smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

. squalid, destitute condition, and they
were here for the purpose Of trapping,
hunting and begging. They had select.
ed strategic camping ground sheltered
bluffs aud timber from the storm aud
winds, close to spring Of clear water,
and they are well provided with wood
Their camp was built in the regular
wigwam order, with poles set up OH the
ground some ten feet high. and brought
together nj the top, forming a round
shaped cone with an opening to let the
smoke out, and covered with weeds and
tall grass worked together, not unlike a
window shade, but thick enough to turn
rain or to resist the wind.


1 learned that Johnny Green came
from Wayne county, Indiana, and loca-
ted in Cedar county in this State in 1916,
and built few log houses or tents on or
near the Cedar river, and cultivated
some corn aud other necessaries. But
there had never been any effort mado to
educate him or his tribe and they re-
mained poor, untutored, starving, desti-
tute, remnant Of a tribe to this day.
Green lived to the advanced age of one
hundred and seven years. He died
some three years ago, and was buried in
the burying ground Of his tribe, on "A
beautiful bluff near their village. l
found with this wandering remnant an
old woman who they say is one huns
dred years old, and an old man not
much under that age. The poor old wo-
man, whose hair is as white as wool, is
still active, and was going from one
house to another begging for something
to eat. Their ponies-they had some
thirty or forty-were subsisting OH hazel
brush and the buds Of timber surround.
iag the camp. Altogether it was sight
to move with pity the hardest heart.
How can human beings endure the
hardships of cold and hunger as these
poor creatures do? am sure our horses
and cattle could not live OH such as they
do.


Would 1t not be benevolent act for
the State to take care of and educate
Johnny Green's people, aud to some ex-
tent try and mitigate their suffering?-
Dertcr Io,Va) Herald.
Year: 1871

Iknow not the way am going,


But well do know my Guide!
With u child-like trust do give my hand
Tothe mighty Friend by my side;
And the only thing that say to Him,


As He takes 1t, is-Hold nEast-
Suffer me not to lose the way


And lead me home at last.
As when some helpless wanderer,


Alone in some unknown land,
Tells the guide his destined place Of rest,
And leaves all else in his hand:
'Tis home-'tis home that wish to reach,
He who guides me may choose the way,
And little care what path take,


When neai er home each day.
Year: 1871

People who are fat can easily be re-
duced by reducing their food and giving
themselves more exercise. Such persons
must not sleep too much. Long sleep fat
tens. Thin people. Old the contrary
should sleep great deal.


The Herald Of Health says: that those
who are predisposed to heart disease
need not give up the ship, but for all OF
it may expect to live to a good Old age
if they will avoid violent exercise, stinl-
ulating fool and drink, excitement wor-
ry, eating so much as to get lat. and
thinking about their heart.
Year: 1871

The Egurative affirmation that a
tiger cannot change his stripes or a
leopard his spots, is put to fault by an
actual occurrence in this city-no less
than a negro changing from black to
white. The man as wen-known ho-
tel porter, and the best authori.ies can
attest the fact Of his turning from a
man with black skin to a man with
an 'uncommonly white skin. The
process of this change OF colors has
been going on for sevs,al years. 1t
commenced by the almost unnoticta-
BILE peelIng oil of the skin Of his face
several years ago, and ended in the
complete TRANSPORTATION Of the skin
Of his body, so that row DO one can
perceive, save by the facial features.
that he was ever anything but a very
pale white man. 1t WAS first thought
TO be some uew disease, but the man
has been, and is now. as healthy as
any of his fellow-mortals. We be-
lieve this is the frs; case OF the kind
known to books or experience
Columbus (O.) Crisis.
Year: 1871

A thrilling incident occurred in San
Francisco street car. A lady entered, and
after sitting down, nestled her little slip
pers in the straw. On those slippers was
a silver buckle. An aged gentleman
sitting opposite thought he saw silver
quarter in the straw and went for it,
but found his mistake when he got hold
Of her pretty foot. She wouldn't stand
any such fooliug before folks, so she kicked
him in the mouth, knocking out hundred
dollar set of false teeth which got lost in
tie straw, and then asked him how that
was for high; but as tho old chaps talking
apparatus was triac out of gear his reply
was inaudible.
Year: 1871

Alta court held in Lynchburg, Va,
distinguished member of the bar,
appealed to the court for the dis
charge of his client, wound up with
the statement that il the court sent
him OH for further trial, stain would
be left upon his character that could
not be washed off "by all the waters
of the blue ocean, and all the soap
that could be manufactured from the
ponderous carcass of the common
monwealth's attorney To this the
POnderous attornc; replied, that,
while he deemed 1t foreign To the
case at the bar, he desired to advise
the court, if they thought it advisa-
BILE to boil his body into soap, that
they should look to the opposite
council for the concentrated lie out
of which 20 make it


Court, bar and spectators exploded,
and our informant kDoweth nothing
more even now.
Year: 1871

In earthquakes, says the PcopIc's
IAaga5isc, we see the conservative
agency of fire called in to counteract
the destructive agency Of water. Wind
and rain, heat and cold, are continu.
ally at work rending in pieces and
grinding down the solid rock; the dis
ntegrated portions of the rock form
the soil of the lowlands, and this in its
turn is eaten away by running streams,
swept down by heavy rains, to be car
ried by the rivers and deposited in the
sea. 1T is thus that the shadows and
great river deltas are formed; and the
materials so brought down are gradu-
ally, by the action OF the waves, dis
tributed over the bed of the ocean.
This action, if suffered TO continue
without interruption, would In time
level the highes: mountain ranges and
in the place Of varied surface OF land
and water there would be a uniform
shallow sea covering the whole earth.
Here the working Of fire steps in to
counteract the destructiveagency fwa-
ter. It. acts suddenly and with terrific
force, and therefore it is more noted and
more feared than the work which is
done SO silently and slowly, yet so ir-
resistibly, by the gentle flow of rivers.
OF one thing we are sure, that they are
caused by the internal heat of the earth.
They usually occur in volcanic regions;
they are frequently accompanied by
volcanic eruptions; during their con-
tiuuance flames are said to burst from
the earth, springs of boiling water rise
from the soil, and new volcanoes have
been raised as their result. We know
that at a comparativeiy small depth be-
low the surface of the globe there is q
temperature very far exceeding any
thing which We experience at the sur
face. Whether we accept the hypoth-
esis of a vast central fire, or consider
that this heat Is generated by chemical
action or by electric currents, we know
that there are stored up beneath our
feet vast reservoirs of heat. Whatgas-
es are stored under pressure in the cav.
tiles of the earth We know not. But
we know that the increased expansive
force of an elastic fluid under COM
uaratiyely small increase of tempera.
lure would be sufficient to rend asun-
der the solid rock and produce the ef'
fects we see. Perhaps nssure 81
opened may admit water to the heateo
nucleus, there to be instantly convert'
ed into steam with vast increase OF vol.
ume. This exerting enormous pressure
against the rocky walls Of the cavity
in which it is formed causes q wave O
compression in the zone Of the rock I'M


mediately surrounding it, and thi'


wave is propagated onward through


the rock, Just as q wave travels through


water. The confined fluid strikes TIN


walls of its prison chamber q fierc'


blow, which passes along the surfac'


as a shock, whose intensity is the onl!


measure we have of the forces causing


il.
Year: 1871

still who could fail TO detect the marked chsracte-
ristcs Of a ScotChman as he entered the roem-
there was as much difference between him and an
EUglishman as there is now and PROBABLY would be
for many years to come betwt en- Leu sana planter
and Maine lumbern an. II people, he said, had
TO have laws made Ter them, they liked to have
something to do with the making OF them them
selves. In time, he thought tho people of the South
would come around all right, but they wanted 1t to
be seen that the work OF reconstruction emanated
from themselves.


In alluding to the perpetuty Of the Government,
he said that the Union must and shall be maintained,
but qualified it by saying, "At least If it is to be
broken up, Of the North claim the right to effect
the dsmemberment."


lie advised the members Of the club to keep
straight along in their own way, TO give no efense,
but to assert their rights when necessary, and that
in due time there would be all that could be desired
In the MAY OF Inflammation.
Year: 1871

In advance of his Official Report, Professor Elers furnishes the San Francisco Bulletin with a summary of facts gathered by him, during his recent hasty visit here, and bis opinion of the mines of Arizona. We are not prepared 10 say how much time and attcn- ton Mr. Eilers devoted as [. :. Deputy Com missioner, to the mines in other portions of Arizona, hut we do say that no sane man

 possessed of ordinary mining sense, will for g moment admit. that Professor Eilcrs or any other man could, in three days, officially ex- anime an area of country more than fifty miles square, and report either truthfully ol

 ntelliGently thereon. Although we are firm

 in our belief that our mines are rich and per

 u,anen;, we do not think that any Professor alter m examination of them. on the princi pie of {" He who runs may read, is prepared ! to furnish a reliable report. We will publish the summary in our next.
Year: 1871

The two counties above named
have not yet settled upon terms Of
solution Of the difficulty between
them, go far as to make Senatorial
nomination. Letters have been ex-
changed between the delegates from
each county, with view to fixing
upon time and place for the re-as
}sembling of tho Senatorial Conven-
Etion, but they do not look much
toward an agreement.


This matter is becoming serious,
and if care and the proper spirit OF
conciliation is not exercised. bicker-
sings will arise that will give us d


Democratic Senator in a Republican


district. We beg Of you, gentlemen,
therefore, to settle this matter and
be done with it. The Senatorship is


not so big thing as to warrant any
man, or set of men, to hazard har


mony to obtain it. Besides, If no,
. settled decently and well soon, nc
matter which man wins the nomina


tion, ten chances to one he will b,


beaten, in which event he had better


a good deal have been beaten in th'
! nomination. Fix it up, Republican,


of Monroe and Wayne, and do it y


once and do it well. .
Year: 1871

Read the teiegraphic reports Of the
riot in New York yesterday on tho
occasion of tho parading of the
Orapgemen. To shed blood is
the last remedy to correct
evils, but with tho prejudicsd stolid
and tyrannical who will not permit
the freedom of speech and Of peace
ably assembling as were the Orange
men in this case, we can only say
because stern necessity requires it,
that the mob should have been Gas it
seems they wcre) shot down without
stint, if it should have swept from
the face of tho earth this entire herd
of worthless rubbish that only en-.
cumbcr and distress society with
their presence.
Year: 1871

Everything is quiet now. All
business is going on rs usual. Tho
citizens seem to have dismissed the
subject. New forkers are too much
accustomed to excitement for them
to have more than passing infu-
eDe6.
Year: 1871

A dispatch from Washington Of the
2Ist says: It is pretty well ascertained


that the conferences between the Pres


ident and Senator FeutOn regarding
Republican politics and the Office


holders in New York have not yet
resulted in anything definite. The
President can hardly make up his


mind to let 90 his hold on Collector


Murphy and the general order busi-
ness, but still proves to be less and
less tenacious in his support Of the


COukling and Murphy interest, and
NAV vet "c0 re to time.n The action
Of the Republican committee in New
York has caused most Of the demOraI-
izatiOn in Executive quarters, and il
is quite plain that Grant is now will
ing to do q great deal to cOnCiliate
FentOn and his friends. He has felt


the full force Of the storm since the
removal Of General Palmer. the last
Of FentOn's Ofice-hOlders in New


York except Postmaster Jones. Fen
ton left for New York Friday night


to look over the situation with his


friends. Possibly the new coalition


viii be fixed up at Long Branch, 70


which place the President goes in a
few days.
Year: 1871

The New York ECsning Post says
the Republican managers and the


pretended friends of General Grant


should be taught one or two things OF
which they seem ignorant in laying
down rules for the future guidance Of


the Republican party. They ought to
know that Missouri cannot be carried


for the Republican party without
Carl SChurZ and his friends. They
ought TO know that Ohio, Indiana,
New York aud many other States
cannot be carried if the party is to be
trimmed to suit the taste of the para
sites whose faithfUIness is only to the


men who support them ia Office. They
ought to know that the San Domingo
job, that the delay Of a general am
nesty, that the present protective
tariff, the corrupt civil service and
the ranking abuse are not popular
among the Republicans of the West
eru States, and that, AS Senator ShurZ
says, all the power Of a great name


viii fail to make the people believe
they are right.
Year: 1871

The New Orleans Bee says that it Is
not willing to assign the duty Of con-
structiug the Democratic platform to
the members OF the party in the
Northern States; that the Southern
Democrats must be consulted in the
matter; and that they should not be
understood as accepting the situation.
Year: 1871

The newspapers are still grinding out
editorials on communism. They think it is
bad thing, They would not like to have
it in America But if they keep on pub
fishing the daily carnival of crime, they
will have it in America.
Year: 1871

IF man read at the rate Of one hundred
newspapers a week for one year, he might
read one copy Of each paper published in
the United States. Tnere are just 5 200 OF
them But the prop rty owners of tbs
town can-spare them all better than they
can do without the Superior ZINES Now
is the time to subscribe.
Year: 1871

If we are ovERsrocKED in anything, it is in Grocer
les and Provisions, of which we keep a food Stocl
as well as STA PIES In this line we would call
special attention to our TEAS, which we think are
not excelled by anything in the market.


When visiting store, if you do not what
you want, ASK FOR TT.
Year: 1871

The taxable property Of this county exceeds that of any other county in the Territory. We have n good, economical Board Of Supervisors, only oue prinouef in the county jail and it will 'c strange, indeed, il county warrants will not soon come up tU par.
Year: 1871

all municipal ohaces from the LIST ol
February and either leave tho President
Of the new Board OF Aldermen to discharge
the duties Of Mayor until tho spring OF 1873
or give to that Board the appointment Of q
Mayor until the next charter election. If the
newly elected Aldermen select John Cochrane
as their President the city will, In the former
case, secure an acting Mayor who thoroughly
understands the whole machinery Of the New
York government whose honesty, in
tegrity and capacity win be admitted
by all, and whose intimate acquaint-
ance with our public men would enable
him to make excellent selections for the seve-
raj departments, should the appointing power
be left in his hands, The reformers could not
probably adopt a better programme, or one
that would give us more speedily or more
effectually sound reorganization of our muni-
cipal government. The work of cnacting
new charter, to take effect in 1878, could
then be proceeded with deliberately, and sufi-
cien+ time could be expended on it 10 insure
have rendered their verdict emphatica,ly
enough this month, aad would willingly be
spared the excitement and trouble OF an elec-
tion in the spring. They have signifed their
faith in the reform movement, and hence will
accept the action of The Legislature cheer
fully, and give their support to any municipal
government it may provide for us, so long as
the character Of the officers chosen to conduct it
is such as to warrant public confidence. John
Cochrane would make an efficient, honest and
popular Chief Magistrate, and there should be
no opposition to his selection as President Of
the new Board Of Aldermen in view of the
probable action Of the Legislature. The GER
tainty of the coming change in the city admin
istration does not, however, render 1t
to Gil the vacancies existing in the depart
ments with competent and acceptable officers.
With Greeley, Tilden and Stewart in the De-
partments Of Parks and Public WORKS the
reformation of the city government would be
already commenced, and under such Mayor
as John Cochraue no unnecessary changes
would be made. The people look
to the reform party for the regeneration
of the city, but they also expect Mayor Hall
to perform his duty faithfully so long as he
remains their chief executive officer. The
time has gone by for political strategy. What
we want now is reformed government, inde-
pendent of party, and the sooner the work is
commenced the better.
Year: 1871

Tho Chief Jussice OF Ireland aud ~
Irish Editor.


The HERALD special telegram from Dublin
that Ireland is becoming really excited over
the consequences of the jury verdict which
acquitted the man Kelly of the charge Of muir
der of Head Constable Tallot. The Lord
Chief Justice Of the Court Of Queens Bench
partakes of the agitation. He has seen fit to
put aside the ermine and enter the lists for
criminal argument and recrimination with q
newspaper writer. The editor of q Dublin
journal has been arrested and sentenced to
imprisonment for some months in the common
Jail for the crime of libelling his Lordship in
connection with his remarks on the judicial
conduct of Kclly's trial during the period Of
that investigation. This appears to be very
poor business for the ''right trusty and
well-beloved cousin ard Counsellor" Of
the Queen Of England, as his Lordship
is styled officially Curran instructed for
mer Justice of Ireland as to the danger Of de-
scending from the bench in order to fight per-
sonal battles, for the reason that If the digni-
tary is defeated he may fad it difficult to hide
his disgrace by again mufll'ng himself in his
robe of Office Smolleit tells that when Rode
rick Random's man Strap threw of his coat
that he might enter into pugilistic encounter
in the streets of London and got we'll beaten
by his adversary he found that his coat had
been stolen by one Of the persons In the crowd,
leaving him sore in body and half naked. 1t
may be 80 again, even with His Lordship the
Chief Justice, for this man Pigott appears to
be fassy parsonage who delights in tho
troubles of agitation.


In the meantime the people of the South Of
Ireland remain jubilant over the popular ver-
dict 10 Kelly's case, 80 that the Green Island
home still remains divided house.
Year: 1871

THE BROOKLYN Reform MOVEMENT 10
progressing in the light Of the New York
example very rapidly and satisfactorily to q
solution Of the frauds and corruptions said to
exist In the city government there. The
Board Of Aldermen, upon whom devolves the
duty Of canvassng the votes, finding evidence
in the returns of either negligence or fraud,
yesterday demanded the presence Of the dis
trict canvassers before them to certify TO the
returns as presented. Water ommissioner
Bliss, the only republican on the Water
Board, has resigned. The great want o,
Brooklyn now is an independent non-partisau
newspaper to conduct the reform fight
Year: 1871

HIS HOLINESS THE Pope has not requested
he privilege Of an asylum in France from
President Theirs. The first report to that
effect is untrue. So are we specially informed
to-day BY HERALD telegram from London.
The Roman Catholic Caurch is evidently dis
turbsd at the centre of unity, but we incline
70 the opinion that the exact cause Of the CON-
motion is scarcely known as yet outside Of the
Vatican
Year: 1871

DISASTROUS FIRE IN GENEVA, SwITzER-
LAND.-ln HERALD special telegram report
by cable from London our correspondent in
the British capital announces that an extensive
and most seriously alarming fire broke out in
the city of Geneva, Switzerland, some time
yesterday morning, and ragged with most dis
astrous violence during the day. The flames
had not been subdued at the date Of our
latest despatch in the evening, so that the
fire fiend was having his wicked way amid
the ancient buildings and ,ntral hives of busy
industry in the old Swiss town almost as COM
pletely as it was enjoyed by the demon In the
granaries, warehouses and private residences
Of modern Chicago in America. Geneva is
endeared TO the world for its treasures
of art, science and manufacture, but more
particularly on account of its having shell
tered the great lights Of the Protestant
Reformation, Calvin and Cranmer, and
afforded a residence to John Knox. Other
men of great renown have had their birth
within its walls, so that people will receive
the news Of its destruction by fire, should such
a mournful event occur, with feelings of pain
and dismay.
Year: 1871

THE MONTREAL Gazette thinks that the
united (reform) action In this city last Tues
day ''was rather too spasmodic to be continu-
GUS, and that the traditions of New York leg
islators and officials are only too likely to in
fuence for evil tue characters of the new
men," Not at all likely. New York city has
wrenched herself out Of the rut Of corruption
in which she has been so long galloping, and
is now coursng on splendid and level turn
pike the highway of permanent reform.
Year: 1871

The German steamer Franklin arrived In the
Lower Day yesterday from Stettin, Germany,
having put into Halifax on the roate for
supply Of coal. She has cholera on board,
forty-one deaths from that disease oc-
CURED during the voyage. The most
stringent restrictions of quarantine wcrs at
once brought to bear upon the unwelcome
visitor, and hopes are entertained that
the cool, frosty weather will modify it's con-
tagious character. Now that it is here, how
ever, we must relax no efforts at cleanliness
as to our streets and houses. Doctors disa-
gree as to its virulence in cold weather, and
the fact of it's sudden appearance npon the ves-
sci after she had been ten days at sea would tend
to confirm the opinion held by some ply sicians
that the cold weather does not affect the vru-
lence Of the contagion at all. But in addition
TO the new arrival the smallpox is on the in
crease here, and Judge Bosworth, of the
Board of Health, even intimates that that
Board is unable under present circumstances
to combat the disease with any success. We
must, therefore, be especially careful, and we
must urge upon our quarantine officials the





let not Perth Amboy aud the avaricc of some
of our shipping merchants step between us
and safety.


In the excitement Of watching for our royal
visitor, the Grand Duke, we had completely
forgotten this ghastly guest whom month or
two ago we were looking out for. Alexis
coming had chased away all the dismal appre-
pensions OF the cholera coming. We were
preparing to give our Russian guest joyful
reception, and to welcome him with banners
and bon6rcs and open arms, and it is most
dscomforting reflection that the other guest
whom We most dreaded, whom we are
disposed only to receive with strict quaran-
tine and closed doors, aud whose visit Is sc
likely to be attended with dcsolation and
mourning rather than with gladness and
rejoicing-that this dreary visitor has knocked
at our gayly decked doors first