smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875




In the current number of the Over
land California geologist reviews the
geological evidence of the antiquity OF a
human settlement near the present town
Of Cherokee, in that State, and estimates
the age Of that most ancient of discov-
cred towns to be not less than 10000
years. The data for all such calcula.
tions are necessarily uncertain, as they
are derived from the present rates OF
erosion; Btill, from the changes that have
taken place since the pioneers of pre-
historic California left their traces on
its ancient sea-shore, there can be no
doubt that thousands of centuries must
have come and gone.


The traces in question are numerous
stone mortars found in undisturbed
white and yellow gravel OF subaqueous
formation, not fuyiatile, underlying the
vast sheets of volcanic rock of which
Table Mountain is part. In one iu-
stance mortar was found standing up
right, with the pestle in it, apparently
just as it had been left by its owner. In
some cases the mortars hage been found
at the depth Of forty feet from the sur
face of the gravel underlying Table
Mountain. The distribution of the NOR
tars is such as to indicate with great
positiveness the former existence of
human settlement on that ancient beach
when the water stood near the level at
which they occur; time anterior to the
volcanic outpouring which Table Noun
tain records, and anterior to the glacial
epoch.


The recent geological history Of that
region may be briefly summed as follows:
Previous TO the placing of the mortars
10 the position in which they have been
found, the early and middle tertiary sea
level had receded to the position Of the
coal beds underlying Table Mountain,
1000 feet below the level Of Cherokee.
Subsequently, in the pliocene period,
there was further subsistence OF about
1900 feet something like 800 feet occur
ring after the mortars had been aban-
doned. All this, as has been noticed,
took place before the volcanic outhows
which covered up all the ancient detritus
of the region, including that of the an
cient rivers Whose gravels have fur
nished so much Of the gold Of Califor.
MAJ. The geological age of the river
period was determined by Lesquereux
from specimens of vegetation, now. .ex-
tinct, collected in the survey Of the an.
cient rivers; specimens Indicating fora
Of the pliocene age retaining some char
acteristic miocene form.


After the volcanic period the land rose
again, the time of emergence embracing
the glacial period and the new eroding
period in the sierra, during which the
states and hard metamorphic green
stones and the GRANTEES were slashed
with canons 5000 feet deep by the action
of ice and running water. Taking the
rates of continental movement deter
mined by Lyell, our geologst calculates
that the time required for the changes
thus outlined could not have been less
than 1900 centuries. For period so
long preceding the glacial epoch as the
time when ancient Cherokee was buried
by the waters Of the advancing sea, his
estimate is certainly not extravagant,
though it does transcend so enormously
the time men have been accustomed to
allow for mans residence on earth.
Year: 1875

WASHING OCT THE SToMACH.-Dr. Ewald, Of
Berlin, has been very successful with the pro
cess some time since devised by him for wash
ing out the human stomach. For this pur-
pose a small piece Of ordinary India-ubbcr
tubing, such as is used for gas lamps, and
about six feet long, is employed; one end is
rounded with scissors, and, if necessary. two
holes are cut a short distance from the end
This tube is found to possess quite sufficient
rigidity to be passed without difficulty into the
stomach. TO the outer end a funnel is fitted,
into which can be poured either water or Il
solution of sOda etc, according to circumstan-
ceS. If the contents of the stomach are to be
removed the outer end of the tube must be
sunk to the level Of the pubes, or even lower
then the patient must make a short but
forcible contraction of the abdominal walls.
! BY this means the tube is filled to its highest
point with fluid contents of the stomach, and
becomes a Siphon, the liquid continuing Ia
| flow until there is no more, or until the tube
is stopped up. This last seldom occurs if the
tube be of moderate calibrr Should it. how
ever, happen. or should the abdominal pres
sure be insufficient to fill the tube in the first
instance. or the patient be inSensible, or any
similar difficulty arise, it cam III general, be


readily overcome by fitting common clystcl
! cvringc to the end of the tube, one stroke o


the piston of which usually remedies the diff
Guilty.
Year: 1875

Say, where are you going? Down to Phillips
4 Cos; their Winter Stock has come and they
say for beauty and chea apness it cannot be beat
want cheap winter suit and an overcoat,
and know will be treated right there come
along and go with me, they are always glad to
see people come and look at their goods
Year: 1875

Mrs. ANN ELIZA YoUNG.-The first question
asked by everybody is this "If Mrs. Young
is so cultivated and able woman as to write
and deliver lectures that rank with the best,
why did she become Mormon, and marry
Brigham Young?" Answer.-She was born
and educated in Mormon church, and conse-
quently had no choice in the matter. She
never knew any other religion until after her
marriage with the Mormon Prophet. She is
to lecture in SMYRNA April 10th.
Year: 1875

Clerks at glove counters have a
great deal to try their patience. For
Instance, a very stylish young lady
viii try pair of six buttoued laven-
der kids and wear them to a party;
sometimes she viii only put on one.


which when the dance begins. she
viii remove to protect it from per
spiration. When she goes home She
will carefully fold the glove in the
original creases, put il between the
leaves Of the family bible to press.
aud the next morning 90 down 70
the store and tell the clerk tnat those
gloves he sold her yesterday are en-
ureiy too light, and she would like
to exchange them for a pair Of three
buttoned 10 street colors By this
means she gets the good Of one even
ing's wear, all she probably carod
for, and new pair besides. Some
times the clerk sees though the plot
and refuses point blank to make the
change. Whereupon The young lady
hOunces out Of the store threatening
70 withdraw her valuable custom.
Year: 1875




The following description of the
snow plains of Central Asia is taken


from Campaigning on the 0xus. F"


The days pass - some in wild,


fierce storms of snow and sleet, that


howl around as though all the de-
mons Of the steppe were in arms,
some in bright sunshine, whose in
tolerable glare blinds and blisters
your face. From time to time we
drive down into darksome under


ground holes, bot and reeking, hover
around the streaming samOvar, pour
ing down oceans Of boiling tea; then
out on the silent steppe again to con-
tinue the weary struggle There are
nights when we awaken from a half
broken sleep and remember we are
in the heart Of the mysterious regions
of Asia, and see nothing but the


wide, snowy steppe, silent aud ghost
ly in the spectral moonlight For
miles and miles there is no human


habitatien, but the burrowlika aa-
tions somewhere far ahead, buried


under the snow, as though crushed
into fatness BY the grim uniformity
above. There IS something strange
ly oppressive and awful in the
changeless monOtODy Of these wide,
snowy plains, level as a floor, where
for days and weeks You see nothing


but snow and sky, where yoH are the
moving centre of a hOTizou-bOunded
plain, that seems to move with you,
and hang upon you, and weigh you
down like a monstrOus milestone.
There is the breadth and loneliness
Of the ocean without its movement,
the cold and icy silence Of the Arcric
region without the glory Of the Are
tie nights or the grandeur OF the
Arctic mOuntains-t5e silent desOla-
zion Of an UnPeopled world. Those
broad, level, snowy plains, over
" which the icy winds from Northern
Siberia come rushing down in furious
blasts with an uninterrupted sweep
Of I.00O miles. and drive the snow
about in whirlwinds that 60 scud-
ding over the plain like giant spec
ters; the shortest days Of sunshine,
when the glare of the sun dazzles
and burns; the long, cold nights
passed in a halffrozen, halfsomno-
lent state. with the tired beast tFudg-
ing YEARLY forward! shiver now
at the bare remembrance of it all.
Year: 1875

rB-THE GRATIFYING SUCCESS MET
WITHIN TIE PAsT, BOTH IN THE
SALE AND WEAR OF THESE GOODS,
WARRANTS THEN IN AGAIN CALL
ING THE SPECIAL ATTENTION OF
CONS UMERS TO THE ELEGANT DIS
PLAY THEY NOW EXHIBIT, 1T BEING
THE LARGEST THEY HAVE EVER
SHOWN.
Year: 1875

IN THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY yesterday the
right center and left uniting. carried by a
large majority resolution TO proceed 10 the
consideration of constitutional bills to-day
The government, supported by the right had
proposed Friday for the debate
Year: 1875

The address by the Republican
Executive Committe. which appears
in our columns today, should be
read by every voter. 1t is com
prehensive document, and brings to
mind the fearful and uneviable re-
cord made by the Democracy in the
North and South during the past
four years, and will not fail to con
vince those who are not thoroughly
bigetcd by party spirit. The
Democrats have made damag-
ing political record, which will be
hard for them to explain through
their press or On the stump, SO that
they may regain the confidence of
the intelligent voter. As whole,
the Republican address is a docu-
ment that will tell with effect in
the ensuing campaign.





CROWDED OUT.--Our usual edito-
rial. together with a large amount
Of important matter on the topics Of
the day, are unayoidably crowded
out this week, owing to the great
pressure Oh our columns.
Year: 1875

The first result of Mr.. Hendersons S
dismissal is now seen In the postpone
ment of the St. Louis whisky trials
until next month, owing to the press
of the new appointee's sprivate business
and his lack of familiarity with the
line of prosecution. Although we
shall be we'll pleased if this shall prove
to be the only disadvantage resulting
from this swapping of horses while
crossing the stream, the delay is still
greatly. to be deplored, affording, as it
does, mischievous possibilities of
spiriting away evidence, brioing jury
men. and the exercise of other equally
scandslous methods by criminals re-
duced to desperation. We do not
know that General Babcock would
resort to such eXpedlents to secure an
acquittal, but we can very well mag
inc that one with so much at stake as
he, if guilty, would hesitate at nothing,
and the more speedily his case can be
disposed of, therefore, the greater will
be the likelihood that exact justice
will be meted out.-1tmtS.
Year: 1875

1t would amaze some Of our Eastern
readers to look uponCalifornia to day.
This is December-perhaps as severe a
moth as any in the twelve. We re-.
member what it WIS some twenty five
years ago "at home," as we old Cali
fornia settlers fondly call our old
stamping grounds" 10 the far East.
II looks to us like dream. The snow
crunching under the runners of the
sleigh or cariole, the sharp ring OF the
bells, as our horses speeded over the
frozen expanse, the steel of their shoes
cleaning at every step with the bright
polish impaired by the hardened snow
We didn't mind the cold much, it is
true. There were fur caps, and gloves,
and perhaps at our side, warmly tucked
away in buffalo robes, little beauty
whose very presence would charm the
cold out OF the heart OF Arcturus him
self. Such experiences endear the
East to us, and yet we cannot avoid
remarking the hardships and tolls
of life in such q climate 1t is bearabie
and that is all, while here our winter
is almost as pleasant as summer. We
have occasional seasons of rain-some.
times only Scotch mist, three drops
to the bucketful," and sometimes u
ram las is rain"-but the weather is
never cold, and who can quarrel with
little moisture when the whole face
of the country is green as an emerald
from valley to mountain top?


Who can find fault with country
where he can work in or out doors in
10 al IN 10
fires are lighted, except for cooking, in
one dwelling out of hundred, and in
business houses stoves and CRATES are
generally unused the whole year
round. OF course we have little mud
but then flowers are blossoming all
asound us, and every description of
garden vegetables arc growing vigor-
ously. None but Californian can
imagine the glory OF our landscapes in
winter. We have watched them
through so many years that our hair is
growing gray. and yet it never pals
upon our sight. Indeed, it grows
greater year by year. 1t were we'll
worth voyage half around the world
this season. In few weeks both will
be covered all over with wild
flowers unknown elsewhere the sweet
est that ever delighted the eye of man.
The grain fields will be more beautiful
than those of the Fast in May. A little
later and the almond and peach trees
will send forth. their exquisite bios
SONS, aud the orange trees of the
southern counties will be in fruit,
flower and leaf at the same moment, SO
beautiful in their rich contrasts OF
green and gold, so vigorous and SC
exultant in their growth that the


locker on is almost ready to fancy


himself in realm of enchantment.-
Each part of the State has its own pc


culiar beauty. The eye may wander
at will from klamath to San Diego


and never fail to take in pictures Of


exquisite loveliness. We love the


winter as we have it in California, anC


are ready to forgive and forget littl,


sloppy walking when we look upor


the beauty of the country, and retlec


upon the wondrouspower and progress


of the teeming vegetation, which i!
preparing for as an abundant supply


of all the fruits and grains necessary


for human life ard comfort.-Soi
! Francisco Chronicle December G.
Year: 1875

From the st. Louis Times.


Somewhat significant is the remark
alleged to have been made by a mem
Der of the Presidents family ICol.
Fred. Grant to the effect that Bah
cock, instead of being engaged In a
conspiracy to swindle the Government
and cover crime, is the victim of a
band of conspirators who want to
crush Pres. Grant aud his friends In
consideration OF the remarkable silence
of the message on the subject of the
whlskey prosecutions, there can hard
ly be doubt that Grant regards the
question in this light.
Year: 1875

SILVER EXCITEMENT IN Texas. The
silver mine excitement isrunning high
in Mason county, Texas. Two shafts
have been sunk in one place to the
depth of scventy.fi five feet, where the
yield is eighteen dollars per ton of ore
The ore is sulphide and chloride. Over
one hundred thousand acr,s of land
have been located in the county within
the rsrcsent month.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Riddle has sent US a copy Of his
bill to establish an inferior court to be
entitled "The Court of Quarter Sessions
of New Castle county" 1t is very long
and hence we have not the room to lay
it before our readers at present. While
there should be some way Of disposing
of the numerous petty cases that are
sent to New Castle. we do not feel free
to favor the mode provided in Mr.. Rid
dies bill. We fear it would put the
county 10 q heavy expense and be pro-
ductive Of evil. Were it enacted into a
law there would be six sessions Of court
in year at New Castle, instead Of two,
as at present. The Quarter Sessions p"
would meet in July, September, Janu-
airy and March. 1t dispense5 with the
services of grand jury and the trial is
before six sober and judicious men.
The States Attorney General is given
the power exercised by the grand jury
1t provides, however, that the Court
may, "on the application Of the accused
order that the case shall be tiled before
jury of twelve instead of six" These
are the main features OF the bill which
is made up of twelve sections. So fan
its adoption seems not to have secured
many advocates.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, Jan. l5.-The Republi-
can Senators have determined to keep,
if possible, the Southern States under
the rule OF the carpet -baggels and the
bayonet. At caucus this LAorning they
resolved to cut of the debate tomorrow
night on Louisiana, and await the report
Of the committee having the matter in
charge for the repressive legislation
which they shall adopt. Its character
may be easily guessed at. Kellogg and
Casey, and the whole crew will be en-
be made to hand Arkansas over to Dor
sey and Clayton, which will enable them
to steal themselves rich during the next
two years,
Year: 1875

care OF Mrs webb, matrcn Of the lost children dcpsF
mcnt OF the Central Office.


The story told by girl almost too horrible Tor be-
lief Her father finding that suspicious were pointing
toward him. tried toyer them, and decided 70 take 'ne
girl TO BROOKLYN where she was to i've win her Aune
on the way across the ferry he took her on deck near
the guards and said that he proposed to throw her over
board and thus of all chances Of future detecton o
his crime. Tho frightened girl took an oath never
to reveal IL. After she reached her annts resi-
dence stories were circulated among her ac1uaintance
that she was wanton. Her aunt spoke 10 Johahna
abouf them denied them, and her aunt tolu ner
that her father acknowledge their truth The girl became
angry aud said my father had better take care nov
he tes sucb lies about me- for send him to state
Prison" Her aunt questioned her until she obtained
the whole truth. She learned that the crime was
The girl said that she was threatened with death
often and had frequently been forced to take solemn
that she would dyulge the crime She also stated
that at one pregnant but her father pro-
cured an abortion upon her. from which she nearly LOST
her life
Year: 1875

The effort of man to improve his race
is one of the most honorable works that
could be entered into. 1t is for this rea-
son and the salutary effect, that we hope
that. it will have, that the Colored Educa-
tional Convention, now being held in
Richmond, Virginia, should be cncour-
aged. There is nothing that the colored
man SO essentially lacks in as education.
Now that he has been released from sla-
very, and thrown upon the world to shift
for himself, he should have sufficient trains
to help him in the struggle for life. By
education he would be given a higher ap-
probation of morality than he now pos
sesses, and elevated to a standard of
knowledge of the institutions of his coun-
try, and therefore be made more intel
ligent voter than he now is.
Year: 1875

We take the following from the Lebanon


Valley Standard. The history of many


Of our greatest statesmen and heroes,


whose names stand proudly pre-eminent,


written upon a nations gilded scroll of


fame, cnforces the truth Of this maxim.


There are men whose names are burdended


with noble actions and grand deeds men
who have craven upon the pages Of his
tory in imperishable characters record
that shall be handed down to succeeding
generations, casting a halo of beauty
round the stormy scenes that characterized
the past era Of our national existence. To
sketch the life Of any of these would aptly
illustrate so fruitful theme as the one
before us none more so however, than
he whose career we will briefly attempt to
outline, though conscious Of how. inad-
equate to the task will prove our feeble
powers. The history of Simon Cameron,
beginning with his babyhood and tracing
it upward an onward; through his first
early efforts, through his brilliant course
that awaited him years after, when seated
upon one Of the highest pinnacles Of the
temple of fame he proudly reverts to the fact
that he has reached his present position un-
oided, save by the strength Of his own native
genius, foreibly reminds US that in this in.
stance at least We find "the child Is father
Of the man." OF Scotch parentage, he was
born in the beautiful valley Of the Susque.
hanna, the county Of Northumberland.
His parents were poor, and his infant eyes
opened upon not the most Aattering pros
pect for his future advancement But
even at this early stage Of his existence he
Is said 10 have shown more than infantile
For when his fond mother, ~
Year: 1875

The report published in yesterdays s
HERALD of the dead aeronauts, was only
given as an account by an Ontario paper
and as newspaper report was submitted
to the readers of this paper. 1t may be an
exaggeration or Justification, but is no
more, nor so bad, as things that are re-
sorted to by some Of the papers to deceive
their readers about the politics Of the par
ty that they support.
Year: 1875

In another column correspondent
touches upon Delaware College, and the
Public Schools Of the State, in pertinent
and pleasing manner. If his line of ar
gument is anywhere broken or tangled,
we fail to see it, for to lis as to him, the
claim of our only college upon what should
be its protector, the state itself, is just
and, as we are assured and believe, neces-
sary. But this is not the precise time for
urging the pecuniary aid of the state and
our correspondent sees it. He should re-
member however, that an earnest discus
sion Of the matter might lead some of our
wealthy citizens to follow the example of
such men as Mr.. Cornell, of N. Y, who
has certainly made himself greater in the
hearts of his countrymen "than he that
taketh CITY," We would remark, too,


as supplementary to our correspondents
excellent suggestion in the latter part Of
his note, that the well-known character of
the Trustees of the college, and the un-
doubted ability Of the faculty, should be
considered before parents determine to send


their sons elsewhere.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Beecher is IN enigma. Nobody
seems to understand him thoroughly, and
if they have the least intimation of the
kind Of material that he is composed Of, il
is not sufficiently large to define exactly
what he is. There are few men who, hay
ing undergone what Mr.. Beecher has for
the last three years, that could present such
a bold, Indifferent and defiant attitude
towards public criticisms as he has done.
1t must be composition in the man, made
Of the toughest metal, that could allow an
individual who stands convicted in the eyes
of the largest portion Of the country to con-
tinue the functions Of position that is sur
rounded in all associations by the utmost
sauctity. But notwithstanding this, Mr..
Beecher is preaching with as much enthu-
siasm as he ever did, and apparently with
more success, if the large congregations he
attracts may be taken as any evidence of
success He is now among the White
Mountains, taking his summer vacation.
But while it is called vacation, 1t is only
such in name, for he is preaching the same
as though he were still occupying the pull
pit Of Plymouth Church. Last Sunday he
held one Of the largest tent-mcetings that
the people Of that turnip-watch and wooden
ham fame country had ever seen before. A
full corps Of ushers were in attendance to
show the people to their seats, and in the
enthusiasm Of the occasion all thought of
4l,e many hearts that have ached through


Mr. Beecher were lost sight Of: The wife
less Theodore occupied no place in their
hearts. It was Beecher, and Beecher
only saw himself and his importance.


While this shows the pastor Of Ply.
mouth Church to be possessed Of an un-
usual amount of cheek and audacity, there
are two things that he possesses to q great


degree and they are resolution and conf.
deuce in himself. There are few men who
could have stood up under what he has, or
even gone through trial with such hason