smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

AS the prospects are now so favor
able-we may almost say assured-that
first class we'll will be in operation
in our immediate vicinity, it may not
be out of place to give our readers
some idea of what they have in the
East, and promising that there, great
numbers of wells outside of the tested
territory of Pennsylvania, which in
their search for oil, with far less indi-
cations of it than are present here,
struck these immense reservoirs of gas,
which have worked such revolution
in the manufacturing interests of
Western Pennsylvania. We append a
description of the latest one struck,
which accidentally took fire and is
still burning:


The following interesting description
of II burning well in Butler county has
been forwarded to the Signal Office by
Mr.. j. Cummings, of Tarentum, one
of the volunteer observers for the sig
nal service:


On the night of the I'd of February,
L, in company with several others,
paid visit to the great gas we'll, stu
ated about nine miles from Tarentum
and fifteen miles from Butler, at a
place called Larden's Hill, on the farm
of VIM. Hervey. The well was tapped
about two weeks ago, as learned from
one OF the proprietors, in their search
after oil. They have gone down dis
tance OF /, l45 feet, and have just struck
the first sandrock.


The well is located in hollow about
800 feet wide between abrupt hills.
Our party came in the vicinity of the
we'll about O'clock at night, having
seen the vast light floating in the sky
on many dark night on previous oc-
casiOns thirteen miles distant, but
when we came in its immediate influ-
ence and saw the trees on either hand
lit up and their trunks ana branches
silver to their tops by the burning
torch the scene was entirely beyond
description.


The first thing to strike the visitor
Oh arriving is the great mass of fine
white flame of intense heat and bright
ness; the hollow, rumbling noise heard
as the outrushing gas plunges into the
atmosphere and lights all around by
its imposing brilliancy. The flame of
this natural torch is about forty feet
long and fifteen wide, and keeps at
these dimensions night and day with
striking regularity. Hence the light
is both regular and constant. The
heat emitted by so large body Of
flame is very great. The trees all
around, at proportional distance, are
budding, aud the grass that has not
been trodden down by the visitors is
growing finely, and considering that
this is mid-winter, this circumstance
will give you some idea of the great
heat. approached within sixty feet
of the flame and at that distance sup
posed it to be about 1400. The light is
grand. You can see to read with eas0
a quarter of mile from this enormous
gas jet, and if not interrupt ed by trees
and the wind of the road, reading
could be done at distance of mile
and half.


The noise, as the gas rushes out and
is consumed, is wonderful. 1t struck
me as very much like the hollow
sound of river falling over dam,
uninterrupted and constant. This,
together with the light and heat, fills
the beholder with awe. The sound of
its roaring can be heard a distance of
four miles.
Year: 1875

The sale of lots in this valuable tract
will be recommended this morning on
the grounds, and conveyances will be
ready at Mayor Beaudry's office, at 8
O'clock. This property is level tract,
occupying commanding position OH
Figueroa street, and is near the ter
minus of the horse railway. The lots
are to be sold without reserve to the
highest bidder.
Year: 1875

Over the choicest portion OF Their table lands
and purchasers will have the right to water
without charge. Such an opportunity to Sc
cure land admirably situated and watered
and perfectly adapted to semi-tropical fruit
culture, will not occur again.
Year: 1875

ROUSSEAU once wrote: If it were
only necessary for you to hold out youl
thumb in order to cause the death of an
lmmensely-wealthy mandarin in China,
whose heir you would be, are you sure
that you would not extend your thumb?'
This passage one day attracted the at
tcntion of Henri de Lacreis, young
Frenchman of excellent family, but
whose brain was little affected by the
loss of his fortune. He thought, "1f
could stretch out my thumb and tina,
would be enough to kill my uncle and
cousin, I should become very rich" In
sort of hallucination he extended his
arm toward the photographs of his rel
atives and said, "Let them die, so that
may inherit" Fifteen days later his
uncle and cousin were carried off by
typhoid fever. Within the last six
months remorse preyed upon Lacrois
enfeebled intellect and he imagined that
his spell caused the death of his relatives
He heard voices from all sides of his
room calling, "Thou hast killed us
Thou hast killed us" He delivered
himself up to the police and asked to be
executed. He died few days ago in an
insane asylum.
Year: 1875

AT the Devils Elbow, about six miles
below Black Hawk, on the line of the
Colorado Central Railway, where the
bed of the road is hewn out of the solid
rock, owing to the extreme narrowness
of the valley of Clear Creek at the point,
an accident occurred on Wednesday
evening last which takes rank as one of
the most horrible and terrible on record.


A Chinaman, Lin Wau, working in the
gulch mines along the creek, was pur-
sued by wild and furious bull, which
had wandered away from his herd up the
creek. For safety the Celestial took to
the track, but was closely followed by
the infuriated animal to the Devils Ell
bow, where the bed of the creek is about
twenty feet below the track, and the top
of the telegraph poles on line with the
rails. One hurried moment had the
Chinaman to realize that his enemy was
upon him, when with all the force of
brute power one horn went piercing
through the back, passed through the alb
domen and came out in front. 1t was
the work of an instant to raise, like
feather, the mass of bleeding, screaming
human flesh, and, with a toss, to hurl it
across the track and into the gulch. The
unfortunate Chinaman, thus gored unto
death and tossed into air, in his descent
struck upon the end of telegraph pole,
which entered the very same gaping
wound made by the horn of the brute in
his back, and the pain tortured, blood
besmeared victim was impaled in mid-air.
Without speech, and pale with horror at
the sight, hiss companions stood power
less until the heart-rending cries of the
unfortunate awoke them to duty. He was
then taken from his appalling position
as speedily as possible, but died in a few
minutes. The bull, after accomplishing
this deed, passed up the canon, and had
not been captured at last accounts
Denver Tribune.
Year: 1875

To THE daily discipline to which En-
glish children are subjected, quite as
much as to the climate, they owe their
soft, bright compilations and abundant
health. They rise at half-past seven all
the year round. They are carefully
bathed and rubbed, and by half-past
eight are hungry for breakfast, which
consists of dish of oatmeal or hominy
and bowl of milk or or Epps' cocoa
with little stale bread crumbled in 1t.
Instead of the oatmeal or hominy they
may occasionally have a perfectly fresh
soft-bolled egg mixed with stale crumbled
bread. After breakfast they pay their
mamma an hours visit, and then go for
an hours walk. On their return they
play in the day nursery until twelve, and
are then put to bed for an hour and
half. Between half-past one and two
they have dinner The meal should con-
sist mainly of strong beef or mutton
broth, wholly free from grease, and
mixed with half its bulk of boiled rice or
barley. 1t must be cooked especially for
the children, and the cook must be made
to understand that children's meals
should be prepared with even more care


han grown peoples. For dessert
thcy may eat a little stewed fruit or rice
pudding. At three O'Clock they take
their afternoon walk, remaining out, un-
less in the bitterest weather, until five.
Then they have what is called afternoon
tea-bread and blackberry jam and
sweetened boiled milk. The next thing
is good hearty romp in the nursery, in
which the whole family takes part, until
about half-past six. Then mamma takes
them to her room while she is dressing
for dinner, and at seven they are put to
bed.


This regimen is pursued with undevi
ating regularity until the child is foui
years of age, and it builds up a fund OF
orderliness, blooming health and sturdy
nerves which generally last through life.
Year: 1875

THE mule is not the stupid animal he
is represented to be. His powers of OBJ
servation and memory are sometimes
wonderful. Old teamsters say that a
mule always knows man who has fed
him once. Take train of 280 army
wagons al alike, and when it gets
into camp let the train be parked and
mules embarrassed and driven off to-
gether a mile or two away from the train


When it is time to give them their corr,
if the animals are herded back to the
train, with strange instinct every mule
will go right to his own wagon. have
heard old teamsters say that good mule
is great deal more teachable than a
Year: 1875

try and in other parts of the world. And
they really are buildings, too, but not
such as are made by the hands Of men.
The Great Creator made them in carry
ing out the wonderful plan which causes
the universe to be governed. And even
if the study of geology-by means of
which we may understand all these
"stories of the rocks"-were not useful
in any other way, it would be of great
benefit to us by helping us to see and
feel the wisdom and power of Him who
has made and now preserves the world
in which we live.-W. W. Crane, IN
Hearth and Home.
Year: 1875

LORD MAcAULAY, the great essayist and
historian, wrote these words: " Children,
look into those eyes, listen to that dear
voice, notice the feeling of even single
touch that is bestowed upon you by that
gentle hand! Make much of it while
vet you have that most precious of all
good gifts-a loving mother. Read the
unfathomable love of those eyes; the
kind anxiety of that tone and look, how
ever slight your pain. In after life you
may have friends-fon dear, kind
friends; but never will you have again
the inexpressible love and gentleness
lavished upon you which none but a
mother bestows. Often do sigh in my
struggle with the hard, uncaring world
for the sweet, deep security l felt when
of an evening, nestled in her bosom, l
listened to some quiet tale, suitable to
nv age, read in her tender and untiring
voice. Never can l forget her sweet
glances cast upon me when appeared
asleep; never her kiss of peace at night.
Years have passed away since we laid
her beside my father in the old church.
yard, yet still her voice whispers from
the grave, and her eye watches over me
as visit spots long since hallowed 10
the memory of my mother"
Year: 1875

A YOUNG man who had been discharged
from employment in Boston railroad
office applied to be reinstated the other
day, and was told that bis request would
be granted if he would get married. The
officials Immediately forgot the matter,
but the young man soon returned with a
girl. A Justice of the Peace united them
on the spot and he was restored to his
position.
Year: 1875

AN economical Connecticut girl re.
fused to be married by the clergyman OF
her lovers church because another par
son owed her two dollars for knitting
stockings, and was too poor to pay cash.
Year: 1875

THE hunt for Charlie Ross still con-
tinues. No heart is so wicked that 1t
does not feel pang of sympathy for the
poor lads parents, and the recovery Of
the boy would be gladly hailed by every
household in America.
Year: 1875

OF all the freaks of the telegraph,
the following is the most laughable
which has come under our personal
knowledge. Not long since a graduate
from one of our Eastern theological
schools was called to the PASTORAL charge
of church in the extreme Southwest.
When about 10 start for his new parish
he was unexpectedly detained by the
incapability of his presbytery to ordain
him. In order to explain his non-arri-
val at the appointed time. he sent a tel
egram, Of which the following is copy,
to the deacons Of the church " Presby-
terry lacked quorum to ordain." In the
course of its journey the message got
strangely metamorphosed, and reached
the astonished deacons in this shape
" Presbytery tackled a worm to Adam !"
The sober church officers were greatly
discomposed and mystiied. but after
grave consultation concluded it was the
minister's facetious way of announcing
that he had got married, and according
ly proceeded to provide lodging for two
instead of one.
Year: 1875

Well, the lady lived many years af
terward, still staying at the same place,
AT last she found that her health was
giving way that the hardships she had
to undergo, living in so wild and rude a
a condition, necessitated her making a
confidant of somebody so as to obtain
help. She called in the assistance of an
honest, quiet colored woman, Aunt Pol
ly Fudge who was to her some comfort
and did chores for her. At last she be-
came sick and confined to her bed. Pol
ly faithfully nursed her, and at length
the lady died.


She told Polly her history suppress
ing her real name, and said to bury her
in the grave beside her darling boy, un.
der the oak tree that she had planted
near the cave, and that she was to be
buried in her dress beautiful white
satin one-and on her head the wreath
she wore on her head on the occasion Of
her marriage. Faithful Polly attended
to matters as she was told, and Mrs
Melville, for that was the name the lady
called herself, gave to Polly all her
money, which was 1000, and also her
old clothes.


So rests within mile or two of Ocala
in one of the hummocks, the last NOR
tai remains of the poor, broken-hearted
widow. The relatives and friends will
never know her end or her burial place.
Year: 1875

w. j. Husk writes to the editor of
the Evansville Herald from Falsomville,
Warwick county, Indiana One of the
strangest cases that have seen record
ed, exists in this community. The the
ory that people possessing control of
their mental faculties must eat in order
that they may live, seems to be utterly
annihilated.


Fletcher Brown is a we'll known citi-
zen living near this place, and a man
universally respected for honesty and
truthfulness. His daughter, aged four
teen or fifteen years, has been confined
to her bed for sickness for two years, and
during the past thirty days she has not
tasted food, and only three or four times
drank water. She is entirely conscious,
apparently possessing full control of her
mental faculties and recognizing all her
acquaintance. Moreover, she still pos
sesses sufficient strength to turn herself
over in bed The mere suggestion of
food causes her to become sick and vomit,
and no effort can induce her to eat. Her
sickness resulted from jumping rope at
school, over two years ago, and it should
serve as warning to all thoughtless
school girls, as this is only one of the
many cases of serious injury that have
been the result Of such pastimes.


WHEN TO Do THE MENDING.- Some
years ago | heard the head of family
say she never did her mending until she
needed the garment. Indeed, / have
often seen children fretted because a
button was wanted or string missing
about their clothing, which had been
hastily put away without examination
| urge that all other work should be laid
aside when the laundry basket arrives,
that the housewife may see for herslf
that each piece is in order as it is sort
ed and if not, it should be repaired on
the spot, not laid away in the drawer till
to- morrow for nine chances out of ten it
viii lie there until needed. This system
takes seldom more than one hour a week
even for a large family and it isaltogeth-
er the most convenient way.
Year: 1875




There is a stream whose surging tide,
With turbid waters dark and wide.
Ger all the land is sweeping.
It's cruel waves with ceaseless flow.
Still swell the tide of human woe.
And gil our homes with weeping.
On every side we hear the roar
OF this broad stream. along the shore
We see its victims lying,
In wretehedness and want and woe,
AS down the dark abyss they go.
In hopeless sorrow dying.
Upon its brink there stands to day.
A multitude, the young. the gay,
Nor thoughts of danger cherish.
Yet one by one those fiery waves,
Win launch them in untimely graves.
And leave their names to perish.
Oh youth beware! this stream SO wide.
Will bear you on its treacherous tide.
Beyond Hopes shinig portal
Will bar the door to love and fame.
Win rob you Of an honored name.
And cheat the soul immortal.
Year: 1875



 D. B. Req, Esq, and several others have returned from the Santa Rita Placers this week. If any difference, the reports are more favorable than lever before. The extent of the dig ging are being proven larger and larg- CT as prospecting progresses. Every body that works is making more or less money, and the dirt is plenty that pays from ten cents to one dollar to the pan. As we are promised careful and extended description of these mines for next weeks paper, we will now omit further remarks, except merely to say that from the most reliable ac- counts we can get, men out of labor and disposed to work, cannot fail to make money by going to those mines.

 Last Saturday Messrs- Ewing, Ben nett and DeLong went to these placers, the first two with view of looking into the feasibility of supplying the mines with water by means of ditch and Hume, and the latter to make d sur vey in this connection. They returned early in the week, and up to this time, they have not determined to carry out the project The expense would be greater than expected before survey Probably the best investment in this respect, would be an artesian we'll, which would have value for all time mines or no mines. The whole cOun- try is hard to excel for stock of any kind, and in sinking an artesian well no great risk would be taken This class of wells must be sunk sooner or later, and there can be no doubt but those who sink them will make ready money and add greatly to the prosper ity of the localities where sunk.

 The proprietors of the Old Mine have six miners driving tunnel into it. Three men work by turns and thus keep the work going constantly. The Ostrich mill is running with it's pans and we shall very likely soon have good reports from it. Work is going ahead on different parts of the Ostrich vein and at latest accounts, the showing of ore was all that could be desired.

 Wm. B. Hellings, M. L. Power and a MT. Bowie arrived at Florence on We'd nesday evening. The two latter come from San Francisco, to examine and report upon the Silver King mine, and upon their report depends the sale re- ported some weeks ago. We hope the mine is as rich as represented and that if sold its purchasers may make mil lion thereby, for Arizona would be largely benefited by the success of San Francisco operators. We under stand Geo. D. Roberts, W. M. Lent and Mark M. Mcdonald are interested in the pending sale of the King mine. We hear nothing from the Athens of late, but for all that it may be turning out plenty of rich ore.
Year: 1875

From The Miner or september ,:

 Yavapai county is likely to be hin dermost in the race for superiority in the way of display at the Centennial. Not because she is wanting in material to make an exhi5ition equal to the best, but because her people to not appear to- appreciate the importance of plac-

 Sg her before the world in her true Representative light We have mines equal perhaps to any on earth in rich ness, not being worked to any consid- erable extent it is true, for want of cap ital, but they are owned and held by those who have an interest in their be- ing advertised and who could easily furnish the Commission with samples of ore from them that would excite the admiration if not the cupidity of min ing men and capitalists from every quarter of the globe, and yet the Com mittee on whom was imposed the duty of receiving, boxing and shipping con tributions for Yavapai, has as yet noth- ing at all to do. The Committee is ready and willing to do its duty with out fee or reward, and surely those more directly interested as owners of mines will respond to their appeal Bring your offerings either to Colonel Head at c. P. Head < Co.'s, Colonel Bigelow at the Nifty, or to this office, and they will be exhibited to the gaze of an admiring world, in 1876

 Last Sunday, Johnson & Co.,, took advantage of the stopping of their mill to scrape the plates and horn spoon what they could out the batteries, with out removing the castings. The result was a bar weighing fifty ounces and worth $S50 The mill had run six days.

 School will begin on Monday, Sep tember 20. Hereafter the trustees have arranged that the school year shall con- sist of three terms of thirteen weeks erch, which will give a vacation at Christmas, and ten weeks vacation commencing July 1.

 Gen. Kautz had been on a visit to the Peck lode and on his return gave The Miner the following:

 "I was little disappointed to find no greater development of this rich lead, but on reflection, perhaps my ex- pectations were too great. Only about ten tons of first-class ore have been talk en out, and about twice as much of low grade. But as roads had to be made and material to be supplied, per haps more could not be accomplished with the limited means of the proprie- tors. Whilst the vein has not increas- ed in size, it has not diminished either in the size of the vein or character of the ore, and several shafts, ten or twelve feet in depth, at points for several hun dred feet along the lode show the same character and quantity of ore as in the discovery shaft. 1 have, however, had my confidence greatly increased in the extent and richness of the belt and have no doubt that many more disccv- cries will be made We visited the principal discoveries made since my last visit The Silver Prince gives as fair a prospect on the surface as did the Peck This, with the Evening Star and other discoveries, show that the belt is extensive, and intelligent pros pecting will soon lead to numerous other discoveries. But for want of good roads for transporting the neces- sary materials, some time must elapse before the region will become the pop ulOus mining camp that it is destined to be-"
Year: 1875

THE Feast of San Augustine closed out on Tuesday. It was, with one exception free of rows, and we hear of very little stealing or any kind of petty deviltry. How the gamblers and hncksters fared, we do not know, but the attendance was rather above the average of these annual doings.
Year: 1875

MAD DOGS are officially declared to b in this town, and according to an order of the Village Council made and published yesterday by posters, all dogs found run ming at large after l2 m. yesterday, will be killed. The town can very we'll spare sew eral hundred dogs and have enough left for all needful purposes.
Year: 1875

IF you are going to travel in the Indian Territory, you should provide yourself with plug of tobacco. Alon- 20 Davis, from New York, was killed by some miners the other day because he couldn't furnish them with chew of the weed.
Year: 1875

FOR many weeks past our California and New Mexican exchanges were mostly filled with partisan matter, but as the elections are over in both places, we shall probably have different read ing for some time to come. AS con- ducted, there is no more disagreeable business than taking an active part in an election canvass.

 The self-righteous reformers of Cal ifornia, who went into the election under the name of Independents, got a most complete and deserved rebuke by the people. Whenever a man or party lays special claim to superior virtue and demands the support of the people on the ground that public af fairs would be better administered by him or them, all such can be safely op- posed as frauds or seeking office to perpetrate frauds.
Year: 1875

THE longest night in Norway lasts three months, and when young man goes to see his girl, her mother before retiring tells her not to ruin her health by sitting up more than two months.