smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

you it won't take MS long to get ac-
qualnted. would be glad to welcome
delegates to that convention by hund-
reds. We want your ideas and expert
ence. The great treeless region of Min
nesota must be redeemed, and chiefly
through the influence of just such men
as youself.


l forgot 10 my last letter to answer
your question about the larch; l think
answe. ed all the Others.


We Can supply you with few Euro
pean larch, but if you want many you
had better send your order soon, as
shall have to purchase for you. Those
we have on hand are at Morris and at
Wilmar. They are about four years old,
and have so tar proved absolutely indif-
terent to the cold. None have winter
killed or been damaged in the least by
the winters. They have suffered in
transp'anting and by the hot sun and dry
weather. You can purchase them OF
suitable size for transplanting for from
S8 to S13 pr thousand.


Those we have can be afforded by the
company for about s. per hundred.
would spare dozen Or so to each settler
to begin with this spring. They should
be planted very early, just as soon as
the frost IS out deep enough to plant
them. You can't expect as complete
success with the larcn as you have had
with the willow, cottonwood and lom-
hardy, but they are not so difficult to
grow but what every prailie settler can
grow them with profit. advise plant.
ing them by all means. Send your or
ders early. First come first served.


Yours truly,


LEONARD r. HODGES.
Year: 1876

The State election in Maine will
take place on the second Monday in
this month. This election is import
ant, as being the first in the North
ern States following the Presidential
nominations, and politicians will
await its issue with considerable
anxiety, for the indications it will
afford of the tendency of popular
opinion. Whichever way it may Q o
the fact will be hailed as an aurnry
of no light significance of the ma
tional success of the party triumph
ing.
Year: 1876

New DUNGENEss, Aug. ~, 1876.


Ed. ARGUs:-We have had small
gold excitement down here. An In
dian reported having found large
piece of gold at the head of Dunge-
ness river, thus stirring up the feel
ings of our people which resulted in
Messrs. Pitcher, Hyde and Smith
starting on prospecting tour to the
mountains. They did not follow the
river but made for the mountains
through the woods. This they found
to be hard work on account of the
fallen timber and thick underground
of brush. When they reached the
mountains the sides were so steep
that it was with difficulty any pro-
gress could be made; when they sat
down to rest they would commence
sliding back. On their way up they
noticed four trees standing in row
about 20 yards apart and when they
reached the butt of the fourth tree
they we're standing on a level with
the top of the first.


After travelling some time they
again struck the river where it forks,
one of the forks coming through a
narrow defle in the mountains;
across this they felled a tree on
which they crossed, with the water
some hundreds of feet below them,
and one mis-step would have sent
them to eternity. Keeping to the
right fork of the river they came to
where the mountains framed back
bone where they walked in single
file and by looking on either side
they could see a volume of water
rushing along beneath them. This,
they thought-not being lovers of
nature in its bolder forms-was too
much of good thing, so they start
ed for home. During their stay on
the mountain water became SO
scarce that they had to take ad-
vantage of shower of rain to shake
the drops off the bushes into a pan,
with which they made their flap
jacks. They did not prospect any,
although they brought back some
specimens of petrifed shells and
a kind of ore which, when burned,
looks very much like copper; kind
of red marble is also found in the
range close to the snow. l was
shown some gold dust that came from
a creek close to the same range.
But one shipment of grain has
gone to Victoria from this place
as yet, though all are busy harvest
ing.


The blight has touched the potato
crop around Port Angeles.


A hard frost on the night of the
23d of this month nipped some of the
! potatoes around this village. G.
Year: 1876

thus protesting against the foulest ana
most hurtful action If Reputation
which stains American honor. New
York has not even yet fully recovered
from the discredit of this act, but Its
evils were not confined to the limits
of our own State. It's injury to the
credit Of the whole country Is repre-
sented by many millions OF bonds
which tax the labor and industry OF
our people. When we take into ac-
count the vast cost of the war, which


exceeded $4,OOO,OO0, 1t is safe to say


that this act OF reputation by the


great commercial State Of our Union


deprecated its currency, its credit and


its bonds to that degree that tens OF


millions will not make good the sum


Of its injury to our country. When


the Republicans boast OF their supeFl-


or virtue they are confronted by this


act, and by the fact that we have


placed Mr. Rabinson in nomination,


who withdrew from their association


when they committed this crime
feel very confident OF the result OF the
elections in which we are engaged.


It cannot be that the people OF tins


State and the country will strike down
the men upon our Presidential or
State ticket who have battled boldly
for retrenchment and reform.
: SENATOR HERMAN.


Senator Herman followed in all argu-
: mentative speech Of an hour and Il
halfs duration, and noticeable tea-
ture of the evening was the large
number of veteran soldiers OF the
Union army among the officers OF the
= meeting
Year: 1876

We have several times urged the
colored voters OF South Carolina to
support General Hampton and the
Democratic State and local tickets.
We cannot see how they can wisely
do otherwise. They are citizens OF
the State their welfare Is involved
with that of their white neighbors,
Certainly if they reflect, they will see
that Mr.. Chamberlain has utterly 1all
ed to give the State peace, prosperity
or good government. General Hamp'
ton, a man ot,inHuence and character,
solemnly pledges himself and his as
sociates on the Democratic ticket to
give the State honest government and
to secure to the colored people every
right. Why should they not tak'
him at his word ? We suspect thai
many Of them intend to do so, aro
that this accounts for this last anl
desperate expelient Of Chamberlain


which mas been so promptly exposed
by members of his own party n


y. Herald, Oct 10.
Year: 1876

If YOU want kiss, take it


There is jolly Saxon proyerb'
That a man is half in heaven


When he has woman's kiss;
But there's danger in delaying,
and the sweetness may forsake 1t,
So tell you, bashfull lover,


If you want kiss Why, take It,
Never let another fellow


Steal q march on you in this
Never let laughing maiden


Sec you spelling for kiss
There's royal way to kissing,


And the jolly ones who take 1t
Have q motto that is winning:


If you want a kiss Why, take it,
Any fool may face a woman,


Anybody wear crown;
But man must win woman


If he'd have her for his own.
Would you have the golden apple,


You must find the tree and shake 1t;
If the thing is worth the having,


And YOU want kiss Why, take it.
Year: 1876

Of course it is folly to expect that coal can be sold for any length of time at a loss. and the cost of mining and trans pOrtation to day would not allow, without loss. of price much below S4 per ton If. O. b.) aEthe shipping ports. Cost of pro- duction will now be considerably lessen ed, wages will be largely reduced proba- ply as much as twenty-five per centum- and thousand little items which. were formerly passed as essential will now be Topped of Till the demand for coal has increased the more expensive mines will be closed, and all others worked at their full capacity. A greater economy in min. ing and in the preparation of coal will be sought for and found. and the plan which we have long been advocating, of investi- gatlng, m Q systematic, thorough manner. the question of the best manner of break ing and preparing coal, so as to lessen, as far as possible, the present waste which amounts to from twenty-five to thirty-ehree per centum of all the coal passing through the rolls-will folio W be- fore long. The cost of production which many of our mine owners to-day consider as low as it is possible to get it, except perhaps iu the few cents Q ton which can be taken oil wages, must and will be re. duced to an extent that even our pro- gressive "operators" now deem impossi- ble; and selling prices that to-day are considered to be, and are, absolutely ruinous,> will be looked upon in the not very distant future with much more com. placency. We anticipate for some time Tn the future the reign of prices for coal, as for iron, lower than have ever before obtained in this country, and this not be- cause of ''war among the coal companies, but rather as the consequence of the re. lative proportions of supply and demand. and the natural tendency of the laws of trade and progress in the arts.

 The coal companies must look to larger business and greater economy to compen- sate for smaller profits on the ton. and they will. m time, though possibly through much tribalation, accommodate themselves to the new conditions of the trade. We look to the future with hone and confidence. Even the anthracite coal trade. still in its youth. could not expect eo arrive at the strength and enioym ents of manhood without some of the reverses lknock-down) and tribulation incident to the growing age; and the lessons of adyer. slty, though unpleasant to learn. will place the trade upon the basis of a solid prosperity that it could never attain with out them. There are few, possibly none of our coal operators to day who appre. ciate the extent to which the cost of pro- ducing anthracite can and will be rednc. ed. These economies will come gradual. Iy with the adoption of improyem ents

 which cannot be introduced all at once for many of them are not even known or suspected: but the fact that the Jaws of trade, the growth of our industri es. and other causes. near and remote. seem to foreshadow for the future. during some
Year: 1876

Forming in fact Cyclopedia, with the same plan and compnss its predecessor but with far greater pecuniary expenditure, and with such improvements in its composition have been suggested bE longer experience and enlarged knowledge
Year: 1876

The work has been begun after long and careful preliminary labor and with the most ample resources for carrying it on to a successful termination.

 None of the original stereotype plates have been used, but every page has been se.
Year: 1876

In the present edition for the press has accordingly been the aim of the editors to bring down the information of the latest possible dates and to furnish accurate account of recent dscov- cries in science of every fresh production in tera- ture and of the newest inventions in the practical art as well as to give succinct and original record khon, cknf
Year: 1876

Very rarely has the country suffered
such killing drought as the one which
now prevails in many localities within Il
hundred miles of this city. In addition
TO the failure of rain, parching winds
seem TO have absorbed all the moisture
from the ground, which is dust dry to
an unusual depth. In some parts OF
northern New Jersey the standing crop
are injured nearly beyond the chance o.
recovery; the "truck" in the garden,
has withercd away, and the pastures
look as bare and brown as the stretches
of California summer landscape
Year: 1876

Springfield Republican,


Three years ago Christopher
Smith, of Boston, broke the Sab
bath. Having been at church in
the morning, he started to walk
over to Charlestown to see whether
a house into which he was to move
on Monday had been properly
cleaned. On his return, as he was
passing along Austin street, q loco
motive struck the gate-the gate
keepers not getting it open quick
enough-an1 the gate struck him,
inaicting a painful injury. Chris
topher Smith brought his action to
recover damages. The defense set
up was that the plaintiff was trav-
cling on the Lords day. not from
necessity or charity, Christopher
swore that he had been at work all
the preceding week. Mrs, Christie
pher swore that their furniture was
all packed up at the time, ana that
they had to move, as their room
had been let to another person, who
was to take possession on that day.
The Superior Court couldn't see
where the necessity or mercy came
in here, and ordered a verdict for
the defendants Christopher APP
pealed, and the Supreme Judicial
Court now afiirms the decision Of
the subordinate tribunal, remark
ling that there was "no evidence


under our decisions which would
Justify the jury in finding that the
plaintiff was travelling at the time


Of the accident from necessity oil


charity" Isn't it nearly time to be
/ thinking about adjusting our Sun


day laws to the nineteenth century
Year: 1876

AT recent weekly meeting OF
the EPSON Board of Guardians, a
communication from the medical
officer of Great Brookham was
taken into consideration, calling
attention to the case of enc Eliza
Tanner, who was suffering from an
internal complaint, and being an
enormously fat and unwieldly per-
son, the nurse in attendance was
utterly powerless to move her pa
tient, who in consequence had not
been shifted from her bed for sew
eral days. The letter strongly re-
commended her removal to the
workhouse infrmary, where there
would be sufficient strength to lift
the poor woman when required.
The chairman said he had ascer-
tanned there were no paupers at the
workhouse sufficiently able bodied
to be of much assistance to the
nurse. The relieving officer being
applied to, expressed his opinion
that no two OF the guardians would
be able to lift Mrs. Tanner. 1t
would be useless to engage p fly for
the removal, as she could not be
passed through the doorway; indeed,
nothing short of a strong and
roomy wagonnette would answer
the purpose. Her weight, as near
as could be ascertained, was about
twenty-four stone, with every pros
pect of greatly increasing. Ult-
mately the relieving officer was
empowered to engage such a num-
Der Of persons as would be able to
transfer Mrs. Tanner from one
position to another, the chairman
observing that it was obvious that
if the woman was brought to the
workhouse they would have to in
crease their staff.
Year: 1876

Detroit Free Press


No man can tell when a boy of
nine or ten years is going to break
out in a new spot. A Cass farm lad,
who has been noted for his quiet
demeanor and steady ways, all at
once took a notion to hunt bumble-
bees, lie armed himself with a
wide-mouthod bottle and tramped
over lots and fields and entrapped
many a luckless stinger After Sc
curing them he had no further
pleasure except to see them crawl
up and down the sides Of the bot
tie and whack their stingers into
each other. He was out early yes
terday morning, gathering in the
bees while they we're benumbed,
and when he entered the house fol
Year: 1876

The following were the receipts and shipments
of the leading articles Of produce in this city
during the twenty four hours ending at O'Clock
on Saturday morning, and for the corresponding
time last year:
Year: 1876

Portion OF an Internal Machine


Found on IA White Star Steamship.


A mysterious boy was found IN the
storer00m of the White Star steamers
on the North river, at New York. The
box came from Europe on October
24th ON the steamer Celtic, which left
Liverpool on the 18th of the same
month. The day before she sailed,
VIM. X. Thomas, who caused the
Bremerhaven disaster, brought the box
on board representing it to contain
$4,000 in gold coin, and wished to
have it insured for its full value. He
was told this would be unnecessary as
it would be placed in special room
for safe keeping; and he was also in
formed that, if insured, the box must
be opened for inspection. He demurred
to this, and the box was placed in the
special room where it remained undis
turbed during the voyage. Thomas
came on in the Celtic as passenger.
On reaching New York h told the
custom house inspector that the box
contained cartridges which he had
brought for his own use on hunting
tour, and he asked leave to place it IN
thc StOic Iooi1 until Uc WOulU call LOT
it in few days. He nevc REALIZED and
the box remained undisturbed until
yesterday, when it was opened. 1t
was lined with steel an eighth of an
inch thick, was securely nailed and
fastened with strap iron, and contain, d
four bags of bird shot, some oiled
canvass, and smaller box. The
small box contained two other bags of
shot. Thomas took room at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel the day of his
arrival and remained there three days,
and then left, his project having
failed.
Year: 1876

The London NeWs says: A very curl
GUS sport is gaining ground in this
country. The use of cormorants for
fishing purposes has been practiced for
centuries by the Chinese, who carefully
train these birds to deliver their prey
uninjured to their master instead of ap


propriating it to their own use, and from
China and other Oriental countries it
has been brought to England. Cormo-
rant fishing recalls, in measure, the
old days Of falconry, with the exception
that while the feats of the trained hawks
and falcons were performed in mid-air,
the performances of the "sea crow" as
the French call it, take place in the wa
ter. With a ring placed round their
necks to prevent them from swallowing
their booty, though well trained birds
will dispense with this restraint, the
cormorants plunge at given signal into
the water, and hardly ever fail to bring
up fnny prize. Their broad webbed
feet and their thin, keel shaped body,
admirably adapt them for swimming aud
diving, and they will often use their
short, stiff wings as an additional means
of propulsion. So swift are they and so
sudden their descent, that the nimblest
fish cannot escape them. If they seize
their prey otherwise than by the head
they ascend to the surface, and, quickly
Jerking it into the air, will adroitly
catch it as it falls headforemost. The
appearance of number of cormorants
thus engaged, and regularly bringing
their booty to their owners hand, is q
very pleasing sight. Thus employed
they will continue fishing, with but little
intermission, and with the occasional
encouragement of handful OF the small
fry, for several hours together. Otters,
indeed, can be trained to act in similar
manner, and if this mode of fishing is
likely to become at all general it will
necessitate new reading of certain acts
of Parliament. Under the salmon
fishery acts, for instance, duty is pay
able on " instruments used for the
capture of salmon, and it may become q
question for the lawyers whether q
cormorant" can properly be called an
instrument" engaged in pursuit OF
salmon, while it is only an "aquatic to,
tipalmate E" at other times. There are,
at any rate, few kinds of sport which are
not open to objections from which cor.
morant fishing is free. Cormorants must
have fish to eat, and it is no more cruel
to let them feed themselves in the pres
ence of admiring spectators than tc
catch the fish first of all in net. 1t is
even superior to the ancient falconry.
since the winged prey of the hawk is s
more sensitive animal than the fnnJ
prey of the cormorant, and the fish dc
not probably feel any pain in their igno


minious descent, headforemost, into the
capacious beak of their capter.
Year: 1876

At three o'clock the visitor was In
troduced to the. dining-room, from
which all seats had been removed for
the time. On entering he saw the tall,
manly figure of Washington, clad in
black silk velvet, his hair in full dress,
powdered and gathered behind in q large
silk bag, yellow gloves on his hands,
holding a cooked hat with a black
cockade in it, and the edges adorned
with q black feather about an inch deep.
He wore knee and shoe buckles and q
long sword. He stood always in front
of the fireplace, with his face toward
the door of entrance. The visitor was
conducted to him, and his name distinct
ly announced. He received his visitor
with dignified bow in a manner avoid.
inz to shake hands, even with best
friends. As visitors came, they formed
a circle round the room andat quarter
past three the door closed, and the circle
was formed for that day. He then began
on the right, and spoke to each visitor,
calling him by name and exchanging Q
few words. When he had completed
his circuit he resumed his first position,
and the visitors, approaching him in
succession, bowed and retired. By toul
o'clock this ceremony was over. These
facts have been learned in general from
the "reminiscences of General Sullivan.
Mrs. Washington's levees were every
Friday evening, at which occasion the
general was always present. 1t was an
occasion for emulous and aspiring bellies
to essay to win his attention. But he
was never familiar his countenance
uniformly, even there, preserved lts
habitual gravity: A lady OF his family
said it was his habit, also, when without
company, and that she only remembered
him once to have made hearty laugh
IN narrative and incident in which she
was party. The truth was his deport
ment was uravoidably grave; it wat
sobriety, stopping short of sadness:
His presence inspired veneration and
a feeling of swe rarely experienced II
the presence of any man. His mode o.
speaking was slow and deliberate, not al
though he was in search of fine words
but that he might utter those only
adapted to his purpose.
Year: 1876

It takes one year and half to convert
tobacco into good snuff. The tobacco,
after being "broken out . of the hinge
hogsheads in which it is bought, is
stemmed, broken by machine into
pieces about four inches in length, and
is soaked for twenty-four hours in strong
brine. 1t is then hoisted up to great
bins in the upper part of the factory,
and there is left to ferment and cure at
least six months. Then it is dried in a
steam heated room at O temperature OF
24O degrees. For coarse Rapgee the
tobacco is not thoroughly dried. For
Scotch and Irish Blackguard, it is made
thoroughly dry, and for the latter is
also toasted, or parched, on wire net
close in front of wide CRATE OF glowing
Goals, where the heat is so intense that
the leaves must be constantly stirred to
prevent their bursting into flame.
Grinding in cast iron mills of peculiar
construction follows, and the resultant
powder, fine or coarse, is at length rec
ognizable as snuff. In this condition it
must lie in bins for months, then be
packed into bladders or jars which are
hermetically sealed and vanished, and
in this form is again packed away to lie
for at least six months before it is deem
ed perfect and fit to be put on the mar
ket. All these processes are open to
public knowledge, but there is one
which is a secret and is zealously kept
as such. That is the manner in which
snuff is perfumed. Altar of roses is
known to be the material employed, but
how it is applied is only known to the
tobacco men.
Year: 1876

The spaniards in Puerto Principe
have a curious cannon captured from
the Cubans. It is about three feet long,
three inches in diameter at the mouth
and about an inch thick, and appears to
have been made by binding and twisting
bands of raw leather hide around the
center-piece, which seemed to be one
entire piece, smooth throughout its
bore, into q sort of basket twist, and
then few bands of plain hoop iron add
ed to fix it to small wooden carriage
not a very formidable looking piece in
appearance, but capable, with a small
charge of powder, of throwing shell OF
grenade some distance. The insurgents
make and use number Of such pieces,
but they quickly become useless.