smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870




The continental parts of the earth are
made up of minerals which are COM
pounds, in great variety, of the elements


Most of these minerals are insoluble, or
almost 40, and thus remain as rocks or
soils in their appointed places with great
stability. Yet there are minerls like
common salt, or such as become so by
various chemical changes, and whenever
water reaches them they will be taken
up and borne away to the one last re-
ceptacle of the watcr-the ocean. Thus
from time immemorial all the soluble
salt of the land have been teaching out
and passing into the ocean. The ocean
in turn, with the exception of small
quantity of salt which is thrown into
the atmosphere as dust, returns none Of
this dissolved mineral to the land Its
vapols come down on the mountains and
hills to be condensed as pure water, and
taking up what they may in the track,
carry through the rivers new riches to
the sea. Thus the ocean has become
the great reservoir of soluble minerals,
and is forever briny in consequence.
The same phenomenon is illustrated on
a small scale in inland waters which are
cut off from drainage into the sea, like
Salt Lake and the Caspian Sea. Nearly
all such collections of water are salt
Christian Union. 5e s....
Year: 1870

A printer is the most curiousbeing liv-
ing. He may have bank, ctins,, and
not be worth cent; having small caps,
and have neither wife nor childen.-
Others may run fast, but he gets on wifi
ter by setting fast. He may be making
Impressions withou: sloquencs; may se
the ley without offending, and be telliH
the truth; while others cannot stand
while they set, he can SCI stshding, and
do both at the same time have to use
furniture, and yet having no dwelling;
may make and put away Pi, and never
see a pie, much less eat It during his
life; be human being and a rat at the
same time; may press a great deal and
not ask a favor may handle a shooting
iron ard know nothing about cannon.
gun, or pistol; be may move the lever that
moves the VIC ID and be as far from NOV
ing the globe as a hog Under a mole hill :
spread sheets without being house.
wife; be may lay his form on the bed,
and be obliged to sleep on the floor; lie
may use dagger without shedding blood
and from the earth handle stars he may
be Of rolling disposition and ye: never
desire to travel; he may have sleeps





foot, and not be deformed Hsver with
out case and yet know nothing of law
or physic; be always correcting errors,
and be growing worse every day; have
embraces, without the arms of girl
thrown around him; have his form lock-
ed up, and at the same time be free from
Jail, watch-house or other confinement !;
his Office may have hell in it, and not be
bad place after all he might be plagu-
ed by the devil, and be a Christian of the
best kind; and what is stranger still,
be honest or dishonest, rich or poor,
drunk or sober, industrious or lazy, he
always stands up to his business.


AN 1fishman took a contract to dig a
public well. When he had dug about
25 feet down, he came one morning and
found it caved in-flled nearly to the
top. Pat looked cautiously around, and
saw that nobody was near then took
off his hat and coat, hung them on the
wind!ass, crawled into some bushes and
awaited events In q short time the
citizens discovered thst the well had
caved in, and seeing Pats hat and coat
on the windlass, they supposed he was
at the bottom of the excavation. Only
a few hours Of brisk digging cleared the
loose earth from the well and Just as
the eager citizens had reached the bot
tom, and were wondering where the
body was, Pat came out of the bushes,
relieving him of "a sorry job Some
of the tired diggers were disgusted but
the joke was to good to allow anything
more than hearty laugh that soon fol-
lowed. ...a .f.ss
Year: 1870




An unusual excitement was created in the Custom
House yesterday afternoon by rumor that there
was soon to be wholesale decapltaton In the cleri
cal departments; but, on inquiry at the proper
headquarters, 1t was ascertaned that the rumor
had no foundation in truth. This announcement
will relieve the clerks from considerable anxiety
to their 0ffical shoes, as when the Custom House
had closed for the day the report OF the decaptatt0n
was generally believed.
Year: 1870

From the Birmingham (Conn) Transcript, Jan. 49,


THE NEW YORK HgRALD.-There Is but single
opinion the country over as to the HERALD's won
derful ability as newspaper, its quick discernment
OF popular necessity and the very large and liberal
method OF It's conduct Its expenditure IL princely
Its talent great, and though we often dissent from
its policy We JET q newspaper deem 1t the rst IN
the nation.
Year: 1870

DAILY & Co.-The New York po-
lice ought to do something with this
firm" who hail from 73 Nassau
Street, who flood the country with
autographed circulars, offering to sell
counterfeit money. OF course no
honest man will be swindled by them,
but those whose honesty is weak may,
for they are too keen to deal in coun-
terfeit money, and only get the green
ones to send a remittance, when they
send in return patent medicine labels
or nothing at all. Half a dozen of
their circulars were received yester-
day.
Year: 1870

A DIsAPPoINTMENT.-We regret to
announce that Olive Logan is pre-
vented, by sickness, from filling her
appointment to lecture here to night.
The Corresponding Secretary of the
Library Association, yesterday, re-
ceived a dispatch from her, sent from
Louisville, KY, stating that she was
sick abed, and unable to come at
present.


1t is hoped that the illness is not
serious, and that Miss Logan will
soon be able to fulfill this engage
ment.


Nearly all the seats in the par
quette and dress circle of the Opera
House had been sold, and the lecture
was an assured success, when the dis
patch was received.


We are requested by the Library
Directory to say that they much re-
gret this unavoidable postponement,
and to request that holders of tickets
will keep the same until a further an
nouncement is made. This they ex-
peot to be able to do early next week.
Year: 1870

THE FAKIR.-Ispahan's great Illu-
siouist is again 10 the city, and will
give one of his grand entertainments
of scientific illusion, at the Opera
House tomorrow evening. He gives
one hundred presents, and, of course,
he will have a full house TO greet him
on his return to this city. Those
who wish to enjoy pleasant evening
should attend.
Year: 1870

LARAMIE CITY, July live learn
from Colonel Downey. that the mi
ners from Last Chance mines, are on
their way to Laramie City. they hav-
ing deserted the mine on account OF
the late Indian depredations at North
Fork. They feel unwilling to risk
their lives without some protection
from Government troops.


Il is high time that the policy of the
Government which places the lives of
frontiersmen at the mercy of the saw
ages should end. Let the war office
talk less and do more fighting


We learn, from good authority, that
a party of from twelve to fifteen In
dians are lurking near Last Chance.
1t is expected that the miners will
have to fight their way home, and
that their property will be destroyed
soon after they leave it.
Year: 1870

The Reporter says lady in Gardiner has
for pets lot of white mice and also venera-
of IA years. The other day two of the mice
got out of their cage without the lady's know
ledge, but Tim" the cat, caught one of them
and carried it to his mistress, giving it up to
her without injuring it in the least. He then
went and caught the other runaway, and de-
livered it up in the same manner. 1t is need
less to say that the old fellow is a great favor
ite in that household. "# d
Year: 1870

A large schooner loaded with lumber, be-
longing to Bailey of Gardiner, struck on a
sand bar the other day while attempting to
sail out from Richmond, where she had been
loading, and capsized on her beams end.
The entire deck load of lumber is now being
removed 1t will be quite job to right the
craft
Year: 1870

Constant employment and good wages will be
paid to three or four good book printers one good
fob printer, and several newspaper compostors
Apply Immediately at the KENNEBEC JoURsAL
office.
Year: 1870

Sick HEADACHE.-A recent medical wEi


ter thus accounts for sick headache, from
which SO many persons suffer He attributes
it to a weak stomach and imperfect digestion,
and that the attacks are usually preceded by
a greater than ordinary appetite. The stom-
ach is naturally weak, and so long as it is
not crowded 1t works kindly. By and by
more food is put into it-oi more iIratating
kinds-tban it can digest. 1t ferments, an
acid state is produced, the acid acts as an
irritant upon the coats of the stomach, and
this irritation is taken rs a cali for food, to
satisfy which, more is taken. and all to no
purpose; the poo3stomach revolts, but with
the rest during the headache, and the relief
from the vomiting, it RECEIVERS its won,ed
tone. If this be correct, the remedy is a
very superb one, abstinence from food for a
meal or two, or a denial of the unnatural
cravings of the appetite, would seem to be
all that is required. Sufferers from this dis


ease should test the value of this advice.
Year: 1870

''No SECRET, DocToR ~ noticed,
said Benjamin Franklin, q mechanic among
a number of others at work on house erect
Ing but little way from my Office. who al
ways appeared to be in a merry humor--who
had kind aud cheerful smile far every one
he met. Let the day BE- ever SO cold gloomy
or sunless, happy smile danced like sun
beam on his cheerful countenan Me, ting
him one morning. Il asked him to tell me the
secret of his constant happy flow of spirits
No secret, doctor, he replied. i have got
one Of the best of wives, and when go to
work she has always kind word Of encour
agement for mc; and when | go home she
meets me with smile and kiss; and then
tea is sure to be ready, aud she has done so
many little things to please me, that | can
not find it in my heart to speak an unkind
word to anybody F"


What influence, then, has woman over the
heart of man to soften il. and make it the
foundation Of cheerful and pure emotions !
Speak gently, then; kind greeting, after
the tolls of the day are over, costs nothing,
and goes far towards making home happy
and peaceful Young wives and girls, can
didates for wives, should Keep this in mind
as to older wives, experience may already
have taught them this important lesson.
Aud what We say to wives, we say also to
husbands loving word and kiss go very
far with woman. r.
Year: 1870

The air is chill, the rain falls fast,
And dark and wintry is the night;
Keen Is the bleak and stormy blast
And not star affords it's light,
How can | ungratefui be,


Who have u house to cover me
How many poor around me roam
Not knowing where to lay their head
Without friend. without home.
Except it be u mud valid shed,


How can | then ungrateful be,
Who have honsr to cover ME?
How can l then, while thus l lige,
.je disconrehted with my lot?
The i4ord doth countless mercies give,
Yet who SO often IS forgot
Oh may ever grateful oe
PaE al! the Lord has given to me
Year: 1870

The Chronicle, the leading Administra-
ton organ at Washington, in its issue of
Wednesday, has the following significant
paragraph


The Alabama case is now with Great
Britain. Its settlement is her task. As she
deliberately inflicted injuries upon our COM
merce and deliberately prolonged the rebel
lion, satisfaction for these grave wrongs
should as deliberately be made The Uni
ted States makes no entangling alliance
with other powers. That is its traditional
pulley, at once her duty and her convenant,
and is to-day the attitude of President Grant.
He does not propose to take advantage of
the difficulties of a friendly nation. Unlike
France, which interfered to establish new
empire on our Southern frontier, and unlike
England, which exerted all the influence of
her aiistocracy in favor of the rebellion at
moment when the cause of the Union was
doubtful, the President relies upon the sense
ofjustice of the English masses, believing
that they will seize The first fitting occasion
to close up the only remaining cause of def
erence between peoples speaking the same
language and animated by the most frater-
nal feeling toward each other.
Year: 1870

Thousands have applied at the Land Office
in the Interior Department in Washington for
a Government map of the United States show
ing the Territories and the coal fields, and de-
posits Of gold, silver, copper, and lead. They
will never forget the almost fearful exhibition
by Commissioner Joseph S. Wilson of the
large map prepared in his office long. long ago,
which he has been unable to get engraved and
printed, and his sorrOwful statement: "This is
"the only correct map of the United States in
"the United States. Of course it can't be
spared


1t is our pleasure to call the Chinese barba-
rians, likewise with fOrceful expiration Of
pious wind from the nose to depreciate them as
idolators. The General Geography of the
"Chinese Empire a Government work pub
lished under tho present dynasty, contains 2GO
volumes, descriptive and statistical, with maps
Covering th5 ti 12t;Ie empire Not only this, but
every province, department, and district has
its special and voluminous geography. Pum-
pelly states that in compiling his tables of the
mineral productions of China lie had occasion
to consult through native scholar, large
number of authorities, and in doing it found
the range Of literature and science on the
geography OF China overwhelming On the
other hand there is not in the United States
correct map of the United States
Year: 1870

We observe that the Dentists Association of
Maine has asked the Legislature for law
regulating the practice Of dentistry. If by this
is meant law which shall allow certain quail
fed persons only to practice, we have to say
that this expedent has been tried and found
wanting i'll general medical practice. The
stiicter the laws for their suppression, tho
more numerous and hOurishing seemed to DO
the quacks. The worst empirc is the man who
doses himself according to his own notions, or
the mother who keeps q medicneche in. the
nursery, and physics her little ones in mis-
cellaueous way, according to her fears The
business of dentistry has become important IN
this country, because most Americans, by
reason of bad diet, have bad teeth, TO say
nothing of the hereditary tendency to decay,
against which all the plugging and the denti-
frices arc powerless. It is very desirable that
dentists should have q good knowledge OF local
anatomy and osteology; but the practice is to
such an extent mechanical that even an igno-
rant dental surgeon may have good hand aud
tolerably good Judgment. The bane of the
business has been cheap work; but since rub
Der has been used in tho place OF the precious
metals for plates, prices lave been properly
reduced without any deterioration of the
quality Of the work If the Legislature Of
Maine can lcgislate common sense into tho
popular head. aud convince the toothcSs That
Year: 1870

We are pleased to know that several capa.
BILE members Of the Legislature have taken up
the subject of our lunacy laws, with view TO
their amendment We earnestly desire that
this matter may be treated understandingly.
Our present laws are almost as bad as they
could be, and they often work the most grew
GUS wrong to helpless individuals. They re-
ouire amendment in regard to the mode OF IN
generating persons charged with insanity
in regard to tho power of magistrates over
such persons, and in regard to their preilmi-
nary examination by the doctors who decide
their cases. There must be means adopted for
the protection of helpless persons against the
consequences of false charges. There must DO
means taken to prevent such occurrences as
we denounced last year, when the cases OF
several victims of family conspiracy were
brought before orr courts. The new law on
the subject ought to be carefully drawn up.
after consultation with legal and medical
authorities, and full consideration of all the
pOints involved.
Year: 1870

An effort is making to secure now Trial for
Gen. Fitz-John Porter. We regret % see it
opposed in quarters where belief in the guilt
Of Gen. Porter has hitherto been common. II
is claimed that new evidence, particularly
from Rebel official reports and other
sources not accessible at the time OF
the former trial, make a new hearing
only n matter of common fairness. We
can see no objection TO the reopening Of the
case, so far at least as to ascertain whether
the exclusion Of this evidence is really work
ing any substantial injustice. But. if there is
to be a new trial, two things ought to be re-
lentlessly insisted upon. The Court should 10
composed of men perfectly free from tho
remotest suspicion of the old Mcclellan in
huence which so largely cOmplicates POrtera
case, or from any other bias for or against
him; and it should be distinctly understood
that its decision is to be implicitly carried out
whether the verdict be acqhittal or sentence.
Give us Geo. II. Thomas for President Of the
Court; select men as nearly approaching that
trusted Soldier in character as may be, for the
other members and then let us have no de-
murrer to the result, whether it be that Porter
be shot or restored to citizenship
Year: 1870

Tile students at Bellevue permit their pride of
city 20 carry them too far. 1t may be well
enough to give the easy demonstration of
Phaalelphia's inforiority in most things; but
they should not try to prove them
selves even the equals of Philadelphia
bIaclguard5 We have seen nothing more
thoroughly disgraceful than the late unmanly
and eOwwardly insults to the ladies attending the
Bellevue clinics. The rebuke of Prof. Wood will,
We hope, prove sufficient to protect
ladies where they ought to have been
safe from the outset if it is not, we promise
these young rufians that their respectable
friends shall have the pleasure of seeing their
names in print in an association from which
however they may regard it nOw-they will,
five years hence, shrink back as from the
leDrOsy
Year: 1870

The election of colored man to the posi-
t;op Of Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court
of South Carolina is ono of the most
striking and singular results of the Re
construction. The new Judge IS de-
scribed rs the best educated negro
at the South. Not more for his own sake than
for the sake Of the race he represents, wc
trust that the singular experiment will not be
found too hazardous. and that his conduct VIII
iustify his promotion.
Year: 1870

The Treasury had on hand on the lst


inst, over and above what was bal


anced by outstanding Certificates of


Deposit. S53, 0CO0OO
Its receipts for the ensuing two months


cannot fall below 2l,0O0000
Making q total -SI',OOO,OOo
Out of which must be paid, March lst. 5,OOo,OoO
Carrying over TO the fst of May
Less the amount which may be sold within
the two intervening months.


We insist that-since there is no present
prospect Of Resumption--this vast amount
should be earning something toward the reduc-
ton of our Debt, instead of lying idle in the
Treasury. We would not keep dollar there
beyond tho days wants, even though the
Treasury should be obliged, at rare intervals,
to go into the street and borrow to meet a
pressing demand An institution that has a
gold income of Half Million Dollars per day
ought to have no difficulty in borrowing few
Millions for Thirty or Sixty days at low
rate of interest. Courage!
Year: 1870

From the Hearth and Homo.


Death from heart disease is of alarming
frequency. Almost daily we hear that
friends, or acquaintances, or public men,
have suddenly died, and, on inquiry, it is
found that the heart was at fault. This fact
has frequently given rise to the remark that
it is strange the heart should SO often be
the seat OF mortal disease.


But the truth is, we attach far too little
Importance to this organ and its functions.
1t performs its great Office so quietly and SO
uninterrup,edly that we even forget its ex-
istence. From period anterior to birth
until death, during sleeping as well as wa
king hours, ceaselessly and noiselessly, with
steady and measured rhythm. it circulates
the vital fluids through every tissue Of the
body. Seventy FIVE times il pulsates in n
minute, or los, 900 times in day, without
exhaustion or apparent need of repose.


The heart is hollow, muscular organ,
weighing about ten ounces, and is suspend
ed in the cavity of the chest by delicate lig
aments. And yet il performs, quietly and
noiselessly, and with but the slightest jar,
an incredible amount of labor. In twenty
four hours it is estimated that the heart ac-
complishes more than three times as much
work as common laborer in ten hours.
"Three old women sitting by the fire," says
recent scientific writer, alternately spin
ming and sleeping, do more by the constant
beating of their hearts than can be done in
day by the youngest and strongest labor.
err He adds: mo labor that we can
undertake is regarded as more severe than
that of the muscles employed during boat
race and yet this labor, severe as it is, is
only three fourths of that exerted day and
night, during life, by each of our hearts,
If the entire force of the heart were expend.
ed in lifting its own weight vertically, it
would be raised 1874 feet in one hour.
Year: 1870

We hear great deal about Yankee
tricks, but private letter from soldier
out on the Plains shows that the redskins
have some shrewdness. Says the writer !:
1--WE are after the Indians hot blast and
tell you, the man who picks these fellows
for dogmas finds himself woefully deceived.
A part of cur troop had been on the trail
Of a small band of Sioux, and they had


lodged us, until we determined to have
them, come what might. One day we
came upon them, and it appeared so sud


denly, too, that there was no chance for
them to escape. Each man seated himself
squareIy in his saddle, and, with revolver
in hand, we dashed on. There squat each
identical Sioux on his pony, just as though
we we're miles away, and as stoically in, j.,
different as though they did not care con-
tinental. AS we at full gallop drew near,
the officer in command felt that we were
riding into some trap, but it was too late to
sound retreat, and on we went. think
the distance between us and the Sioux and
their ponies was just twelve feet before
single redskin moved q muscle; then,
quicker than you could say scat off from
the shoulders of each identical Sioux came
the fiery red blanket be wore, and up and
down II WAS shaken vigorously in the very
faces of our horses. We had boasted a
Year: 1870

great deal over those horses. and they
would do anything we wanted them to
that is to say they would drive through a
prairie fire, along side of bull buffalo,
through prairie dog village, and over dead
Indians, but l tell you, you ought to have
seen them, to horse, turn tail and run
from those blankets. We were going along
SO nicely, and each trooper was so eager to
make dead sure thing of his redskin that
we let the horses have it much their own
way, and we repented of it. Just as fright
ened as they could be, they paid no atten-
ton to curb, and away they went in every
direction. Troopers were sprawling on the
ground, and others were clnging to horses
names, with beth feet not only out of the
stirrups, but pointing up in the air. 1t was
the worst S impede ever saw, and l have
looked on some in my day. If the Sioux
had followed up they might have made a
.ew scalps, but they seemed so well pleased
with the result of their trick that those who
were unhorsed near them say they disap-
peared rs if they had gone down through
the earth. When our troop assembled, we,
one and all. declared that the thing was
the best Of the kind we had ever heard o..
but determined that we would pay them
back for it one of these days with will"