smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

I There are two methods of crushing
first by stamps in a mill, mills generally
crush about one ton a day to the stamp.
and in an arasue where ii is ground by
running heavy stones over it in a bed
with a stone or iron floor; an arastre
win generally grind about one ton a day,
/ but it is erected at a much less cost than
a mill and it is generally conceded will
save gold better. Mills often have an
arastre attached to help save the gold.
\ lead that will save eight or ten dol
lars ton, with a creyice not less than
four feet wide, and soft quartz so il is
easy got out viii pay very well in a mill
where they can crush a good deal Of it.
\ great many things have to be taken
into consideration in calculating which,
er a lead viii pay or not, the distance il
has to be hauled. The cost and facil-
tiles for crushing, the expense in taking
the quartz from the mine, and many
other items Of expense. in fact man
can tell but little about the paying of a
lead until lac has the gold out and the
money in his pocket, then he can tell
how much he has.


There is some excitement in this Ter
ritory at present about silver leads.
mostly on account Of some new reduc-
ton works which hayea been lately er-
ected at Helena, the principle city, they
have Just started and I believe are a
success. There is a great deal of silver
ore through The Territory, but very lit
tie has been worked, the ore is of q re-
factory nature, 50 much pure metal in it
they have had no process Of working il
heretofore. The time IS coming when
silver mining will be a prominent branch
of industry in this part of the world.
There is some very rich ore here, /
know OF aJlead that the only piece6
ever prospected went 800 q ton. yet it
is not sunk over twenty fees A person
East would think it curious that no one
would take the trouble TO sink a shaft
more than twenty feet when there was
ore found there as rich as that. but in
miners phrase it played out so they
quit it. But there is in reality jgst as
good a chance Of striking a large and
rich lead there as in any place, only
miners want every thing to pay as they
do the work, and in fact most Of them
have to have the gold as they 90, not be-
ing blessed with a super1uity of this
worlds goods. One word Of advice to
young men thinking of GOING West,
don't leave a good business or fair pros
poets there, but if you have nothing
to do, and are willing to work here, you d
can find plety 70 do at good wages West.


". J. CLARK.
Year: 1872

Something came to my soul to-day,
Out OF the misty past,
AS spar from q wrecked and Sunken


ship


May f1oat to the shore at last
A vague and shadowy vision


That vanished as soon as 1t came,
For memory could not grasp it
OTgive it place and name
1t seemed like q dim remembrance
OF life in another sphere,
And left me III silent wonder,


Waiting as if to hear
A voice that l mad long forgotten,
With message of welcome sound
I2fting me nearer Heaven,


AS vapOrs rise from the ground.
There may be times when the spirit
Escapes from the house of clay
And flies to its native heaven,


As a child goes out to play
And the glimSes that fit so dimly
At times across m2mOrY's track,
Are something it finds in Heaven
That it longs to carry back.
Year: 1872

GoING AFTER CHEsTNUTs--The Danbury
(Ct.) Ne,os, of October 10Th, contains this
incident in regard to an unfortunate school
boy, who would a chesnuiting go:


A little Danbury boy ran away from
school on Monday to GO chestnutting. Dur
ing the expedition he fell twice out of ore
tree to the imminent danger of breaking his
neck, was licked by one of the other boys,
whose breath he materially lessened by
stumbling against his stomach, ran a silver
into his knee and was bitten on the neck by
new kind Of bug. When he got home his
father annointcd him with the boss end of q
billiard cue, and the next day the teacher es-
corted him around the room by his poorest
ear. He says that chestnuts are SO wormy
this year that it does not pay to 60 after
them,
Year: 1872

While Adam slept, God from him took
A bone; and, as an omen,
He made it as a seraph look,


And thus created woman.
He took this bone not from his pate,
To show her power ample;
N9r from his feet, to designate


That he on her might trample;
But meath his arm, to clearly show


He always should protect her;
And near his heart, to IL him know
How much he should respect her.
He took this bone. crooked enough,
Most crooked of the human.
To show him how much crooked stuff
He'd always find in woman.
Year: 1872

If we see a lady mincng uncomfortaby
along with pinched waist, pinched feet, high
heels, enormous hump on her back and three
score and ten hounces--let us take a good +,
long, easy breath, stand. firmly in our broad
boots, and remember that to keep up with
fashion at the present rate of changes, in
wolves as much labor and nervous wear and
tear as to bear and rear plainly a family Of
good, smart children Which is the best
life-work for large-hearied woman?
Year: 1872

When Goldsmith had written that beau
tiful stanza of the "Hermt-"
No hocks that range the valley free


To slaughter condemn;
Taught by the Power that pitles me,


l learn to pity them
he submitted it to (he future) Mrs. Gold
smith, who is said to have suggested the
following improvement
No focks that range the valley free


To slaughter condemn;
The butchers kill the sheep for me,


buy the meat of them.
Year: 1872




CIvlLrTY ON CoMPULsIoN.-A correspond
ent Of the St. John 1elegrGph, who is tray
cling in Scotland tells the following story
As we came through Glen Arl,let to ln-
versnaid we had to pass Il gate. An old
lady at the lodge came out to open it. Ere
she put the key in the keyhole she said:
"Say Open the gate, please. "


"W hat for?"


because you can't go along here if you
don't"


GLOW is that %


cit belongs to the Duke Of Montresse
and he would only let the road be made on
condition that all foot-passengers say these
words Those who won't say them have TO
go by the upper road, now unused and al
most impossible"


ooh, well, wel say please open the gate;
Or open The gate, please; Or the gate open,
please; or put the words in any other form to
please his dukeship you please. We think
it will be better than going by rough i'm
passable route. "


On this the gate swung open and we went
on, thinking Of the many lessons in polite
ness which have been and will be taught at
that gate to all who for years have passed
or will pass thereby.
Year: 1872

Never send thou an article for publica-
ton without giving the editor thy name,
for thy name oftimes secures publication to
worthless articles.


Thou shouldst not rap at the door of
printing Office, for he that answereth the


Neither do thou loaf about, ask ques-
tions, or knock down type, or the boys will
love thee like they do shade trees-when
thou leavest.


Thou shouldst never read the copy on the
priuter's case, or on the sharp and hooked
container thereof or he may knock thee
down.


Never inquire thou of the editor for the
news, for behold it is his business at the
appointed time, to give it thee without
asking.


1t is not right that thou shouldst ask him
who is the author of an article, for his
duty requireth him to keep such things to
himself.


When thou dost enter his office, take
heed unto thyself that thou dost not look
at what may be lying open and concerneth
thee not, for that is not meet in the sight
of good breeding.


Neither examine thou the proof sheet,
for it is not ready to meet thine eyes, that
thou mayest understand.


Prefer thine own town paper to any other,
and subscribe for it Immediately.


Pay for 1t in adpsace, and it shall be seN
1ctth thee and thine.
Year: 1872

tence by farming. In a former article, l
stated facts within my personal observa-
tion that refute the assumption that farm
ers as class are "bent' or "bald" by
reason of their excessive toll. Any ones
observation will convince him that there
are ten bald persons per thousand dwell
lers in cities for every one among those
whose lives have been spent on farms
And am sure that ten persons have been
"bent" by strong drink, or some other
Indictment of sensual depravity, for every
one who has been SO ''bent" by hard
work.


1t is true that l come of an unthrifty
stock-that of my kinsmen few have evinc-
ed an aptitude for making money, while
scarely any have known how to keep what
they did make. 1t is true, moreover, that
very great riches like those of Astor, or
Vanderbilt, or A. T. Stewart, are not like
ly to be acquired by farming. Yet l am
confident that more of the fortunes now
possessed by Americans have been achieved
by farming than by any other pursuit-nay
then by all others put together. l might
give instances of farmers now living who
grow wheat, year after year, for less than
half the price they receive for it of corn
never cost the grower twenty cents per
bushel, though the grain can be sold for
forty to fifty as it stands, or fed to stock to
still greater profit. l know men who struck
out for the prairies with less than 500
each, yet were worth 800, 900 each with
in twenty years thereafter-all made by
growing crops, and by the natural in
crease in the value of the soil on which
they were grown. Nay: l know Of for
tunes made by nought but farming in New
England and within two hours ride of this
city ought to satisfy any mans desires.
That poor farming does not pay, rejoic-
insly know; no more does poor trading,
poor pleading, poor preacbing-that that
which justifies itself by bounteous harvests
and steady improvement in the quality
and productiveness of the soil, has paid,
does pay, and evermore acM pay, do surely
believe: nay, I knoao. The universe is not
bankrupt, and its Author has not doomed
His children to toll and sweat in vain. His
adaptation of means to ends is perfect, and
He never intended that the most necessary
and general of human pursuits should sub
ject those who wisely follow it to want,
infirmity, or blasted hopes. What is need
ed is that the farmer should study and
comprehend His laws, then till the earth
in faithful conformity thereto, and the
reward will be ample and certain.


Woods Household Magazine.
Year: 1872

A shrewd little fellow was entrusted
to the care of his uncle, who fed the boy
very poorly. One day he happened to see
a greyhound, whereupon he asked the little
fellow if he knew what made the dog so
poor. The reply was: 81 suspect he lives
with his uncle"
Year: 1872

A CORRESPONDENT who writes from


theinterior asserts that the real cat in the
meal under the nomination OF CAMDEN is
a purpose to remove the capital OF the
State to Parkersburg. We don't know
whether that would be very great OBJ
lection in this end OF the State, though II
might be o matter Of some moment tc
the people in the Third District. There
Is little doubt that a removal is one Of the
things down in the CAMDEN programme
Year: 1872

The barometer will probably continue
to fall very generally on Wednesday,
without any important general change in
the weather further than Increasing cloud.
lness and more numerous light local
storms throughout the region east Of the
Mississippi. threatening weather. and
possibly rain win prevail in Northern
New England,
Year: 1872

EXTRAORDINARY SToRY.-In village not
far from Berlin, an old couple lived very
quietly upon their little property. Both had
carefully purchased their cofins some years
ago, as is often the case among country folks.
The cofins were placed in stable, and were
used as receptacle for different things, es-
pecially for storing up baked fruit and other
articles intended to be kept for winter use.
Not long ago the old man died suddenly.
The son, who was soldier quartered at Ber-
lin, hastened at the summons to pay the last
respects to his fathers remains. In the mean.
time the mother had, with the help Of another
son who lived with her, put all the articles
together in one of the cofins, and in the other
had duly placed the mortal remains of him
who for 50 many years was the partner of her
lifelong journey. The coffin was carried to
the grave: by the hands of stout country
youths, followed by the sorrowing relatives
and sympathizing neighbors, while the bells
tolled out their melancholy dirge. The fol-
lowing day the son had to return to the gar
rison. The anxious mother wished to give
him some of the fruit, &C., that was packed
away, to take with him on his journey, and
on going to the remaining coffin for that pur.
pose, what was her horror to find the body Of
her husband. In the confusion Of the mo-
ment the wrong coffin had been borne to the
grave, and now there remained nothing else
to be done than to dig the first coffin up again
and bury the dead body, while second fune"
raj Grafton had to be pronounced by the vii
lage pastor. re, :.5.
Year: 1872




Your kind favor came to hand to-day, and
be assured was glad to hear from you, and
to learn that you are on the right track, po'
litically. I am for Greeley since the Balti-
more convention, and I hope and pray that he
may be elected, and really believe he will be.


Governor Scott, of South Carolina, sup
pose, is really a resident Of this place yet.
His family was still living here when he was
first elected governor, and they have since
spent about one.half Of their time here. R.
K. Scott came to this county some twelve or
fifteen years ago, and located in the little one
horse town of Florida, in this (Henry) coun-
ty, as doctor, having never graduated or
attended medical lectures, content to practice
some FIVE or six years. He was candidate
for Justice of the peace, and beaten in his
township, while his party had majority.
Afterward he sought and obtained the nomi-
nation for county treasurer, ran and was de-
feated. He then went into the dry goods
trade in his own town. Afterward he came
to this town and engaged in the same business
and failed totally, worth nothing. Then he
went into the army as lieutenant-colonel and
got to be brigadier.general, and came home,
and through the influence Of Jim Ashley he
got the appointment in Command Of the freed
mems bureau at Charleston, South Carolina,
and was finally elected governor. DIR: Scott
is very clever fellow, large and portly, and
very good looking, but very ignorant, yet
tells good story well. In writing letters,
fails in orthography very much. I presume
he is now worth q million Of dollars. He
owns large amount of real estate in this
and adjoining counties, and thousands Of acres
in the northern part of Michigan, in compa-
ny with other men, and he has made this
money of the people of South Carolina. 1t
is said that Jay Cooke loaned him the money
and he bought $4,000 of these South Caroli-
ma bonds for forty four per cent on the dollar,
and then, as governor, recommended that the
interest on the State bonds be paid in gold
semi-annuallJ. The Legislature passed the
bill, and Immediately the bonds were worth
ninety cents on the dollar. I suppose he had
several thousand or hundred thousand dollars
of these bonds, many of which were fraudu-
lently issued and had he not bought off the
legislature last winter, he would have been
impeached as governor. Perhaps you saw
some account Of it. When he came home
from the war, and before he got the appoint
ment in South Carolina, asked him how he
stood politically, and he told me that he
should go with the party that had the least to
do with the negroes He is now building q
fine brick house in this place bought large
farm adjoining this place, laid it out into
town lots, and has sold the most Of them.
He has some very valuable property here, In
cluding tavern stand. He drinks whiskey
and CANDLES largely for money.
Year: 1872


like the dew before the morning sun.


THE LAND COMMISSION.


In March, 1869, the Legislature passed an
Act to provide for the appointment of Land
Commissioner, and to define his powers and
duties. The Act provided that the Governor,
Comptroller General, State Treasurer, Secre-
tary of State and Attorney General should
constitute an Advisory Board, and that they
should appoint suitable person to be known
as the Land Commissioner Of the State of
South Carolina. This Land Commissioner
was to hold his Office at the pleasure of the
Board. 1t was made the duty of the Land
Commissioner to purchase any lands in any
portion of the State, at such prices as the Ad
visory Board should determine, not to exceed
in amount, however, the par value Of the
stock provided by the General Assembly for
that purpose. The Act provided for the issue
Of 100000 in coupon bonds, if, in the opin-
ion of the Advisory Board, so much should
be necessary. Now, it appears from reading
the Act, that the object Of the Legislature was
to purchase lands as they might be offered for
sale, and to sell them out in small lots to the
poor people of this State. At subsequent
session OF the Legislature, IN March, 1871,
the Legislature passed an Act authorizing an
additional issue of bonds in the sum Of $780,
900, if, in the opinion of the Advisory Board,
so much be necessary, for the purpose of the
Land Commission.


Now, you will notice that the Land Com
missioner, in both these Acts, is made the sim
pie servant of the Advisory Board. He could
not make purchase without their approval,
and not a dollar of bonds for the purpose
could be issued or used unless, in their judg-
ment, they were necessary. Now, what has
been done by the Land Commissioner and
! Advisory Board? By the report of Hon. H.
E. Hayne, Land Commissioner, dated No
vember 10, 1871, We have some information.
Here let me say that this is the first, last and
only report that has ever been given. although
the law requires that there should be an an
nual report made to the Legislature. The
Year: 1872

MAYOR HALL, RICHARD r. CONNOLLY. AND


TWEED CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY AND


MIsDEMEANOR-rHE CHARGES BASED on THE


OLD BOAID or AUDIT FRAUDs--THE WAR


RANTS NOT SERVED.


While counsel for William NJ Tweed have
been aborng quash the old indictments against him
as invalid the Grand Jury Of the oyer and Termner have
urged by the Attorney General to frame ndc
ments against all the Ring and yesterday four were


submitted in Court and the jury authorized % continue
their abors. It is lot known yet whether not the
indictments against Tweed hastily framed to
hold upon him In the event that Judge Brady
decided the Old ones OF the General Sessions
Grand Jury invalid. but the manner Of their
presentation gave rise to this rumor. No one
who spoke Of the matter yesterday could offer any proof
Of haste other mproprety ia the procuring Of
these indictments, but nevertheless there was a
prevailing sentiment that the conduct Of the prosecute on
actuated by desire to remedy former blunders.


Oneof the indictments is understood to be against
Hall. Connolly, and Tweed jointly charging them with
conspiracy the matter OF the Gd interim Board or
Audit. It will be remembered that this the famous
Board which sat only Is minutes and authorized
Connolly and Watson to dispose Of more than
tCOOO,OOO OF fraudulent claims. Mayor Han
submtte on this occasion resolution giving the audit
ing po to Connolly and Watson. The proof is now
said TO have been urn nshed by Andrew J. Garyey and
Connolly whose indictment Is secured solely TO compel
his testimony against the Others) that the scheme or
fraudulent audit which this resolution authorized had
been previously secretly agreed upon by the Ring.


Two other indictments against VIM. N. Tweed were
submitted one Ia for msdemeanOr the other for felony
md both based the ad interim audit busi-
ness. No evidence far could be learned, ha
adduced but fresh indictments supposed TO
be safe guard in the others do not hold go0d ana
we're obtained in order to force Tweed TO trial


Bench warrants issued by Judge John r. Brady
Tor the arrest of Tweed and sent from the District
Attorneys office late hour Of the afternoon II was
expected that Mr.. 3 arrest would follow imme-
dately and he be held over night in custody Of the
Sheriff. but on applying at his Duanest. Office 1t
was found that he had left for the day. on
the appearance OF the SPECIAL deputy Martin Reese
at the Duane-st Office Foster Dewey, who Mr. Tweeds
Secretary stated that he had left for home short time
before bHt would return next morning Il was finally
understood aud arranged that Tweed should present
himself at the sherifs office, to-day, and give bail In
Court


The Grand Jury have resumed the consideration OF
large number Of against minor officials and
Ring adherents. Garvey's pasering bills have been
submitted evidence and Is understood that scores
OF men whose houses frescoed at public expense
are to be required pay their Old debts in new aud
very peculiar way.
Year: 1872

The returns Of the foreign commerce OF this
mort for August show that the value Of the imports


for that month was So s7 Os5 being larger than for any
previous month in the history OF the port The with
drawas from warehouse. which were enormously heaVy
amounted TO s2274 3l7. making the total value Of the


merchandise thrown upon the market during the month
inward Of s65OOOOOO The foreign imports at this port
for the eight months from Jan. compare as ioHo"s
win the same period in the two preceding years
Year: 1872

man-Ber Body Left Unburied, and


Eaten by Dogs.


PORT JERvIs, n. j., June 21,-A few
weeks ago, woman named Butler, living
about one mile south of the village of
Unionville, in Orange county, was taken
sick wi h what was then supposed to
be the measles. 1t turned out that it was
the smallpox, and this announcement
greatly alarmed the people of the neighbor-
hood. The woman was then removed to
an old, deserted hut standing in the woods
near the Waikiki river. No one could be
induced at first to look after her, and it
seems as though she was fated to die alone
and uncared for. Finally an old man was in
duced, upon the payment of $25, to attend
her. Last Friday the unfortunate woman
died, and her attendant at once deserted
the premises. He threw an old quilt over
the dead body, and then fed to the noun
tain as if fearing the pursuit Of foe.
Saturday it was ascertained that the woman
was dead, and the pOOr-master Of the
town of Vantage, in Sussex county, New
Jersey, where the woman died, was noti-
fed. Although it was soon known
throughout the entire neighbOrhood that
she had died, the body remained unburied
until Monday, and then the people
threatened to prosecute the authorities
if they did not dispose Of the re-
mains. The worst feature in the case was
that the old hut had neither doors nor win
dows, and through the openings in the
building the dogs and cats of the neighbor-
hood went into the hut and were devouriDg
the remains. The people were alarmed lest
Jhe disease would in That N amer be spread
broadcast. Monday afternoon the poor
master engaged a man for $3.50 to bury the
body. This he did, tumbling corpse, cloth
ing, and furniture altogether in ahole by the
hut, which he had dug. There is a great
deal of alarm in the DeighborhOod lest the
contagion has been generally spread. Peo-
pie are now having recourse to a rigid
Yagetable diet.
Year: 1872

WENpEII. PHILLIPS, who supplied lbe
brains to the Radical wing of the RepubE-
can party, says in a recent letter:


% am neither Republican nor a Grant
man. Whom | shall vote for, or whether L
shall vote at all, do not know"


1t is certainly great pity, says the ot'
Louis Republican, that after agltatlng IN
and out OF season for thirty years past
Phillips should have only succeeded in
reaching a pitch of mental bewilderment
where he finds himself entirely unable to
decide what to do. When the Radical
party is so badly disfgured that its own
father does not recognize it, the time has
surely come to bury it out Of sight.
Year: 1872

c. O. BROWN will soon have fitted up the most convenient billiard, drinking and sporting saloon in Arizona, if indeed it can be surpassed at all. Every department will be in a manner separate. He will also soon have half a dozen cosy rooms with good beds for transient customers.