smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

How Independence Day II To BE Oh


served I'm Brooklyn.


Brooklyn has determined 70 observe the Fourth
OF July with all the enthusiasm that can be c0ncen-
trated upon the occasion. II cannot be said that
the city win be liberal In the matter Of fireworks,
but the private displays win cover whatever den-
ciencies there may be In the public exhibitions II
must not be expected that an appropriation Of
$4,000 for fireworks by the city win produce Q re-
markable display at any one OF the several places
selected for such purpose. Money win, no doubt,
be lavishly bestowed upon the Juveniles, 80 that
they can make as much noise as possible, to the de-
light OF their patriotic parents and the annoyance
OF other people not particularly interested In such
boyish sport. Business will be generally suspended
and excursions and picnics will be well patronized.


At sunrise salutes will be fired and the chimes
win be rung and then there win be general out
burst of feeling In honor OF the day that the Brook
lynites promise win not be surpassed by any other
city but New York.


Arrangements have been completed to make
Prospect Park particularly agreeable. There will
be boating on the lake, crOquet playing, match by
the Lacrosse Clubs and trial OF skill by the Park
regatta on the lake. At four O'Clock p. M. the
Twenty-third regiment band will commence the fol-
~ aale M M
Year: 1872

The Second division Of the National Guard intend
to parade and the Veterans Of 1912 will have din
ner with the members OF the Sixth regiment. The
day will be closed by the public exhibitions OF fire.
works at Fort Greene, Carroll Park and the Satellite
DrOuuda.
Year: 1872

1t Is expected, viii be very imposing one. The en-


tire First division viii turn out on the OCCASION the
Seventh being alone among the missing The divi
sion will be reviewed ut the Worth monument The
following order has been issued relative to the
Year: 1872

CHICAGO,


Owing to the negligence and ineniciency Of
many Of the judges of election, who are yet
counting the votes, it is impossible to give full
statement OF the result Of the election. The
following tables, however, give the vote for
PRESIDENT in all the precincts but two, and in
nearly all for Governor and Sheriff; for men,
bers OF the Legislature in nearly all the DISTRICTS
and also for Aldermen. The returns for State
and County officers are yet 80 incomplete that
it is useless to waste space in printing them.
They will be given hereafter.


National, State, and County.
Year: 1872

A RARE CHANCE.-TO RE SOLD AT A GREAT
n sacrifce, fine black Horses warranted sound and
gentle Is splendid saddle horse and suitable for single
double harness. Call at private sable "A East Twen.
ty-eighth street.
Year: 1872

lea for tleir noble devotion to lie cause OF


freedom their admission TO wider fields os
usefulness 10 received with satisfaction, and
the honest demands, Of any class of citizens
| for additional rights should be treat ed with
respectful consideration.
ID. We heartily approve Of the action OF
Congress in extending amnesty to those
lately in rebellion, and rejoice in the
growth Of peace and fratcrnal feeling
throughout the land.


l6. The Republican party propose TO re-
rrIrct the rights reserved BY the people TO
themselves as carefully MS the powers dele
gated BY them to the State and 10 the Feder-
81 Government. II dsapproves Of the re-
sort to unconstitutional laws for the purpose
Of removing evils by interference with The
rights not surrendered by the people to
either the State or National Government.


II. It's the duty of the General Govern
ment to adopt such measures as will tend to
encourage American commerce and ship
building.


~. We believe that the modest patriot
ism, the earnest purpose, sound judgment,
practical wisdom, incorruptible integrity
and illustrious services Of Ulysses S.
Grant have commended him TO the hearts Of
the American people, and, with him at our
mead, We start to-day on a new march to
Year: 1872

Below we give the average price per acre of the
idea may be formed of the immense value of the co.


100000 acres granted to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, for there can be no doubt that
the average price per acre of its laud sales will be
much above the general averageprce of these roads,
Year: 1872

a very extraordinary and astonishing
incident was lately reported 10 have oc-
CURED few miles from Beypore, the par
ticulars Of which are as follows


a native female of a very attractive ar
pearancc, Of the carpenter caste. whiie
sweeping the yards Of her h@dse, heard
Kissing noise behind he'. As shc turned
20 see what il WAS sbS fOund, TO her terror,
n l,rg. cnLra elyhncing toward her. Be
,oro n. rad time TO call any one to her
assi.tsnce, or even to 90 from the place,
the serpent darted at her like lightning,
and coiled round one Of her legs, and in
the twinkle Of an eye darted higher till it
brought its open hood in contact with her
face, there moving il to and fro like
screen. In this frightful position she had
to remain for nearly one or two days with
out being able TO lie or sleep. None but
females could approach her to feed her
with milk and plantans when the cobra
turned its head to one side and gave her
ample time to nourish herself; but on any
man stepping into the compound the CO.
bra would hiss fearfully and tighten its
hold around her bcdy in such manner
as to make her feel breathless. Many
were the cOnjurors who came to relieve
her from the frightful condition, but none
succeeded in removing the huge serpent
from her person, till latterly a Nair was
brought from the interior, who, after per-
forming certain charms and spells sue
ceede1 in disentangling the poor woman
Of her venomous lover. Tue snake quietly
crept back into the bush whence it came,
and the woman is doing we'll. The above
wonderful occurrence is now general
talk among the natives Of that place.
Year: 1872




Gentlemen who have reccrtly been on
the prairies west Of this city have the
most painful apprehensions Of the suffer.
ings which must have been experienced
by the people of the new settlements
of western Kansas and Nebraska. Col.
Mason. chief engineer of the st. Joseph
bridge, was at Whites camp. in Marshall
county, whittier he was called on business
connected with the stone being brought
from that place for the piers OF the bridge,
was caught by the storm of Friday, the
2Oth inst, and remained for eight days
unable to reach the city. He thinks there
were full twelve inches of snow in that To-.
cslity. His own experience in traversing
distance Of q mile and half from the
camp to the railroad in the midst OF the
storm convinced him of the terrors OF the
prairie at such time. Being unable to get
a train for St. Joseph he had to return 10
camp. Disregsrdng the desire Of com.
panion to attempt to go straight from
point to point he followed stream which
he knew would lead him to the shelter he
sought and this, he is certain, saved him
| from being lost on the prairie, peri
which all who are acquainted with snow
storm on the plains will understand. Nc
mortal could see or keep his conrse.


Col. Mason had heard of many reports o
loss of life and of scores of cases on thu
Solomon, as to the truth of which he car
only express an opinin based upon tn,
probabilities for what he saw. Great and
terrible suffering, beyond all question, hat
been endured by wayfaring people an'
new and scantily provided for settlers il
that remote and now isolated region.


The authorities of the state Of kansa
are moving to alleviate the suterngs o
the prairies, but succor as to many vii
alas come too late. 1t is however prope
that energetic efforts should not be abate
till full Investigation be made in all th
new settlements and all the relief possibl
rendered,
Year: 1872

Washington Cor. New Orleans Times


The Fishes are regarded here as the
creme de Ia creme Of society. To preserve
the air Of exclusive refinement against the
crowds Of politicians they are forced to en-
tertain, there is cold formality that
nearly freezes people. Hamilton himself
is a coarse looking man, but Mrs. T. is
model in her way-she is a well.preserved,
stately, old lady, and dresses in exquisite
taste and it requires more nerve on the
part of MI average Congressman 10 20
through reception, than to catch the
eye OF the speaker and face turbulent
house. Quit number Of bluuders were
woven into stories last winter on the part
of national lawmakers, who ventured to
approach the frig ID zone Of high society.
The Hon. Fernando Wood was on the op-
posite corner, and although his house is as
gorgeous as palace. the poor fellows used
to rush in there to recover their wind and
presence Of mind. The Hon. Ben Butler
Is on the opposite corner with another
palace that was house of refuge. But
the unhappy neophytes never fairly re-
covered until they found themselves in
the warm congenial atmosphere of Mr..
Speaker Blaines hospitable mansion.


This last did not extend TO reporters Of
the press. Mrs. Blaine is II severe lady,
who holds the reporter in sovereign con-
tempt. and does not care TO conceal it. A
story is told of her catching one Of this
sort, and, forcing him to a seat in the hall,
gave him a piece of her mind-that was
not pleasant piece, but | have no doubt
was well deserved.
Year: 1872

Bismarck recently gained one of the
greatest triumphs Of his eventful life.
The Catholic clergy which has been ex-


ceedingly active in Germany during the
past few years, forced.the issue which has


been met by this prince Of statesmen


and ingloriously routed in the first en-
counter. The design Of the clergy as de-


veloped in the discussion which took


place, was to create discomfort among the


Catholic subjects of the empire, who


were instructed to labor for the temporal
power of the Pope French diploma
fists were found to be intriguing with
German Catholics for the sole purpose Of
creating disaffection among this class of
the Emperor's government. A Polish
insurrection was not only limited at as a
possible achievement, but was relied
upon as an element of strength on the
part Of the clergy to intimidate the gov
ernlGent and force them to acceed to their
demands to restore the Pope to power.
As test question Bismarck demanded
that the ecclesiastical supervision Of the
schools should be placed under the con-


troll of the government instead of remain
ing as now under the control of the clergy
of both the Romsh and Protestant
churches. He demanded the passage of
the law as political necessity to strength
en- German unity. The measure was op
posed to the interests of the Protestants
as well as those of the Catholics, but the
Prince urged that the necessity of the
hour demanded the sacrifice of subordi-
nate interests for the accomplishment Of
the greater purpose of consolidating the
elements of union and giving additional
strength to the Empire. The measure
was adopted by large maj ority in both
houses Of the German Parliament. One
of the greatest elements of the weakness
in the German Empire was the power of
the Romish church; Bismarck has evil
dently pro6ted by this experience, and if
his life is spared will und oubtedly battle
0Il dLtcul ptS vi llOtIlc W WeahGu VI OS-
stroy the fabric of German unity which
he has constructed with sachconSummate
skill. The revolution which will be
wrought by this measure is almost if not
quite as great as any VIII ;ch has tuken
place in Germany during the present de
cade. The power Of Rome has always
depended to great extent upon its In
fuence over the young. This power will
not be exerted to as great an extent by
the Imperial government of Germany.
But this is not all ; it is more than prob
able that this system will extent throug-
out Europe, and the power Of the church
be Withdrawn, or so weakened as to be
powerless even in France or Spain; while
Italy has already begun to agitate the
question and will undoubtad y adopt
system Of free government schools, based
upon the plan Of our own free schools
Henceforth these nurseries Of priestcraft
will be closed. This is the most serious
blow that the Church has ever received.
-Ec.
Year: 1872

Let US pause for a moment and ask our
selves who are the promoters of the
double back-action Missouri Cincinnati
Convention. Is it spontaneous uprising
of the people Is it an honest effort Of
the oppressed class to right themselves? ?
Far from it. We have only to refer to the
names of the wire pullers, the promoters
of this purpose, to settle the question. 1t
is professed politicians who are the grand
movers, men who for years have made
politics their business such men as Gratz
Brown, Carl Schurz, Trumbull and Gree
ley. all of whose names are Synonymous
with political wire-pulling. Those men
have each been, or still are Office holders
or Office seekers, and it is purely for the
good of this class that the Cincinnati
Convention has been devised. The
loaves and fishes of Office are scented from
afar by these restless seekers after Doliti-
cal fodder. This is no movement of the
people but dish of the bread and butter
brigade A charge npon the political
field is "a q authorized and useless as that
of the famous SIX hundred at Balaklava.
-Bostvf Globe, Independent.
Year: 1872

who is in our judgment, the only man
in the great Republican party. that can
with perfect safety be nominated to the
Presidency for the next term as the
country. thriying under his excellent ad-
ministration. has had unboundcd eviden-
ces of his efficiency and fitness, and the
rapid diminution of the national debt
and the prosperous general condition of
public affairs of the country testify un-
to his unerring wisdom
and sound judgment.
Year: 1872

A WORD TO GIELs.---The woman who
is Indifferent to her looks is no true
woman. God meant woman to be at
tractive, to look we'll, to please, and it
is one of her duties to carry out this
intention of her Maker. But that dress
is to do it al, and to suffice, is more
than we can be brought to believe.
just because we do love to zee girls
look we'll, as we'll as to live to some
purpose, we would all urge upon them
such a course of reading and study as
will confer such charms as no modest
can supply. A we'll known author once
wrote very pretty essay on the power
of education to beauty. That it abso-
lutely chiselled the features; that he
had seen many clumsy nose and
thick pair of lips SO modified by thought
awakened and active sentiment as to be
unrecosnized. And he put it on that
ground that we 50 often see people,
homely and unattractivc in youth, bloom
in middle life into softened Indian
summer of good looks and mellow
tones.
Year: 1872

S Numerous inquiries, both in per-
son and by letter, are made from time
to time at the Patent Office, in Wash
ington, and also of the President and
various Cabinet officers, in regard to q
supposed prize of 81 600, 900, reported
to be offered by the Government for
the discovery of perpetual motion. No
such offer has ever been made by the
Government, but though the absurd
statement can not be traced to it's source
it seems to find an astonishing number
of believers throughout the country,
and undoubtedly stimulates efforts in
this direction on the part of very nu-
merous class of persons who are still
engaged in making the manifestly hope
less attempt.
Year: 1872

ihc Climax OF Photographic art ap-
pears to be as far III the future as ever.
The latest progressive step consists in
causing the rays of the sun to form q
lithographic plate of any object present.
ed, from which copies can be taken, as
many and as readily as from tihe ordin-
airy photographic stone! The discoverer
Is Joseph Albert, of Munich, and the
discovery has been successfully intro
duced in this country by Edward Bier
stadt, brother of the wcll-known artist.
Mr. B. recently gave an exhibition of
the process in Boston. The manner in
which the plate is produced, is described
as follows:


An ordinary Photographic negative
of any object is first taken. Then
Photographic negative of any picture is
sent to this company, and they under
take to strike off thousands of accurate
copies i'll few days. A plate of glass
half an inch thick is covered with So
luton of gelatin and bichromate OF pot
ash, which, when dry, is again covered
with similar appliance so as to render
it fixture. The film or albuminous
SuDSiitllCS IL tllCu WitSuCIt III Colti water
to take out the bichromate of potash.
The negative is then placed upon the
upper side of this prepared thick glass
and both exposed for an hour or two to
the light (thc time varying with the
strength of the lighN until the impress
sion is pcrfect Then you have to all
intents and purposes Il photographic plate.
From which any number of copies can
be taken.


BY this method, copies from nature,
or from cngravln9.s or paintings can be
obtained as correct as the ordinary pho
tograph, and far more faithful than by
any ordinary process of drawing and
engraving, and at cost less than for
anordinary lithogYaph.


The more elaborate the picture Or
landscape, the longer the engraver takes
to transfer it to the stone, but Mr.. Bier
stadt does not consume & minute longer
than the plainest of pictures or outlines
require under this new and simple pro-
cess. Merchants can have their houses
OF business represented upon their paper
wrappers, and the poorest can possess
faithful copies OF renowned artistic
works.


The value OF such discoveries to the
masses il almost incalculable, and must
do much to establish /. correct taste in
works of art in America, as the pictures
are comparatively cheap.
Year: 1872

l 1t is reported that the women of
Nantucket have formed a club for the
purpose of securing husbands for its
members. There are ten women in that
town to one man, and the idea is to
rattle for the men.
Year: 1872

a Boston girls are up to everything,
one OF them, at twenty years of age, is
IN the Indian Territory, publishing a
paper in the Choctaw language. Her
younger sister is thinking of going to
China to publish journal in the Chi
aese tongue,
Year: 1872

HAVE You ENEMIES straight and
don't mind them. If they get in your
way, walk around them regardless of
their spite. A man who has no enc
mics is seldom good for anything; he is
so easily worked that everyone has a
hand in it. A sterling character is one
who thinks for himself and speaks what
he thinks; he is sure to have enemies.
They are as necessary to him as fresh
air, they keep him alive and active. A
celebrated character who was surround
ed by enemies used to remark: They
are sparks, which, if you do not blow,
will go out themselves" "Live down
prejudice" was the Iron Dukes motto.
Let this be your feeling while endeavor-
ing to live down tho scandal of those
who are bitter against you. II you stop
and dispute, you do as they desire and
open the way for more abuse. Let the
poor fool talk-thcre will be reaction
If you do but your duty, and hundreds
who were once alienated from YOU. will
flock to you and acknowledge their er-
.ror.
Year: 1872

In Germany children 60 to
school at o'clock in the morning, and
do not leave till 4 in the afternoon. A
half an hour at noon is regarded by the
schoolmaster as ample time for eating a
bit of black bread and drinking cup
of Adams celebrated ale.
Year: 1872

A man who passes through life
without marrying, is like fair mansion
LETT by the builder unfinished. The
half that is completed runs to decay
from neglect, or becomes at best a sorry
tenement, wanting the addition of that
which makes the whole useful.
Year: 1872

PAPER CLorHlNa.-hoston is BEGIN
ming to import Japanese paper clothing.
The paper from which the articles are
made is wholly waterproof, is thin and
light, an overcoat weighing only two
pounds. The goods are capable of be-
ing washed several times, and will last
n number of months.
Year: 1872

SAD CONSEQUENCES OF DRuGGIsT's
BLuNDER. Max Adeler gives an account
of dreadful accident which recently
befell a young man in Louisville incon-
sequence of the blundcr of u druggists
clerk. The youth, it seems, went to
the drug store and asked for some CO.
loyne when the amateur man slayer be-
hind the counter, by some unpardona


BILE mistake, handed him bottle of
mucilaTe. The unconscious victim
went straight onward to church, where
he sat by the side of being to whom
he WAS endearcl. During prayers, he
thought he would sop his handkerchief
with cologne, so he turned the mouth
of the bottle upon the linen and gave it
four or five shakes. During the ser
mon it occurred to him that it would
perhaps be Il good ching to blow his
nose. So he graspea it with the hand
kerchief and held on tight for minute
or two until the operation was complet-
ell. 70 his dismay he found that the
handkerchief would not come off with
out tearing the skin with it. So he held
his hand up to it, and wanted to make
the congre cation believe that his nose
was bleeding, which they didn't, but
conceived an idea that he smelt some
thing bad; while the minister, seeing
the tears that stood in his eyes from the
pain in his nose, preached right at him,
under the impression that the unforiu-
nate youth was affected by something
in the sermon. When his arm got tired
he took his hand away and let the hand
kerchief hang there alone. And SO he
marched down that aisle, to his dwelling
place, with that flag of truce tlutteriny
in the breeze. His loved one walked
not with him upon that beautiful Sab
bath morning because she thought he
would attract too much attention, and
she was shocked ut such outrageous
conduct in II house of worship. After
soaking his nose for an hour in hot
water, he called in to macerate the drug
clerk, and then went around to make
up with his darling. She was easily
pacified, but it took month to fade the
rOseate hue from that nose.
Year: 1872

nsF' The Golden Age is Radical
paper, and edited by Theodore Til
ton. But it seems to justly apprcci-
ate the labors Of our present military
President. 1t says: He is bent on
securing his denomination. Day
and night he tolls to this end. The
chief energy of his Administration,
so far as it has energy, is directed
toward the accomplishment of this
high ambition. Local officers arc
appointed or removed according as
they favor or disfavor the Presi-
dents plan of perpetuating himself
in power. The Federal Government
is run like a monstrous machine,
whose fires are fed and whose wheels
are turned mainly for the sake Of
keeping its chief engineer in place.
What other policy is the President
pursuing save the policy Of re-
nomination. He is lighting it css
Oh this line.
Year: 1872

HsS~ From the arrangement of the Com
mittecs of the House, it is quite evident
that General Butler is to be forced into a
back seat during the present session. Will
he submit without struggle? 1t is not
likely, and therefore some spirited scenes
way be expected. But the General must
be careful got to explode his rowder-ship
too far from the fort to be damaged
Year: 1872

FATAL SLEEp.-Pcter c. johnson, u
colored man aud cook on board the bark
Cesarewitsch, met with his death in that
ship on the 2Sth ult., by caralessly leaving
vessel in his room with burning coal in
it when he retired for the night. Not
making his appearance in the morning,
when sought for, he was found dead in his
hnd
Year: 1872

ANIMAL ORIGIN OF PETRoLEuM.-
AS counterpoi~r to the suggestion
of some gcoloriatS that petroleum
and asphal'um arc of vegetable ori-
gin, it is now maintained, says Xor-
perS W"gaeinc. that these substances
are derived from animal remains.
This latter view is thought to ho
substantiutcd by the fact of the alb
sencc of iodine, which would have
beeH present if derived from sea-
weeds and also, on the other hand,
hy the presence Of ammonia, which
does not belong to the vegetable
kingdom, Furthermore, asrhaltum
and bitumen frequently occur in
strata which are rich in animal re-
mains, from which they may have
been derived by the action of intense
heat with great pressure.