smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

On Monday next the much moot


ed railroad question will be decided


by the voice Of the people. Not


the question whether 4 railroad Is


desirable or needed, but the more
vital oneofwhether Montana can af-


ford to aid the construction Of a


railroad by issuing its credit to


the amount, nominally, Of three
million dollars, in reality to an
amount that will reach to about
twenty million dollars. The rail-
road question has been fully canvas
sed throughout the Territory. The
result shows, almost to q unit, that
Montana needs q railroad. The
question Of granting a subsidy or
gratuity to the Northern Pacific
Railroad has been fully discussed,
has received the closest cOnsldera- |
ton every feature that it present
ed ha7 been thoroughly scrutinized, |
the cost to the people Of the Terri
tory has been carefully estimated
and fully explained, the act which
authorizes the issue Of bonds has
been thoroughly ventilated and It's
imperfections laid bare. While the
desire for a railroad i general
throughout the Territory, and q
strong feeling exists towards aid
ing the Northern Pacific to d
reasonable extent, the majority Of
the counties Of Montana and the
majority Of the voters Of each coun-
y strongly oppose the granting Of
asubsidy or gratuity to the amount |
stated and upon what they deem
imperfect security.


This section is divided upon the |
subsidy question. The result Of
the election, however, will prove III. I
favorable to the N. r. subsidy le
Year: 1876

This cosey and attractive house coainues to afford
great accommodation to the inhabitants OF tho east
side Of the city. Tho management presented yestcr.
day even ing very exciting drama, entitled 'Sttina
Ball; or Death Of Custer" in which somo OF the
prominent events OF our late campaign in the Indian
country arc brought prominently forward In manner
well calculated TO impress tho audience with vivid
OF tho situation and the sunerings which
our Soldiers endured. Tho HERALD correspondents
who nccompan nei the troops receive duo share of
CIVILIAN glory The stage recital or tho circumstances
which tho death Of Mr. Mark Kellogg brought
Tears to the eyes OF the sensitive The company Is
strong talented one and the acting was applauded
constantly.
Year: 1876

COMRADES.


WASHINGTON Oct Q, 1875
The President, In note to Admiral Porter. says Il
will give him great pleasure again and take by
tho hand any Of his old associates OF the Army OF the
Tennessee who may be pleased to call on him at nine
o'clock on the evening OF the 10th inst


Tho Admiral, in reply, says ho will tako great
pleasure in communicating this invitation to the
soccty OF tho Army OF the Tennessee at its approach
ing reunion In this CITY, and that he has doubt the
Presidents old comrades will accept the invitation and
greet him IN the Executive Mansion promptly and
daily as they accustomed to do when he called
them to duty on the tented field
Year: 1876

Nr Vanderbilt was very comfortable yesterday and
O'Clock last night there wns every expectation
that he would pass quiet night. In the afternoon no
up for several hours and had tho papers read TO
him.
Year: 1876

A terrible locomotive explosion Oc-
Cured early in the morning, March 13,
in the Union Depot at Indianapolis.
The force of the explosion tore out the
entire west end of the Union Depot, and
blew or dragged down fully thirty feet
Of the immense roof which spans the
tracks. The mail room, in the south
west corner. shared the wreck, the north
wall being pushed inward and burying
underneath, besides a large quantity Of
valuable matter, Fred. Steinbauer, As.
sistant Transfer Agent, who had just
lain down in one of the berths. His
cries brought relief before his injuries
were serious. Isaac Ballard, of the
Junction engine, was blown from the
gangway to the rear of the tender, and
was covered with the falling debris from
the roof and wall, besides being scalded
upon the face and neck, hands and
shoulders, and other portions of his body.
He also received conclusion of the spine
and some injury to his lower limbs, the
exact nature Of which is not demon
strated. Had the accident taken place
earlier the loss of life whOuld have been
immense, but the /. b. and w. train is
the last to leave, and was waiting for
the arrival of the Junction train to
transfer western passengers. An inquest
was commenced in the afternoon on the
body of A. w. Moore, the engineer who
was killed. The theory of the explosion
is this: Some months ago careless fire.
man burned the ]. B. and w. engine,
and in repair every alternate plate of
the boiler was replaced by a new one.
1t is well known that scorched iron will
not expand, and during the months she
has been in use the rivets of the old
plates have gradually worked loose,
owing to the non-expansion, until the
result stated
Year: 1876

The Cheyenne (Wyoming) Neaos has
this bit of cheering intelligence: East
ward the star of Empire takes its way.
The grand army of tramps over the Union
Pacific are now vending their way from
California to the Centennial Exposition,
and as rule wear better apparel than
this unremunerative class of travellers
usually sport. With ponderous diamond
(paste) breastpin and an unlimited
amount of cheek, they undauntedly
mount a passing train, and when detected
by the ticket-puncher are both ready
and anxious TO argue the case indefinitely,
their plea being, You are the first con-
ductor that has offered to put me of !"
or that they have walked every step of
the way from Frisco. After being made
to realize that "chin music" won't
avail, they disgustedly step off the plat.
form and wait for an opportunity to slip
in between the cars and move on. 1t
matters not where these migratory, pow
erty-stricken individuals may be invited
to remain by the conductors, they almost
invariably wait the next train and al
ways have in their possession a time
schedule of the division they are "beat-
ing" thus being enabled to know just
when the next chance will be. IT'S folly
to even think of stopping this system Of
"excurting" under the existing laws,
but SO much pillaging and petty pilfering
is constantly being committed by MEM
bers of this peculiar fraternity, that 1t is
not improbable that laws will soon be
in force over this entire continent making
il punishable offense to thus defraud
even railroads. Until that time we must
grin and bear it.
Year: 1876

There arrived in Macon, by the At
lanta train the other evening, a woman
with eight children. The oldest of these
children was not over seven years of age.
Two of them were too young to be able
to walk, and one is just able to toddle.
The woman stated that she came from
Cleveland, Ohio, and was on her way to
Florida to join her husband, who had
gone before. She reached Macon on a
pass from the Mayor of Atlanta, and was
utterly without means. Mr.. Cherry, at
the depot, interested himselfin behalf of
the unfortunate family and succeeded in
raising some five or six dollars for her.
Not being able to procure accommoda-
tion at any hotel or boarding-house,
Officer Grace took them to the City Hall,
where they could at least find shelter for
the night. When they entered the City
Hall there was man there, who at first
attracted no attention, but after awhile
one of the children made the discovery
that the man was its father. The sur
prise that followed may be imagined.
Tha man had left Cleveland on the 25th
of January to go to Florida. He has
travelled most of his way on foot. His
wife supposed him to be in the land of
flowers, whereas he reached the City Hall
not more than fifteen minutes ahead of
her. What the unfortunate family will
now do, no one knows. Ten people, a
long way from friends. and without
means-it is a pitiable state of affairs
Macon Telegraph.
Year: 1876

There are many reasons why duels
rarely end fatally. All the gunsmiths
keep pistols warranted not to hit barn
door at ten PAGES. They arc grooved all
sorts of ways; they are made so light
that the least load of powder sends them
to the skies; the trigger is made so hard
the hand pulls the pistol higher than
even the skies; the hammer is weighted,
and has such powerful spring the bar
rel is knocked down. Moreover, the
seconds always take care to overload,
that the pistol, no matter how carefully
aimed, may bounce over the subject.
Lastly, but by no means leastly, there is
the emotion inseparable from maiden
appearance in the part of target for an
enemy's loaded pistol. 1t is incredible
how fast eyelids will snap under these
circumstances
Year: 1876

The failure of Daniel Drew May well
create a sensation. He was All old specu-
latOr on the financial bourse. He must
be now in the neighborhood Of eighty
years of age. He was originally hog
drover over the Allegheny Mountains.
He acquired great success, he made his
millions. lie used to chuckle over his
fortunate speculations, and say that the
"boys"-and every body was boy un-
der fifty-fve or sixty-were pretty
smart, but there were some tricks of the
trade that they had yet to learn. Drew
was one of the leaders of Wall street. He
was considered hardly inferior to Van
derbilt in pecuniary responsibility. In
the New York and Erie Railroad he was
the antagonist of Vanderbilt, and of
Gould and Fisk. We should almost as
soon have expected to hear of the failure
of the veteran Commodore as of that of
Daniel Drew. But i'm the present times,
with constant declining values under
the specie resumption process, who is
safe? The severity OF the times is
well evinced by the failure of such man
as Daniel Drew, one of the gold kings of
New York, and whose paper for long
period was the best that was going in
Wall street. 1t was highly colored and
tint-satin, yet he is behind hand
u 100000.
Year: 1876

DIR. Joseph p. Thompson says Ad-
miral Farragut once remarked: al
would never go into battle in an iron
clad. l could not handle my men nor
inspirit them. If ball strikes wooden
ship it sends few splinters around, two
or three poor fellows are killed or
wounded, but the hole is soon stopped,
the deck cleared, and the fight goes on.
But in an ironclad the men feel from the
first that they are in their coffin, for they
know that ifa hole is knocked in her side
she must sink, and it is much harder to
get up their spirit for the fight. Give
me good ship of oak, and put the iron
into the men,"
Year: 1876

The practice of holding Missions
kind Of revival effort, is becoming more
general in the Protestant Episcopal
Church. The method Of conducting
these missions is slight change from
the regular church work. The preach
ing is puDgent, personal and earnest the
singing congregational, and the hymns
and tunes familiar ones. The prayers
are short, frequent and common. An
opportunity is given for direct personal
intercourse between inquirers and the
minister. So far the work has been very
successful. The services generally occu-
py a week. Preaching Is held every
night and crowded congregations attest
the general interest.
Year: 1876

AT the Dublin Lord Mayors banquet,
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland said that
the country had been more prosperous
last year than ever before. Emigration
and pauperism had sensibly decreased,
two prominent banks were paying div
idend of twelve per cent, and the depos-
its in the Bank Of Ireland amounted to
100000 sterling more in 1875 than in
the preceding year.
Year: 1876

No matter how dark the night,
No matter how black the clsuds may be,


Up In the shroudsd sky,


Hidden from watching eye,
Glitters star for me.
Silvery bright and clear,
Out In the fields OF fadeless blue,


Needless OF cloud and rain,


Fearless OF death and pain,
Golden stars in their silent sphere
Twinkle and burn for you.
Summer and winter the same;
No matter II storm-clouds surge and roll


Like waves on the frenzied sea;


In heavens bright gallery
Twinkle and glow, with quenchless fame,
These types OF the soul.
No matter how dark thy life;
No matter how gloomy thy watch may be;


Mid sorrow and pain and care,


Still watching thee everywhere
Back OF the curtain Of earthly strife
Twinkles star for thee.
Year: 1876

moved from twenty to one hundred feet
from their foundations. In every in
stance the sides were stuck full of huge
splinters, some two feet in circumference,
and driven through the sides of the
houses with apparently resistless force.
The road for six or eight hundred yards
is utterly impossible, and Is covered with
debris, some of which is spattered with
blood.
Year: 1876

MANY European and American sur
geons now use raw cotton with excel
lent success in the dressing of wounds.
The reason given is that "a layer of cot
ton spread over wound or over the sur
face exposed by amputation, protects the
part thoroughly, filters the air, and pre-
vents the access of floating germs, whether
poisonous or not" The cotton should
be fresh and of good quality. 1t should
not be previously exposed to the air of the
hospital in which it is used, nor to the
foul air of the ward, while renewing the
dressing. The kind of cotton to be used
is that manufactured in the form of
wadding.
Year: 1876

A MEETING of land owners and ethers
in favor of tax reform was held in Berlin,
lately, the object being the formation
of an association on the plan of that
formed by the farmers of the United
States, and known as the Grangers'
Union" Many we'll known members of
the German nobility signed the call.
The government journals stigmatize the
movement as agrarian.
Year: 1876

| observed one mode Of Oh inese capital
punishment known as the "cage." The
"cage" used was between two and three
feet square, and over six feet high. Near
the bottom was close floor Of plank. The
four sides were open work Of plank pal.
ings. The planks composing the cover
were made to fit around mans neck
close enough to hang him. The condemn.
ed man was put into this cage, his head
projecting above, the cover fitting around
his neck, and under his feet number of
bricks, one above the other-just enough
to enable him to stand on tiptoe. When
this position, from weariness, became un-
endurable, his only relief was to hang by
his neck. The design is to make man
suffer as much as possible, but not to kill
him too quickly. Usually, after crimi-
nal has been standing thus for day CT SO,
one Of the bricks is removed, and then
another, until he hangs by his neck alto
gether. It is said that strong man or
dinarily will endure this tortue several
days before life becomes extinct.


On the present occasion death was has
tened more quickly. The man was put
into the cage on Sunday afternoon, l
believe about one o'clock. | heard of it
on Monday morning, and went over to
Annoy about two o'clock in the afternoon
to see him. He had then been dead some
time. The guard said that he had died
just before daylight; that he was conscious
of having committed great crimes, and
had fastened his own death by kicking
the bricks from under his feet. But the
people said privately that the guards
wished to get rid of their charge, that
they might prepare to keep the New Year,
day, (the Chinese New Year was near at
hand, and therefore had taken the bricks
from under his feet during the night.
This probably was the fact.
Year: 1876

At this time Of the year, when so many
rose leaves fall to the ground and are
wasted, every lady eau, if she chooses,
manufacture delicious perfume at a cost
Of less than fifty cents, and in few min
utes time. Take two gallon glass Jar,
and gil full of clean fresh picked rose
leaves. Then cork it tight aud take a
two-ounce phial and fit the neck into the
cork Of the two-gallon jar. Gut some
sponge into narrow strips; soak them in
good oil, free from smell or rancidity, put
the strips into the small phial, turn it up.
side down, and put the neck into the bung
Of the large jar. Place them in the sun
for four days, and the heat viii distil the
rose leaves, and the aroma will ascend and
saturate the oil in the sponge. Put in
fresh leaves about four times, aud you
will have small phial Of the finest otto
of roses that can possibly be made, and in
quantity sufficient to scent the clothes
and handkerchiefs of a family for a year.
Pure otto of roses costs $40 per ounce
BE sure and keep Il well corked or il viii
evaporate.
Year: 1876

There is no relic Of the Revolution so
deserving Of our veneration as the old
"Liberty Bell" in the State House IL Phil
adelphia Its history is interesting. In
1852 bell was imported for Philadelphia,
and hung up in the steeple of the State
House in that year. On the first trial
ringing, after its arrival, it cracked. I'm
der the direction of Isaac Norris, of Phil
adelphia, it was recast in 1853. And
that Is the bell upon which is written -
proclaim Liberty throughout all he land,
and unto all tie inhabitants thereof"
And it did proclaim. liberty. On the
fourth of July, l776, the representatives
Of the thirteen rebel colonies were assem-
bled in the State House, anxiously dis
cussing the question whether they should
submit to the King Of Great Britain, or
boldly throw off all allegiance and declare
their independence. If the latter course
was adopted, the bell in the steeple was
to ring out the tidings, and for this pur-
pose the old bellman was at his post, and
an anxious crowd was gathered in the
streets awaiting the deliberations of the
Assembly. Independence square aud the
streets adjoining were densely packed with
men, whose care worn faces plainly indi-
Gated the anxiety within their hearts. For
hours they remained on the streets, eagerly
casting their eyes upward towards the bell,
speaking in whispers, and praying deeply
10 their souls that their representatives
might cast their vote for liberty and indie
pendence. At length the door opened,
and John Nixon, with a smile on his face,
and the Declaration Of Independence in
his hand, stepped on the threshold. A
messenger ran wildly up stairs to the bel
fry, aud as Nixon proceeded to read the
first sentence Of that immortal document,
the glorious tones Of the bell burst oyer
the silent city, cheer rose from the hearts
of that vast multitude, the iron voice of
the discordant cannon, and the rolling of
drums Joined in the chorus and for two
hours, amid the joyful acclamations of the
people, the glorious melody of that bell
Aoated in the air, and was waited far
beyond the Delaware. The bellman, who
was thorough patriot, and whose name l
am unable to assertion, rung it with such
energy that it cracked, and its voice has
ever since been mute 1t had done its
duty, it had proclaimed Liberty through
out all the land and unto all the inhabi-
tants thereof. 1t was afterwards taken
down, and new one put up in its place.
The old bell stands in the most conspicu-
Gus position in the room in the State
House, where the Declaration of Indepen-
dence was written and signed.
Year: 1876


duced upon it, where it undergoes pro-
cess Of induration in the course Of time.


1t is an interesting question how the
structure ever rises above the water level,
seeing that the animal which makes il
cannot live out the water The little ar
chitects retain enough sea water to last
them over until the next tide, and are so
enabled to work up TO the highest water
mark. Actinia have been observed all
closed up on the rock at low water, and
then suddenly opened like magnificent
flowers, five and six inches in diameter,
when the tide rose. M t...t


The ring form of the Pacific Islands is
due to the shape of the foundation upon
which the coral animals built. On the
Florida coast the reefs run parallel to the
land for the same reason. Now take this,
together with the fact that all the high
islands are volcanoes, with the regular
conical shape, and you will be prepared to
understand the explanation, given stimuli
taneously by Darwin and Dana, that the
low islands were originally reefs around
the high islands or volcanoes, and that the
latter, by the gradual subsidence Of the
ocean bed, sank and left the reefs appear
as low islands, with lagoon where the
crater of the volcano was. The reefs, of
course, were gradually carried down along
with the mountain upon the sides of which
they rested, but the coral insects kept on
building towards the surface; the noun
tain appeared as a smaller and smaller
cone in the centre; what was left firing
ing reef now became barrier reef, and
the mountain finally disappeared altogeth-
er This theory is supported by the fact
that barrier reefs are found extending
1900 feet down, while the coral insects
cannot live at depth greater than l20
feet. ...... .....


The vegetation on the islands is due
partly to seeds floating in the sea, and
partly to seeds dropped by birds. Hence
there are very few species of trees and
plants; but being in the tropics, they
flourish luxuriantly. ..H.


At present, the coral formations are
confined to the tropics, because the coral
animal cannot exist where the tempera-
ture falls below 60 degrees. Dana states
that the central axis of the Pacific Ocean
is subsiding altogether it has already gone
down more than any other part of the
ocean. There are now no islands at all
above the water along its line.


In old geological times, the temperature
of the earth must have been much more
uniform; for we find coral formations very
abundantly in nearly all parts Of the world
Other limestone formations are formed by
yet lower form OF animal, protozoon,
which works at the bottom Of the sea and
thus covers nearly three-quarters Of the
whole surface of the globe. A diagram
was exhibited, showing what the micro.
scope revealed to Ehrenberg in a piece of
chalk.


Surely then, concluded the lecturer, if
so great portion Of the earth $ crust is
the product Of animal life, we must cor
rect our notions of matter and force, and
admire the beauty and simplicity of the
economy of God, who makes the most in-
significant of creatures subservient to his
great works.
Year: 1876

On one Of our Georgia railroads, some
years ago, there was s conductor named
Suell, a very clever, sociable, gentlemanly
man, great favorite with the company he
is connected with and the travelling public
in general-fond of joke, quick at repair
tee, and faithful in the discharge Of his
duties.


During the past year, as his train, filed
with passengers was crossing q bridge; oyel
q wide stream, some seven or eight feet
deep, the bridge broke down, precipitatin2
the two passenger-cars into the stream
As the passengers emerged from the wreck
they were borne away by the force Of the
current.


Our friend Smell had succeeded in catch
ing hold OF some bushes that grew on the
bank Of the stream, to which he held for
dear life


A passenger less fortunate came rush
ing by. Smell extended one hand to him,
saying;


Your ticket, sir give me your ticket,'


You may imagine the effect Of such a
lry JOKE Ill she alidst III til4 water.
Year: 1876

I noticed mechanic among d number
Of others at work in house erected but a
little way from my Office, who always had
kind word and cheerful smile for every
one he met. Let the day be ever 50 cold,
gloomy, or sunless, happy smile danced
as sunbeam upon his countenanee. Meet
ing him one morning, | asked him to tell
me the secret of his constant happy flow
Of spirits. "No secret, Doctor, F." he replied.
II have one of the best Of wives and when
[ 60 to work she has word Of encourage
ment for me; when | go home she always
meets me with tender kiss; and size is
sure to be ready with my meals; and she
has done SO many things through the day
to please me, that | cannot fad it in my
heart 10 speak unksndly to any one What
influence, then, hath woman over the heart
OF man, to soften it, and to make it the
fountain Of cheerful and pure emotions
Speak gently, then; happy smile and a
kind word OF greeting after the tolls Of the
day are over, cost nothing, and 60 far to-
ward making a home happy and peaceful.
DR.. Franklin.