smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

DISPATCH PRINTING HoUsE.-In order to meet
the constantly increasing demands Of our trade we
have added wel-selectcd assortment of NEW
TYPE, which, together with our IMP BOWED MA
cIIINERY and sKILFUL MECHANICAL TALENT,
warrant US in guaranteeing the VERY BEST CLASS
OF WORK at moderate hgures and in the most ex-
peditouS manner. .sg.-
Year: 1875

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.--The regular meet.
ing OF the Board of Aldermen takes place
this evening at 5 O'Clock.


The Common Council will meet OF the
same time for conference with the Board.
Year: 1875

Either a man must be content with pow
erty all his life, or else be willing to deny
himself some luxuries, and save, to lay the
base of independence in the future. But il
a man defies the future. aud spends all he
earns, (whether his earnings be one dollar or
ten dollars every day) let him look for lean
and hungry want at some future time-for II
VIII surely come no matter what he thinks


To save is absolutely the only way TO get
a solid fortune; there ia no other certain
mode. Those who shut their eyes aud ears
to these plain facts will be forever poor and
for their obstinate rejection of the truth, may.
hap, will die in rags and filth. Let them so
die, and thank themselves. But, no they
take a sort Of recompense in cursing fortune
Great waste Of breath


They might as well curse mountains and
eternal hills. For | can tell them fortune
does not give away her real and substantial
goods. She sells them TO the highest bidder
10 the hardest and wisest worker for the
boon. Men never make so fatal mistake
as when they think themselves creatures Of
fate it is the sheerest folly in the world.


Every man may make or mar his life,
whichever he may choose. Fortune is for
those who, by diligence, honesty, frugality,
place themselves in position to grasp hold of
fortune when it appears in view. The best
evidence Of frugality is the five hundred dol
lars or more standing in your name at the
savings bank The best evidence of hon
esty is both diligence and frugaity.
Year: 1875

God deals with us singly, and we must
deal with God singly We have little con-
cern with what others do, but everything
with what we do ourselves Let us live and
think aud speak and act as if we and God
were alone, and as if the whole weight and
responsibility of His work upon earth Law
upon us, as lie upon US it does. to the full
reach of our power to bear it. We are re-
sponsible for our own souls, and for the souls
Of others. constantly feel in what very
different state the church and the world
would be, if every man who is called Chris
tian had his heart on fire with divine love.
and, like the Christians of apostolic davs,
went everywhere preaching the word. / do
not mean the speaking in public to many,
which must ever be the gift and calling Of
few, but mean the frank candid, spontane-
Gus, unaffected speech, with which one who
loves Christ may tell another Of the beauty
of his Master Were every Christian thus
sot 10 work, and an agency which holds at
once in its hands all the avenues and nflu.
ences Of our vast social life What q bless
ing might be expected from above, if
every man did what he might do for Christ
| use the phrase advisedly, because am sure
that God puts it in our power TO do what God
means us to do. He that does nothing in
vain. but in His exact economy never wastes
a drop Of water or a dead leaf, has not given
time, talent, money, position and influence,
20 be thrown away. We only need the zeal


1.-The hcayen-given fire Of the Spirit-the all
constraining, all-subduing lore qf Christ
Times Of BleSsigg
Year: 1875

1t is this name-the name Of Him who is
full of grace and truth-that is the begin
ming as well as the ending of a sinners con-
fidence and joy. To 90 to God with this one
name as my plea, is all / need to seonre O
large and loving answer.


Why then, am hesitatmg? Whence so
many doubts ? How is there so little conf
dence in this heart OF mine, when bow the
knee before the God and Father Of our Lord
Jesus Christ 1t is because ! falter in pro-
nouncing the name lie loves so well, and dc.
lights to honor so much. Ii doubt or dis
trust. it must be because | have not fully
understood the infinite value of the name,
and Gods willingness 10 give effect to that
name in the case Of every sinner who will
but consent to employ it as a substitute. for
his own. SO that as soon as learn the value
of His name, and consent to exchange it for
my own, become " accepted In the Beloved
and can not but rejoice in that name. My
joy comes from what | have found in that
name. have found in it a substitute for
my own. have found in it well of holy
love. And because of these things, 4" | rejoice
all the day" When begin to exchange
that name for my cwn again, Immediately
doubling and disquetude onsue But so
long as | set aside my own, aud employ that
name alone, my joy abounds and my feet
stand immovably on the rock which no
storm can shake.-H Bonar, u. D.
Year: 1875

The minimum Christian And who is
he The Christian who is going TO heaven
at the cheapest rate possible. The Christian
who intends TO get all the world he can, and
not meet the worldling's doom. The Chris
tian who aims TO have as little religion as
he may without lacking il altogether.


The minimum Christian goes 10 church
in the mornings and in the afternoon also,
unless it rains, or is too warm, or too cold
or he Is too sleepy, or has the headache from
eating too much dinner lie listens most re-
spectfully to the preacher and joins in the
prayer and praise. lie applies the truth
very ously--sometimes to himself, often
to his neighbors.


The minimum Christian is very friendly
to all good works. lie wishes them well,
but it is not in his power TO do much for
them. The Sabbath-school he looks upon AZ
an admirable institution, especially for the
neglected and the ignorant II is not con
venient, however, for him 10 take a class.
Ills business engagements are so pressing
during the week, that he needs Sunday as a
day of rest nor docs he think himself quail
fed to act as teacher. There are so many
persons better prepared for this important
duty, that he must beg to be excused lie is
very friendly 10 Home and Foreign Missions
and colportage, and gives his mite. He
thinks there are too many appeals = but he
gives, If not enough to save his reputation,
pretty near il at all events, he aims at IT,


The minimum Christian is not clear on a
number Of points. The opera and dancing,
the theatre and card playing, and large
fashionable parties, give him much trouble.
lie cannot see the harm in this or that or
the other popular amusement. There is
nothing in the Bible against it, lie does
not see but that a man may bea a Christian
and dance or 60 TO the opera. He knows
several excellent persons who do Why
should not he ? lie stands so close to the
dividing line between the people Of God and
the people of the world, that it is hard to
say on which side Of it he is actually to be
found.


All, my brother, are you making this at
tempt Beware lest you find at last that
in trying to get into heaven with little re-
ligion, you miss it altogether; lest, without
gaining the whole world, you lose your own
soul l-PresJyierian at Work.
Year: 1875

modern improvements-al this will be
changed.


To be sure, this call for biggun is likely
to sunder the most sacred Of ties to part
pastor from those whom he has led to the
Lamb Of God whom he has comforted at
the open grave whom he has stirred up to
newness Of life. But as Mr.. Captandum
has spoken the word, and as his satellites
have uttered the same sound, let the Rev.
DIR, Columbiad be forthcoming. For him
the people must have, and no other. Mean
time, watch and see how soon this big gun
in the pulpit win blast the spiritual pros
perity of the church how soon, too, he will
be fishing for a new pulpit in which to be
mountcd-1drance.
Year: 1875

mert, affirm that the evil effects Of It's abol-
ton wero clearly perceptiblc. It's use is as
salntary as its abuse is brutal. Its abolition
IN school is as unwise az would be its aboli-
ton In the family; while its abuse in school
has been far less common than its abuse in
the family, since the superior cultivation and
control Of the teacher more than offsets the
superior affection Of tho parent, and is
therefor, safer guaranty against passion
and irresponsibility.-7 independents
Year: 1875

souAN BEACH, Sept TO- 1875.
The schr Fursha from Norfolk for New York with sweet
potatoes while passing Deal about PM to-day, struck
by violent gale sweeping both away driving the
vessel ashore the outer bar. Capt White and of
Station No went promptly to the and took off the
only passenger the captain and ehaticay refusing
TO Of thinking they could get the vessel aioat The
continues accompanied by heavy rain from Ne, with
unabated fury and the vessel is dragging down the beach
PM she Shark River. Station No. has been
gnaed and will render the unfortuna all assistance
possible though launch boat now Is out of the question,
the thickness and fury of the surf Old surfnen
that il is impossible for the vessel 10 hold out till
ing unless the storm abates in short time.


q 40 PM-Wind shifting westward.


80 PM-The schr Fursha has been since early
the evening She then rapidly drifting down the
beach, Shark River Inlet and will probably ground
fat extending for distance from the mouth
OF the inlet The is very heavy and weather cloudy
with high NNW wind Every thing is in readiness
prompt assistance should opportunity o1er
Year: 1875




For the New England and the Middle States cooler and
clear partly cloudy weather. with northeast to north
west winds and rising barometer.


For the lake region generally clear and cool weather
will continue with northerly eastery winds and high
barometer, followed by winds shifting southeast and
southerly and falling barometer in the upper lake re-
gion


For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys,
partly cloudy weather and slowly rising temperature.
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee partly cloudy
weather and lower temperature than on Friday, with
norhery to castery winds rising barometer and local
rains in Tennessee.


For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, increasing
cloudness and ran Of the Mississippi River with
lower temperature northeast TO southeast winds and
rising barometer and easterly to southerly winds
clear or partly cloudy weather and slight changes
in temperature and pressure west of the Lower Mis-
sissippi River.
Year: 1875

Ray- NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT.-The NEW York


HERALD has adopted distinguishing Coston night signal for
board the HERALD yacht showing while burn
ing red green red changing from to the other
Ia succession and can miles distant. Cap
vessels upon seeing this signal will obge us by
pairing any they may have for the Ship News
Department Of the HERALD.


ESPersons desirous Of communicating with vessels arriv
ing New York do by addressing such vessels care
OF HERALD yacht, pier No East River, New York
Letters received from all of the world and promptly de-
Hvered Duplicates required
Year: 1875

CHICAGO, Sept 10 1875.
Accounts Of accidents caused by the terrific thunder
and rain storms which have prevailed the Northwest
for the past forty eight hours are numerous There
seems to have been little loss life other than that
already reported. ON the line Of the Northwestern
Railroad bridges have been washed away in many
places by the toTens Of rain, and the wind has done
much damage


Several accidents occurred Lake Michigan last
night but without loss OF life Thtce yachts were
on Twelfth street and one schooner loaded with um.
ber, was also sunk. large number Of smaller craft
were capszed and destroyed
Year: 1875

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty hours in com
parson with the corresponding date of last year. as
Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy,
HERALD Building
Year: 1875

Nothing more clearly illustrates
how easily parties over reach them
selves in attempting to secure the
privileges they condemn in others,
than the efforts of the so called Inde-
pendents to force everybody to vote
for their candidates while they in
weigh from the stump against party
rule and the party whip. In truth
there never existed party in which
the party whip was used more vigor-
ously and more numerically than in
the Independent party of California.


At their primaries in this city the In
dependents used on all who would
stand it a pledge of the strongest IRON
clad proclivities and their candidates
are now patroling the county begging
and scolding voters into the ranks.
In San Francisco the Bulletin, the In
dependent state organ, is laying the
lash on the backs of the refractory
with the earnestness of slave driver.
Year: 1875

The vagaries of great men are like
the love of God. Itwas NAPOLEON, We
believe, who trembled at the sight of
a cat; Senator BOOTH turns pale when
he sees woman; General BIDwELL
cannot drink whiskey-in public;
FITCH and PICKERING go into spasms
if the word Chronicle is uttered in
their hearing and the name of Wig
CLINTON affects General HOWARD and
Colonel PEEL as the sight of water
does rabied spaniel, or red shirt a
Spanish bull. Those old "life long"
Dmocrats find it incumbent on them
to travel about the country telling
the people how they can and will vote
for Governor STANFORD's man,
HoUGHToN. To those who heard Mr.
WIGGINToN's speech in this city and
to those who have heard him speak
anywhere, the following extracts made
from the speeches of the Gen. and Col.
at San Bernardino will read like q
page from the "Arabian Nights"


The General who has been life long DEM
ocrat, in his happy and telling manner
pointed out the corruptions OF the two great
political parties and showed the necessity
of a change He dwelt upon the Importance
themselves, instead of letting a clique, a
Court House ring, vote for them, he said they
should vote for the best men, let them be in
whatever party they may be found. He then
hot fI,a in a
ifornia was the Texas Pacific Railroad,
that 1T loomed up above all others, head and
shoulders, and II we ever had a competing
line ii would be the Texas Pacific, built un-
der the Tom Scott bill. He showed that
Wigginton was in the interest of the Central
Pacific, and that if Houghton was not elect
ed, we could not get competing line.


Col Peel, for an hour, then addressed the
audience in his very interesting manner.
He told us he was Democrat and had been
all his life, he was from Texas and fought in
the Southern army, but that he had come
here to talk on the railroad question. When
Wigginton made speech in Los Angeles he
had long talk with him privately, told him
he was Democrat and was anxious to see
him (W. y elected, but he must come out for
the Texas Railroad Bill. w. told him he
did not understand the bill and could not
say that he was for 1t, he told w, ii was a
question OF more Importance than all Others.
Sometime afterwards he met w. again and
plead with him almost with tears to say he
was far the Central Pacific and would do all
he could to kill the Tom Scott bill. He then
wanted w. to say that he was in favor of the
road being a competing line, and would op-
pose the Central Pacific controlling it. W.
would not say this.


Mr.. Peel said he then left, the most dole
full and distressed man you ever saw and de-
termined to oppose w. He said the next
morning many OF his freinds called on him
and tried to whip him back to support Wig
ginton. He said he had watched W. careful
ly since, and he had been wiggling all around
from lose
At San Jose he denounced the road; but
since then he was know nothing.
Year: 1875

Genius is proverbially erratic and
the more genius the more of the
Jumping Jack proclivities are notice
able in the subject. This is what is
the matter with the Express. There
is genius on the Express. Not so
much so as is found in the average in
sane asylum, but still good deal.
Where there is genius there is always
considerable nonsense, contradiction
and absurdity. To prove that there is
genius in every line of the Fxpress we
make the following extracts from its
columns:


Whenever you see the statement in a DEM
octatic journal that the Democratic party in
California will be successful this year by such
and such q majority, you may know that he
sees some political tOmbstOnes around and
is whistling to keep his heart from sinking
down into his boots.


A thousand majority for the Independent
ticket, with the present zeal and work kept
up to the day OF election, is q moderate cal
culation.


Constant readers OF the Express know that
we have taken no part whatever, except that
of mere observers, in the contest between
Mr.. Houghton and Mr.. Wegginton, as to
which shall be the next Congressman from
this district


Every day the outlook grows worse for
Wigginton in San Diego county. Senator
Mccoy has added his voice to that OF Wallace
Leach, the Democratic candidate for Assem-
bly,, and says that he will support HoughtOn
for Congress. AS the thing looks now, Mr..
Wigginton's name will not be put on the
Democratic ticket at all in San Diego county.


II it were not for the fear that we might be
called H0ughton organ, we should say that
San Diego county are very sepulchral indeed.
Year: 1875

In this city men are threatened with
ostracism and future defeat if they do
not vote the Independent-Republican
ticket. This is maintaining the right
of man to vote and think as he
pleases with vengeance. The truth
is that when we get down to the un-
derlying principles of the organization,
we find there is no Independent party
in this county. What is called by
that name is nothing more or less
than the Republican party under the
leadership of the Federal Office ring
which is controlled by General BoU-
TON and State Gauger BRIEFLY. We
have heard it whispered that the real
object of the ring in electing Mr..
TEMPLE to the Treasurershipis because
he is rich and they can therefore as
sess him heavily for money to carry
on the Republican Presidential cam
paign of next year. There is not
much independence in the 1ndepen-
dent party of Los Angeles county.
Year: 1875

1T is none ofour business and we on
ly allude to it as matter of news, but
there is great dissatisfaction among
the Observation-Disclosures over the
fact that all the candidates on Mr.. Bril-
ERLY's ticket are being traded off for
votes for Mr.. TEMPLE. The Federal
office ring are willing to sacrifice the
entire ticket for HOUGHToN and TEN
PLE-one for political effect and the
other for his money.
Year: 1875

SINCE Gov. ridden went to Long Branch
and affixed his official signature to sever.
al documents there, some Of the New
York papers have been overhauling the
state constitution, and quoting the pro.
vision which prohibits any exercise Of
executive authority outside the state and
vests the authority Of the chief executive
in the lieutenant governor whenever the
governor Is absent from the state.
Year: 1875

THERE is much distress in Iceland on
account Of u volcanic eruption Of very
destructive character which occurred last
Easter. The inevitable consequences of
this calamity will be famine and destruc-
tiOn OF human life on large scale, unless
timely aid should reach the sufferers.
BY the disaster Il large area Of the most
prosperous and fertile portion Of the
Island was laid waste, and the inhabitants
were compelled to fly for life. Probably
5000 square miles have been destroyed,
which supplied the necessary food for
10000 sheep, 1000 cattle, and 5000 horses.
OF necessity these were compelled to take
refuge upon the charity of the districts
not visited by the calamity, and now the
distress Of impovcrishment is brought
upon these districts 10 an alarming ex-
tent, and Is we'll calculated to enlist the
sympathy Of the charitably.disposed
everywhere.
Year: 1875

AFLoAr, April II, 1915.
EDITOR ARGUS:


After reading your marine list
and finding so many arrivals and
departures Of steamers and sailing
vessels from Port Townsend, |
thought few suggestions would
not be out Of place, while, pos
sibly, they might have the effect
to arouse some of the Rip Van
Wrinkles of Port Townsend.


have noticed the slow progress
of that town for the past twelve
years. 1t is true the PROCESS is
sloy but sure, and eventually
something may turn up without
an effort on the part of the prop
erty holders, who have been Mi
eawbering since 1849.


First, Port Townsend is the CEN
ter Of what will be a large agricul-
tural and manufacturing commu-
nifty, and only wants a little dis
play Of that latent energy which l
know it contains to increase the
trade and business very rapidly.
They have quietly sat with their
hands folded and let Seattle take
away all the WILDLY Island and
Whateom County trade, and, in
fact part Of the local trade, and Il
they don't look sharp San Juan
will go also, If not already gone.
Now let US turn our eyes this way
and form an estimate of what
might yet be accomplished. From
the Quillehuyte to Port Townsend
are opera lundresi4ailcs Of ooast





line, with bays, harbors and rivers,
with many splendid locations for
large farming communities, yet
usdeveIoped, in fact unknown to
many, which they have not deign-
ed to ask about. Two years ago





they sat quietly in their chairs
waiting for slow customers and let
the Indian Commissioners gobble
up ten thousand acres Of the best
land in the Territory, which would
have made quite a thriving village
tributary to them, without one
word or memorial to Congress,
who knew none Of the facts, and
were acting on tho recommenda-
ton Of a few designing Indian
agents. Settlers were driven of
and their houses torn down. They
appealed to them yet they accom-
plished nothing. If they had then
entered q protest to Congress ]
have no doubt that fraudulent act
would never have been consum-
mated, and now there would have
been q large number Of settlers
down there, who would depend on
Port Townsend for all necessary
supplies. Every little helps, you
know.


The next place Of Importance
is the Quillehuyte country, which
/ have no doubt viii soon be set
tied up by a thriving agricultural
community, who win also pay
tribute to Port Townsend in the
way of trade, If properly looked
after.


In short, there are several places
from Cape Flattery to Port Town
send where good land can be got,
that is not known to those who
would only be too glad to ge. ii
If there were facilities for travel
ing to and from it. What is want
cd is a small steamer, like the Eta
White, to carry the mail to Neah
Bay, touching at all the places
where passengers may want to
get off or on, giving every facility
for people to look at the country.
At present we have a small schoon-
er, which can barely make the
time with merely dropping the
mail and hurrying of, with the
most limited accommodations for
passengers. 1t is true the subsi-
dy for carrying the mail is too
small to pay a steamer at present,
but let the merchants Of Port
Year: 1875

A FRENCH mathematician is
striving to demonstrate a pending
catastrophe to our globe, called
Hydropallusis. The immense ac-
cumulation Of. ice at the north
pole is going to cause the earth to
topple over sometime, and all the
southern seas will rush to the
northern hemisphere, sweeping
away forests, continents and their
inhabitants, and changing the face
Of material nature.