smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

BENEFIT or RAILWAY CONNEC-
TION


Under the heading of "The Rail
roads-What they have done, and
are doing for the Northwest" the
St Croix Republic0n after citing
St Paul as a familiar instance Of a
place built up by railways, speaks
as follows of New Richmond itself:


"And to bring the matter nearer
home-has not our road done some
thing for us? Are not each Of our
citizens feeling the benefits it dis
penses? What could we do with
the immense amount OF lumber man
ufactured here and at the surround
inc mills if it was not for our little,
stub end of railroad" Does not
Its manufacture give EN- ployment to
many men, and does not the trade
of those men assist in making busi-
ness pay here? And is 1t not great
convenience and saving to our farm
ers to ship their grain here, instead
of having to haul it to Hudson, as of
yore? Is it not convenient and a
great saving of time and money to
step into the cars here to 90 east,
west, north or south, over the old
stage way of doing it? Does not
our merchants and mechanics feel
its benefits in the facilities it affords
for procuring goods and stock, and
do not the people thro' them reap a
benefit: We think they do. Who
Is there that doubts that wheat, oats,
and all products Of the farm, would
command an enhanced price if the
North Wisconsin was completed to
Year: 1873

Lake Superior, and the producer be
benefited correspondence"


There is both truth and philoso-
ply in the above Any railroad con
nection,, and the earliest railroad
connection are indispensable to the
real prosperity of these frontier
towns in the far Northwest. W.
NAV well congratulate ourselves on
having secured definite and fayOra-
bic terms from the greatest railway
of the region, and lin the future) OF
the continent. The Importance OF
the transactions of the past few
menths is little realized by us at this
time, but within a brief period we
will begin to see the good fortune OF
being on first class footing with a
first class railway. IF every little
interior village is developed and
built mp by railway facilities, as they
are; how much surer it is that a great
terminal point like this, will be pro,
perly appreciated by business men.
With railway in Superior, manu-
features will begin at once, and cap
ital direct commerce to this point
Year: 1873

The Milwaukee Wisconsin has
the following good and true words
to say about the present status, and
near future of Wisconsin's big port
at the head of Lake Superior. The
advantageous railway prospects Of
Superior, are duly appreciated by
our friends throughout the state:


DAYLIGHT FOR SUPERIOR.


The city of Superior is at last to have rail
road connections with the outside world
without fail, aud that within a year. A con
tract has been completed by which the Nor
thern Pacific Railroad is to be extended down
Rices Point, across the St. Louis river to
Superior. The Superior Times says that the
right of way has nearly all been secured, and
ground has been donated by property hold
ers in Superior for depot grounds. When
this extension is completed Superior viii have
equal railroad facilities with Duluth, and as
she already has as good if not better har-
Dor, she may reasonably expect to grow as
rapidly as her rival, and perhaps outstrp her
if she puts forth the requisite enterprise and
energy


Should the roads southwark and eastward
of Superior that are contemplated be built
within few years Superior will be placed in
a position where the most possible can be
made out Of her situation There is no doubt
that within three years road viii be built
along the south shore Of Lake Superior from
Superior to Ashland, the northern terminus
of the Wisconsin Central. so that should no
other railroad be built Superior will have two
Southerlv railroad connections. We anucI-
pate that the Wisconsin Central Railroad,
which will be completed within year, will
do most of ali for the Superior towns and the
country adjacent: it viii give them a short
and direct connection with the southern pol-
ton of the state, and rapidly develop the re-
sources Of timber and mineral that now lie
wholly unused The day is dawning for
Northern Wisconsin.


The River Falls journal of the
llth congratulates Us in these words:


Superior city IS to have a railroad the
North Pacific Company having determined to
run a branch from Bices Point TO COnners
Point Good for Superior. We hope to see
chat city become sharp rival Of Duluth.


The st. Paul Djspotch sums up
the situation in railway matters and
adds:


According to this, there appears to be no
longer any doubt that Duluth and Superior
City viii divide the honor and profit of being
the lake terminus of the n. F. and L. S 4
NJ. railways
Year: 1873

The letter concludes in remarks
as applicable to Wisconsin, as Min
nesota:


"These are a few, and only a few,
of the facts drawn from official rec
ords. They speak loudly in favor
of our state, and such facts should
be sent abroad. Much has been
said about the length and severity
of our winters, but it should be re-
membered that the earth needs
sleep and rest, as much as the hu-
man family. Our winters are the
cause of our abundant and never
failing crops, and to them are we so
largely indebted for the health of
our people Send these facts abroad,
and the highways Of our public
travel will throng with emigrants to
settle up our state. If we would
build up our cities, we must first
build up the state"
Year: 1873

CONTINUATION of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal survey, authorized
by Congress last winter, will begin
about the first Of August. If the
Congressional delegations Of Mime
sofa and Wisconsin do their duty,
the ST. Croix and Lake Superior ca
nal survey authorized by Congress
next winter, will begin by or before
year from the first Of August
Year: 1873

an American elk. Within the en-
closure are stereoscopic views Of
scenery along the road, The col
lection is the main feature in our
court, and shows TO the world what
the American people is now doing
in the way of conquering its terri
tory.
Year: 1873

prPssic.I? The system needs rousinp
and strengthening; not merely for an
hour or two to sink afterwards into a
more pitiabIe condition than ever (as
it assuredly would do if an ordinary
alcoholic stimulant was resorted toI
but radically and permanently.


How is this desirable object to be
accomplished? The answer to this
question, founded on the unvarying
experience of quarter of century. is
easily given. Infuse new vsgor into
the digestive organs by q course of
Hostetler's Stomach Bitters. Do not
waste time in administering temporal Y
remedies, but wake the system up bv
recuperating the fountain head of
physical strength and energy, the
great organ upon which all the other
organs depend for their nurture and
support.


BY the time that dozen doses of the
great vegetable tonic and invigorant
have been taken, the feeble frame of
the dispeptic will begin to feel its be-
nlgn influence. Appetite will be Great
ed, and with appetite the capacity to
digest what it Graves. Persevere until
the cure is complete-until healthful
blood, fit to be the material of flesh and
muscle, bone and nerve and brain.
flows through the channels of circuIa-
tion, instead of the watery pabulum
with which they have heretofore been
imperfectly nourished.
Year: 1873

It is a sad thing to pass through life
0sly half alive. Yet there are thou
sands whose habitual condition is one
of languor and debility. They conn
plain of no specific disease; they suffer
no positive pain; but they have no rel
ish for anything which affords mental
or sensuOus pleasure 10 their more ro-
bust and energetic fellow-beings.


In nine cases out of ten this state of
lasSitude and torpor arises from a NOR
bid stomach. Indigestion destroys
the energy of both mind and body.
When the waste of nature is not sup
piled by due and regular assimilation
of the food, every organ is starved, eV-
cry function interrupted.


Now, vlat does common sense suG-
gc5t under thee circumstances OF tic
Year: 1873

7 IT is well understood, we believe, that
when man has o sore head some one
will hit him there, and if he has sore
foot some one will step on it. We don't
know why this is, but it is. We remem-
ber that when we were boy and had q
boil where boys frequently had their boils,
some facetious wretch would be sure to
come around with long lath, and Slap it
across the boil We arc reminded of this
singular fatality by an incident that hap
pened TO Pine-street man, last Thursday.
He has gotta g run around y on one finger
and partly healed wound from cut ON
another, both members belonging to the
right hand. On Thursday an uncle from
Sherman came to see him, and the uncle
being one of your whole-souled
and hearty men. the Pine-street
man was glad TO see him, and unconcious.


" extended his hand. The uncle from


Sherman grasp it in his own brawny fist


and gave it squeeze that split the "run


around in two, smashed in the wound and


made every joint in the hand say something
1t was the business of the Pine-strcet man
| to tell his uncle to walk in and have chair
| But he didn't. As soon as he got loose, ht
ran out in the yard for the axe, and if tht
uncle from Sherman had not gathered from


the utterances of his nephew an impres
| sion that the census Of Sherman was il
danger, and had the sagacty to have beer
| influenced by it, there might have. been


sickening tragedy to record. Dmadm1
! Neips.
Year: 1873

LONG BRANCH, August 23.-Twenty-
i've years ago yesterday, at eight o'clock
IN the evening, there was a wedding in st.
Louis in one OF the most commodious
homes ON Fourth street, which was nothing
at the time, being merely the uniting of a
captain in the regular army with plain,
unobtrusiye country girl. The Preside dent
of the United States, with his excellent
wife and four children, entertained a
quiet company last night at their cottage
here IN commemoration Of that event.
The, silver wedding was very quiet, be-
coming affair, without show or pomp, and
wholly in keeping with the quiet life
which the President and his family enjoy
here.
Year: 1873

TIL was very unfortunate affair
that happened to young Millicent, of the
band, Friday night. He had engaged
some of his fellow-members to join him in
q serenade to an estimable young lady on
Essex street, with whom lie is keeping
company and at midnight the party re-
paired to her residence, with their instru-
ments and music, and boy to hold the
torch. Everything started off well, and
the entertainment promised to be as graft
flying as the most sanguine could have
asked. During the performance of the
second piece, a gem from Mozarts collec-
ton, the boy, who was leaning
against tree, was SO influenced
by the harmony and soothed by
tile melody, that he unconscious


ly dropped off into q slumber, and a
moment later the torch suddenly swerved,


and descended with its blaze of camphene


against the back of young Millicent's head,


and in a flash ignited the wavy masses OF


his hair. The others dropped their instru-
ments, and smothered the flames in an
instant, but it had done its work. His head
was entirely burned over, and he had TO be
carried home, and the young lady was made
so sick by the fumes of the burning hail
that she was obliged to keep her bed all O
the next day. 1t will be month or more


before young Millicent will be able L


appear on the street, which will give tn
torch-boy plenty OF time TO arrange hi
| earthly affairs. Danbny Neacs.
Year: 1873

IF immgrants are wanted in Virginia to
buv her worn-out lands and restore her
waste places TO semblance of prosperity,
they will certainly never be had under the
auspices of the reactionary Bourbons who
have got the control of the Conservative
party. An immigrant is man, though
it may have been his misfortune to be born
in Yankee state, or across the sea. And
even Yankee or Englishman is apt to
have some yestige Of self-respect. To know
that If they settle here and their neighbors
happen TO call on them to become school
directors, magistrates or township asses
sors, they will at once be styled "a van
dal horde of carpet-baggers and adventur-
ers," is not an alluring prospect. 1t is
the impression in the Northern states, and
to some extent in Europe, that in America
all men are politically equal, and that even
beng born in Virginia coniers no exclusive
privilege to hold office. And though most
immigrants wonld prefer not to hold
office, the idea that they have just as
good right to do SO as anybody
else is,a pleasant reflection, and few would
care TO be deprived it. Hence while there
are vacant lands in the west-where man
is judged by his behavior, which he can
control. and not by his birthplace or his
grand father, which he did not select the
tide of emigration will roll thither and
d


leave Virginia to the ancient, solitary
reign of patrician politicians, pines and
poverty. But as light is breaking even in
Japan where they have just imported a
large lot of Yankee teachers, officials and
other notions there is good reason to
hope the present caml aign will sound the
deathknell Of the reign Of intolerance, ex-
elusiveness, and narrow-minded bigotry in
Virginia.
Year: 1873

MAN OF WAR IN STRANGE
WATER Phomas Ryan, alias Cornelius
IIefterman was brought before the police
justice this morning charged with being
drunk and unable to take care of himself.
Ryan, who did not have any
special outside resemblance to a
soldier, insisted that he belonged
to the regular army. IL Captain
Pistol or Lieutenant Bomb should need
him within the next thirty days he may
be found at the city Jail.
Year: 1873

CAPT. HAMILTON with his cavalry company returned from the Gila on Thursday morning. On his way back he received 8 note from Agent Stout, requesting him to return to the Pima agency, but the Captain felt that he was not authorized to comply.
Year: 1873

FLORENCE, June 30, 1873.

 EDITOR CITIZEN Since my last communication, have nothing of any moment to relate in regard to the h. dian difficulties on the Gila river.

 Lieut.. Parkhurst with his command returned to Mcdowell Saturday last, and Capt. Hamilton and company ar- rived here the same day in the fore noon, having m a de a remarkably quick march from Lowell; and the weather is very hot at present.

 The Pimas are pretty much all gathered some fifteen miles below here on the north side of the river. On Saturday, several of their scouts were Tn the upper portion of the val ley looking around to see how the people were acting, and what was going on generally.

 The notorious Louis Moraga. a noted horse thief and murderer (ac- cording to his own statement), was very active both as scout and spy. Yesterday Sunday the Indians took horse forcibly from Mexican at Wise's farm, and he started to follow them with the intention of reclaiming him, but suddenly some forty Indians came in sight and he very prudently gave up the chase.

 l understand that Capt. Hamilton intends starting back for Lowell this evening, and if he does the ignorant Indians will come to the conclusion that the outrages they have commit ted here lately do not amount to any, thing; or that the soldiers were afraid to go down there and investigate them; and will only make them bolder and more overbearing than ever.

 Several families living in the lower part of the valley intend moving up here, and among them are those of Ward and Wise; also several famil- les in the vicinity of Adamsville in- tend leaving for Tucson and Sonora.

 The Papagos, of whom there are al- ways great number here at this season of the year, are leaving in large mum bers for the Papago coun- Try, which is rather unusual move tor them, as they do not generally 20 lntil after the first heavy rain in the 'ainy season, and as yet we have had none.

 l suppose we are to be left here without any military protection or 'lvll either for that matter, for that eens to be the general impression lere, and consequently we must ac- ept the situation, or if we do not like hat we can leave. From hence for yard, l suppose, the Pima reigns su- 'reme to all law on the Gila, and can 10 as he pleases. If nothing else had 'een done, now would have been an xcellent time to investigate and try nd find out from the Indians them elves where they procure their Iio- or, as they are mad with the Mexi- ans and would probably tell. A fact 'hich tends to show where the liquor anne from with which they were all runk on San Juan's day, is that it vas mescal, and there is no liquor of hat kind for sale at any bar or store n the Gila. Very respectfully,

 P. R. BRADY.
Year: 1873

Mark Twain delivered Lecture in
Hartfold, Friday night, the proceeds
of which, amounting to 81 500, were
given to the city inhrmary society for
the benefit of the suffering poor.
Previous to tho lecture he published
card announcing his charitable in
tentions, which is decidedly racy read
ing. Several of u.s." he says "have
conceived the idea that we might
raise thousand dollars through the
medium of lecture, to be given next
Friday night, by the undersigned.
1 am thoroughly and cheerfully willing
to lecture for such an object, though
l would have serious objections to
talking in my own town for the benefit
of my own pocket-we freebootsrs of
the platform consider it more graceful
to fly the black rag in strange waters,
and prey upon remote and friendless
communities" Tickets for the lecture
were placed at the high price of one
dollar each, aud Mark explains and
excuses the extravagant figure this
way "The lecture itself being worth
nearly twenty-five cents, the ticket
purchaser would really be giving only
about twenty five cents to the charity
if the tickets were fifty cents but by
making the price a dollar, the pur-
chaser has chance to make good,
honest, undcfled contribution ofseven-
ty-fve cents" We quote further:


Lucca charges S4a ticket, and so
my first idea was to put our tickets at
81 too, and run opposition. But
friends said ne, there was q difference
-Lucca sings. / said very well, L
would sing, too. showed them what
l could do. But they still objected,
and said that mere disturbance was
not singing. So | have come down
to a dollar, but do it with reluctance.


/ must not deceive any one; there
fore l will say, in parenthesis, as it
were, that | am going to deliver lee
ture that l delivered before the Young
Mems Institute two or three years ago
"A lecture on the Sandwich Islands.
l do this because Father Hawley's
need is so pressing that l have not
time to prepare q new lecture. hap
pen to be just fixed and primed for
this Sandwich Island talk, for the
reason that | have been rubbing it up
to deliver before the New York Mer-
camille Library some days hence.
Now we offer these following terms :
all who have not already heard the
lecture can pay dollar and come in;
and all who have heard it before can
commute for two dollars apiece and
remain at home if they prefer In
which case the police will be instruct
ed not to disturb them. But if they
come to the hall they must behave,
and not cry over old jokes that made
them sad when they heard them before.
Year: 1873

The other day at about II m. q car.
riage, elegant enough in all its ap-
poihtmonts to be private turn out"
drove up to the door of the largest
iewelry establishment on Chesnut St,
not far from Twelfth, Philadelphia and
from it decended a gentleman, at least
so from appearance, attired in the
most fashionable manner. Saunter-
ing inside with an easy grace, he re-
quested to see some jewels, stating that
he desired to make large purchase.
He carried in his hand hansome case
or bag, which he deposited on the
glass before the clerk who stepped for
ward to wait upon him. He was very
particular in his choice, but at last
selected about $4,000 worth of fjcwelry
of various kinds and styles. As the
clerk was about to put the numerous
little boxes into one large receptacle
the stranger said "Wait amoment.
We can do better" and opening bis
case, which remained upon the count
er, he took from it and handed to the
clerk neat box with key, sufficient
ly large to hold all his purchases.
Into this the clerk put tho jewelry,
and handed it back to his customer,
who locked it, leaving the key in the
in the lock, and replaced it in the
bag, closing the latter. Then put
ting his gloved hand into the breast
pocket of his coat as if to take out his
pocket book, he exclaimed in great
surprise, "Well, how forgetful l am.
l have left my book and money at
the hotel. must 60 back and get it.
Very careless of me, very. You will,
of course, want to keep this. Ii
wouldn't do to trust an utter stranger
with such valuables," and opening the
bag, he again took out the little box
and handed it to the clerk. "It's very
annoying, but l will drive right 10 the
Continental, and be back in a Few
moments"


With few commonplace remarks
the elegant gentleman returned to his
carriage, and was seen to drive away
in the direction of the Continental
taking with him the nice innocent little
bag he had brought. They waited al
the store for him long time to come
back. In fact, he hasn't come back
yet. AT last a light dawned upon the
terrified clerk, and he reached for the
beautiful little box with the beautiful
little key. "Oh, it's all right, o.
course" he hoped in spite of his suspi.
cions. Something has detained the
gentleman, but ! may as well make
sure" He is sure now. The beautiful
little box with the beautiful little key
contained old worthless iron padlocks
No news of the thief Every reader
will see at once how the swindle was
accomplished. The man had two
beautiful little boxes with two beauti
ful little keys in the innocent little
bag, and, of course, gave the right one
| Chat is, for him) TO the clerk wher
he left.
Year: 1873

A negro, in Kansas City, named
Pete Mayberry - called Hannibal
Caesar for short-with his son, Henry
CLAY, went to the woods one day last
week, to look after some rabbit traps
they bad set. While at work, the fierce
barking of their bog, caused Henry
Clay to cast his eyes heavenward, and
he Immediately sung out "possum dar."
Closer inspection showed a pair Of
glittering eyes glaring down from the
tree, which was prima- facie evidence
of the negro's delight. Henry Clay
Mt once stationed himself . the foot,ax
in hand, ready to finish the enemy,
while Hannibal Caesar retired short
distance and took careful aim with an
old blunderbuss. Presently down
came the hammer, and shortly after
the gun went off, So, likewise, did
Hannibal Caesar, who for a few min
utes gave as fine specimens OF ground
and lofty tumbling as could be expect
ed with a shoulder out Of joint. Mean
while the varmint came down from
the tree with yell, and proved to be
a wildcat, landing with lunge plump
on the top of Henry Clay's devoted
head. In less than q minuate the
place where the wool ought to grow
was as bare as the cliffs of Dover, and
Henry Clay, with his heart full of ag-
ony and his mouth full of fur, struck
right and left with his legs and arms like
a hurricane. The mongrel dog now
Joined in, and the battle became gen.
eral all along the line. Mistaking
Henry Clay's revolving pedal EXTERN
ities as the primal cause of all the
yells and commotion, he grabbed at a
heel that waved over the scene Of
conflict like the black flag in n sea
fight, and proceeded to chew and tus-
sic and pull with zeal that in short
time promised to swallow Henry Clay
bodily. Hannibal Caesar in the mean
time having got through with his cir.
Gus performance, seeing he had barked
up the wrong tree, started off with the
rapidity of n railroad train and the
noise Of steamboat whistle. This
started the wildcat, and he left the
scene hirsing, splitting and sputtering
and careering over the ground like q
runaway Babcock Fire Extinguisher


When Hannibal Cesar returned he
found Henry Clay seated on q log
mending his scalp and splitting fur out
of his mouth, with some shreds of
cloth hanging on him looking as is he
had just come out of n threshing ma
chine. He toted him home with the
alvice: 81 tell you chile dey's de
sassiest varmint dere is to get q hold
on. "-hdianapolis Sentinel