smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

We have formerly made note Of the Bas-
tie toughened glass. It now appears that
the manufacture has fairly begun in this
country, and our readers will be pleased to
know the process by which the glass is
toughened. The Iron World has examined
the works at Bellaire, Ohio, and we ex-
tract the inform alton ON the method of
toughening. The article manufactured is a
lamp chimney:


The chimney is taken from the blower
and heated to dull redness in small furn-
ace of peculiar construction. This furnace
is heated with benzine, and it's proper con-
struction proved serious difficulty for
long time. Four men are engaged in hold
ing the chimneys in the flame of this furn-
ace, the proper and equal heating of the
chimneys being the most delicate part of
the process. Benzine is used to avoid the
deposition of carbon Or SCOT upon the sur
face of the glass, otherwise the oil bath
would permanently fix the carbon in the
glass and ruin it. The oil bath consists of
three parts Of linseed oil and one of tai
low, and is heated to $50 deg. Fair. The
heat derived from the chimneys may, by
rapid working. run it up to 400 deg, be-
yond which it is not wise to go. A test
while present showed 800 deg. The tenn
perature of this tank is thing to be
watched. 1t is contained IN a rectangular
iron tank of five bbls. capacity. Oversthis
tank is a sheet-iron hood in shape like the
roof of house, and in each side of the
roof is an opening for the admission of
the chimneys. The gable end of the tank
is set against the furnace. To each furnace
there are two such tanks, into which the
wcrkmen put the chimneys as fast as heat
ed. In each tank two iron baskets with
perforated bottoms are placed. When one
is filled an empty one takes its place, and
after sufficient time (from 10 to 16 mnutes)
has passed to allow the last chimneys plac-
ed in the basket to get the full benefit of
the bath, it is lifted out and Immediately
plunged into cold water bath. Out of
this water bath the chimneys are taken as
soon as possible and put into tank of ben
zine to free them of Oil. They are then
taken out, dried, rubbed with bran, and are
ready to ship. A chimney can be blown
and got ready for market in 80 minutes. It
takes no ordinary blow to break them.
They may be thrown to the ceiling of
room of ordinary hight and allowed to fall
upon bare floor without breaking, though
it is our opinion that repeated shocks in
duce condition that renders them as cas-
lily broken as any glass.
Year: 1876

1t is really disheartening to notice the up


parent indifference Of the Government to


the Importance of the Indian war now on


our hands as the result of the "Peace Pol


icy p" system. The sayages composing the


hostile tribes have been driven to utter
despair, and are making their last stand.


1t is war to the knife and the knife to the


hilt for good and all. They will use every


available means to wreak as much ven


geance on our people as they possibly can


We are quite sue that their numbers and


means of supplies have been altogether un-
derestimated. White people who have
never been engaged in Indian wars do not
know that the squaws are quite as formid-
able in the fight as the braves. They are
equally expert in the use of arms, and are
frequently placed in the forefront of the
conflict under the impression that our SOL
diers will not fire upon women. This has
been the case in nearly all Indian wars of
note, and it is true of tho one now being
waged. Furthermore, every healthy boy
of twelve years and upward will be forced
into the field to take a lively part in the
fight. They can shoot rifle with as un
erring skill as the best of them. They also
become remarkably expert as scouts and
spies under the guidance of veteran war
riors. These important auxiliaries will
not be overlooked by the Sioux and their
allies, who are determined to sacrifice their
last man sooner than yield. We are afraid,
very much afraid, that the hostile force, in
stead Of numbering ten thousand, will be
found to consist Of fifteen or even eighteen
thousand effective fighters. No serious diff
ficulty will be experienced by them in pro-
curing arms and ammunition from the half
breed Canadians and traders. while they
have the most accurate knowledge of the
country which is the theater of operations.
But it is useless to point out these and 9th
er salient facts, for the chronic apathy of
the Government in all such matters is now
largely increased by the business of presi-
dent making. The absurd call for three
months volunteers in the Mexican war and
recent civil war the still more absurd call
for 70, 900 men to suppress the rebellion j;
the lackadaisical policy evinced in the Sem
mole war in all the campaigns against the
Apaches, lasting over a quarter of centu-
ry, and the equally stolid indifference to-
ward crushing with a blow, that has al
ways eventuated in the loss of countless
lives and oceans of treasure, have been al
ready painfully exhibited III the conflict,
and will probably be continued until the
blood of the nation is reused and the Gov
ernment forced to take decided and over
powering action. San Francisco Goamer-
cial Herald.
Year: 1876

NEW YORK, July 25, 1876.


THE FAST MAIL.


The discontinuance of the fast mail
which some papers are making SO much
fuss about, excites no feeling here. It was
humbug and blunder from the first,
and never was of any use to any class but
the morning papers of New York. Busi-
ness closes here at 6 p. m., and all the
mail for the day is put into the office at
that hour. 1t leaves by the regular ex-
press at $50, arriving at Cleveland the
next night at Z, at Toledo at 11:35, and at
Chicago the next morning at 8. Now the
fast mail leaves New York at in the
morning, and gets into Toledo, Cleveland
and Chicago, at practically the same hour
as the regular train. There was in it no
earthly use to the business men either of
the east or west, and the expense of the
extra train was an entirely useless expendi-
ture. New York sends out each week
over 10000 sacks of mail matter that
originates in the city, besides the vast
amount of matter that comes here for dis
tribution. But the government ought not
to pay for special trains just to give the
New York papers an advantage over other
cities, and that was all the good effected
by the fast mail train. 1t is well if it is
dead
Year: 1876

A Montana squatter built small frame
shanty on another mans land, and when
ne was requested to move, positively de-
cllned to do so. One night "a small com
pany of settlers gathered around his cabin
while he and his wife were asleep and lift,
ing the whole concern, occupants and
shanty, with great deliberation and care,
carried it to the river and set it on a small
raft. Then they pushed the raft out into
the stream and cast it adrift. When the
ssquatter got up in the morning he found
himself many miles down the stream. In.
genious fellows, these Rocky Mountain
editors
Year: 1876

As the trial of breach of promise suit
was about to begin in San Francisco, juror
arose and asked to be excused because he
was engaged to be married, and consequent
ly his mind was not free from bias. He was
excused
Year: 1876

THE cry of Duluth Just now is
any thing TO stop the canal suit
Compromise with Superior! annex
her to Minnesota! only stop the ca
nal suit! Duluth is sure 10 win, but
stop the canal suit.


Superior is no; at all Coz ncerned
about the Issue of thai suit and is
only anxious to have it come to a
hearing; as the decision IN that case
Will eiftctualIy >queich any further
attempt to breach Minnesota Point,
and compel the use Of The natural
entry at the mouth OF the ST. Louis
river.


And this is all we ask, and what
our neighbor SO much fears. Their
trouble does not lie III the closing OF
their present caual, for that most OF
them want, but iii the fear Of decl-
sion Of the supreme court against Il
canal anyyp h.4r.4 on the Point
Year: 1876

In another column will be found
n significant III ticle from the Duluth


Tribune on the annexation of Dor
ton of Douglas County to Minneso-
ia. 1t would ut one time have been
an object to Superior to have become
attached to Minnesota, as it would
then have secured the Lake terminus
of the ST Paul and the n. p. Rail
roads at this the natural point, and
there have been no occasion for Du-
luth and she would never have been
heard of; but now annexation would
simply be suicidal, particularly with
the Nemadj river and the st. Louis
entry as the line.


No, Superior is getting along quite
comfortably, thank you, and must
beg leave to decline Duluth's modes,
leap year offer. With the certainty
of a righteous decision IN the canal
suit within the next year, and the as
equally certain extension of the Wis
consin and Northern Pacific Il: j.
roads to Superior within a reasona-
ble time, we can afford TO abide that
time as loyal citizens of Wisconsin.
Year: 1876

Those who suppose that Uncle Sans
domain known as Rock Island is bed of
rock covered by eight or ten feet of earth
the com monty accepted belief-are mis-
taken. In excayating for the founda-
tion of shop G, at Rock Island Arsenal,
which is nearly all laid. no rock was reach
ed-and there were soundings to the
depth of thirty-two feet without touching
rock. There was earth. gravel, and a
very deep bed of the finest blue clay ever
discovered in this reeion-so firm that
pieces which have been exposed to the at
mosphere for two months are hard as
slate,
Year: 1876

Now is the time to collect your maga-
zines for the year, while yet in good or
der, and have them made into a hand
some volume, handy for winter reading.
THE ARGUS BINDERY has excellent
facilities for this kind of work, and for neat
and serviceable binding has no superior
Prices to suit the times. If.
Year: 1876

John Dowd is very indiscreet youth Of
40 or so years. Last night John pranced
into Nolan's saloon, on the corner of Six.
teenth and O'Fallon streets, sanguine and
frisky, with knife something less than
yard long in his hand, and related that he
was willing to eat his grandmother If he
couldn't whip thunder out Of any of them
in the house, and that's the kind of hair
pin lie was. 1t is hard to believe that he re-
alizel that he was in the heart of Kerry
Patch when he advanced this proposition
for such degree Of recklessness is past cred-
ibilify. However that may be, the knights
of Kerry never let man languish for want
of a fight, and John was accommodated.
They wiped the floor with him and used him
for billiard cue, and wore him out. When
they got through with him they rolled him
out oors, and two police officers collared
him md his scimetar and locked them up.
He mt out for about bolt of calico and
son,s fresh beef, and this morning when he
cam into the Police Court he was some-
thing little more gaudy than the famous
ring tailed monkey. Concealed weapons
was ghat they called Johns scimetar, and
he couldn't rebut the thing. The Court
fnet him one hundred dollars and sent him
to IT, > rocks. He isn't able to do much in the
way Of pounding macadam, but he is filled
wit. admiration for the threshing machine
that ne ran afoul of, aud all he wonders at is,
that he came out alive.-,S. Louis Rep,lb-
Eo1u
Year: 1876

The hue OF her hide was dusky brown.
Her body was lean and her neck was slim,
One horn turned up and the other down,
She was keen Of vision and long Of limb;
With Roman nose and short stump tail.
And ribs like the hoops on homemade pail.
Many mark did her old body bear


She had been target foi all things known;
on many scar the dusky hair


Would grow no more where once It had growI
Many passionate, parting shot
Had left upon her lasting spot.
Many and many a well-aimed stone,


Many brlckbat OF goodly size,
And many a cudgel, swiftly thrown,


Had brought the tears to her bovine eyes
Or had bounded Off from her bony back,
With a noise like the sound Of a rifle crack.
Many a day had she passed In the pound,
For helping herself to her nelghbors corn
Many cowardly cur and hound


Had been transrxed on her crumpled horn
Many teapot and old tin pail
Had the farmer boys tied to her time-worn tail.
Old Deacon Gray was pious man,


Though sometimes tempted to De profanc,
When many a weary mile he ran


70 drive her out Of his growing grain,
Snarp were tne QfaIlkS Sne USED 10 play
TO get her fill and to get away
She knew when the deacon went to town;
She wisely watched him when he went by;
lie never passed her without a frown


And an evil CLEAN In each angry eye;
He would crack his whip In n surly way,
And drive along In his zone hoss shay"
Then at his homestead she loved to call,
"a 1s, e,,-ttl I,nr ,t,Ik
Nlmbly scaling his garden wall,


Helping herself to his standing corn
Eating his cabbages one by one
Hurrying home when her work was done.
Often the Deacon homeward came,


Humming hymn from the house OF prayer,
His hopeless heart In a tranquil frame,


His soul as calm as the evening air.
His forehead as smooth as a well-worn plow,
To find in his garden that highway COW.
His human passions were quick to rise,


And strdlLg forth with a savage cry,
With fury blazing from both his eyes,


AS sllghtnlngS flash in q summer sky;
Redder and rcdder his face would grow,
And after the creature he would so.
over the garden round and!round,


Breaking his pear and apple trees;
ITaUlplDS MS melons lnJO lue aTOuuu,


overturning his hives OF bees;
Leaving him angry and badly stung,
Wishing the old cows neck was wrung.
The MOSES grew on the garden wall;


The years went by with their work and play
The boys OF the village grew strong and tail.
And the gray-halred farmers passed away,
one by one as the red leaves fall,
But the highway COW Outlived them all.
All earthly creatures must have their day,
And some must have their months and years
Some in dying wei long delay;


There is a climax to all careers:
And the highway COW at last was slain
In runnng a race with q railroad train.
All into pieces at once she went,


Just like the savings banks when they fail
out OF this world she was swiftly sent
Little was Rft but her old stump tail.
The farmers corn1elds and gardens now
Are haunted no more by the highway COW.
Year: 1876

This is what my be called sample of
practical affection. True love is not con-
tent to bask in the sunshine with an umbrel-
la handy in case of rain. The following let
ter is sample in question:


My Dear Husband-I got here last night
all safe, and was met at the station by un-
Gle and aunt They were so glad had come
but.were sorry you were not along | miss
you so much. We had hot rolls for break
fast this morning, and they were delicious
| want you to be so happy while l am here
Don't keep the meat up stairs. 1t will sure.
ly spoil. Do you miss me now9 Oh il
you were only here, if but for an hour. Has
Mrs. O'R-brought back your shirts ?
| hope the bosoms will suit you. You will
find the milk tickets in the clock. / forgot
to tell you about them when came awev
What did you do last evening? Were you
lonesome without me !? Don't forget to scad
the milk every morning, / wish you would
see il Eeft the potatoes in the pantry. If I
did they must be sour by this time. How
are you getting along? Write me all about
it But must close now. Oceans Of love
t. you. Afactionstely your wife


p. S.-Don't sot the teapot on tho stove.
Year: 1876

HOSPITALITY IN 1EXAs.--In no city in
the United States is the travel-stained weary
traveller takss as good care of as he is in
San Antonio hotel. The manners and
customs Of the guests are carefully studied.
A young man from the frontier, stopping at
one of the hotels, told the clerk the other
evening that he was going to be out late.
just wait u minute" replied the accomo-
dating clerk, and he rushed of but soon re-
appeared with large envelope, which he
placed In the guests breast pocket, with
the remark "That is a bond for your ap-
pearance before the Recorder, properly
signed. As soon as you are arrested for be-
ing drunk and disorderly, just give the bo.d
10 the policeman, mention my name to hip,
and he will bring you home in hack.
Good night God bless you"-San Antsnio
Herald
Year: 1876

The Journal du Hdure recounts
terrible encounter between the lion
tanner Bidel and number of wild
beasts. Bidcls custom was to 90 into
the cage of these ferocious animals,
accompanied by sheep, which was
by his presence kept safe from attack.
On a recent occasion he proceeded
to the hons cage, and his first act
was to place the sheep on the back of
a lioness, as he had frequently done
before. No sooner had he accom-
plished this than powerful lion
sprang upon the poor sheep, and bur-
led its teeth into vital part of its
body. There was large number of
spectators present, and, as may be
imagined, the sudden act of the lion
created an instant and general panic.
Bidel stepped forward, and with the
utmost composure struck the lion
blow on the mouth with a heavy
stick, which made him croach and
yell with pain, and throw his bleed
ing victim, trembling at the feet of
the courageous performer. In an
other moment, however, all the wild
beasts were lashed into fury by the
sight of the blood, and no one in the
assembly believed that Bidel could
possibly escape. Preserving his pres
ence of mind, however, he kept the
other animals at bay until he had
subdued the lion and chased him
back to his cage. He then fought
his way back through the other ami
mails, and midst the bravos of the as
sembly came out triumphantly, carry
ing his wounded sheep with him.
The poor animal. which was great
favorite of the lion tanner, has since
died of its wounds.
Year: 1876

History holds its tung as to who
the pair wuz who first put on the
silken harnes, and promised to work
it kind thru thick and thin, up hill
and down, and on the level, swim,
drown or float. But whatever tha
wuz tha must have made good
thing of it, or so many of their pos
terity would not have harnessed up
since and drove out.


There is q great moral grip to mar
riages-it is the morter that holds
them together.


But there amt but darn phew
foaks who could set down and give
good written opinun viii on arth
tha come to do it.


There Ia a great proof that it is
one of them natural kind of axidents
that must happen jist as birds fly out
of the nest when tina have feathers
enuff, without being able to tell why.
Year: 1876

Sum marry for buty, and never dis
cover their mistake; this is lucky.


Sum marry for money, and don't
see it.


Sum marry fur pedigree, and feel
big fur six months, and then very
sensibly come to the conclusion that
pedigree is no better than skim milk.
Sum marry bekaws tha hat, a
histed somewhere e.se; this is 4. =
match, bay and a sorrel; pride II, Dc
make it endurable.


Sum marry fur love, without a
cent in their pockets nor a friend in
the world, nor drop of pedigree
this looks desperate, but 1t is the
strength Oft the game.


If marrying for love amt a success
then matrimony is ded beet.


Sum marry bekaws they think
wimmln will be scarce next year, and
live to wonder how the crop holds
out.


Sum marry to get rid of them
selves and discover that the game
was one t at two could play at and
neither win.


Sum marry the second time to get
even, and find it gambling game
the more they put down the less they
take up.


Sum marry to be happy and miss
ing it, wonder where all the happl-
ness goes to when it dies.


Sum marry they can'ttell why, and
live they can't tell how.


Almost every body gets married,
and it Is good joke. Sum think it
over carefully fust, and then set
down and marry.


Both ways are right If they hit the
mark.


Sum marry rakes to convert them.
This is a little risky, and it takes a
smart missionary to do it.


Sum marry coquettes. This is
like buying poor farm heavily
mortgaged, and working the balance
of your days to clear off the mort
gage.


Married life has its chances, and
this is just what gives it flavor
Everybody loves to phool with chan
ces, because everybody expects to
win. But / am authorized to state
that everybody don't win.


But, after all, married llfeis full a,
certain as the dry goods business.


No man can sweM exactly where
he will fetch up when he touches cal
leo.


No man can tell what calico has :
mind to do next.


Calico don't even know herself.


Dry goods of all kinds is the chilt
of circumstances.


Sum never marry, but this is JUS
the same with another name to it.


The man who stands on the banl
shivering and dassent, is more apt tC
catch cold than he who pitches hi.
head fust in the river.


Marry young is mi motto.


| have tried it and | know what
am talking about.


If anybody asks you why you ge
married, say you don't recollcct.
Year: 1876

Thus talks an old farmer about his
boys: From sixteen to twenty, they
knew more than l did; at twenty
five, they knew as much; at thirty,
they were willing to hear what l had
to say; at thirty-tive they asked my
advice; and 1 think when they get
to forty, they will acknowledge that
the old man does know something;
Year: 1876

- your erudite doctrinaire (of


which Schurz is an example) who


is attracted, somehow or other with
the artful, timely offer of some
comfortable place on which he had
fixed a stealthy but longing gaze, or
of some other valuable thing"
And then he chooses his part, we
venture to say, with the ever pres
ent misgivings which wait upon
such minds-the main question
being (which party will win 2"
The third, and probably much the
largest class of Independent voters
are not venal or purchasable, but,
as before limited, their knowledge of
details in public affairs, in which
they take much less interest than
average partisans do, is necessarily
limited, and their conclusions, at
the supreme moment when they
must decide how to vote, are often
erroneous on general principles,
and their reasons, often specious
and inconsistent, fail to command
respect. The partisan voter often
casts his ballot for twenty years in
succession knowing he will be
beaten-the Independent voter on
the contrary generally thinks the
weight of his vote is so great that
it will bring success to whoever
gets it!
Year: 1876

llL5DuIB OSI, oLn,l


In the many moments of supreme
anxiety which occurs in the prog.
ress Of an important canvass, the
Independent voter rises into view
and often assumes undue import
ance. For ourselves, we are free
to say we do not admire the indie.
pendent yoter-we do not take
much stock in him, nor give him
much of our time and attention
he is too often a censurer, over
flowing with arrogance and as
sumption, which will make him
distasteful to people who have de-
cision enough to arrive at ultimate
conclusions about political parties,
measures and principles. The in
dependent voter, in his soaring
conceit, ignores Or forgets the fact
that in every free country where
parties are allowed to gather and to
grow, nine-tenths of those who act
for society belong to one of the
generally two) great parties, that
may flourish and rule Tor ruin) in
their turn. He plumes himself on
belonging to the untrammeled re-
naming " "tonth.P And while the
average independent voter is
not regarded as inevitably
morally better or wiser than
the average partisan-while he
is not more handsome, more brave,
more learned, nor more virtuous, he
tacitly sets himself up as better
than the decided party man. We
would differ with our independent
friend in this and urge that while he
claims for himself a higher place
than the ''mere partisan" "a phrase
he often contemptuously employs),
he is, on the contrary, o full degree
below that partisan. For we are
forced to conclude that if he (the
independently has not been able to
arrive at definite, satisfying conolu-
sions as to what are the true prin-
ciples Of government, and has not
been able to determine which of
the parties that must inevitably
rule, comes nearest to his conscien-
tious views. he il not so far ad-
vanced as the average decided par
tisan-nor is it the wealth Of his
intellect or knowledge, as he fondly
believes and often grandiloquently
claims, that keeps tho independent
out of the steady ranks Of party,
but rather a fearful and doubtful
state of mind. Why, itisyourn needy,
uncommitted voter that is always
first approached by the tempter who
holds outa gill Of whisky as thepriee
of vote. 1t is your Independent
voter of the dignilied, dreamy sort