smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

in one district, within an area of thirty
miles by eight. 1t grows on the slopes
of the mountains, from the valleys up
to an elevation of twenty two thousand
feet. The raw seeds are poisonous to
man and quadruped, but macaws eat
them and they are used for fish bait.
Long boiling deprives them Of their
poison.


A large proportion of the quantity Of
rubber or caOutchouc, furnished to COM
merce comes from Brazil. The process
of gathering the juice is very simple.
The tree Is tapped in the morning, and
gill of fluid Is received In q clay emp
placed at each incision in the trunk.
This, when full, is turned into jar,
and is ready at once to be poured over
any pattern in clay. the form of which
it takes, as successive layers are thus
applied. 1t comes from the tree purely
colorless, like milk, but when dried by
the sun 1t Is white within and yel-
lOwish brown without. Its drying and
hardening are fastened by exposure to
the smoke and heat of fire, and it thus
acquires its ordinary black color. Com
plete drying by the sun requires several
days exposure; during this time the
substance is soft enough to receive i'm
pressions from stick, and is thus orna-
mented with various designs. The ma
tives collect it upon balls of clay in the
forms of bottles and various fanciful
figures, in which shape ir is often ex-
ported. The clay mould, over which
the bottles are formed, being broken up,
is extracted through the open neck.
Usually it has been brought to this
country in fiat cakes; but q method has
been devised by which the liquid is
shipped in air-tight vessels of tin or
glass, Just as it comes from the tree.
Year: 1876

At the best, love is fatal to friend
ship; the most that friendship can do is
to listen to loves talk of itself and be
the confidant of its rapturous joys, its
transports of despair. The lover fan
cies himself all the fonder of his friend
because of his passion for his mistress,
but in reality he has no longer any need
of the old comrade. They cannot talk
sanely and frankly together any more ;
there is something now that they cannot
share; even if the lover desired to main-
tain the old affectionate relation, the
mistress could not suffer it. The spectre
Of friendship is sometimes invited to
haunt the home of the lovers after mar
riage: but when their happiness has
been Haunted i'm its face, when it has
been shown the new house, the new
china, the new carpets, the new garden,
it is tacitly exercised, and is not always
called back again except to be shown
the new baby. The young spouses are
ever so willing to have the poor ghost
remain the wife learns whether it takes
two or three Jumps of sugar in its tea
the husband bids it smoke anywhere ii
likes, and the wife smiles a menacing
acauiescence; but all the same they
turn it outof-doors. They praise ii
when it is gone, and they feel so much
more comfortable to be alone.-Atldntic
Monthly.
Year: 1876

There is a case in point here of a me-
Observation-Disclosures pOstman of Hart
ford who fixes his idea of the days cold
by a particular thermometer that he
visits every morning in the line of his
duties. Plying him, the owner OF the
thermometer regularly on cold days
warns up the bulbjus as the messenger
arrives in sight, and the satisfied way
farer hasn't been really cold yeta single
morning. His eyes prove to him that i.
would be foolish to feel condition that
does not exist, 30 he doesn't feel it. And
q defective thermometer has been known
to keep family cold all winter, to cause
several extra tons of coal to be burned,
and to lead to rupture with the agent
of 'sthe best furnace in the world.'-
Hartford Courant.
Year: 1876

A brother of mine, man who is the
last person in the world to believe over
much, or TO be in the least degree SUPER
stitious, wishing to be near a particular
town, and vet within easy reach of the
permanent county residence OF his
greatest friend, was induced "a. ID. 1882
to take over the remainder of the lease
of an old-fashioned furnished mansion
i'm Cheshire, where he, with his wife.
children. and servants, in due course
went TO reside. He was advised to take
the place as well because of the reason
ableness of the rent, Tor 1t was spacious
and comfortably furnished, as by the
recommendation of the London house
agents. a well-known firm in the West
End, whith whom the letting of it
rested.


Soon after the arrival of the family
and servants, the latter protested again
and again that they were disturbed
almost every night by continual
''tramp, tramp, tramp" of heavy foot
steps up the stairs and along the narrow
passage, out of which were two doors
which led to their bedrooms. They
would have it that the house was
haunted. The sounds were sometimes
30 loud and alarming that, as one of the
servants remarked. at seemed like a
regiment of foot soldiers marching over
creaking boards" Complaints were
made to my brother, who merely said
that the noises must be the result of
wind under the joists or of rats, and he
laughed at the whole affair. Some of
the servants gave warning and left.
Still the sounds went on, not always
every night, but, with certain cessa-
tions, from time to time.


In the autumn of the year 1868, a lady,
her daughter of fourteen, and maid,
came to stay in the house; and as the
former was somewhat of an invalid, a
suite of rooms in the west wing, each
communicating with the other, was ap-
portioned to them. The second night
after their arrival, the lady in question,
suddenly awakening, saw i'm her bed
room a luminous cloud, which gradu-
ally appeared to be formed into the
shape of an old man, with most pain
fully depressing countenance, full of
the deepest sorrow, and wearing large
full bottomed wig. She tried to raise
herself in bed, to see if it were not the
effect of her half-waking fancy, and the
result of disturbed dream, but could
not. The room. in which there was no
natural light, seemed to be partially
but quite sufficiently illuminated; and
she felt confident that spectre was be-
fore her. She gazed at it for some min
utes, three at least, hearing the ticking
of her watch, and counting the seconds.
There the apparition stoed, and seemed
to be making an effort to speak, while a
strange, dull inar.iculate groan seemed
to come up as from the floor. Upon
this, seeing the bell rope hanging within
the folds of the curtain at her right
hand, she braced herself up to seize il
and give it most violent pull. Imme-
diately she did this the face of the figure
bore an expression Of anger, and by
degrees it faded away. The bell, which
hung some distance away, was heard by
no one, and she was compelled to lie
alone, for she feared to rise (though the
apparition did not reappear) until the
church clock near struck four, when,
Year: 1876

Queer CompdniOnship.- different
times | saw a mouse running round
my room. Always my canary would
seem delighted, and would fly after
him. l was sure that he visited "Par-
sons cage very night; for the seed in
the morniL- : would be almost gone.
But did not know how very intimate
the bird and the mouse were. One
evening l returned home late. As
lighted my lamp, heard a noise in the
cage. | was very quiet so as TO see
what was going on. The mouse was
there "ParsOn" was fast asleep on
his perch. with his little head tucked
up under his wing. and one leg drawn
up under his feathers. The mouse ate
and drank all he wanted, not seeming
to care at all for me. Then he ran up
the side of the cage, and along the
perch on which "Parson" was sleeping
and then with his nose pOked the bird
IN the side: and then looked at him
out of his two little shining eyes. 1t
was just as much as to say, Wake, lit
tie sleepy. and We will play" "Parson"
did not seem a bit afraid. He took his
head out from under his wing, looked
at Mr.. Mouse, and then put it back
again. He seemed to say, Il am too
sleepy to play. Go to bed :" Then the
mouse jumped to the bottom of the
cage, nestled into a corner and went to
sleep. l was very much surprised at
this, and very much amused. Had
not seen it all it would have been al
most too strange to believe. But th.,
little readers of the nursery may rest
assured it is all true.-NurserV.
Year: 1876

IN THE CASE OF THE q UERN vs. the cap
tain OF the Franconta, tried for manslauRhter
In running down the Strathclyde, thereby
causing the death OF q number OF British
subjects, the Lord Chief Justice yesterday,
after an exhaustive review of the case, de.
lived the opinion OF the Court quashfng the
conviction of the master OF the Franconis
from want Of ofjurisdiction.o
Year: 1876

@" Democrat" q Little Rock Cor.
respondent Of the Van Buren Argus
thinks !" there is one thing the democracy
OF the State do not look to as they should
ana that is the capacity of the men selec
ted Tor ONCE" The organs must ferret
out this anonymous traitor and dis,urber
In the camp, who doubts the capacity OF
our ofhcials.-LaHe Rock Star.


1t is generally apt to be be the case
with those out, who want to get in. to
doubt the g capacity" of those that ar
In.
Year: 1876

EHAn old Scotch lady gave point
ed reply tos minister who knew he had
offesded her, and expressed surprise that
she should come So regularly TO hear him
preach Said she, MY quarael's wi
you, man ; its no wi the Gospel"
Year: 1876

H Brother Jamieson's, Arkansas
Traveior comes to us in an entirely new
dress, making handsome appearance
We'hope the enterprise will be crowned
with success. He has turned his hand
~ slate. making, and this is how be does
it,:


While some Of our exchanges have
been engaged In trying to fix up the slate
for the next campaign, we have been
thinking mp one that would sut US Here
Year: 1876

The presumption that the common law
prevails in other states, in the absence Of
proof to the contrary, does not apply to
the Indian tribes Their laws and Gus
toms must prevail


Effects of an aniliary administration in
this estate should be held here subject to
the claims of creditors who prove. The
residue only should be transmitted to the
administrator of the demicle, to be ac-
counted tor and applied by him at home
Meanwhile the latter cannot dispose OF
the effects here.


An administrator cannot assign notes
Of effects of an astate, in payment of some
of the debts, in preference to others.


To constitute resulting trust in the
purchase of a debt, the money must be
paid by the third party, at the time of the
transaction


A court Of chancery will appoint a re
ceiver for an estate, where the admins
trator.is acting improperly and his bono
is insufficient, and hold the same for t
| proper custodian. t may then remit The
administration to the probate court, or
having acquired jurisdiction, may pro
ceed to settle the estate, if the parties b,
all before the court and there be but lit
tie to be done to adjust thier rights,
NoTE This case was decided ~hal"v y
before the adoption of the constitution
of 1874


Any one interested may file bill a
gainst an administrator to have the es
tate protected anl properly administered
| Decree affirmed.
Year: 1876




tious put to him by j. L. Carnahan OF
Buonsboro, has this to say Of the inten'
ton ofttvir company


To your first question have to say
that the company looks to no particular
point on the L. r. d f. S. Il. II the OBJ
jcct Is to get the best and cheapest route.


-


Ia reply to your second question l
have this TO say. 1t is the wish and ex-
pectstion Of the company to arrange with
some Railroad Company TO complete the
work upon such terms as may be agreed
upon; that we expect that company to
send an engineer and determine upon the
cheapest and best route to the l.. Z. l. +
S. Railroad. So Gar as this company is
concerned, no objection is felt to what
ID known rs tie Buchanan's suggested
route. On the contrary, this company
would be gratitied to accommodate the
largest number possible Of the people Of
Crawford, Benton and Washington coun.
ties No other feeling or sentiment was
ever entertained by this company or any
member of it, whatever may be said to
the contrary. So please do not conclude
that this company feelbound to Alma or
any other point A survey hereafter to
be made will determine the route aud
point of Intersection.
Year: 1876

WARRINGTON, July 3O.-The Committee
on Expenditures in the Department Of Justice
will be ready to present their report to tho
House tomorrow or the next day. The part
relating to the use OF the secret service fund for
political purposes In New York city Is vol
luminous. 1t shows conclusively, from tho evil
dence taken In New York. that Little Johnny
Davenport, In endeavortnR to furnish vouchers
for the money OF the secret service fund turned
over to him by order OF the President, used re-
ceiptsd bills which had been paid by
paid by private contributions from poiitl-
clans. The testimony Of Albert CUM Is
quoted to show the loose manner In
which the secret service money was accounted
for by Col. whitley II was quite according to
Cum to pay local politicians out OF II who rem
dered no service TO the Government. In CON
clusion the committee show that the use OF the
secret service money by Government was an H.
legal diversion OF funds from the purposes for
which 1t was Appropriated, and that IN ordering
the money TO be paid over to Davenport, the
President was guilty OF violation of law.
There was an Appropriation In terms to pay
the cost OF all legal proceed ngs attending the
execution OF tho registration law, but this
money could not be drawn In advance OF the rem
diton Of accounts, and hence Davenport wanted
the secret service fund. which Is disbursed on
the order OF the chief OF the secret service di-
vision, and vouchers were not required, W hit
ley's simple receipt being sufficient. This loose
and irresponsible method OF accounting for
public moneys Is severely commented on, and
the President and tho Attorney-G General are
held responsible for a system which has proba-
bly, enabled dishonest men to inappropriate
and apply to their own use tens OF thousands Of
the peoples money.
Year: 1876

Lord Houghton, in the course of recent
address in England, referred to his visit to
this country as follows ''Although at the
present moment people in the United States
were making series of orations about Eng
lish tyranny and English oppression, and all
that sort of nonsense, he believed, as nation,
they held TO us with feeling of fraternal and
filial regard. With regard to agriculture, he
said that within the next fifty years America
will have been reduced, notwithstanding it's
immense space. very much to the condition
of the European countries in general; that
was to say, she would have to recuperate by
artificial means the natural wealth which was
now being exhausted"
Year: 1876

A we'll known conductor on the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Road went to the
depot one morning recently to take his train
as usual, and an officer Of the road and an
officer of the law arrested him. On his shirt
front was $1,000 diamond pin, and in his
pocket was valuable gold watch and chain
In his trunk the officers found $4,000 in
Government bonds An Eastern bank was
telegraphed to- and the response was that
bail could be furnished in 10000, if neces-
sary, as that was the amount deposited to the
conductors credit there. This settled, it was
next the conductors turn. A lawyer was
called, and he politely informed the officers
that the diamond pin they had illegally taken
had been worn by the conductor twenty
years, and was present to him in foreign
parts; the watch was carried by him years
before he went into the employ Of the COM
pany; that the United States Government
bonds they had taken were the property of
his wife as the proceeds of her share of an
estate as heir, and so was the money in the
bank, and the best thing the company could
do would be to return what they had stolen,
and with it $40, 900, and no questions would
be asked The company accepted the attor-
ney's terms.
Year: 1876

utah Corr. of San Francisco Chronicle.]


1t is related of Bishop Wooley that when
the bill prohibiting polygamy was pending
in Congress, he married all the young girls
in his neighborhood, from twelve years up to
twenty, saying that he would get ahead of
Congress by marrying enough wives to last
him lifetime, and that he would have them
in rotation, as they grew up, like steps of a
staircase. His idea was that he could no.
be punished for living with polygamous
wives which he married before the passage
of the law.
Year: 1876

Custer was buried among his officers, and
many crowded forward for long last look a.
the well known form and features of the great
cavalry leader. He seemed only sleeping, and
a perfect calm was on the face and a smile
about the lips as if he were bidding his
friends pleasant good-by. All the officers
graves were marked by hollow sticks, sunk
deep in the ground, containing the names OF
the dead. It was known the Indians would
remove any surface marks placed over the
graves, but it is not believed they will disturb
the bodies, and they can easily be identified
by means of the sticks at any time friends
may wish to remove them East. The In
dian dead were not disturbed, and it is not
likely they will molest our dead, as they are
very superstitous about such things, and
take great care of the dead.


1t appears that Captain Miles. W. Keough,
of the Seventh Cavalry, had a presentiment
of his approaching death. Just before the
expedition started be came to an officer who
had once been a lawyer, and asked him if he
could draw up will in proper form, and on
the officer answering in the affirmative, Cap
tain Keough said, Il don't know what may
happen to me, and as | have not disposed OF
some things | have, want to make will. ;"
The will was drawn up, signed by Keough,
witnessed and sealed up in an envelope. 1t
was then handed by Keough to the officer
who had drawn it up, and the Captain said,
elf anything should befall me, open the
envelope and send the papers to my sister. y
Captain Keough owned a fine property in the
north of Ireland, and had $10,0 insurance
on his lite He was unmarried, but leaves a
brother and sister in this country, and one
brother in Ireland. Keough was fine sol
dier and one of the handsomest men in the
army-Nezc York Herald.
Year: 1876

Biographical sketch in the New York World.l


You felt at once that you were in contact
with strong, fresh, original character. The
touch of a powerful, uncompromising man.
hood startled you. The impression which he
made was like that Of tall, gray cliff, or a
great oak tree, or any other noble piece of
Gods handiwork. In his grimness, his
strength, his fidelity to conviction, his asceti-
cism, there was much of the ideal Puritan
about him. He did not use tobacco; he could
not abide liquor, even when it was prescribed
as medicine in his illness; he did not know
one card from another. He hated vice and
dishonesty and vicious and dishonest men as
the Psalmist hated his enemies-with per-
feet hatred
Year: 1876

Let every unhappy married woman in
the land at once ''adopt'' as per the follow
ing advice of the Saturday ReCieao: "The
happiest life of a woman is perhaps attained
when she adopts the opinions of areasonably
intelligent husband and conscientiously
thinks they are her own"
Year: 1876

On the intelligent and local press of the country the hopes of the nation depend. The people look to the press for correct in- formation, and on this they base their judgement on governmental affairs. A bad paper conveys a moral poison wherever it circu- lates. If it is edited with com manding ability it's power for evil is greatly increased, and this is still further enlarged in pro portion to it's circulation. How vital, then, Tn view of this, be- comes the necessity of supporting good papers. D

 Every citizen who'beileves in public and private morality should extend liberal support to his home paper. His first duty should be to strengthen th:t. If he has patronage, It should go to the local organ before a dollar is sent to a paper at a distance. The principle of home protection should be applied to the local papers of the country. &8 @

 Fort Smith Herald: On the night of the 14th inst. lightning visited, the home Of Mr. James Mathis, on the Van Buren road, and took the stove-pipe for its mark. The lightning went down the pipe, literally demolishing it and the stove, and passing through the floor, doing no other damage. Mir. Mathis and family were in bed. in the room, which was filled with smoke somewhat on the birthstone order, and none of them were hurt.

 Same night large tree on the Fishback place was struck, and tom into shreds which were scat tered far and near, and reused the inmates of a house near by, who imagined the day of reckon ing was not far off.
Year: 1876

holder who hopes through honor able conduct to merit promotion and distinction, we say, live with .in your means. To all who labor for honor or profit we commend tke motto as a safe and sensible one, and one that will pay com

 pound interest in the end. A

 faithful adherence to it byold and young, rich and poor, will restore confidence in business and official circles, and fill the land with hap py homes, from which will sma- nate a spirit of purity essential to the maintenance of public virtue.
Year: 1876

Live within your means. This is a good rule for office holders and business men generally. When the man of moderate in come endeavors to live as expen- sively as a man of wealth his flu ture can be easily written: little enjoyment, periods of anxiety, burdensome debts, desperate struggle to keep up appearances, ultimate bankruptcy, and red flag to notify the neighbors that the sheriff is master of the situa- tion. One half the dishonesty of the present age springs from this foolish practice of initiating the style of others. The man of a thousand year wants to live equal to the one who receives five, he in turn, aspires to make as big show as the. one who re. ccives ten, and the receiver of ten labors to keep pace with the one who counts his income among the fifty thousands. Is it any wonder that so many iail in busi- ness or forfeit by their miscon- duct the confidence of their friends? We must come back to cur old-fashioned way of living, and this can be done only by obeying that injunction, Live within your means. Life is alto gethcr too short to destroy it's en- joyments by taxing soul and body to keep up false appearances. Contentment comes with moder- ation; mental suffering and keen anguish with extravagance. To the young man just starting in life, we say, live within your means. To the man of business pursuing success, we say, live within your means. To the office