smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

beginning six miles up the Virgin
River, mountains of salt extend for
thirty or more miles up the Virgin
and Muddy Rivers, in Nevada. There
are openings now made from six to
twenty miles up the Virgin River at
different places. From six to twelve
miles up, the openings uncover u
species of dark gray salt, ninety-two
per centum pure, presenting to the
casual observer the appearance of COM
mon, coarse gray granite. These open
ings are all on the east side of the Vir-
gin River, from One-fOurth to One-half
miles from its banks. At q point
twenty miles up the river, and on its
western side, is q mountain of pure
white erystallized salt, white as the
driven snow and transparent almost
as glass. 1t Is at once q pleasing and
interesting spectacle TO see the great
masses OF crystsl-like salt, as thrown
out by three or four foot blast,
These pure and beautiful blocks re-
sembIe somewhat blocks of the purest
ice when prepared for the ice house.
On placing q mass six inches thick
over q column of the Chronicle, the
fine print could be read easily. The
formation OF the salt deposit is no
doubt very ancient, dating back in
years beyond computation. Long
since the deposit was made the great
upheavaIs and earthquake era have
occurred, which have changed the
whole appearance of the country for
great distances around. These salt
bluffs or mountains can be identified
for q long distance by the peculiar
color of the surface, which Is Of reddish
or orange color. Underneath this
formation, as well as in it, is q peeu-
liar kind OF micaceous sedimentary
granite.


Another very interesting natural
curiosity visited and examined here
Is q natural salt well, a mile north
west OF the ferry. It is on 8 kind OF
mesa, which extends up and down
the river on its northern bank. This
mesa is drift formsti0n, formed OF
small pebbles and bowlders mixed
with earthly matter. Tie well is q
large, circular opening in the mesa,
some 800 feet in circumference, with
abrupt descent to the surface of the
well, which IS So feet below the sur
face. The water is exceedingly salt,
far more so than any spring, and has
been sounded to q depth of $50 feet.
1t is q splendid natural salt bath, in
which tue bather floats almost as
buoyantly as q cork upon q pool of
Year: 1876

A gentleman just from the grass
hopper country furnishes the Repu6-
Licdn some facts. He visited Marshall,
ShIek, Burns, and other points along
the western end of the Winona and
st. Peter road. The young grasshop-
pers have attained a working size. and
have begun to harvest the crop. At
present their operations are confined
to strip OF country extending from
Burns Station to SaratOgs, near Mar.
shall, covering q territory of fifty
miles in length and reaching in
breadth from line some eight miles
north of the Winons and st. Peter
railroad south to the st. Paul and
Sioux City road. The ravenous little
hoppers are just at present about half
an inch long, aud will probably get
their wings by the middle of this
month or the first of July. They are
making q clean sweep of the wheat
fields, many of which look as black as
when first sowD. The grain is from
three to four inches high, and where
the pestiferous insects light upon It
not spear is left. One man with q
net attached to horse-rake caught
forty pounds Of hOppers In the short
space OF three hours. Near Burns
Station corn ia hurt some by the
grasshoppers, but not much. Many
of the farmers are planting their
wheat-fields to corn now. Peas are
also being largely planted. The ex-
pertinent was tried in the spring OF
burning over the prairie in hopes Of
destroying the Larvae, but in walking
over these burnt places the young
hoppers may be seen moving about
as lively as ever.
Year: 1876

BY MARY LEE
No time 20 pray!


How sad the thought,
That life's so frAught with care
AS not give,
Each day we live,
Some time to humble pray'r.
HOfime 20 pray?
What heart so pure,
That never need 10 say
OH God. forgive.
Help me TO live,
And shun the erring way?
No time to pray
To thank our God.
For all that he has given
Long life and health,
True friends and wealth,
And promises OF HeaYen-
No time 10 pray
Oh stop and think
How awful is the doom,
To die at last
A lifetime past,
No hope beyond the tomb
No time TO Pray
How can we live,
And never have a fear,
That God may say,
Some future day,
have no time TO hear?
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, Feb. g. 1s7a
REORGANIZATION OF THE STAFF DEPARTMENT OF
THE ARMY-THr TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN
BUREAU TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT..


The Military committeahavo agreed upon bill for the
consolidation and reduction OF the staff
sorps OF the army The supply OF the army Is
be placed under head, and TO attain this the
nissary, quarermaster and pay Departments to be
consolidated; the ordnance and artillery also
to be consolidated the medical department be
down that its strength shall bear the same proper
on to the present force OF the army existed before
he war; the adutant generals and Inspector generals
departments to be consolidated the Bureau Of
Military Justice is be abolished; the engineer corps
Is to remain 1t is, except that the Secretary OF
War is prohibited from employing civilian engineers


high rates. and the Secretary also authorized 10
assign surplus officers OF artillery engineers duty
and in case Of war; to put subaterLs OF the engineer
corps duty with the artillery. The signal
10 remain as II Is. Surplus officers and those dis
placed the consolidation to be assigned TO duty
IN the Indian Bureau provided the bill transferring
that Bureau to the War Department becomes a law.


The Military Committee have agreed upon bill pro
vding for this transfer Of the Indian service, and Il will
be reported that be before the House In
nccton with the proposed consolidation OF the army.


The law TO authorize tho transfer Of the indian
Bureau to the War Department will make the appoint
nent AZ supervising board necessary and will require
army officers in charge to report directly Congress
instead OF TO the President any member OF the Ex-
ecutive, heretofore Pears have been entertained
by some OF the leading democratic members that tho
transfer would and the government relieve the
Indians from tho oppressive frauds long pcrpe,raed
by the rings but the prospect for brng
sg about an investigation Of the War Department i'm.
proves the reform democrats express their willingness
10 mako the experiment. They agree that nothing can
be worse for the Indians than the present corrupt sys
lem OF managing them.
Year: 1876

The Rev John S. Glendenning is expected in Jersey
City to-day TO be united marriage the daughter


prominent member Of his former congregation in the
Prospect avenue cLuTch The young lady IN question
was not only great admirer OF the deposed pastor
the very midst OF his troubles but testified his be-
nan al the famous trial Gendennng hasanade up his
mind 10 pursue The study of law
Year: 1876

VII" 0SpS Vtu AOSO.
Mr.. EDITOR:


As the time for holding the Aunu.
al FAIR has been decided upon, . few
suggestions as to how it should be man
aged so as to be Of more interest to ali
parties attending may not be out of
place, as it has worked successfully ID
the East it may also in the West. In
the first place all available names along
with the names Of the articles to be
exhibited should be handed in to the
Secretary day or two previous to the
Fair, so as to give him time to make
out the tickets Alright, that is, not to
have the name Of the exhibitor on the
ticket, Ind no entry should be taken
in later than IL O'clock on the first
day Of the Fair. All articles in the
tent should be judged on the first day,
and a ticket or ribbon of one color
attached to the article for first prize,
and another Of q different color for
second prize &c. SO as to distinguish
prize :rticles from others, another
essential feature is in the exhibition
Of horses they should all be exhibi-
ted on the race course, (or a smaller
circle would be more suitable) from
the Brood mare with foal by her side
to the carriage horses Sc &c. The
Marshall should have a programme
arranged and call each class Of horses
in to the circle in rotation and have
them exhibited separately.


They should be walked and trotted
around so as to show their actions 60.
How can a person judge a horse or
horses by seeing them tied to a fence
or hurdled up In a pen five or six
together The judges stand should
be in the centre Of the circle, and
after the horses have been driven
around the circle several times they
should be called in to the stand and
judged according to their merits, and
ticket or ribbon attached a. above
described Not Wishing to occupy
any mere space. I will only add that
if the above suggestions or something
similar be approved and acted upon it
would prove success and give greater
satisfaction to exhibitors who have
nothing to do in the matter of making
the arrangements for conducting the
Fair.


Yours &c,


Delhi Farmer.
Year: 1876

Know all men by these presents that
from and after the first day Of September,
1876, it is useless to ask the firm of Bixby
4 Wingett, to sell you or any other man
goods on credit for this simple reason, they
will not do It, They have splendid stock
Of everything in the Grocery line and In
tend to sell ct bottom prices for ready pay
and will take anything farmer has to sell
at living prices, EXCEPT A PROMISE TO
PAY. &-n 81


Sworn and Subscribed to


BIXBY L WINGETT.
Year: 1876

An important decision to farmers
has been recently fled by Judge
Mitchell, Of the Third judicial district,
wherein he holds that crop is to be
considered az in existance a. soon as
the seed is in the ground, and is there
fore, from that time subject to levy
and execution. ... e.
Year: 1876

The Democratic papers have great deal


TO say about ex-Secretary Belknap. They


would have their readers believe that be is


the first sinner ever in cabinet in this couu


try. That Gen. Belknap has been proved TO


be weak, vain and dishonest man there is


no doubt. No one excuses him or defends


him as Republican. Indeed, he wasn't


much OF Republican at any time. He was


a supporter of Andy johnson and became


Republican TO continue in office. His offense


was in taking bribe. He did not rob the


treasury he sold or rather allowed himself 20


be sold for few hundred dollars year-a


very contemplate piece OF business, indeed.
But how has it been with other cabinet
officers Have there been no thieves What do
the records OF the Interior Department show
respecting the embezzlement of the Indian
trust funds? They sho,o that either the Sec
retdry Of War or the Secretary ofthe Interi-
or in EVERY DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION
FROM VAN buren, TO BUCHANAN inclusive,
incested those funds in 1yorthiess Southern
State and corporation bonds in defiance of
the e1plicit act Of Congress directing that
such funds be INFESTED only in United States
securities.


About two and half million of such funds
were invested in wildcat bonds, and the Gov
eminent has now to pay the interest thereon
and in time will have to pay the principal.
Up to this time more than $j,OOO.OOO


has been paid out of the Treasury to make


good this stealing of cabinet officers.
But one of these cabinet officers is now
alive and that one is at work for Tilden and


Reform! A Confederate Congressman at


tempted to procure absolution for this rebel


cabinet minister, but Secretary Chandler has


brought suit against him.
Year: 1876

A genuine novelty In the history OF the duel
is the case of Presbyterian pastor and doctor
of divinity in Kentucky, who has just been
tried in one of the criminal courts in that state
for the offence of sending challenge to fight
a duel. 1t appeared on the trial that the rever.
end and learned gentleman was endowed with
a hot temper,and had been grievousy provoked
by one of his neighbors to whom he addressed
a letter which any ooe not knowing his profes.
sion would construe as an invitation to deadly
combat. The challenged party went before the
grand jury with the letter, and the reverend
doctor was indicted. He protested that his let
ter was misunderstood, and that he bad no
thoug bit of fighting or asking any one else to
fight. The case was not quite clear, and the
jury disagreed.
Year: 1876

The other day Democratic ward politi-
clan informed a business man in this city
that he had been assessed $40 to carry on the
campaign. "No. one cent? said the assessed,
mot one cent so long as Democratic leaders in
this city cater to the Center street element"
The indignant man should remember that
the "Center street element" constitutes two
ffths of the party vote.
Year: 1876

They (the trainers of the Constitution left rev.
oiution organized whenever it should be
demanded by the public opinion of a state ;
left il with power to SNAP the tic of Com
federation nation might break a
treaty, and to REPEL COERCION as a
nation might REPEL INVASION.


II TTIDEN in 1861
Year: 1876

THE Shotgun Democracy are much in
censed at the order of the President looking
to fair vote in the South. In their wrath
and haste they acknowledge that the Scott
Lord resolution was all for "Buncombe."
Year: 1876

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley t
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
Year: 1876

Beef la M0de:-Procure a iuicyy; and
tender round, or part. of round. 81
fresh beef, according to size Of family.


Cut an onion in two, and with. each


half rub the beef thoroughly on both
sides, afterrem0ving the marrow.bone;


make a stuffing Of bread-crumbs, a lit:


tie melted butter, salt and pepper, q
pinch or two of thyme, sweet majotum,
and summer savory pulverized and


mixed together, a small half teaspoons.


ful of ground cloves, and two or three
tablep poonfuls of>water, just enough to


moisten but not to pack the bread:


crumbs. Have ready some strips of
good, solid salt pork, about half an


inch thick; score the beef by plunging
knife clear through, and cutting both


ways; score as thickly as possible, and
fill the places alternately with strip
of the pork and the bread-crumbs.
Reserve three or four tablespoonfuls
of the bread-crumbs for the gravy.


Next, bind the beef into round shape,


by passing twine cord several times


around and tying tightly, taking up
and fastening with a skewer any loose
or irregular point; spread slices of pork
over the top, and place the beef upon
a wire rack that will sit upon a drip.
ping-pan, and allow the juice of the
meat to fall through; put about half


pint of water into the pan, and place


all in the oven; have boiling about six


onions, and with the water baste the


beef very frequently, letting the water


run down into the pan. When done,


place the gravy pan upon the range;


add more water from the onions, if


much gravy be desired,) the reserved


crumbs, another pinch or two of the


mixed herbs, ditto ground cloves,


about two tablespoonfuls of vinegar,
and Drowned flour enough to impart a
rich brown color; blend all we'll to-
gether, boil u minute or two, and serve
with the meat. A few spoonfuls pour
ed over the meat when served is an
improvement. Serve boiled onions
|either in dish by themselves, or up.
on the meat-dish. The marrow from


the bone, chopped fine and added to


the stuffing enriches it.
Year: 1876

The Old Cabinet In scribncrs.


Twas talking the other day with 4
man Of high charcter and position, but
of 4 nature gentle and unassuming,
rather than sturdy or trenchant. He
was telling me, with great ardor, the
best news that a man can commune
cate with regard to his children name.
ly, that he was sure that his boys,
who had grown old enough for the
test, had proved themselves thorough
ly honest. He didnot use the term in
any common place or quibbling sense
it had full and vital meaning. The
talk turned upon this matter of honesty
and it's extraordinary scarcity 1t has
been impressed upon my mind by the
circumstance that since our casual
meeting was startled one morning by
the announcement in the newspapers
of his death. l remember that my
friend told me that in his younger days
long before he became u clergyman
of the Episcopal Church-he was en-
gagged in mercantile business in
another city. 1t was his place to at.
tend to the paying of certain charges or
duties upon 5OOdS, ana IL was
necessary for him to correct mistakes
that had been made in the interest of
the firm. This he did as incident to
his office, but he told me that he knew
at the time that if; his honesty had
been discovered by the reputable house
which employed him, he would have
lost his place, cannot say that his
own conscientiousness should have
carried him further and made him
face the issue with his employers
because I do not know all the circum'
Stances But the story is valuable, as
illustrating a certain tone which Is
felt by young persons employed IN
many houses that show an unspotted
! record to the world.
Year: 1876

A cold grave lies between my love and for
aye and aye;
took white rose from her breast and kissed
her lips one day,
One dark, sad day, and she was lost forever
then to me,
Though weary years should stretch out end
less as Eternity.
Year: 1876

Tomorrow! what can tomorrow bring but
woe?
Tomorrow will come and tomorrow will 90.


And the heart will live,


And the heart would give
AL that to-mOrrow's tomorrow holds to
know


II all the coming to- morrow will bring but woe
Year: 1876

A young lady dressed in much false
hair was warbling at the piano and
when her mother summoned her to as
sist in some household duties, her rosy
lips opened poutingly and she snap
ped out, go, do it yourself - And
then she went on singing ''Kind words
will never die''
Year: 1876

From the Burlington Hawk.Eye


Yesterday afternoon about o clock,
the residents of South Hill, in the
vicinity of Perkins meadow, were
amazed almost beyond expression at a
most singular and inexplicable event.
At the time the sky was comparatively
clear, and but few people were out of
doors. Suddenly little daughter. of
Rufus Rosenbaum, who owns the
South Hill butter factory, came run
ming into the house, crying out that it
was raining bread. Her father sternly
reproved her for using such exagger-
alton, but she insisted that she told
only the truth, and he dropped his
hammer on the anvil, and ran out.
Amazement sealed his lips when he
saw the ground already thickly GOV.
cred with bits of white wheat bread
about three inches long and two wide,
while it was still falling quite rapidly,
but almost as softly as snow, while the
people were out gathering it up and
examining it. Mr.. Rosenbaum found,
to his still greater surprise that the
bread was palatable, and actually but
tered with an excellent article of oleo-
margarine. The Perkins meadow
people, overwhelmed with astonish
ment, after gathering small sample
lots of the bread to show their neigh
bors, started off to drive their friends
wild with envy. But as they reached
Webb street they we're surprised to
find that the shower extended even
that far, and the bread that fell there
was buttered on both sides, and had
the top crust cut off.


AS they came on down Summer
|street they passed through a severe
shower of sugar crackers and warm
mullins. But when they reached
Barnes street the scene beggared de.
scription. For in that favored locali-
ty the atmosphere was full of Boston
brown bread and hot raised biscuit,
while farther down, on Angular street,
it was raining corn-bread and late buck
wheat cakes. 1t was unfortunate,
however, that before the Barnes street
people could get out to enjoy this
shower of modern mama, heavy
storm of knives and forks came bat
tling down, which drove the people


hastily into their homes. This storm


was of short duration, and within fif-


teen minutes after it ceased, there was


not crumb of bread or knife or fork


to be seen on the ground, the geese,


which grow in that neighborhood at


the rate of one hundred and forty-four


to the square foot, having devoured


Everything.


AS a postscript to the above, we


would state that Mr.. Rosenbaum has
just called at the Office with the in.


formation that Theodore Daniels, who


was digging a we'll for Mr.. Throckmor-


ton, had just struck \ ru. ming vein of


sweet milk. and they are going to send


the well to the centennial.
Year: 1876

At. Athens, Greece, remarkable
lawsuit recently took place. A
tradesman Of that city sued the
Athens and Pireus Railway Com
pany for sixty-eight drachms as
damages sustained under the fol-
lowing circumstances: The above
railway company has constructed
an open-air theater close to one of
its stations, and advertised to carry
passengers from Athens and bring
them back after the representation
for the modest sum Of one drachm,
or about ten pence in English
money, the price of admission to
the theater itself being two pence.
In the month Of June a tradesman
of Athens, Anthony Damaschino,
attrated by the announcement of q
first representation of Lucrezia
Rorgia, started for the theater,
When he arrived there he found,
much to his surprise, that he was
the only person present, and, after
waiting for some time for the cur
tain to rise, he went to the ticket
office to know when the opera
would begin. He was informed
that the heavy rainfall Of the morn
ing had soaked nearly all The seats
and filled the lanterns with water,
and that consequently there would
be no performance that evening.
M. Damaschino, who not unnatu-
rally attributed the suspension to
the absence of spectators, brought
an action against the company TO
recover, first, the draohm which he
had paid for his railway ticket;
second, two pence, the price of his
admission to the theater; and third,
the sum of sixty-seven drachms as
damages for his loss of time and as
compensation for his disappoint-
ment, The lower court, in which
the action was first tried, having
simply ordered the company to re-
fund the price of the railway
ticket, the decision was appealed
against by both sides, and the Su-
preme Court has now given judg.
ment to the effect that NJ. Dana
schino is not entitled to the REIN.
bursement of his railway ticket OF


to any damages, but that he car


recover the two pence paid for ad
mission to the theater if he is ready


to swear that Gin his belief tht


reason why the performance die
not take place was not because thu
| rain had wetted the seats, bu


because there were no spectators tt
. sit in Them"
Year: 1876

Our Coffees are all roasted
and ground on our premises
Our ground C0fiees are cut up
in a Steel Mill, which Rranu-
lates them without powder
ing, and are, in consequence,
free from dust. Only fine
favored Coffees are used By
Us for grinding.


Our Roasted Coffee trade Is
constantly increasing, owing
TO the fact that all our Coffees
are carefully selected for their
body and fine flavor, and as
we roast in the best style OF
the art, using our own Water
Power, and roasting three
times a week, they are always
fresh and fragrant when sold.
WM. DEAN a. CO.,


1S9 Poplar st.