smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

The General Land Office has de-
cided as follows: Where a patent
issues for lode which crosses lode
already patented the surface ground
in conflict is excepted from the Sec
ond patent, and the ore at the space
of intersection of the two lodes be-
longs to the first location whether
patented first or second. The second
location carries the right of way
through the intersection. 1t is also
decided that a selection Of land by a
State under the Swamp Acts estab-
fishes prima facie case in favor Of
the State witch may be controverted
at hearing before local land Off
GERS. A party who has received a
patent for certain tract of land so
selected by State may relinquish
the same and receive his money back
by presenting his affidavit, corrobo-
rated by two witnesses, showing the
swampy characrer of such tract. The
Department also holds that party
who went upon land reserved under
"A railroad grant with assurances
from the company that he could pur-
chase it from them, was not wrong
fully upon such land when the De-
partment decided that it was not in
cluded in the reservation to the COM
pany, and has ordered the same to be
restored to settlement where the pre-
emptor is living upon and cultiyating
such tract of land. No specific act
is necessary to constitute new settle
ment or the restoration thereof to
the market.
Year: 1876

M. Editor: Your correspondent,
while wandering leisurely around town
on Tuesday evening directed his steps
toward the reading rooms of the Lii
brary Association, thinking to spend a
quiet hour in reading. but on approach
ing the doorI found it locked and the
curtains carefully drawn. over the win
dows. l did not understand this. but
hearing the voices of ladies', as if en-
gagged in exciting debate, l presume
all talking at once, was too modest,
being an unmarried man, to make fur
attempts at entrance | have since
learned that the object to which the
reading room was devoted that night
was the holding of leap year conven-
ton by the unmarried ladies Of the
town and vicinity. The ladies had
taken every precaution to keep their
deliberations secret, the door, as I
stated above, was carefully locked and
bolted and the windows darkened, but
something of the doings Of that meet
ing has leaked out, probably through
the inability Of the ladies themselves
to keep secrets The meeting is said
to have been an exciting one. and re, O.
lutions were adopted, and speeches
made, deploriug the dull state of the
matrimonial market; reviewing the
situation, calling for reform, " and de-
claring in vie Of the slowness Of
bachelors. both young and old. to come
to the point, it has become absolutely
necessary for the girls to take advan-
tage of the privileges conferred upon
them by leap year, and take the matter
into their own hands At length,
after heated discussion on the best
and most available methods to be per-
sued to accomplish their purposes, the
following resolutions were presented
ard adopted by rising vote, with but
one dissenting voice:


Resotred, That VIC, the unmarried
ladies Of Middletown and vicinity, in
convention assembled, do hereby re-
solve that we will use every lawful
means in our power to procure our just
and legal rights, SO that if the close of
1876 fiuds US still unmarried it will be
no fault of ours.


Resolved, That we do cordially in
vite our sister spinsters Of the Della
ware and Maryland peninsula to as
semble in mass convention in the city
of Wilmington. on the Goth instant, for
the discussion Of measures for the fur
therance of our cause


The girls seem to be terribly in
earnest, and if many of the bachelors
who are now revelling in the joys Of
single blessedness are not caught in
the tolls Of matrimony ere the begin
ming of another year. it will be because
they are proof against feminine as
saults and Establishments that the
steeled heart Of old Diogones would
have given way before. l am yet free,
but regard the future with much doubt.
Despondingly yours, n. A. Fl.
Year: 1876

BY the best physicians we have been told
That it cures every case of cough and cold
And that by druggists it is always sold,
For but quarter to young and old.


DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Year: 1876

TIE DEMAGNETIzATloN OF WATCHEs.-Wat Watches
worn by students and others in technical lab
orateries are often rendered useless by being
magnetized by the magnets used in such places.
Magnets kept in the house often create equal
mischief by being laid near watches, and much
time and expense are sometimes needed to de-


magnetic them before they can be made to
work A serious case of this kind of injury re-
Gently led Prof. A. M. Mayer, of the Stevens In
sttute of Technology, Hoboken, to experiments
which resulted in very simple method of de-
magnetization. The magnetzed watch was
laid upon a table in the neig hborhood of COM
mon compass needle. Each hour on the face
was then placed in turn before it to discover the
location and intensity of the magnetism in the
watch. The movement of the compass showed
the north and south pole to be located, say, at
the figures V and XI, while the neutral points
were at VIII and II. The watch was then held
in horizontal position before a large bar mag
net, the two south poles being together. gen.
tie fitting motion was given to it for a moment (;
and on trying tho watch again before the COM
pass, sensible decrease of magnetism was OBJ


served. The process was repeated till the sen
sitiveness of the watch at that pole was nearly
extinguished, when the same thing was tried
with the north pole Of the watch. After few
trials and comparisons, the magnetic influence
was found to be removed, and the watch read
| lily resumed its work.-Scribner's Monthly.
Year: 1876

SreP hurry so. Move slow
er, it may be that you will 60 surer. Grind,
grind, grind; one everlasting grind from five
In the morning till ten at night chasing the
bubble of human riches. What is the need,
pray tel! me? You already have enough, and
more than you can use. You are heaping up
wealth for others to waste or quarrel over when
YOU are dead. And half your heirs instead OF
recollecting you gratefully, will contemplate
your departure from this hurrying scene with
infinite satisfaction. Do rest awhile. You are
wearing out the vital forces faster than there
is need, and in this wsy subtraoting years from
the sum total of your life. The rush and wor-
ry. day after day, this restless anxiety alter
something you have not got is like pebble
stones in machinery they CRATE and grind the
life out Of YOU. You have useless burdens /;
throw them off, You have great deal OF need
less care; dump it. Pull in the strings Com.
nact your business. Take time for thought OF
hotter things. Go out into the air and let Gods
sun shine down on your head. Stop thinking
of business and profit. Stop grumbling at ad-
verse providences. You will probably never
see much better times than these In this DOOM
ed world. Your most opportune season is now;
your happiest day is to-day. Calmly do your
duty and let God take care OF his own "orlo.-
He is still alive, and is the king. Do not I'M
agine that things will all 60 TO everiasl,ng
smash when you disappear from this mortal
stage. Don't fancy that the curse OF heaven, IN
the shape of the vain task of righting up dis
iointed earth, is imposed upon you. Cease 10
fret and fume; cease to jump and worry, early
and late. The good time is coming, but you can
never bring it; God can and will. Take breath
sir. Sit down and rest, and draw long breath
Then 90 calmly at the tasks Of life, and do
your work we'll.
Year: 1876


and the mild hammered Benedict informed the
parson that at last, after long wrestling of
spirit, his "dear Jane" had consented to say
"obey" But how that compromise was brought
about no one ever knew.


have often heard this same clergyman re-
late how, after wedding ceremony on one oc-
casion, which occurred in his own parlor, the
husband whispered to his brand new bride, as
they approached the door, "Mary have you got
any small CHANGE"
Year: 1876

There is q well-authenticated
stogy Of a gentleman who, on being
stopped in his carriage and having
his purse demanded by highway
men, put his hand into his purse
pocket and drawing out pistol,
killed the man on the spot, A Bel
gian woman moro lately displayed
equal address. Stopped by a rob-
Der, when walking by the Meuse,
who insisted on having her money,
she put down her basket and pro-
ceeded to tumble for her purse,
when Of a sudden she seized him,
and with a violent push sent him
.plunging into the river,
Year: 1876

A ludiorops incident is reported
by the Bristol Post to have occurred
during Mr., and Mrs. Bandmann's
performance of Hamlet" at the
new Theater Royal. An elderly
gentleman who had taken a seat in
the dress circle remained quiet
spectator of the niece until the
closet scene, in which Hamlet slays
Rolonips. Seeing the sword of the
Prince plunged through the arraS,
and the body of the aged courtier
fall seemingly dead upon the stage,
he jumped UP in state of evident
trepidation apd eEelaiming, "It is
most disgrapefgl that all these can
sit quietly here and see an aged
person deliberately murdered" "
rushed out of the circle. The box.
keepers endeavored to calm his
fears and to explain to him that it
was all a dramatic illusion, but he
refused to be convinced, and
bounced ont Of the house.
Year: 1876

In order that we may rightly
comprehend the blessings of this
life, It is absolutely necessary that
we should eat. If there is not pro
vided for us a rational suiiiciency
of nutriment we will soon become
fraternally acquainted with the in
animate clod; that is, to speak
plainly, we shall die. If we eat too
much, should our days be pro-
longed by frequent inspiration OF
medicine, life will be to us bur-
den grieyous and heavy to be borne.
! On account of our edible iniquities
Year: 1876

AbbABtbnc1 III WoEA-hOu1ts
Pail Mall Galettel


A horrible story, if the facts
prove correct, was told at an inquest
lately held on the body of a child
born in the tramp ward of the Bir-
mingham work-house. According
to the evidence given the mother
was locked up in the ward all night.
There was no means of communlca-
ton with other parts Of the house.
The other occupants Of the ward
five women-did all they could to
attract the attention of the officials
when the mother of the unfortu-
nate infant was taken i'll at one in
the morning. All through the
night they hammered at the door
with their hands and with u stick,
but in vain. At 4:30 the child was
born, and when the clock struck Z,
and the door was unlocked, it was
found dead by its mothers side.
The woman herself-whO, for a
wonder, is still aliye-could not, it
appeared, even get drop of water
during the night; for, although she
entreated the other tramps to give
her some, "they dared not attempt
this, as, not knowing anything
about such matters, they were
afraid to interfere. The coroner
adjourned the inquiry.
Year: 1876

SUPERVISORS ELECTIoN.--We call the attention of our County Central Committee to the article with this heading reproduced from the Ga zcttc, and we urge upon them the importance of the matter. There can be nothing lost by taking every possible step to secure fairness in the November election.
Year: 1876

For the qualification of our read CTS. many of whom belong to the noble Order, we produce from the Little Rock Herald the following report of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge, l. 0. of G. T.:
Year: 1876

All persons indebted to J. NJ. liar key & Bro., are requested to make satisfactory settlement within Sixty days or they will find It necessary to settle with an officer. This is no sensational advertisement, but we tell you, we mean business.
Year: 1876

trine OF State rights, and will again do
battle Tor their lost cause. ~


As 1 have said. the people OF the
North will only learn this too late 20
prevent the evil that is surely coming
upon us, and the condition OF the
Southern Union man and freedman
will indeed be pitiable, to say nothing
OF the wrongs and expressions they
now suffer for their devotion to cause
that is simply in the eyes OF the white
people OF this country "disgraceful. I"


Meet one OF the old secession men,
ask him what he thinks about seces-
sion. he will invariably tell you that
che is still one" And the only thing
he wants is chance-when he thinks
he can succeed. The desire is still in
all OF them, and opportunity alone is
wanting.


The Union men OF the South, both
black and white, are watching with the
greatest interest the great struggle
chat Is now going on, knowing. as they
do, that in Hayes and Wheeler is hope
for them. in Tilden and Hendricks is
slavery for one class, disgrace, ostra-
cism, and oppression for the other
We can only hope that the Republicans
OF tho North will see the danger and
avert it, or place themselves in con
dition TO protect the Union and the mr.
fortunate lovers thereof in these South
ern States.


One can easily judge I am no letter
writer; yet a sense OF duty aud inn
pending danger compels me 10 try and
place the information I have in the
hands OF those who can use il for both
their own and our protection. A M
tive Republican and


ExCoSFEDERArr SOLDIER.
Year: 1876

ONLY BROADWAY TO DE cLRAKED OF SNOW.


From one end 10 tho other Broadway is covered
with dirty and slush. Ali tho principal streets
nlled on each side with great heaps OF and
mud, whe tho smaller and alleys literally
choked up with an ndcscrioable compound. For this
great Inconvenience the authorities say that there
remedy until the mclts and the be
swept Tho reason they give Is that money has
been appropriated for tho purpose OF clearing away
the SHOW. aud the regular tund OF the department
not sufficient to allow OF such extra expense. a
HERALp reporter yesterday went 10 the new quarters
OF the street Cleaning Department. the
loot OF East Seventeenth street Commission
Nichols said that III heavy SNOW like that which has
been the ground for the past six days the sweeping
machines not strong enough TO do the work. Only
appropriation had been made for ng the
snow; that was under Commissioner Disbccker. The
department then obtained $780, 600. They asked for
$50 900 this year. hut not given. Last year
Broadway was cleaned OF its snow by the department
Of It's regular und and Commiss Nichols says
that Broadway will be cleaned from emu to end
about the lst OF January With this exception there
Will be street cleaning this wipter


CLEAN SIDEWALKS


Superintendent Walling has instructed the police
captains strictly enforce the ordinance requiring the
removal OF snow from the sidewalks. All violations
the ordinance IN regard to this matter be for
wardcd to the Corporation Counsel. who by law
powered impose fines for offences against this ordi-
nnn
Year: 1876

JUSTICE FoRBEs-L. W. Brown was
before this. Justice yesterday upon 8
charge Of striking boy who was stealing
a ride upon the rear end Of his hay wagon
The case was dismissed upon payment ol
costs BY defendant. . l!N
Year: 1876




Evansville, Indiana, has been in
tensely excited over the abduction
and outrage In an assignatl0n house
in that city OF young lady who is
about sixteen years Of age, PROPOSES
sing in appearance and who moved In
the best society. She was inclined to
''hirt" with young men, and one day
when out on the street she saw q
young man 'flirt" q handkerchief at
her. she responded and he Joined her
and proposed q walk, which she fool
ishly agreed to. He finally invited
her to restaurant and after much
pressing she consented to enter it.
The stranger insisted on her taking q
glass of wine, and Immediately after
swallowing IL she says she lost all con-
troll Of herself, and became as one in s
dream, conscious, yet unable to exer-
else any will power. From the res
taurant she was led to house and up
on entering 1t lost all consciousness.
When she awoke she found herself In
q strange room, and then realized her
fearful fate. She had been taken to 3
house Of III repute. She Is now almost
insane, and her friends are nearly all
erazed by her sad fate. 500


We print this as q warning. In this
city there are many young and in
nocent girls, who, for mere diversion,
engage in flirting with perfect
strangers to them. This kind Of sig
mailing with handkerchief, fans, etc.,
can be seen every pleasant day on our
streets, and at places Of public smuse-
ment. The girls only mean "fun" by
1t, but have they ever reflected that
they place themselves in the attitude
Of being insulted by those whose
signals they respond to or seek I?
No young lady ought to eneourge fthe
attention OF any strange man. They
ought to know that street flirting Is
not regarded as respectable and that
to engage in It may bring them into
reproach, which, Though perhaps
undeservsd, robs them Of any gym
pathy II they get themselves into
trouble by Ii. Furthermore, no gen
HeB1dn Of right intentions will engage
in fiirtations Of the character we
speak of.-PZail Dealer.
Year: 1876




E. L., OF Bryon, Ill, writes as fol-
lows, and raises a point which we
should be pleased to have our intelli-
gent readers discuss. He asks can
any one tell me the best method of
raising and fattenfng hogs-I mean
from birth up to the time the pigs
are fattened for market? This, to
some, may seem a simple question,
but what 1 want to get at particular
ly is this, is it best to let them run at
large in pasture, confine them to
lots OF, say, from q few rods, to an
acre or so in extent, or keep them
shut up In tight pens with plank
floors? OF course the way they are
fed has to be taken into consideration.
Now the reader msy, perhaps, sup
pose that have never raised and fat
tened swine myself; but I have and
many OF them, but for the life OF me
cannot decide which is the best
way Of doing it. One man will say
"a hog is hog, and In order to do
well be has got to rOot.n Another
says, "Ring him aud turn him into q
clover pasture" Then one comes
along and says, ''shut him up on 3
plank floor" Now which Is right
There is one thing have come to a
conclusion about, anyway, and that
is, that it does not look wise, in trav-
cling through the country, to see
farmhouses Some OF them nice ones,
too) fianked with hog yards, the in
habitsnts thereof II don't mean the
people, but the swine) hunting for
their food in from six to twelve ineh-
es depth OF mud. True, we have had
rainy times Of late, and many farm
ers cannot, or won't, do any better ;
and how to dnd way to do better
Is the reason Of my troubling you to
solve this problem.
Year: 1876

The Indianapolis Journal concludes
q timely articles on the Republican
party as follows:


The Republican party possesses
within itself the means of correcting
the abuses practieed in its name. II
never occupied s nobler attitude be-
fore the country than it does to-day.
It's reception and treatment OF the
Belknap disclosure has been heroic,
and nothing could be grander than
the unanimitY with which it de-
mands the punishment Of all scoun-
dreIs and the complete publication OF
the public service. When the people
recover their calmness and judgment
they will see that the Republican
party ls still the hope Of the Nation
and the embodiment Of its highest
Inspirations.
Year: 1876

Thus talks an old farmer about bis
boys From sixteen to twenty, they
knew more than I did at twenty
five they knew as much at thirty,
they were willing to hear what 1 had
to say at thIrty-fye they asked my
advice and 1 think when they gel
To forty they viii acknowledge thai
the old man does know something.


The early bird Is generally wid'
awake
Year: 1876

bald man made merry at the expense Of
another who covered his partial badness with wig,
adding a cincher. " You how bad / am, and
don't wear q wiz" True" was the reply out an
empty barn requires no thatch."
Year: 1876

again 1 was disappointed, for instead of
this he said, go into all the world and
preach the Gospel to every creature; he
that believeth and is baptiz-d shall be
saved, and he that believelh not shall be
damned Peter. under this commits
sion, said to the three thousand seekers !:
Repent and be baptized, every one of
you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins, and you shall receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit" By contin-
uing / found the practice was the same
in every place, and that God had uni
form law of pardon, and that every one
that submitted to it was pardoned, and
forthwith received to the fello sship of
the people of God. then concluded
that our ,Day of seeking religion is not
the old way, and that the soay Of the
Lord was better than our way: and l
have submitted to the way of the Lord,
and have since enjoyed the peace of God.
The Lord help all to find the way of the
Lord, and walk in it."


FATHER WAKEFIELD.
Year: 1876

A PHRASE ExPLAINED.-Iti is gratify-
ing to know that there has been less act
ual profanity uttered in this country
than has been generally supposed. A
paragraph explaining the phrase mot
worth a tinker's dam," provoked some
one to make request for an explana-
ton of another phrase, mot worth a
continental DAM" This phrase, as we'll
as the other, now appears not to be pro-
fame.


A correspondent of the st. Louis Re-
publican says that the continental cur
rency, which in '76 had become very
much deprecated, become much more
so when the British introduced a very
good counterfeit of it. After the war
the currency was called in by act of
Congress, the Government desiring to
pay the honest debts contracted in the
name of the people. Accordingly hold
ers of continental money returned it to
the Treasury, when it was sorted and
credit given for the genuine. On the
counterfeit notes was stamped the word
''dam," contraction of the Latin dam
natus (condemned). Hence the force of
the expression mot worth continental
''dam, for if a genuine continental note
was worth but little, a continental
"dam," or counterfeit note, must have
been worth less.
Year: 1876

BY LOUISE CHANDLER MOULToN.
We lay us down to sleep,


And leave to God the rest;
Whether TO wake or weep,


Or wake no more be best.
Why vex our souls with care?
4, The grave is cool and low,
Have we found life so fair


That we should dread to go'
We've kissed loves sweet, red lips,
And left them sweet and red;
The rose the wild bee sips


Blooms on when he is dead.
Some faithful friends we've found,
But those who love us best,
When we are under ground


Will laugh onswith the rest.
No task have we begun


But other hands can take;
No work beneath the sun


For which we need to wake.
Then hold US fast, sweet Death,
If so it seemeth best
To Him that gave us breath
That We should go to rest
We lay us down to sleep,


Our weary eyes we close;
Whether to wake and weep,
Or wake no more, He knows.
Year: 1876

The New York Tribune says that in
that city "the annual rental of some
pews is equal to the house rent OF fam.
lily of moderate means In some church.
cs the custom of sub. letting is in vogue,
and in some cases it is made the source
of profit to the pew.holder" What a
precious justification of the exemption of
churches from taxation
Year: 1876

Habit is our primal fundamental law ;
habit and imitation-therc is nothing
more perennial in us than these two.
They are the source of all working and
all apprenticeship, of all practice and all
learning in this world.-Carlyle.
Year: 1876

DEATH FROM A SNAKE BITE. Last Friday
a negro boy, while walking through the field
on the plantation of Mr.. Alexander Brown,
in st. Andrews parish, was attracted to a
tree by the barking Of a dog which had been
in pursuit of arabbit. Arriving at the tree,
expecting to get the rabbit from the hollow,
he was bitten by rattlesnake, which was
concealed therein. He immediately ran to
fellow-laborer who was ploughing in the
same field, and told him Of what had hap
pened. He did not seem inclined to credit
his statement, but in few seconds the boy
fell insensible to the ground. He was
brought to the city hospital, and died
twelve hours after from the effects Of the
bite. Two days after his death, his friends
cut down the tree, and coiled within the
hollow they found large rattlesnake, hay-
ing fourteen rattles and o utton.-CharleS-
ton Is. C) Journal of Commerce. -