smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

What We Gain by the German Decision.


The CHRONICLE dispatches report that
he Emperor, William appointed Arbiter,
by the Washington Treaty, has decided
the San Juan boundary case in favor of
the United States, after consultation with
the most eminent legal talent of his EN-
pire:


The decision of these gentlemen is that
the Canal de Haro is the proper boundary
between the continent and Vancouver's
Island, as the United States alwaysamain-
tanned it was. The British Government
have held that the Rosario strait, which is
the nearest channel to the main land, was
the proper line of demarkation. Accord
ing to our view of the case, in which the
German jurists entirely coincide, we are
entitled to the possession of the island of
San Juan and several other lesser islands
between the Gulf of Georgia and the strait
of Juan de Fuca.


THE ISLAND AND A HISTORY OF THE


DISPUTE.


The island of San Juan is about fifteen
miles in length, and in its widest part,
about seven, and contains about forty
thousand acres of land. The northern
portion is mountainous and heavily TIM
bered, but the southern part has many
beautiful prairies, and is exceedingly fer
tile. The pasture is so nutritious that the
mutton raised upon it is remarkable for
the delicacy of its flavor. There is near
the harbor valuable quarry of limestone.
These disputed islands contain the only
limestone quarries as yet found on the
| American side of the waters of Puget
sound, and up to the working of the quar-
ry on San Juan all limestone used for
building purposes in this portion of Wash
| ington Territory had to be brought from
Vancouver's island or California, Coal is
also found in this archipelago. On the
lower end of San Juan are the best fishing
waters on the sound. Great quantities of
hallibUt. Goldfish, and salmon are taken by
the Indians, who for this purpose resort
to this vicinity at certain seasons. When
the Hudson Bay Company used San Juan
as fishing station they were in the habit
OF, putting up yearly 5000 barrels OF
salmon.


From this source alone profitable busi-
ness might be established. The popula-
ton of the island is at present about four
hundred, of which two hundred are mill
tary. There are seven large islands be-
tween the disputed channels besides many
Year: 1872

The writer of the letter says nothing to
indicate his preference, but simply gives
these estimates without comment.


The letters received by the Democratic
State Executive Committee are of the most
encouraging character. They, as we'll as
our own letters, show clearly that the race
is between Cheatham and Maynard. The
game of bag which the Johnson men are
playing is on too weak hand. 1t will not
win
Year: 1872

these facts, it needs to be stated that
promotions were in no case made
with reference to the original stand
ing of the clerk upon examination,
but solely from considerations of the
ability and efficiency developed under
the test Of actual service from month
to month.


In closing his report, the Superin-
tendent expresses his commendation
of the clerical force of his office, men
tiOning by name his chief clerk and
the chiefs and assistant chiefs of divis-
ions, and his obligations for courtesies
from various persons outside the CEN
sus Office,
Year: 1872

A colonel has to ride on horseback
doesn't he? asked the wide-awake Yam,
kee.
Yes, sometimes-once in a while
/ but that isn't anything, you know.
It isn't, Ell -? You can't play that OF
me. I know all about riding on horse
! back. 1 never rode on horseback an
hour in my life without having to take


my meals from a mantelpiece for three
days afterward.


And so he went on, coEfessing his
unfamiharity with everything appeF-
tanning to a Colonelcy, with such
frankness and humor as made the Off
GERS and men all the more determined
to have him for their commander; and
they got him. Having been elected to
the command of the Ninth regiment,
he at once set about learning his duties,
and made such rapid progress that he
soon became a proficient. The writer
hereof was at Long Branch while the
Ninth was recently encamped there,
and had opportunities to see Col. Fisk
in camp, at drill and on parade, and
can bear testimony to his efficiency and
popularity as a regimental commander.


THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE TRUTH


of the matter is, James Fisk, Jr., was
man of prodigious talent. His per-
ceptiye, constructive and executive
powers were all of high order. If he
had ever gone back, in spirit and sin
cerity of soul, to his mothers knee
and his mothers prayers, and allowed
the germs of religious truth which, IN
that old New England home, were ear
ly implanted in his heart, to spring up
and bear their legitimate fruit, and
dominate the tone and color and char
acter of his life, there Is no saying to
what height of popularity and useful
ness he might have risen. We have
had opportunities of seeing closely
many great men, and have penetrated
the reeesses of their characters, and
have studied them well; and having
this In mind, we do not hesitate to say
that we have never known any human
being, with the single exception of
Henry Clay, who could compete IN eIe-
ments of popularity with James Fisk,
Jr., if, in addition to his other quail
ties, he had also been a downright,
sincere, pure-hearted Christian man.


Col Fisk would have been a favor
tie in the church, and irresistible as a
temperance refOrmer He would have
made robust Christian and a mellow
one. An exhOrtation to godliness and
virtue would have come from his lips
with unusual unction. His executive
ability would have come into grand
and benificent play IN running a revi-
val. He would have been apt to win
as much distinction IN the army of the
Lord as he has won in the militia of
the Empire State.
Year: 1872


Our baby boy is king is king!


lie rules with mighty sway,
But before you can understand the thing


You must watch his way for day.
From pOking my sleepy eyes at dawn,


lie turns TO my boots on the floor,
And plays such pranks with them on the sly


AS no ono e'er dreamed Of before.
IN vain. when I wake, I tug and pull


The boot is no longer fiti
And baby looks on in his innocent way;


You'd never suspect him bit.
You'd never dream, till you turned them out


What treasures a boot can hold
But bless you! it's only a trick of the kings;


It's better to laugh than to scold.
And so all day the king. our boy,


Makes mischief his royal pleasure;
He laughs and cries, and kisses and fights,


And still is Onr blessed treasure.
Asleep at last in his downy bed


Now a cat may look at our king,
And never DO teased or maui ed at all.


Which you II own is wonderful thing.
And we-mamma and myself-WclI, We


Are just his father and mother; -,
So we bend Ger the sleeper, and proudly think
There never was such another.
Year: 1872

GOOD MASsEEs. Young should
be mannerly. How to be so, is the
question. Many a good girl and boy.
feel that they can't behave to suit
themselves IN the presence Of cOmpa-
ny. They feel timid, bashful and
self-distrustful the moment they are
addressed by a stranger, or appear in
company. There is but one way to get
over this feeling and acquire easy and
graceful manners, that is, do the best
they can all the time at homo as well
as abroad. Good manners ara not
learned by arbitrary teaching 50 much
Is acquired by habit. They grow
upon US by use. We must be courte-
Gus, agreeable, civil, kind, gentleman
ly and womanly at home, and then it
will become a kind Of second nature
to be so everywhere. A course, rough
manner at home begets a habit Of
roughness which We cannot lay of Il
we Try, when we 60 among strangers.
The most agreeable people we have
ever known IN company are those who
are perfectly agreeable at home.
Home Is the school for all good things,
especially for good manners.
Year: 1872

California fancies that it has dis
covered good building material in
stone of volcanic character, known
there as lava rock, a metamorphic
sandstone, showing clearly the ac-
ton of fire.
Year: 1872

A curious dilemma in which Massa-
chusetts railroad finds itself is thus stated;
A passenger hurIying to the train on Sab


bath morning, arrives too late to purchase
a ticket before the cars move. The con-
ductor demanded the extra sum which is
claimed from those who do not purchase
tickets before getting on the train. The
passenger refuses to pay, and is sued by
the company. After one or two decisions
in the lower courts, it reached one of the
higher courts, and there shrewd lawyer
made the plea that as the trains were run
on the Sabbath day. in violation of stat
ute of the Commonwealth, the railroad had
no right to collect fares at all. The Judge
admitted the force of the the argument
and the jury was instructed to bring the
tardy passenger not guilty of any offence.
Sunday travelling may thus be made free, If
the railroads will consent to put the trains
ON the road and allow the public to get in.
Year: 1872

THE economical Board Of Directors of our
work house spent S46, 900 to build a stable
last year, capable Of housing four horses.


SrAMPEDI>G Business The rapid de-
velopment Of our railroad system is destined
to work revolution y every manufacturing
business Of other Il an that of supplying
mere local demand. IS an Illustration Of this
assertion the fact that for sUme years past no
manufacturing establishments have been
erected in this city is proof positive, while
the fact that nearly all our large establish
ments are looking for new quarters out Of the
city, touches us all in a tender point. In
proportion to its population and business
there is no city in the country where real
estate is held so high, and taxes great
in this city, and our manufacturers seeing no
hope Of relief i'll the future, are preparing to
stampede Already has the Niles tool works
been removed to the city of Hamilton, and a
large cedar ware concern has followed in their
wake, the enterpriring citizens Of Hamilton
having made it of interest to both concerns to
emigrate, by donating lands and money.
Urban and McNeale. safe manufacturers have
been induce to locate at Canton, Ohio-the
inducements being land and money, low taxes,
cheap rents. while the facilities for transporta
tion are ample.


The Hall Safe and Lock Company must in
crease their capacity, but it requires a small
fortune to procure the land to build upon,
and it is seriously contemplating removal to
some place where they may have elbow room
A further cause Of the tendency to vacate
the city for manufacturing purposes, is that
the river has ceased TO be in any way reliable.
At least three months in the year it is ice
bound and for the balance of the year the
water is so low as to make navigation almost
impossible


Manufacturers must lock up immense sums
| in raw material when the river is navigable
to be prepared to carry on any business sue
cessfully, and with money at II per cent, the
profits must be immense to warrant it.


Since November last, the foundry proprie-
tors have been laboring under immense dis
advantages and their ability to compete with
other cities is much impaired on account of
the scarcity Of iron and the extortionate
freight charges of the railroads, which ad-
vanced it from S35 to S45 per ton. Then
again, those who had not on hand immense
supplies of coke were forced to close their
shops or pay about 100 per cent. Of an ad-
vance in price for an inferior article. These
drawbacks will materially affect the future
prosperity of this city, and will dot the lines
Of our railroads with manufacturing villages
and towns at our expense, unless we can
speedily secure lower taxes, cheap transporta-
tion, and greatest of all, cheap money.
Year: 1872

THE boot and shoe trade still continues to
hold good, especially for wholesale work.
Some of the Crispn organizations are report
ed to be in a tlourishing condition, while others
are disposed to lag behind there brethren, but
with their well-known reputation for persever-
ance and firmness in the hour Of trial, the
most lukewarm, We are confident, will come
up to the breach if their honor or rights should
be severely assaulted.
Year: 1872

VIZ notice hand bills posted up ON almost
every corner Of our streets that several hun
dred ship builders and hewers are wanted;
apply to f. b. Ward Of Detroit. Now is the
time for that class Of mechanics to obtain EN-
ployment many hundred Of that class, We
are confident, would avail themselves of the
opportunity if they could be made aware Of
the fact that so many men were wanted by q
well known and responsible firm.
Year: 1872

THE GERMAN AMERICAN SAVINGS B0K,
Edward Kanter, Esq, President, has estab-
hshed itself as emphatically the friend Of the
working classes. Its special advantages are
that sums from 81 and upwards ane received
on deposit, (women and children included)
and interest allowed thereon Now there are
none SO soor that they cannot make be-
ginning and the first dollar will always be
followed by a second, and so on II YOU ex-
pect to be the owner some day of house and
lot commence in the German American Rank
For the accommodation of its customers it is
kept open on Saturday evenings till half past
six o'clock. Remember the location. I.arned
street, next to the Postoffice


GoLDsMTTHs, BRYANT AND STRArroN
BUSINESS UNIVERSITY is now recognized as
the best institution of the kind in the coun-
try, to fit young man for the battle Of life
and give him thorough and practical COM
mercial education Everything is conducted
upon business every day life. The students
have their own board of trade-buy and sell
the same as in open market, have regular
commercial transactions with members Of the
other branches Of the University in different
parts of the country. In fact, the whole
has been reduced to science so
when its graduates emerge into public life
they have little, if anything, to lean For
the benefit of those who are unable to attend
during the day, evening classes have been
and TO those Of limited means
our advice is, call at once on Mr. Goldsmith,
secure scholarship, and our word for it, you
will never have cause to regret.
Year: 1872

THE nomination of Davis and Parker meets
with general appreciation here. Labor Reform
ers rejoice over it. The thinking portion of
the Democracy think it a grand movement
towards success, and many of the leaders pro-
fess to be in favor of forming q United Ma
tiOnal Ticket, so intent are they in their pur-
pose to defeat Grant at all hazards. Some of
the Republican papers say it was preconcert-
ed plan to nominate a conservative man, so in
the event of the Democrats not making nom
nation, the majority Of that party could raj
ly on the Reform candidate. Verify the world
moves, and the friends Of reform can now
afford to and watch the result of a mas
terly movement in the rightdirection.
Year: 1872

A band of Indians about sixty in num-
bcr made an attack upon two men at the
ranches on Cicnega de Sauz, about fifteen
miles above an old San Simon station and
twenty-five miles from camp Bowie.
There are two adobe houses there, stu-
ated some 200 yards apart. The men
occupied one, the other vacant and that
morning one one Of the men, Richard
Barnes started to 90 from the house over
near the vacant one, when he was fired
upon by Indians frcm the inside Of the
house and shot through the body. His
partner, r. NJ. Gilbert was at the time


in the house occupied by them, and upon
his bed, being unwell with fever; but
hearing the firing, he seized his Henry
rife, ran out and commenced firing upon
the Indians, as they had run out aud sur
rounded the fatally wounded and dying
man. This intimidated them, and they
backed little, and Gilbert succeeded in
getting the wounded man into the house,
and all the time keeping up the firing up
on the Indians. After this quite q skirm-
ish ensued, shooting through doors, win
dows and portfolios, in which Gilbert
was quite painfully, but not dangerously y
wounded near the groin by spent ball.


The Indians hit upon the cxpedient OF
setting fire to the roof to burn them out,
and when the heat aud smoke could be
endured no longer, Gilbert tried to arouse
the wounded man and get together out of
door, but found him dying. He then took
his rife in one hand and his cooked pis-
tol in the other, and knowing that an In
dian was standing at the corner Of the
house watching for him (he being able to
see the shadow in the morning sun), with
n yell and bound, sprang directly at the
Indian, firing his pistol into the savage
when within two feet, and rushed into
the tall grass into the Cinenega bottom
amid n shower of balls.


This strategy, no doubt, saved the
mans life, as the Indian fired but missed
his mark-the pistol-bal in his own
stomach probably rendering his nerves
unsteady. The man lay in the tall grass
and tules all day, the Indians not caring
to risk three or four lives to get one and
during that night and tn, next day, he
managed, in spite Of his wound, to craw
into Bowie camp some nine miles off
Year: 1872

Can smallpox bs communicated by
mail? The Wheeling MteHigencer
mentions case which seems to imply
that it can. A young lady in that city
recently received letter from a sister in
Pittsburg, who wrote that she was then
sick with the smallpox. Exactly eleven
days after the letter arrived, the lady
who received it was taken with the dis
case. She was not exposed to it any
other way, and there seems no doubt the
contagion was communicated by the let
ter
Year: 1872

The Golden Rule was long since read
out of politics, but seems to be nowhere
so thoroughly ignored as in Texas. A
week or so ago, a Democratic paper in
that State had its Office completely de-
stroyed by fire. The editor of its Re-
publican rival is evidently a new conner.
Not understanding the approved Texan
method of conducting political combats,
he offered the burned out journalists
the free use of his presses, type, etc.
The offer was accepted, and there was
no interruption in the publication OF
either periodical. The man of generos-
ity soon realized vividly that virtue Is
its own land only reward. From the
whole Republican press OF the State
there arose howl of reproach for his
violation of the great Texan maxim,
Never to give aid and comfort to afallen
foe. He was denounced as a traitor,
and was threatened with being read out
of the party but he maintains his po-
sition manfully, and shows no sign of
backing down before the illjudged zeal
of his accusers.
Year: 1872

There was q doll bride and doll
bridegroom, and dozen or fifteen little
girls in the neighborhood were invited
to bring their dolls to the wedding. So
thew came along, some of the dolls be-
ing brought in the girls arms, and
some. more stylish. coming in carriage
without any horses. Though the weather
was cold. the carriage had no blankets
or fur robes to cover the dolls, which
was certainly great oversight on the
part of somebody. However, they all
reached the place in safety, and we be-
lieve none of the dolls took cold.


The bride was tall, stylish-looking
doll, made of wax. Her dress was of
white Swiss muslin. She had q satin
sash. long veil, and wreath of flow
ers on her head, and held a lace hand
kerchief in her hand. AS she was not
able to stand alone, there was stick
behind her which held her up, and her
feet were fastened to thin, fiat piece
of wood. With these helps, she man
aged to stand up pretty we'll, though
some thought she looked little stiff
Perhaps she was proud of being bride.


The bridegroom had once been rather
a nice-looking young man, but his face
showed signs of bad usage. In fact, he
looked little dissipated, which is bad
thing for any young man, especially Tor
bridegroom. He couldn't stand up
straight, and part of the time was ac-
tually lying on the floor in one corner
of the room. He had on black velvet
Jacket and trowsers, with gilt buttons:
He also had little shirt, and pair OF
shoes; but as one of his feet came off
before the party ended, he only needed
one shoe. The bride didn't seem to
care much for him, nor did he appear
to care much for himself. That's the
way it is sometimes.


The invited guests-that is, the dolls
who came to the party-were variously
dressed. One had on blue silk dress,
with white lace overskirt, looped up
with rosebuds. She had watch and
chain, a bracelet, necklace, and car
ried lace handkerchief. The dress OF
another was trimmed with white lace
and blue velvet. Another had on red
merino dress, and white apron. Still
another had white Swiss dress, trim
med with red silk. She had string OF
beads around her neck. One baby doll
had white long-clothes, and red sack,
with a veil and wreath. There was one
unfortunate doll in the party that had
at some time met with one of those &C
cidents which will occasionally happen
to dolls. She was sister to the bride,
and had once been very beautiful; but,
sad to say, her face one day got smashed,
so that eyes and nose and mouth all
went TO pieces, leaving only the back of
the head. Now, such an accident, hap
pening to child, would have killed 1t
dead right on the spot; but it didn't
kill the doll dead The doll doctor
made a new face fer it out of bit OF
white muslin, and made new eyes, nose
and mouth with black ink, and the doll
never knew the diferencel


The little girls had fine time play
ing with their dolls and with each other.
They had a nice supper, and all went
home happy. None of the dolls got
sick from eating too much. How it was
with the children, we don't know. I
Year: 1872

Each player must be provided WIN u.
nenciI and paper. Let one of the party
read aloud, distinctly, and not very fast,
and md as he or she reads, let the rest
each each make dot for every word read.
q Easy enough to do that's it2 Try.
Probably at the first trial not one of ten
boys or girls will succeed in following 9
moderate reader accurately, even for a
single page. When the page is read,
count the words, and then let each
PLAYER count his dots, and see who has
been accurately up to "time."
Year: 1872

A good deal of amusement has been caused
in London theatrical circles by the publca-
ton OF couple of letters which passed be-
tween the manager of West End drapery
establishment and the acting manager of a
West End theatre. The draper's missiye ran
as follows:-


Sir,-If you are now issuing any compli-
mentary orders for theatre, may ask you to
circulate few through me for the ladies and
gentlemen of our house. By doing so YOU
may rely upon them being used by fashona-
BILE and well-dressed persons. 1 hope you
will pardon the liberty have taken by writ
ing to you and trusting the suggestion may
meet with your appreciation, am, Sir, yours
obediently, RI.


Promptly answered the acting manager
with paraphrase thus:-


Sir.-If you are now issuing any compli-
mentary black silk dresses, may l ask YOU to
circulate few through me for the ladies of
this theatre. By doing so you may rely upon
their being made up fashionably and worn by
ladies Of good appearance and figure hope
you will pardon the liberty; but, trusting the
suggestion may meet with approval, l am,
Sir, yours obediently. ATS.
Year: 1872

The CULTURE OF THE HAIR.-Just as surely
as soil infested with Canadian thistles can be
made to produce fine crops of golden grain, the
scalp now sparsely covered with harsh, dry,
unmanageable hair may be made prolific of
silken tresses. All that is necessary to effect
the change in either case is the right Kind of
fertilizer. Leaving the agricultural chemists
to determine how the barren land shall be
fruitful, we positively assert that Lyons Ka-
thairon is unequaed as fertilizer and 5eauti-
tier of the hair. Twenty-Five years of success is
the basis of this unqualified statement. Dur
ing that time it has been used by many millions
of both sexes, and the first instance in which it
has failed to fulfil the expectations of ration
al purchaser has yet to be discovered. 1t will
not cause hair to grow on vanished gourd;
but where ever the roots of the hirsute fibers
remain undisturbed it will cause them to put
forth new shoots, and in all cases where the
hair has become thin it will increase its vol
ume. nov11-eodlw&1w
Year: 1872

''How have you been able to escape all the
catastrophes of the Comnunem m said the
Russian ambassador to Baron Rothschild
Because we Israelites have the privilege of
crossing the Red sea with dry feet"