smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

The Polar Sea was remarkably free
from ice during the past year. The
Pacific whaling fleet sailed farther
east past Point Breeze than ever
before, and it is Said that a steamer
might have gone clear through Nc
Clure's Northwest Passage.


The output of minerals in Great
Britain last year amounted to the val
ne OF 959.479, 486, exceeding that of
the previous year by nearly half mill
lion. The coal product composed
fl6. .311, LAB of the total.
Year: 1875

We learn from a gentleman of this
city who is just back from a trip up the


river, the particulars Of a rather extraor>
dinary case of experience in the last awful


blizzard. An Indian and bis sQuaw were
caught out in the storm while journeying
from Fert Randall to the Fort Thompson
Agency, and becoming bewildered. took
refuge in a small ravine. They wrapped
their blankets about them and sit down
behind the bank. The snow soon covered
them, but the Indian kept a hole
through the rnpid!Y>torming drift with
his gun, which he would pike up occasion.
ally. They remained there all night an /
the DRIFT became so high in the meantime.
that he was obliged to splice the ramrod
to the end of his rife in order to reach
the top and keep up ventilation. During
their cherries imprisonment the squaw
was delivered of child and it was chris
tened Snow Drift" SiOur Ci,y JorTRal.
Year: 1875

B. Luce is Floyd Valley farmer; and
plants corn and potatoes on a quarter Sec
ton near Sioux City, Iowa. Luce goes
to town now and then between crops, and
is always good enough to take his wife
with him. On these visits Luce has one
bad habit, which is by no means peculiar
to him alone, for many other brawny
grangers have it just as bad as Luce.
He leaves his wife in certain store
where he deals, and runs around town
with the boys, taking toddies and talking
"horse." His wife never sees him again
until the shades Of evening remind him
that it is is time to pick up the old wo-
man and go home. That's b. Luce to a
fraction. Mrs. b. Luce is patiently
bearing woman, who, however, finally
got tired of being thrown upon her own
resources and so much into her own soci-
ETY. when she came to town for little re-
taxation and enjoyment. OF late she ap-
peared in public with baby in her arms
and really was not quite SO lonesome;
but she and the baby made little plot to
beat the old man, and this was the way
oft:


Lately, on fine morning, b. Luce and
wife and baby went to town 10 take n
day. Luce dropped wife and baby at the
store as usual. Wife Immediately asked
Luce to hold the baby for minute while
she attended to a little matter of dress
that needed fixing. Luce bit at the baby
and said sail right, but be quick" Wife
left the store by side door, and went
down the street with twinkling feet. And
she took the whole day to do it. 1t be-
came unpleasant in the store from vari-
Gus causes, among which was bowling Mt
customers, and Luce tucked the baby
under his arm in desperation, and took it
out for walk. lie met the "boys."
They saw how it was, and enjoyed the
scene. They came around and made
faces at the Luce cherub, and pinched its
toes to make music for the march. II
was glorious merry-making for the
boys, but horrible predicament for the
| lulllCl VI bllub luuONOllb DupOt uhN Wiz hho-
band of that tricky wife. He roamed
arouud town looking wildly for the heart
less mother, and bewailing the day that
made him happy father. AT length he
offered five dollars for the arrest and re-
turn of his wife. The news of it reached
her: she came and claimed the money,
as she needed il to buy pin or two and
piece of tape. She got the five dollar
bill before she wond take the baby, and
had never been so rich in her life. Mrs.
Luce told Luce cartly that he now knew
how it was himself. lie made no reply.
1t was too late in the day to talk "horse," "
and the man had no appetite for it. He
has not been to town since. There is a
moral lying around loose in this domestic
incident, which the masculine reader
may gather for himself.
Year: 1875

THROW "S9" INTO THE RIvER.-Prob-
ably the most remarkable order that
was ever given to a railroad official was
sent last week to station agent at larry
town, on the Hudson river railroad. The
telegraph was "Open the switch and
throw 'S9' into the river" The agent
was amazed. He knew that 'S9' was an
extra freight train bound south. To
throw it into the river seemed to him n
crime. Yet there was no mistake about
the order. The message was plain and
unmstakable. So the switch was turned
and everything was prepared to give 'o0'
cold bath, whatever might be the con-
sequences to the occupants Of the train,
or the damage to the property of the
company. But for some reason, 'S9' did
not come. When it was several hours
behind time the people became anxious.
A search was instituted, and the missing
train was found three miles north in a
disabled condition. The explanation of
the mysterious order soon came out. 1t
appears that when 80 was passing Sing
Sing, five convicts boarded the engine,
drove off the engineer and fireman, and
opened the throttle valve to its fullest ex
tent. They were not quick enough, how
ever, to prevent the engineer from syly
turning on the pumps. As a consequence,
the boiler filed with water, the cylinder
heads were blown out, and the train stop
ped. This was fortunate end to the
escapade, for, if the train had continued
ON its way, the railroad authorities would
have been compelled to throw it into the
river in order to save a passenger train
which occupied the track south Of Tarry-
| town.
Year: 1875

A PLEASANT touch Of human nature
was revealed in the Wisconsin State Pris-
on a few days ago. One of the convicts
was mortally wounded by an accident in
one of the shops and his fellow-prisoners
out of their earnings obtained by extra
work, contributed Sl5 for his widow and
children.
Year: 1875

Mrs. Snifiles has had more trouble with
Lycurgus, and has been strengthened in
the belief that he is totally unlike other
men in fact, tetotally unlike many of
them. He had been on a long sober
stretch up to a couple Of weeks ago.
About that TINA he learned that his only
aunt, rich old lady in St. Louis, had
died and left him an immense fortune
to get if he could. THIS was sore dis
appointment TO our friend, for he expected
to be made rich man by the death of
this (once respected) relative. Never was
news of an aunt's death read with more
poignant grief by surviving kin. A
postscript 10 the letter conveying the sad
intelligence, stated that the good old soul
bequeathed her entire wealth to benev-
oent institution. This was the rusty rod
of iron that pierced his soul and made
murky the fountain of hope. He tore
the letter to pieces and bent his faltering
steps to the nearest saloon. He drank
he fell. =


(These stars represent drinks - forty
drinks to the starr


Mrs. S. was in despair. She had tho't
his reformation was complete, and now
"tbe old man was drunk again." with
no sign Of ever letting up. Finally she
bethought her of the system in vogue
at certain inebriate asylums-that Of
mixing liquor with every article Of food
until the patient acquires lasting distaste
for alcohol. She determined to try that
plan on Lycurgus.


She procured gallon Of the worst
whisky to be had, put some of il in the
old mans coffee to begin with. 1t has
been his unvarying custom to drink but
one cup at meal. That night he passed
his cup back to be reflled, saying as he
smacked his lips:


Better coffee IN usual, ole gall"


Next morning she increased the dose.
He drank three cups and fell from the
chair as he was reaching for the fourth.
He slept until noon, and went out to din
ner. There was beef soup and whisky
half and half. Snifles ate it all and said
as he wiped his mouth:


"You're gittin' to be a better cook'n
ever, my m dear. But yer didn't make
soup huff"


At supper everything was saturated
with whisky, and Sniflles ate until he be-
came helpless, and his wife had to drag
him to bed.


The gallon Of whisky was soon gone,
and the only change that Mrs. Snifes no.
ticed in her husband was that while it
lasted he came home to his meals with
greater regularity than usual.


She is not the woman to give up any
thing without fair trial. She got another
gallon and came near starving herself
to death while she fed it to Sniiiles in ev-
erything that he ate and drank. His ap-
petite increased at fearful rate, and he
complimented her every day on her newly
acquired skill in cooking.


The second gallon soon went the way
of the first, and after two or three meals
had passed without the seasoning Of
which Snifiles had become so fond, he
said in tones that would have touched the
heart Of a tax collector:


Mirander dear, these vctuals don't
seem to taste so good as they used ter.
Seems to be somethin' or nuther missing"


Is there any wonder that the poor wo-
man gave it up in despair ?-BrunSwick
(4He.) NcicS.
Year: 1875

Az UNDERSTANDING. - Yesterday
morning after an old lady had taken her
seat in the train going west, a young man
came along and inquired if he could have
part cf the seat.


81 guess you cam" she replied, " but
you want TO understand me first. No
chewing tobacco, no swearing, and no
soft soaping round SOS to get chance TO
pick my pocket"


After thinking the matter over he con
cluded to take seat on the wood box
Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1875

A PRETTY and sensible young lady
remarked in the presence Of seven bare
faced young men, the other night, "that
it just doubles the value of a kiss to
have to burrow it from under mus
tache." The next morning, one Of
our druggist sold seven bottles of prep
aration to encourage mustaches, in less
than half AN hour after opening his store.
NOlTtSiOicH Hcr0id.
Year: 1875

AT an auction of household goods near
New London, recently, woman had
made "A bid on II gallon crock which was
worth about ten cents. A boy interested
in the sale slipped around to another wo-
man and whispered:


. You see that woman with wart on
her nose ?"


Yes"


" Well, she says that no woman with
bow-legs can buy anything at this sale"


The bowlegged woman elbowed her
way into the crowd, and put the price up
to thirty cents for the crock, and as it was
knocked down to her she remarked


81 may be bow-legged, but no wart-
nosed woman can bluff me-"
Year: 1875

AN Englishman was boasting to a
Yankee that they had a book in the Brit
ish Museum which was once owned by
Cicero. The Yankee thought that that
was nothing, " .or in the museum at Bos-
ting they have got the lead pencil that
n oah used to check off the animals that
went into the ark"
Year: 1875

When you wish to know what the
weather is to be, go out and select the
smallest cloud you can see. Keep your
eyes upon it, and if it decreases and dis
appears it shows the state of the air,
which will be sure to be followed by fine
weather; but if it increases in size take
yonr great coat with You if you 60
from home for falling weather is not far
of. The reason is this; When the air
is becoming charge with electricity
you will see every clond attracting all
lesser ones toward il until it gathers into
shower; and. on the contrary, when
fluid is passing of, or diffusing itself
then large cloud will be seen breaking
in pieces and dissolving.
Year: 1875

A Brooklyn Argus reporter gives an
account of a visit to the East River sus-
pension bridge, and the progress Of the
work on it. Among other incidents he
tells of the following:


One of the "curiosities" of the bridge
is Frank Harris, the only man ever
heard of who fell one hundred and three
feet, and was at work the next day. He
is stout-built, forid- faced fellow of
thirty years of age, and has been work
ing on the bridge since it started. When
the Brooklyn tower was just up to the
roadway. he had charge of the rope that
regulates the wording of the buggy"
or traveller" on the derrick. The in
side of the tower is hollow, and Harris
duties brought him close to the edge of
the hole. Something diverted his mind
from his position, he stepped back and
went over. For a second or two, he
hung by the rope, and then dropped
backwards into the abyss.


A cry of horror@rose from his fellow
workmen as they saw him fall. They
Immediately got ready rope to lower
a man down for the purpose of recover
ing what they naturally supposed would
be mangled corpse. To their aston
ishment, however, before the prepara-
tions were completed, they heard Harris
yelling from the bottom. 81 wish you
fellows would hurry up and send me q
rope, so that can get out of here?" A
rope was sent down and the supposed
corpse was pulled out of the hole, appar.
emily uninjured. He was at work the
next morning as if nothing had happen
ed. This providential escape was due
to the fact that there were about three
feet of water at the bottom on whicl
hoated an empty cement barrel Harris
went down backward, so that the breatl
was not driven out of him, and strucl
the middle of his back on the barre
which turned over and chucked him in
to the water. This of course, broke hi
fall and enable him to boast of being tn
only man who has "taken a tumble" 0
this magnitude He has never been quit
the same man since, feeling little sha
XIV at times, but is able to do his worl
perfectly.
Year: 1875

A correspondent of the Toledo Blade,
writing from Hastings. Michigan, says:
About ten miles south of this place, &
farmer, while driving some cows through
deep forest adjoining his fields, mex
pectedly came upon an unusually large
buck, stretched out upon the ground, and
moaning away the last moments of its
existence. The animal was evidently
very old, and in sadly emaciated con-
dition, so the fact that the farmer imme-
distely put a bullet through its head
should rather be looked upon as an act
of compassion than otherwise. just as
he was about to leave he observed a
round lump upon the animals side,
which so attracted his attention that he
stopped to examine it. Quickly discov-
ing that close under the skin was depos-
tied a round, hard body, he used his
knife and brought to light a silver bull
let such as was used in olden times for
the inclosure of secret dispatches. He
carried this curiosity to his house, where,
after considerable trouble, he succeeded
in opening it, and found to his great sur
prise, that it contained a message written
in cypher upon paper attenuated to a
high degree. Otherwise than that the
paper was slightly discolored, (not suffi-
ciently, however, to obliterate the char.
acters). Neither the bullet nor what il
inclosed bore any evidence of its late
surroundings or of the strange vicissi.
tudes through which it might previous
ly have gone. Several men of science
have closely inspected this relic of the
past, and are as much at a loss to deciph
er the message as they are to satisfactor'
lily explain when and how the bulle
came TO be lodged in the side of the
| buck"
Year: 1875

They had nice time at Old Ticondo-
roga the other day, bnt il was hard work
to find traces of the ancient fort. Per
haps the most significant in the whole
affair was the remark Of an old citizen
to u correspondent, "that the fort had
been abaut demolished and carried
across the lake to build cellar walls
with"
Year: 1875

An unclean bonanza: Some men who
were engaged in cleaning ont a ce~Pool
on Staten Island the other day, came up
on between twenty and thirty thousand
dollars in gold coin. It had been hid by
n defaulting cashier.
Year: 1875

A Detroit boy was sent for a doctor,
his mother being very i'll, when looking
down the street he saw a great crowd.
Then came a struggle between duty and
curiosity, but he finally started for the
crowd, saying: The old lady's pretty
badly oil, but l know she wouldn't want
me TO miss that fight"
Year: 1875

The great German scholar, Niehbuhr,
once made remark which may be COM
mended 10 the young people: although
many people may not have made a bril-
liant career by their fine handwriting,
yet ! know that more than a few have
spoiled theirs by bad one. The most
important petitions are frequently read
with no favorable disposition, or entire
ly laid aside, because of the great diff
Guilty in deciphering then.
Year: 1875

We have heard from gentleman who sends
his children to the city Keller School that
there is a great lack of discipline in that
school, which frequently results in injury to
the smaller pupils by the rough and unkind
actions of the larger boys, who are not kept
under proper control. Our informant states
that his little son, aged eight and half
years, came home Monday with his left ann
broken below the elbow, the fracture being
caused by the other and larger boys rushing
upon him, throwing him down, and piling
themselves on top of him.


A few months ago, we are told, little boy
named Peters had an eye put out in the same
school by rude and careless playmates. This
is matter needing immediate attention, and
we trust that both teachers and directors will
use their best endeavors to so enforce disci-
pline as to at least protect those of their pupils
who, on account of their extreme youth, are
unable to protect themselves.
Year: 1875

The ghost of Hamlet did not astonish the
watchers of the night in quiet Denmark more
than the unctious Barrett Gid the government
circles here Surprised them-frst, because it
was wondered how scamp, SO well-known,
could receive the appointment to anything by
Pierrepont; and, second, because of his con-
densed and case-hardened cheek, in coming
to New Orleans, where he has been cowhided,
and kicked by almost all.


It now transpires that the Attorney Gen
eral is taking a. lively interest in him, and
last night the wires were working rapidly. and
all about the white overcoated adventurer


He telegrsphed United States District At
torney Beckwith to protect Barrett with the
strong arm of the government, possibly with
Sheridan's troopers, and the District Attorney
had to respond that after diligent search the
Barrett could not be found, but possibly
would be, as the police were after him as
vagrant


1t is said that the Department of Justice
have him in their employ and that his mission
here is the roofing out of old cotton claims.
Quite number are purchasing heavy soled
shoes in expectation of meeting the ubiquitous
humbug
Year: 1875

Western editor remarks: "Suoh of our
editorial brethren who may have the cheek to
copy our articles without due credit are in
5ormed that there is hi in the future state,
no matter how logical may seem the argu-
1nents Of scientists.
Year: 1875

A man with long hair and q general poetic
appearance was seen on the docks this morn
ing, and the impression gained ground that
ne came to listen to the sad sea waves, but it
was subsequently discovered that he was look
jDg for ham which had got mislaid in the
freight Office Bridgeport Standard
Year: 1875

Why allow yourselves to pine away, broken down
with disease when it is within the reach of every
to alleviate Immediately the of his ailment
by only giving one trial to that most extraordinary
preparation so wild ly known DUCONGE'S Pee
TORAL BALSAMIC SYRUP Sovereign against
Colds Coughs, Asthma Bronchitis and all the affec-
tiors of the Chest and Lungs. Sure guaranteed
For sale by A. CARROUCHI,


Agent for Louisiana 80 Chartres.
Also by all Druggists. MO 2dplm
Year: 1875

The Centennial managers propose to invite
Congress to visit their grounds near Phila-
delphia, either as body or in squads, that
shey may see the necessity for the speedy
appropriation of a million and half of dol
3ara
Year: 1875

This is the last issue of the EDU
GATOR for the present. The pub
fishers find it impossible to raise
money enough to keep the paper
going, and have decided to stop.


As this issue closes the first year
of its existence it is considered a
good time to stop, and no subscrip-
tions will be taken Tor the next year.


The publishers deserve great praise
for their enterprise in undertaking
so difficult task, and Their untring
industry in sustaining it.


We regret to say they have rot
received the encouragement and
support which they deserved and
expected.


Our people have not done their
whole duly IN this matter, and, we
think our Ministers, especially, have
lailed to work Tor the paper as much
AS they might have done. The result
is that we lose our church paper.


Those who hare worked to sus-
tain the paper will have the approx
al of their own conscience and we
tender them our sincere thanks.


Our thanks arc due, also, to those
who have aided us in the conduct Of
the Religious Department BY their
letters, essays, and friendly words.
They have done we'll If we have
unwittingly. offended any one, we
Year: 1875

beg ardon, we have tried to do the
best We could, and our only aim has
been to do good.


We have received no pay for our
services except the consciousness of
having tried to do something to aid
i'll the elevation of our long oppress-
and down trodden race. May God
bless the effort /.
with malice toward none, and
with G. arity for all" we commend
our readers to the mercy of God, and
bid you all GOOD BYE.


II. HARRIS.
Year: 1875

leave you free to bestow the whole


wealth of your elastic affection upon
whomesoever you choose to honor in
that way. Should we chance to meet
let it be as strangers; for my vocabulary
contains no word by which can fully
express the scorn in which / shall ever
more rr gard you" Ie4 'Yfe
Year: 1875

We often live under cloud, and it
is well that we should do so. Unin-
terupted sunshine would parch our
hearts; we want shade and rain to
cool and refresh them. Only it be-
hooves us to take care of that, what
ever cloud may be spread over us, it
should be a cloud of witnesses. And
every cloud may be such, if we can
only look through to the sunshine that
broods behind it.
Year: 1875

IT is said that John G.. Whittier wrote his
first poems for William Lloyd Garrison's
Free Press, and that Mr.. Garrison found
them slipped under his Office door one morn
ing. He saw that they were written in blue
On glancing at them he found unmistakable
indications of merit, and so they were pub
lished. 1t is mystery how even man of
Mr.. Whittier's genius could write anything
good in blue ink. We ourselves have seen
verses written in red ink-which is no worse
than blue-and they were very bad indeed.
Year: 1875

The credit for the invention Of the first and
only machine for cutting diamonds ever
offered at the United States patent Office is
due to Boston. A decision has recently
been made in favor OF Mr.. Charles NJ. Field
of that city, giving him the entire control Of
the art Of cutting diamonds by machinery in
this country. The business is already -four
ishing one.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nicatiOns that are not used.
Year: 1875

ests in this direction, the suggestion of Gen.
Thorn that the general government take
measures to prevent the future accumulation
of distractions, seems timely and well found
ed. The unfortunate condition of the st.
Croix is also illustrative Of what may happen
to our own harbor unless measures be taken
by the city to compel wharf owners to reduce
their structures sufficiently to bring them
ar's line
Year: 1875

1t gives US pleasure to speak good word for
a newspaper SO worthy as the Maine State
Press. Also the Portland Daily PRESS Is q
valuable and thoroughly straightforward jour
nal. Politically it is outspoken and bold, even
in denouncing the wrongs of its own party. Its
publishers and editors believe in the truth at
an times and have q high sense of honor for
their profession.