smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

in the registry In the Win Waru:


"In the Democratic With Ward, whose population was
supposed by Radicals to consist wholly Of repeaters,
the falling of In tho number Of voters since the regsra
ton for the last gubernstora election In Sss s shown
TO be 9s5 In total population OF 2l,272 by Radical
Census But very important point must be taken into
consideration. The population OF the Democratic With
ward has deersased 624 since the last United States
Census owing to numerous residences being turned TO
business purposes the families moving up town"


Over and again has THE TRIBUNE stated
the fact that the population of the downtown
Wards was steadily decreasing, while their
vote has been pushed up fifty per cent. more
than it was twenty to thirty years ago. The
World denied our premise, and stoutly insisted
that the With Ward, with the LIST, lVth, and
With, was steadily increasing its numbers
through the devotion of more and more struc-
lures to tenement lodgings. Now, it Is con-
strained to admit the truth.
Year: 1870

We hope that the officials charged with
enforcing the National Election law will not
pclmit themselves 10 be deceived by the belief
into which the sauguine public seems drifting,
that Tammany intends TO consent TO peace
fll and honest election. We do not think
there will be any disturbance OF the peace-if
the Marshal and his assistants continue as
now to be ready to repress riot. We do not
belieye there will be so much repeating as in
mast years-if the officials generally are vigl-
LIANT. But let no man, officer or voter, trust
Tammany promises of any quiet and honesty
that are not enforced.
Year: 1870

Napoleon's defense OF the Empire with his
pen is quite as lame as with the sword. and
will gain for him no more respect When a
soldier after signal defeat, such as Napoleon
met with, sits down TO explain it and confines
himself to laying the blame upon everybody
but himself, the inference is not favorable.
His pamphlet, summarized in another column,
is simply weak and unnecessary e. @Jlanation
of bis failure, and only renders him more
ridiculous than he appeared before.
Year: 1870

The Boston people who want the Public Library
opened on Sunday are still agitating the subject.
The Committee of the City Council have just re-
ported, that while majority of the members think
that the measure would be highly beneficial from
moral and educational point of view" there is still
doubt whether it would not be violation of the
statutes OF the Commonwealth IL is, therefore pro-
posed to ask permission Of the Great and General
Court so TO modify what are called the Sunday Laws
as to make the use of the Library upon that day an
innocent action, unyisitcd by fine and imprisonment


Considering that good many Of these Sunday Laws
are constantly violated with entire impunity this
caution OF the Committee is greatly TO be admired.
Year: 1870

II never rains but it pours, even in the
matter of manifestoes. We are favored this
morning with an explanation from Napoleon
of his failures wall from Garibaldi who
seems to have left discretion behind him in
Italy. and brief congratuatory address by
King William TO his army. The first will ex-
cite contempt; the second will provoke a
smile; the third viii be found commonplace.
but honest and modest.
Year: 1870

reckless words Of an American newspaper.
The Pail Mall chooses TO describe it as one OF
tho most respectable and impartial newspapers
in the United States, which is bad for the
United States, to say nothing of the other
oowananera
Year: 1870

At Uiiliamsport, Pa, there are trout
ponds owned by Mr.. Peter Herdic, which
are thus described in the correspondence
of the Baltimore American:


''The ponds aTe situated at the base of a
high hill, from which flows an abundant
supply OF clear spring water. They are
oblong, and about ten feet wide by fifty in
length, their sides walled up with stone
and cement. In one pond large stock of
trout from two to three years old is kept,
many OF which are eighteen inches in
length. These are kept for breeding, and
are quite tame, feeding readily from the
hand of. the keeper. In another pond
trout ten inches in length are Kept, while
in another little fish scarcely longer than a
pin may be seen slowly moving around.
They are all fed twice day on liver chop
ped very fine, with an occasiona4<meaI OF
clauber. AS the trout are in the habit OF
eating both the spawn and young fish,
much care is requisite in raising a stock
successfully, and the smaller fish are thus
kept separate. The practice of stripping
tue spawn rom the oId nsn is not reSorted
to here, as immature spawn is often secur-
ed, and the fish injured by rough handling.
A tank adjoining the breeding trout is kept
for the purpose of spawning, ana in tine fall,
when they commence, wooden frames with
fine wire-wOrk eight or ten wires to the
inch) are sunk, in sections, to the bottom of
the tank. Other frames with coarser WIRE
work, covered with pebbles sufficiently
large SO as not to pass between the wires


and then laid on top of those first immers-
ed, which gives to the bottom Of the tank
the appearance of smooth pebbly bottom.
The place is then made partially dark, and
for three weeks the fishdeposiG their spawn.
After brushing the pebbles away with their
tails, the upper wire work is reached. On
this they spawn, replacing the pebbles in
the same manner. The spawn, however,
has run through the coarse wire-work,
and rests securely on the finer, sieve
below. At the end of the season the
sections are all taken up and the spawn
laid in shallow boxes containing pebbles.
These are placed in long trough, through
which a current of water is made to run,
aot, however, strong enough to displace
the spawn. This continues until the young
fish make their appearance, when they are
carried down by the water in+O the pond
set apart for their juvenile days. Last
summer 81 per pound was offered for the
large trout contained in these ponds. and
refused. The determination of the owner
is 30 raise a supply sufficiently old to take
the place of the breeders before commenc-
ing to dispose of them. This he expects
to be able to do by next summer. r
Year: 1870




Sergeant Patrick Ryan. of a detachment
of cavalry at the West Point Military Acad-
emy, received a furlough a few days ago,
which expired at 10 o'clock Monday night.
On the afternoon Of that day he was in
New York City having good time, and
waiting till the last moment he. hastened
to the depot at Thirtieth st. to take passage
on the 7p. m. train for Garrisons After the
train started he ascertained to his extreme
disgust, that the train did not stop at
Garrisons. He pondered the matter over,
wondering what he could do, and finally
concluded to jump as the train passed the
station and take his chanoes-and he did.
He rolled over and over receiving severe
cuts about the head and many bodily in.
juries, though no bones were broken. AS
he lay partially unconscious strong hand
jerked him from the down track in the face
ia southerly bound extra train Just in
time to save his life. He was then carried
to the ferry boat and conveyed. across the
river to the Military Hospital, where the
surgeon administered to his wants. He
had promised to get back on time, and he
did.
Year: 1870

Do Nor LET THE CATTLE INTO THE MEAD
ows.-Some farmers allow themselves to
tall into the miserable and costly practice
Of letting their cows, early in the sprng
roam at will over the fields they propose to
NOV the coming July. Nothing is more
injurious. The ground, always wet in the
spring, is trodden into such an unequal
surface that, besides the injury to the grass
roots, moving is made more difficult; and
the loss in the subsequent crop is many
times greater than all the cattle getln their
perambulations. Keep the cows and other
cattle in the barn or barnyard, or some
small lot adjoining, till there is grass
enough in the pastures to give them a good
bite: and then when turned out, with one
feeding of hay each day, they will have
Just what they need to secure to them the
best health and to the owner the largest
profit.
Year: 1870

AN EARTHQUAKE. PRooF- HOTEL. : San
Francisco gIories in a new hotel which
really seems to have some features not
often found III that class of buildings. 1t
is four stories high, and contains four
hundred suites OF rooms. yet it is so con-
structed that the direct rays of the sun fall
into every room at some time during each
day-provided it isn't cloudy, we suppose


This is mainly effected by means of large
central court. But the peculiarity which
especially endears it to the natives
is the remarkable fact that it is
earthquakes proof and hence may be con-
sidered house Of refuge IN the midst of a
quaking cily. It is compact framework
OF wood and iron, put together somewhat
after the manner of ship, and this is en-
cased in walls of brick The theory is that
IN case of a very severe shake the brick
walls, will either have to stand up or fall
outward, and so the inmates have only to
keep in their rooms for safety. The rent
of a suit of rooms, with board, ranges
from two hundred and fifty to five hundred
dollars month, which will doubtless come
up trifie during the earthquake season.
Year: 1870

WHETHER you are to live long, or to- die
soon, it is wise to insure your life in tht
Wash ngton; for if you are to live long, /
policy Of insurance is equal to money al
compound INTEREST; and if you are to die eoor
the investment results III q financial gain tc
your estate. proportionally larger.
Year: 1870

1t is quietly intimated that though Mr..
Walker, the Democratic nominee for Con
gress in the First Congressional District,
and his friends had hard road to travel in
their pursuit of General Svpker, in the
parish of st. Bernard, they found out when
they had overtaken the young war-horse OF
Republicanism, that they still had a hard
road to travel


They found it much harder to keep up
with him in debate than they did TO find
him when they had once determined to do SO,
and face the music General Sypher was
not long in convincing them they had en-
countered a ''f0eman worthy of their STEEL"
and If report be true, they were not anxious
to follow him in his travels among the
voters Of the First Congressional District,
for the purpose of continuing the discussion
that was to enlighten them III regard to the
difference between Republican and Demo
cratic principles.


Wherever General Sypher is heard he
does not fail to make the most favorable
impression among the people, and is con-
stantly winning new converts to the great
party of progress, in the cause Of which he
is an humble, but earnest and talented
worker.


The meeting last Saturday IN st. Bernard
was largely attended. Mr.. Walker spoke.
and so did Colonel Waggaman, in behalf of
Colonel ST. Martin, who is also candidate.
But from all we can learn General Sypher
was more than match for all of them in
debate.
Year: 1870

In our little article on City Highways"
yesterday, we said, Let the Highway Com
mittee and the Street Commissioner jointly
examine the roads and determine what streets
and roads should be put IN order fist, and
then underdrain and put that road in such
condition as to demand no more expenditures
for Ten years" AsIublishedit reads mo more
expenditures for the year." This substitution
of ''the" for ''ten' takes the pith ont of our
communication. We are arguing for prema-
time they may be put beyond these annual
calls for help, for repairs. Not to repair
highways annually, but to place such as are
attended TO this year, where they will require
no more attention and expenditure for the
following ten (l0) years. Do we not see in
the opening days of each recurring Spring,
the Street Commissioner filling the mud holes
at large expense, on Western Avenue, Green
Street above and below State, Grove Street,
Winthrop Street &C.? This has been the con-
tinuous action until it has come to be looked
for as much as. the coming of the robin.
Now an end to this inconsiderate action.
Make, not repair, City Streets. Our Streets
have long been the objects of well merited
complaint by both citizen and stranger. Let
the City Council and our excellent Mayor
stand behind the Street Commissioner in these
desired permanent works and money will be
saved, and the city's good name enhanced.


ECoNoMY.
Year: 1870

A plan for laying out and beautitying the
Catholic cemetery in this city, was drawn sew
eral years ago, but until recently no steps
have been taken to carry out the improve
ments which it contcmplates. The walks in
the cemetery have become almost oblterated
bv allowing the grass to grow in them, and the
place has generally been greatly neglected.
A thorough survey of the premises is now
being made The lots will be numbered,
drives and walks laid out and the grounds
made beautiful and attractive, as all these
resting places Of the dead should be.
Year: 1870

The force for workIon the railroad is arriving, and construction commences to- day west of the village. Advantage has been taken of low water in the Housatonic to construct and fill the cribs on which the two bridge piers are tO rest.

 = The earthquake of Thursday last was felt in this village though not severe enough to be generally observed.
Year: 1870

EARTH CLosETs.-The subject of Earth
Closets has attracted much attention of
late, both here and elsewhere. The time is
not far distant when this new system will
entirely supersede the old fashioned conven-
ience, on account of both utility and cheap
ness. Many prominent Marylanders have
adopted the system and have testified to
its great superiority over the old. We re-
commend its use. as a matter of conven-
fence, to everybody, but especially to Far
mers, as it is literally a tertniztng macAine,
which will soon pay for itself The mechan-
ical parts are constructed for both in and
outdoor use.
Year: 1870

THE WOODPECKER.-The New York
Farmers Club discusses the Woodpecker:
Ira Brewer, of Binghamton, n. Y, hav-
ing noticed in the Club reports Mr. Fuller's
resolutions discountenancing the wanton
destruction Of Birds stated that the Wood
pecker has become entirely extinct in his
region. Not solitary bird Of this species
has been seen fer years; they have been the
sure mark of the wanten sportsman. The
result is that the bore is destroying the
apple and other fruit trees by the thousand.
His natural instinct taught him where to
find the worm with unerring certainty
The loss is equivalent to half the loss of
our apple crop. 1t is lamentable to behold.
n. c. Ely DR.. Trimbe has told us over
and over of the obligation we are under to
the bird spoken of, and my own experience
cenvinces me that his appreciation was
the writer of the letter means the downy
saying that he is the NEST useful of our
winged allies F. D. Curtis" Seated at
my window last Sunday, observed a wood
pecker flying about the bee-house, and a
little careful notice convinced me he was
searching for meths. He did not disturb
the bees nor the bees him. They seemed
to know the bird was their friend j. V.
{. Smith, You may recOllect that early
last winter | brought here dissected spec
linen of the bird i'll question, and showed
how, by his most curious and admirable
mechanicism, he is enabled to detect the
insect hidden below the bark, and never
make mistake. He has been, as our cor
respondent states, driven away by the
advance of civilization, and his increase
cannot be encouraged to too great extent"
Year: 1870

LOOK TO Your GRAFTs.-It should not
be forgotten that CRAFTS, which have been
set this spring, when they once fairly start
to grow they mostly go ahead rapidly, and
becoming laden with leaves, and the hold
they have upon the stock being very slen-
der, they frequently break of. Birds will
also light upon them and their added
weight snaps them. They, therefore,
should be attended to, ana pruned, when
they have shot six to eight inches, by one
half: They usually make better branches
by this abscission, and in no event is there
any injury. Crafts set this spring should
always be examined, and where the wax
has become loose and fallen away, or where
the split has widened, additional wax
should be supplied, otherwise the water
gaining entrance will either kill OF weaken
them, giving them an unsightly appear
ance, Germ0ntoacn telegraph.
Year: 1870

The life of a man of business
gives his character a pretty hard
trial. Not only does it exercise
his sagacity and prudence, but it
puts his integrity to the severest
test. He is surrounded by the
selfishness of trade; he sees men
profit by cunning and fraud, and
he is tempted to try his skill in
artifice and deception. Every
day his honesty is tried in some
way. He is thrown back upon
his inward principle, and if his
heart is hollow and deceitful he
will be sure to show it. And that
man has reason to thank God who
has gone through a long course of
business, through times of wild
speculation and general bank
ruptcy, and goes down to the
grave with the never shaken con-
sciousness of being an honest
man. He who can see others
making money by false represen-
tations, and never stoop to these
tricks of trade, is fitting his own
pure mind for a world that is
more worthy of him.


And yet a man cannot wholly
escape these temptations. To do
that, he must needs go out of the
world, or retire into solitude. He
might, indeed, avoid all danger
by shutting himself within the
walls of a convent. 1t is not,
however, the will of God that we
should retire apart to keep from
contamination, but maintain our
integrity amid strong induce
ments to evil. Not in deserts,
but in cities; not in the hermit's
cell, but among men, sharing the
common lot, meeting temptation
as it comes, are we to form our
characters for eternity. Men
ought to rejoice in a rigid disci-
pline. Whenever assailed by
temptation, an opportunity is
given to conquer themselves, and
so to become nobler beings.


The most heroic virtues of the
human character are brought out
in the struggle with Unborn sell
fishness, and with the cowardly
examples of the world. Men of
brave hearts ought to welcome
the conflicts and bufetings of
life. Every. victory they gain
will make them stronger, as the
tempest, which rocks and tears
the mountain oak, causes it TO
strike its roots down deeper in
the earth, and to lift higher its
majestic arms toward heaven.
Year: 1870

The pecuIiarities of day and night
in Sweden strike the traveller very
fOrcibly, after being accustomed to the
temperate zones. In June the sun
goes down in Stockholm a little be ore
ten o'clock. There is a great illumi-
nation all night, as the sun passes
round the earth toward the north
pole, and the Tefraction of its rays is
such that you can see to read at mid
night without any artificial light.


There is a mountain at the head of
Bothie, where, on the 2lst of June,
the sun does not appear to go down at
all. The steamboat goes up from
Stockholm for the purpose of convey
ing those who are curious to witness
the phenomenon. 1t occurs only one
night. The sun reaches the horizon,
you can see the whole face of it, and
in five minutes more it begins to rise.


At the North Cape, latitude seven
ty-lwO degrees, the sun does not go
down for several weeks. In June it
would be twenty-five degrees above
the horizon at midnight. In the wiu-
ter the sun disappears and is not seen
for weeks; then it eUmes and remains
for ten or fifteen minutes, after which
it descends, and finally does not set at
all, but makes almost a circle round
the heavens. The Swedes are very
industrious, and labor is reckoned by
the hour, twelve hours being reckoned
days work. Birds and animals take
their accustomed rest at the usual
hour, whether the sun goes down or
not.
Year: 1870

Ultimate scientific ideas are


all representative ofreaities that


cannot be comprehended. After


no matter how great a progress


in the obligation of facts and the
establishment of generalzations


ever wider and wider; after the


merging of limited and derivative


truths in truths that are larger


and deeper has been carried no


matter how far, the fundamental


truth remains as much beyond


reach as ever. The explanation


of that which is inexplicable, does


but bring out into greater clear


ness the inexplicableness of that


which remains behind. Alike in


the external and the internal


worlds, the man of science sees


himself in the midst Of perpetual


changes, of which he can discover


neither the beginning nor the


end. If, tracing back the evOlu-


ton of things, he allows himself


to entertain the hypothesis that


the universe once existed in a


diffused form, he finds it utterly


impossible to conceive how this


can be so; and equally, if he
speculates on the future, he can


assign no limit to the grand sue
cession of phenomena ever Un-
folding themselves before him.
In like manner, if he looks in
ward, he perceives that both ends
of the thread of consciousness
are beyond his grasp; nay, even
beyond his power to think of as
having existed or as existing in
time to come. When, again, he
turns from the succession of phe- !
nOmena, external or internal, to |
their intrinsic nature, he is just |
as much at fault. Supposing him |
in every case able to resolve the
appearances, properties, and
movements of things, into mani
festations of force in space and |
time, he still finds that force,space
and time pass all understanding.
Similarly, though the analysis of
mental actions may finally bring
down to sensations, as the origin
al materials out of which all the't
is woven, yet he is little forward
er; for he can give no account
either of the sensations them
selves, or of that something which
is conscious of sensations. OBJ
iective and subjective things he
thus ascertains to be alike inscru-
tible in their substance and gene
sis. In all directions his investi-
cations eventually bring him face
to face with an insoluble enigma;
and he ever more clearly per
ceives it to be an insoluble enig
ma. He learns at once the great
ness and the ittleness of the hu-
man intellect,-its power of deal
ing with all that comes within
the range of experience; its i'm
potence in dealing with all that
experience. He real
ICES with a special vividness the
utter incomprehensibleness Ofthe
fact, considered in itself.
He, more than any other, truly
knows that in its ultimate essence
can be known.-Herbert
Spencer. i