-t Eureka county, New.
Year: 1875

The committee appointed by the chair
man of the Lafayette square mass meeting
published their valedictory in the Sunday
papers, and have once more retired to the
ranks. They soon found out that they
had assumed charge Of trust which they
were unable either to control or under
stand. Their mission, therefore, proved
a failure, and they ask to be discharged =
which is at once reasonable and proper
request The committee recite at some
length the difficulties they have encoun-
tered since they undertook to regulate
affairs which the people have already COM
mitted to others-difficulties which they
might have foreseen had they not been
carried away by the idea that the bluff
game would win. That failing, all failed,
because the committee had nothing else to
fall back on. The "matter' is, therefore,
left just where it was found-with the
people-who have not yet authorized any
man or set of men to interfere.


We hope this example of genteel snub-
bing will serve as warning against SINH
lar blunders in the future.
Year: 1875

That ruthless vandal, the Cincinnati
Commercial, in clearing the way for the
triumph of Senator Thurman, thus dis
poses of two lately prominent Democratic
presidential candidates:


Allen, of course, is to be counted out. He
has run his race.


Mr.. Tilden, of New York. has also passed
in his checks as presidential person.


There was something very sad in the
abandonment of these devoted orphans.
Not long since the Democracy chuckled
at the idea that as they had entered can
didate on each side of paramount issue,
it was "trial strain as the racers call
it, to determine which was the stronger.
While, then, We have the New York Dem
ocraey accounting for their loss of
10000 votes on the ground that it
was an off year with their trainers, we
have the Com5ercia! setting Mr.. Tilden
aside as an impossible pretender to
Democratic ideas. We may say,
by the way, that Mr. Tilden may have a
word Of protest against this summary dis
mission of his claim. When We remem-
Der but few weeks since the hilarity of
Tilden and the indignation of Allen we
had hoped the period would come when
one or the other coming into a political
Inheritance would have taken care of his
antiquated brother. The hard money Presi-
dent might have given the expansionist
a commission to visit foreign countries as
the representative of the nation, or the
successful flush money ruler might have
sent his bulliouist competitor to the land
of copper, cash and sycee silver. These
two orphans have been abandoned, cru
ely abandoned, their political inheritance
has been enjoined, and they have
been coolly kicked out Of the
line of safe succedant, and now
go staggering down "the way to dusty
death" They have no claims on US, but
to see these venerable and respectable
dupes, entered in mule race against each
other to see which could run slowest, and
then to witness the unfeeling manner in
which they have been dismissed, must
compel even political antagonist to NOR
alize. If We change the figure, we may
imagine that the Commercial attempts to
bury Tilden before he is politically dead,
for just at the time he is said to have
"passed in his checks" which it
seems is a fgurative expression for
settling up the game of his existence,
the sages and sachems of Tammany pro-
claim him success, and are by no means
prepared to admit that he has been de-
teated. They say it is true that the re-
form medicine administered has been a
little too strong for the Democratic
stomach, but have by no means admitted
that he is "dead beat" politically. 1t is
touching picture Of desertion, and we
will see these worthy veterans who have
climbed the hill together" keep to-
gether at the foot" without Democratic
vail at their fate, or a Democratic line to
mark the secluded spot of their sepulture.
Year: 1875

The Mississippi grand jury, although
charged that they should require only
evidence sufficient to make out q prima
facia case, failed to find any Indictment
against Lieutenant Governor Davis. As a
campaign measure it had been reported
that Governor Davis was guilty of taking
bribes. Now let those who offered to bribe
him come forward and prove it.
Year: 1875

whipping, and an inglorious failure.
There are doubtful States on both sides of
the list we have given; but, if we have
claimed too much, we can spare few
States and then lead by handsome ma
iority
Year: 1875

the Democracy of Louisiana are preparing
to initiate, will have an immense influence
in recognizing the old party-the parent
stem of Republicanism, which has been
supreme with the consent of the people,
in the national government for the past
fifteen years.
Year: 1875

The New York Nation, summing up the
evidence in the "Thomas plof' story of the
Mosel explosion, inclines to the theory that
the extraordinary statement is the fabrication
of crazy mind.


Kerr has dried up the fountain of humor
in the House. Proctor Knott, as chairman
of the Judiciary Committee, will feel the ne
cessity of maintaining becoming solemnity
OF manner, and they say Sam Cox is too hard
to crack any jokes this session.-Cincinnat
Gazette.


The Republicans would have no difficulty
in New Hampshire, and would carry the
state easily in every election if there were not
from 5000 to 10000 of them who organize as
'prohibitionists" and operate as assistant
Democrats. 1t is not improbable that the
whole number of this sort will be consdera-
bly, reduced in the coming election. Why
there should be any such in that state at the
present time it is impossible to understand.
They have the prohibitory law; but they did
not get it from the Democrats. Nevertheless
they have worked for several years in aid of
the Democrats, voting against the Republican
candidates for the council, Senate and House
of Representatives; and, in return, they have
got, among other things, that most villainous
Democratic reconstruction of the courts
which try cases arising under that law. This
habit of assisting the Democrats in the name
of the prohibitory law, is kind of lunacy I;
durable in some cases, and incurable in 9TH
ers.-Worcester Spy.
Year: 1875

CONTROLLER Hayes of Chicago has been
struggling with the financial question, and
thinks the problem is how to protect, preserve,
and make equal with coin the currency as it
is, without reducing its value or diminishing
the security for its redemption. He will find
that the toughest problem he ever undertook
to solve. 1t is quite as reasonable to ask
man to reduce his Indebtedness and keep all
his promissorv notes still out.
Year: 1875

Next week Congress reassembles, and
ought to be in condition to go to work at
once. Time enough has been spent in get
ting ready to do something. Now let some
thing be done. Our legislators must bear in
mind that the date assigned for resumption of
specie payments is drawing near, that no sort
OF preparation for resumption has yet been
made and that our paper dollar is still only
worth about eighty-six cents. The problem
before Congress is simple one, tina. of max
ing the paper dollar worth one hundred cents
in gold. The reason why it is worth no
more is because there is too much paper,
and the remedy is to do away with the redun-
dancy. Our only way is to pay our overdue
notes, either in gold or by renewing them in
other notes given for stated time and bear
ing interest Either of these courses will prove
acceptable to our creditors, and the only ques-
ton is, which is the easiest and most practi-
cable.


Congress cannot complain that it has no
matter to take action upon. The President
in his annual message and the Secretary o,
the Treasury in his annual report suggest
remedy for the depreciation of the currency
and plan to advance resumption. They
favor funding of the legal-tenders and a
consequent reduction of the paper circulating
medium of exchange The recommendation
is now before Congress and action UPON il is
imperatlvely demanded. The business inter-
ests of the country are languishing. Timid
capital is unemployed, waiting for settle
ment of the vexed question. If Congress
does not approve of the Presidents plan, let
Congress reject it and speedily bring forward
another as good or better in its place. 1t can
not afford to delay, to reject this plan for re-
sumption unless it has another and better
one. The responsibility for the continuance
of the evils arising from fuctuating curren-
cyl rests with Congress, and no plea of par
ty exigency or of lack of time will be tolera-
ted. The question of the currency is the
important one before the country, and press
ingy calls for solution. As soon as Congress
reassembes it must take the matter in hand
and pass some measures to facilitate resump-
ton.
Year: 1875

One pound Of flour, half pound of butter,
eggs, one teacupful of cream, half pound Of
currants, one teaspoonful of carbonate of
soda, essence of lemon, or almonds to taste.
Work the butter to cream; dredge in the
flour, add the sugar and currants, and mix
the ingredients well together. Whisk the
eggs, mix them with the cream and fiayoring,
and stir these to the flour; add the carbo-
nate of soda, beat the paste well for ten min
utes, put it into small buttered pans, and
bake the cake from a quarter to half an hour.
Grated lemon rind may be substituted for the
lemon and almond favoring, which will
make the cakes equally nice.
Year: 1875

| never ran for office but once. AT
the earnest solicitation of some OF
my friends, in an unguarded mo-
ment, 1 allowed myself to be an
mounced as candidate for the office
of Justice of the Peace. Previous to
this fool move, l had been consid-
cred decent sort of 4 man, but the
next day when the papers came out
they were filled with accounts of my
previous history that would have
curdled the blood of Digger Indian.
A susceptible public was gravely in
formed that l was not fit for the of
fee; that was almost a fool, besides
l had come West under very sus-
picious circumstances. / had starved
my dead grandmother to death and
then sold her remains to a soap fac
tory. l had stolen hand organ
from a poor blind cripple and ran
away with the proceeds. had sold
my grandfather's coffin for $l4, and
buried the old gent in a boot box.
In utter despair rushed around to
headquarters, withdrew my name and
swore solemn swear that l would
never indulge in politics again. And
l never will.-JOhn Quill.
Year: 1875

You can see any day in the streets
of any city, men who look damaged.
Men, too, of. good original material,
who started out in life with generous
aspirations. Once. it was said that
they were bright, promising lads;
once they looked happily to the faces
of mothers, whose daily breath was 4
PRAYER for their purity and peace.
All! what if some of them have
vowed their souls away to confiding
wives who silently wonder what can
be the meaning of this change, the
cold, slow creeping shadow, that is
coming over the house and heart.


Going to the bad! The spell of
evil companionship; the willingness
to hold and use money not honestly
gained; the stealthy, seductive,
plausible advance of the appetite for
strong drink; the treacherous fasci-
nation for the gaming table; the
gradual loss of interest in business
and in doings which build man up;
the rapid weakening of all noble pur-
poses; the decay of manliness; the
recklessness and blasphemy against
fate; the sullen despair Of ever
breaking the chains of evil habit;
what victories of shame and con
tempt, what harvests of hell have
grown from such seed as this? Sheer,
if Won will like fool. At the su0peS-
tion of reform, morals, religion
every man knows in his better moods
that all there is of true life is per
sonal virtue and rectitude of charac-
ter. Going to the bad! But there
is hope. Earth and heaven are full
of hands ever reaching to help the
lost man back to the better way,
All the good there is in the universe
is in sympathy with that little good
ness which inwardly reproves and
nrotnctS
Year: 1875

The following good story is told
about the French writer, the late
Jules Janin, and the famous Sancy
diamond:


The old Princess Demidorf used
to wear the Sancy diamond as a
shawl-pin. One day she went with
her husband and Jules Janin to
visit the Louvre, and taking off her
sh awl, because the gallery was very
hot, gave it to Janin to carry, at the
same time asking him to put the
diamond pin in his pocket until she
should ask for it. Now you know
that the Sancy is worth 100000
francs, and Janin put it in his
pocket with the same sang froid as if
it had been a new piece of glass.


On getting into her carriage the
princess asked for her shawl, but for
got to inquire for her diamond, and
drove off. The next day she sent
round to Janin for the precious stone.
But no diamond was to be found. The
vest, white one, had gone to wash,
and with it the Saney.


Off went Janin in trepidation to
the domicile of his washerwoman.
In order to avoid suspicion he asked
her quietly if she had found any
thing in the pocket of his vest.


"No," said she.


"Quite surer' asked he again, be-
coming lividly pale.


"Ah, yes, did, by the way; a big
piece of glass. My little boy has it
now; he is playing with it out in the
yard"


And JaHin rushed out to recover
the gem, the brilliant colors of which
were delighting a batch of dirty ur-
chins, who were even then discuss
ing the propriety of shattering the
jewel into q thousand sparkling
fragments.
Year: 1875

There is no record of such ice
fields rs have been sliding past our
shores this season. The sealing
captains report the ice in many in
stances twenty feet in thickness, and
hard as floating masses of granite.
Had the season been 4 stormy one
this ice would have played sad havoc
among our fleet. From the 8th of
January, when the ice first appeared
here, till the 11th of May it was
never out of sight-a huge river of
ice slowly floating past. Ships that
came through it reported it to be two
hundred miles in breadth. It's length
is unknown, but in all probabilities
it extended from Baffin's Bay to the
Gulf Stream, a distance of l,500 or
1000 miles. The intense cold of
this winter seems to have converted
the whole surface of the sea along
Greenland into ice fields, and no
sooner was one borne away on the
bosom of the Arctic current than
another one was formed. One would
suppose that such an enormous ice
delivery would temporarily lower the
temperature of the Gulf Stream it.
self and give us a cold summer.
Even at this date vast quantities of
ice are passing south, though not in
sight. The first two outward bound
mail steamers from Liverpool were
unable to enter the port of st.
Louis owing to the ice, and had to
run on to Halifax; and the same is
true of the first homeward-b bound
steamers. The third outward bound
mail steamer, by which this letter
should be conveyed, is overdue, and
may also have passed us by. The
''oldest inhabitant'' remembers no
such season as this.
Year: 1875

The period of complete manhood


is fixed by law at 81; but physio-


logically this is certainly not univer-


sally correct, for although develop


ment may be regarded as accom-
| plishel in every respect at this age


in the healthy English female, and


vertical growth may have terminated
even in the male, mans vital pow
er cannot he regarded as having at
tanned its maximum development un-
til about the age of go For some
years after the youth has ceased to
grow, in the ordinary sense of the
word, the dimensions of his chest,
the great index of vital power, con-
tinue to expand, and numerous are
the instances derived from military
experience, showing that recruits at
the age of 90 are unable to undergo
the fatigue of active service that is
borne with impunity by men of
more mature age. They are literally
not as well knit together. Several
important bones are not perfectly
consolidated, and it may be specially
mentioned that the sternum, which
has to bear so great a strain in labor
ed respiration, and is specially taxed
by the weight of the soldiers KNAPP
sack, is not converted into a single
plate of bone until after the Both
year. 1t is not until the sixth gnia--
quennial period of life that our lead
ing anatomical authorities find that
the following events, connected with
the consolidation of the skeleton,
took place: 1. Completion of the
vertebral column; 3. Completion of
the sacrum; 3. Coalescence of the
third with the second piece of the
sternum; 4. Completion of the ribs;
and 5. Coalescence Of the haunch
bones with theft crests.
Year: 1875

To know him was to love him. He
was lovely in disposition, engaging
in manners and possessed in an emf
nent degree all those qualities of
heart and mind which made every
one his friend. BY his death the
town has lost one of her most indus
trious citizens, whose life was with
out blame and whose integrity en-
deared him to all who knew him. 1t
seemed hard indeed to see him thus
snatelfed away SO suddenly from our
midst and in the prime of life, too;
just when the future was full of so
many bright hopes, just in the prime
of manhood when life's morn was
fairest, when so many noble plans
were but half matured. He had
scarcely begun life when DEATHS un-
relenting ''reaper" came and gath
cred the young life at a most untime-
ly season. His life was beautiful
dream, which was terminated all too
soon by deaths untimely Interrupt
tion. He was not tired of life. for to
him the future was full of sunshine
and gladness. And vet when di-
sease fed upOn his vitals until death
seemed near, his face wore the same
sweet patient look, and not Il murmur
was heard from him. He was not
afraid to die, and when the hour of
his departure drew near, he passed
away without a murmur, through the
dark shadow of death into the bright
world beyond. Oh how long and
hard did we struggle against the fell
destroyer, whose relentless hand held
our loved one for weeks and months
with such deadly grasp. Then af
ter the jewel had flown, we laid the
casket of clay away in its quiet rest
ing place.


Here at home we miss thee most
dearest brother-in the family circle
we wiss thee;. the family ranks are
broken now, thy place is vacant, new
er more to be filed by thee again.
We look about on every side and see
some work of thy ingenious fingers.
No more will the sound of thy loving
voice cheer our aching hearts. There
is an empty void that cannot be filed.
Yet in my lonely hours l shall hear
the light sound of his foOtstep, and
in nv dreams l shall sec his smiling
face, for we know that he is not dead
but sleeping. Sleep on, sweet angel
brother, no sound shall disturb thy
deep repose. And now farewell, dear
son and brother, until we meet thee in
thy bright home above. AS a shock
of corn cometh in his season so are
matured souls gathered to the garner
of God.


He is gone in his beauty,


In silence to rest,


Like snow-drops are folded,


His hands OH his breast.


He lies like a statue


OF some Grecian art,


With cheeks that are pallid,


And cold, hushed heart.


A smile is resting


Upon his sweet face


AS if angels had touched it,


With hOlier grace.


With me through life's mazes,


No longer to roam,


WILLIAM has left US,


But only gone home.
Year: 1875

An old saw mOderniZed: you may
kindly guide the prancing steed to the
.-ryslal brook which babbles down the
gjIlsi Ie IN the summer sun, but you can
moi coerce him to st0Op and slake ms THIRST
in the silveIy stream if he be net wiling
so accept your profeTed kindness"
Year: 1875

THE letter from Italy which We pub
lisa this morning, was written by a
young Nashviilian now On his bridal
tour abroad. His notes on sculpture
especially the distinctive characteristics
of the ancient and modern schools
display a critical knowledge Of high art
that VII be duly appreciated by the in
telligent reader.