smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876




ClOuded Stars.
The daylight was fading softly,
And shut up my book with sigh,
To wait for the lamps ofthe evening
To brighten the starlit sky;
And one after one they spangled
The beautiful arch above;
And answered my gaze as softly .a
As the eyes of the friends love.
But as soon o'er the blue sky,s bosom,
A shadowy cloud was drawn,
And the stars that had beamed so brightly
Were from their places gone:
Yet knew they were calmly shining,
Where the sky is forever clear, -rsf
And knew that by patient waiting,
l should see them at length appear.
Then softly, o very softly,


A delicate breeze swept by,
And brushed with its airy pinions
The clouds from the azure sky;
And there, in their tranquil beauty,
Like pearls in crystal rill,
The beautiful stars Of Heaven,
Were shining above me still.
All thus from affections circle
The Jewels of love depart,
Thus faileth the clouds of darkness
And gloom on the morning heart;
But when from our fearful faces
The shadows of earth shall fall
When we put on our robes immortal,
Then, then shall we see them all.
Year: 1876

The Washington Chronicle
says: "The Confederate Demo
Gratis are engaged in the same
work now that they were during
the war-trying to capture the
Government" Well. they've got
the Secretary of War, and are
in not pursuit of the Secretary
Of the Navy, with the probability
that they will swoop down upon
even the President. 1t does look
as if these Confederate Demo-
Gratis" will "capture the Govern.
ment."
Year: 1876

A young man in London having
trod on dogs toe, was bitten so
severely that he died five days at
terward. The relatives summoned
the proprietor of the animal be,
fore a magistrate, who rendered
the remarkable decision that,
there being no evidence that the
dog was ferocious before being
trod upon, he must dismiss the
plaint.
Year: 1876

An old Scotch lady gave a
pointed reply to a minister who
knew he had offended her, and
expressed surprise that she
should come so regularly to
hear him preach. Said she,
"My quarrePS wi you, man; its
no WI the Gospel"
Year: 1876

The following story comes
from Sheboygan, Mich: "a
Justice of the Peace some time
ago married a couple, and for
pay took an order on the bride
groom's neighbor for a load of
hay,' and as he took too large a
load the bridegroom has sued
him in order to compel him. to
refund. ~
Year: 1876

A boy at a crossing having
for something of a gen.
tleman, the latter told him he
would give him something as
he came back. The boy re-
plied-"Your honor would be
surprised if you knew the mon
ey 1 lose by giving credit that
Way."
Year: 1876

As a Raleigh Judge was sitting
in his hotel room writing to his
wife last Sunday afternoon a
church bell began to ring, Grasp
ing his paper, his Honor rushed
down stairs and over to the Court
House to find the door closed and
to realize that it was Sunday.
Year: 1876

A most amusing scene was Witness
ed on K street the other day. A lady
with q vigorous pullbaek skirt and an
elaborate polonaise was walking up
X from Fourth street. In that un-
accountable outside pocket which the
fashion prescribes shall be trained 70
the rear aBd hung as low down as
possible upon the last-named gar
ment, she had q new, full spool Of
thread-just purchased, evidently.
An end Of this, escaping from the
open pocket, caught toe eye Of X
street gamin-a six or seven-year-old
specimen. He deftly caught the end,
and, holding to it, found that 1t reeled
of without the promenader being
aware OF IT. He at once squared HIM
self, sailor-fzshiOn, in the middle Of
the walk, aud as she "paid off' ne
"hsuled in" hand over hand, to the
infinite amusement of half q hum
dred men who witnessed the opera
tiOu. In brief time the line reach
ed clear up to Fifth street from near
Fourth, and as the lady stepped out
on the f1aggings to cross the street the
end ran off, and she went on with the
empty spool, blissfully unso1scious Of
the merriment behind her back ct her
expense The cruel men-and by this
time hundred had seen the unreal-
Ing prOcess-then began to speculate
upon the look Of blank astonishment
which must have Overspresd her
countenance when, on reaching
home, she found the SPOOL empty
which she could assert was full when
she purchased it, Washington CtToni-
Gle.
Year: 1876

When 8 farmer can 50 manage his
farm as to N Iks "both ends Of the
year meet" even II it be with the


most rigid economy, he should be


eOntented with his lot. If we take .
survey of the business men OF our


villages and cities, We find that on
three or four in q hundred realize a


competence for old age. Then i'm


sgine the unhsppiness Of those who


sooner or later, fail to support them


selves and families respectively-the


cares and anxieties that constantly


produce pangs and tortures that no


farmer ever felt. These men may


apparently lead pleasant lives, as the
outside world cannot witness the
emotions Of man who daily strains
every financial nerve to meet his
notes falling due at the bank. The
time between one and three o'clock
every day. In the city Of New York,
brings more anxiety to business men
than all the farmers Of the United


States realize in life time.


No, farmers your lot Is not q hard
one. Your food may be plain, and
the cuts Of your coats may not be as
fashionable IS those Of the merchants
OF the dEy I; but when you lie upon
the pillows your repose is sweet. The
horrors Of protested notes seldom
keep you awake at night; and In the
morning as you go around to feed
your fOcks and view your crops that
nave visiOly grown while you were
in the arms Of Morpheus, you may
take more real enjoyment Of life in
one hour than many merchants and
manufactures do In year. Our ad-
vice therefore, is be not discouraged.
The times may now be hard but
you are promised "seed-time and har-
vest" to the end and with hard Ia
Dor and judieious management, you
will come out in the end victorIous.-
Rural NelV Yorker. .....
Year: 1876

A Congress street bOardiDg-house
keeper seemed much pleased when
told At the Central market yesterday
that the political exeltement Was as
great a. ever.


81 hope It will continue about i've
weeks longer" she remarKed. ''Do
your know that since election day my
thirteen boarders have eaten One-hAll
less than sver before Why I can pat
the poorest sort Of butter on the table
without . word OF complaint. and
heavy biscuit and tough beef and
weak coffee are grabbed up, bolted
down, and away the men go TO hear
the news. live can only have one
week more I'll save money enough on
butter and beef 70 buy me an India
shawl
Year: 1876

book, is in the Royal Academy at Dublin,
and that contains less than thirty specimens
prehistoric Times, p. 28.) We can show
many more. But should Wisconsin coppers
turn out to be alloyed they will yield still
more historic fruit The alloy in European
copper has mainly led to the inference that
Europe derived metallurgy from Asia, and
that not tilLafter hardening alloys had come
into use. X similar inference regarding
prehistoric connections between Asia and
America may gain as much credence, and
with as good reason.


The copper treasure which will soon be
cren for study in the Winconsin Capitol will
be hailed hy archaoogists as new revela-
ton But i. is by no means complete. 1t
is the result, Of four years research by one
mani S Perk:ns-and that IN only one
fifth of n,lr counties 1t cannot be more
than the frs, fruit of more abundant har-
vest. Keep it then before the people
gers-,hat by sending to the Historical
Society The nondescript coppers they have
plowed up. they can each add some link to
chain OF investigation which has girdled
the globe already, and is daily stretching
backward further and further, and will yet
unfold secrets which have been hidden 80
long that they seen sealed by the angel of
the Apocalypse. Even those who are not
worth i, copper will do favor by writing
the writer or any member of the Historical
Society informing us who are the possess
sors of antique implements meats
Year: 1876




very remarkable feature of Mount
Shasta is the collection of hot springs 200
feet below the top. The extreme summit is
a steep ridge not more than 200 or 300 feet
through, on level with the spring, and
composed of shattered lava, which look as
thought any water falling in rain, or form ed
by melting sn 1ws upon it, would Immediately
run out through the cracks. There is in the
material nothing which when brought in con-
tact with the air or m DISTURB, would cause heat
the steep ridge, which at the foot is not
more than 200 yards through, there is a lit
tie fiat of half an acre full Of hot springs,
some Of them very small, and the largest
not more than three feet across. They have
a temperature of 100 degrees, and their
water is strong with sulphur and various
minerals. In some the water bubbles W
violently and there are openings in the
earth from which hot steam rushes out with
great force and considerable noise. One Of
these vents sends out n jet of steam two
feet in diameter. These springs. and the
earth around them, retain their heat through
winter as well as summer, notwithstanding
the severe cold that may prevail there: On
the lst of October the thermometer was be
low the freezing point at both sunrise and
sunset, and the temperature of the yea,
there is proably-for we have no long series
Of observations-not higher than 80 degrees
possibly below that figure. Immense masses
of snow lie on the northern side Of tht
mountains through the summer, and on thu
northern side there is a living glacier
Notwithsta nding / almost constant col.
resulting from the snow. ice and high elev
alton, the great heat supplied from tn
heart of the mountain does not give way
The waters o. these springs must be force'
up by power, which, though small il
comparison, still suggest the mighty force
that piled up this cone 10 a height of 500
feet above the adjacent ridges, and from it
now extinct craters poured out the lava tina
covered hundreds Of square miles with dc
| ISOLATION
Year: 1876

The habit Of Boston dog was to put his
fore paws on people, and tables, and other
things, and sniff until he was satisfied with
his investigation. At last he tried it on a
loaded gun that stood in corner. and now
he has no nose with which to sniff
Year: 1876

horse would refuse to step on or over the
body of a man lying in the road, but, as if
lmpelled by instinct, would stop and remain
motiOnless until the matter should be inves-
tigated . Grave doubts as to the truth of
this statement crossed Brogg's mind, and
to settle the matter fer himself he resolved
to give the thing practical test. Now
Broggs has no horse, but does own very
intelligent and frisky young mule, so he
thought it just as well to try the expert
ment with him. There is narrow lane
leading from the clover patch to the water
trough, and he sent his little son lobby to
open the gate and turn out the mule; mean
while Broggs lay down full length across
the lane, assuming an apparently iifeless
attitude. The mule lad been kept in the
pasture all day, and consequently was very
dry, SO he came waltzng down the lane
at !: great rate. and everything denoted "A
fair trial of the test. And SO it was; but
| not exactly 'roggs would have desired,
although c"l.trmed him in his skepticlsm.
When within yard or two the mule per-
ceived the prnsirate form Of his master, and
with an explosion of sound which was a
compromise between the shrek of locomo-
tive and the yell Of frightened maniac he
bowed up his back, flung his tail to the
breeze, elevated himself about fifteen feet
| in the air, and with all four feet in q
bunch. lit on the pit of Broggs dread


basket Then, with fiendish laugh he
suddenly spread out his feet with a scrap


ing, lacera,ing sound and was eff like 8
fash, not emitting however, to give the ex


perimenter parting kick in the small Of
his back as he departed. The price OF thu
mule did not near pay the doctors bin, ant
Broggs is now calculating how many post
! holes he will have tie mortise before he viii
get even on his experiment.
Year: 1876

The Herald having tried to make joke,
and having been corrected into absurd;ty
by the printer, cries out, "The intelligent
compositor is a blessing in disguise. The
only trouble is that he is sometimes to deep
ly disguised"
Year: 1876

bad morals and disorganized indus
tries were results OF the war;" says the
Bulletin, 'and bad government seems
to be a concurrent calamity with these
and not first cause" Again, In the
same article, the Bulletin says, "This is
. Government Of the people, and the
Administration is but reflex of the
people themselves, their vices and fol-
lies rs we'll as virtues" Accept these
fundamental propositions of the Bulle-
tin and what do they prove? Simply
that vice and folly in the people consti-
tute bad government, and that bad gov
ernment and disorganized industries
are always found together. This is very
nearly our view Of the case


We concede that bad morals are a
prolific cause OF bad government. But
there are other causes over which the
governed have no control, and against
which they now contend, which create
bed government. No one can hold that
the bad morals Of the people OF Louisi-
ana are at the bottom OF the Ubiquitous
which has scourged this
Year: 1876

A NINcEMEAT EPIsoDE.-A villain
North Hill, Iowa, man, who was set to
stirring the mince meat because his wife
was busy, dropped paper of fine cut
into the delightful mess, while he was
stealthily trying to take a chew. After
scalding his fingers dreadfully by max
ing Intellectual dives after his lost treas
ure. he let it go and stirred it; then he
astonished his wife and family By de-
ciinipg mince pie, and he was by sin
gular coincidence, the only member of
that family who didn't remark that ''it
tasted awful queer, ard who wasn't
subsequently, tormented with the belief
that the mincemeat was poisoned. They
threw the mineemeat away, and tho man
told the story down town. and it got
around to his wife, and now there is a
man on North Hill who props his hat
up on three bumps every time he puts
it on, and would as lief eat percussion
cartridge as take a chew of tobacco
within block OF his happy home.
Year: 1876

They were standing in front of her gate
His right arm was occupied in holding her
up, while his shoulder furnished resting
place for her little head. And they were
watching the bright and glorious moon.
It influenced the young man to such a
degree that he said "With what reful.
gencs does bright Luna shed her rays upon
all inanimate creation, weaving weird,
fantastic shadows among the leafess tree
and spreading a silver glory over al p
you observe the magnificent effect,
Mamie 2''-" Yes, indeed, Henry" she
returned; "and did you see that Jen
Clemmins at the dance? She had on last
winters dress, made over; and she's worn
that blue waist ever since can remember
never saw such looking thing"
Year: 1876

A gentleman conversing with Brook
lyn lady about the absurdity OF female
apparel and the frivolity of fashionable
life exclaimed: Is there on earth bigger
fool than the mere woman OF fashion ~
Her questionsr considered himself shut up,
and put down disagreesble look, when
the lady answered: "Yes, the man who
admires her.
Year: 1876

near the river bank, is situated some of
the finest logging timber found anywhere
around the Sound. Pronounced by the
agent of the Utsalady Mill Co. to be the
best.


1t is proposed to enlarge the slough
around the lower Jam, 50 steam boats
can pass through it, and to cut pas
sage around the upper Jam. The esti-
mated expense is not great; already sew
cral hundred dollars have been raised,
and several ways of performing the work
have been discussed in the MaU. We
regret not being able to carefully study
up the Nootsack Valley upon our last
visit to that section Of the country. but
will go there if possible before many
weeks.
Year: 1876

FLOODING A MTNE.--On Saturday last,
large vein of water suddenly gushcd
out in the Talbot coal mine, with such
force and volume as to Immediately
cause a suspension of work and speedy
evacuation OF the mine. The water rose
seven feet in few minutes, and was soon
after twenty-five, and last night had fill
"a up the entire mine so that the water
poured out of the mouth of the tunnel
this morning. There is little pump
there, but It is entirely inadequate in
case Of serious disaster of this kind. A
meeting of the directors has been called,
at which to decide upon what steps to
take. BY getting apoweriul steam pump
Mt it, with sufficient pipe tor the purpose,


il il thought the water can easily be ex'
hausted, and the more so as it is probab'
ly surface water The company have
hardly coal enough for the loading Of the
Albert, and in case of there being an in.
suiTcicncy they will probably get the
few tons lacking from one Of the other
mines. - Tribune.
Year: 1876

Ben Weaver's goods have arrived and are arriving almost daily from San Francisco via New Mexico, and it is possible that some of them have been to Central America. Al any rate they have sent them nearly every where that they ough; not to, before start ing them on the right track for Prescott. They have been ever since last Fall on the way At one time word came that they were in Los Angeles, then at Mazatlan, then at Guymas, then at Acapulco, then at San Diego, etc, etc, and finally they reached Ehrenberg and soon began to arrive at their proper destination. Ben is opening them out now, and. in order to make a quick turn, will sell lower than ever. He has al- most everything on hand that you can think of
Year: 1876

A STINGER.-Being in church on Sunday evening, we were quite entertained with an excellent discourse on the necessity of an ac- quaintance with the Almighty, but more particularly struck with the force of an illus tration in which the preacher maintained that though the bee built his cell in exact conformity to geometrical rules, with per feet angles, etc, yet the bee knew nothing of geometry, and was only yan instrument in the hands of Deity to peform this work. ''The power is behind the bee," exclaimed the enthusiastic speaker, and repeated with emphasis 1.-THE POWER Is BEHINDTHE BEE upon which a friend suggests that he evi- dently had allusion to the business end of the bee, at least such presumption accords with our friends experience, who is ready to be qualified that the power was behind the bee with which ne once experimented.
Year: 1876

LOOK AFTER YOUR SToCK.-Stock men will consult their own interests by needing the warnings we have given from time to time with reference to the destruction of crops by predatory stock. The farmers, whose whole dependence is upon their crops, cannot afford to have them eaten up by the horses, cattle, sheep or hogs, of other people and they will not stand it. Many of the far mers are not situated so as to take up and post the stock that comes to prey upon their fields, for the reason that they neither have the pasture nor feed to accommodate them, ,'and if they had, the estray law, if strictly followed, involves so many and such expensive and intricrate requirements that few men who do not make the law business or profession know how to proceed, in order 10 keep within the law, nor have they the time or means to spare necessary to take up and post them legally, therefore il should not be very surprising to hear that in some cases some not very gentle means had been resorted to in order to get rid of them. The safest, easiest and best way to avoid trouble will be for each man to look after his own stock and see that they do not trespass upon the property of others. Hon. l.. A. Stevens of Willow Creek informs us that there is scarcely day passes that he or his men do not have to turn strange stock out of some of his fields. He does not want to go to the trouble nor put the owners of the stock to the expense of posting, feeding and taking care of these animals, but will be driven to it as measure of self protection unless the owners come and take them away and that speedily. There is no time to spare as after the crops are eaten it will be too late to repair the damage, therefore some thing must be done at once
Year: 1876

MUST BE SToPPED.-The habit of prowl- ing about other peoples premises and reck- lessly shooting within the Village limits, are two things that have got to be attended to and that promptly, as the people will not stand it. \ lot of irresponsible loafers have no more right to get out in the street at night and fire off pistols to the annoyance and alarm of quiet people, than they have to throw stones through the windows of peo- ple's houses, and whenever such things oc- eur, it is the duty of the officers to arrest and lodge the perpetrators in jail for trial. On quite vOlley of firearms somewhere on Granite street. whether with malicious or felonious intent or simply ill a spirit of bragadOcio is of no consequence; one is as bad as the othOr, unless perhaps, if they would kill each other they might do some good and mitigate the offence somewhat. This is a law-loving and law-abiding people, willing to pay their taxes and perform all the duties devolving upon them as citizens, but they desire in return that protection which is that they shall not be wantonly disturbed in the nighttime by reckless shooting in the streets. Those who receive pay from the taxes of the people to protect their persons and property, should make note of these hints and see to it that repe- tition of the scenes of Sunday night shall be followed by swift and adequate punishment.
Year: 1876

in which the fair promises Of civil ser.
vice reform have been kept by the Re-
publican party under the administration
Of President Grant As they have done
they will continue to do Mr.. Hayes
may mean we'll himself, and honestly
intend to do all he promises, but he
will no more be able to do as he wishes
than his predecessors have been. The
man is not strong enough to break up
the rings and cliques that will surround
him and that have so long manipulated
the government The only sure way
to get rid Of the corruptionists and make
a clean reform in all branches Of the
civil service is for the people to put
another party in power by the election
of the man who has proved himself by
his works to be a genuine reformer-
Sam'l j. Tilden.
Year: 1876

equal either in Intellectual ability or
professional skill Of Mr.. Higgins. whom
he succeeds, but like the presidential
nominee of the Republican party be is
not we'll enough known to have any
harm said Of him, which is considered
great thing in his favor in these days
Of administrative corruption and venal-
ity. The appointment. however, does
not suit the friends Of Mr.. Higgins who
cannot see any justi6able reason for
ousting him. Hence the party jar is no
nearer settled than it was before. Some
think that Mr.. Higgins advocacy of
Secretary Bristow at Cincinnati sealed
bis doom; while others assert that too
honest and strict discharge Of his OIL
cial duties in the prosecution Of ex-Col-
lector Nolen and other precious pets Of
the Administration is feared. Hence
his decapitation. This latter may have
had something to with it, but, unless
we are much mistaken in the man, from
our acquaintance with Mr.. Hoffecker,
he will not lend himself to do what he
believes to be direliction Of duty
Year: 1876

TIE REPORT that Judge David Davis
Of Illinois, had declared in favor OF
Hayes and Wheeler, turns out to have
been Republican canard gotten up for
political effect. So far from favoriDg
the Republican nominees, the Judge is
said to have come out openly and square,
" for Tilden and Hendricks. It seems
that in speaking Of the action Of the
Cincinnati convention be said the NOM
ination Of Hayes was about the best the
Republicans could make, and this was
at once heralded abroad a. declaration
in favor Of that ticket