smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

How TO CARRY AN OK TO MAR.
KET. This from correspondent at
Riviere du Loup, Canada:
When the Grand Trunk Railway
of Canada was completed, in 1860,
many of the farmers had never heard
of, much less seen, a railway, but it
soon got reported around that pas.
sengers could travel by it, and even
cattle. A backwoodsman who was
indebted to a country merchant was
pushed by the latter for payment of
the amount due, and the only means
Of liquidating the debt was by TAX
ing fat OK to the Quebec market.
For this purpose he tied his OK to
the back of his cart, and drove to
the railway station, a distance Of
nine miles. On surveying the train
and seeing an iron railing around
the platform of the hind Car, he con.
cluded that that was the place to tie
his OK, which he accordingly did,
taking place in second-class car
himself forward. Presently the
train began to move off slowly. The
speed incaeased; quicker and quick.
er it weut. The poor man got very
tidgety, the speed still increasing,
until large drops Of sweat became
visible on his brow. By this time
the conductor had reached his car
to collect the tickets. Nearly out of
breath, the man ran to him, exclaim-
ing,


"My dear conductor, my OK will
never be able to keep up this pace;
it is not possible"


"Your OK! Keep up to this pace!
What do you meant l don't under.
stand you. Have you oxen on
boardi


''Not on board, of course. I tied
him to the railing of the hind car"


"You tied him to the railing of
the hind cart Who told you to do
sop


'No one but that is the way we
always do in the country"


OF course the conductor could not
stop his train before reaching the
next station, when, needless to say,
on looking for the OK, they found at
tached to the rope pair of horns,
with small portion of the neck.


M. Bergh could scarcely call this
cruelty to animals, as it was not in.
tended.


The humane conductor made a
collection among the passengers on
the spot, realizing lar ger amount
than the OK would have brought at
market, which he presented to the
crest-fallen farmer, who Immediate
ly returned home, vowing he would
never have oxen taken to market by
railway again. He has kept his
word, and to this day he leads his
OK to market behind his own cart
Harpers Magazine for March.
Year: 1875

E A recent writer in the Overland
magazine suggests that instead of the
mile being used in the measurement of
astronomical distances that the diameter
OF the earth be adopted. The mile, he
asserts, is as inappropriate for such
calculations as the barleycorn would be
in laying out farm. It isentirely too
small, and to express the distance of
the earth from some planets requires
80 many figures that it is almost impos-
sible forthe mind to grasp them. This,
ne claims, would be entirely obviated by
expressing distance by means of the term
" terrameter," which he suggests might
be employed as fixed word to express
tho diameter of the earth. This would
also secure uniformity, asscientific men
are agreed upon the subject of the
earth's diameter, while the mile of no
two countries is exactly alike.
Year: 1875

90 New York has philanthropist
indeed. Every day he opens his kitchen
to some sixty families, feeding them,
not on slops and thin soup, but upon
savory and nutritious food-something
to make bone and muscle and lay solid
foundation for kind words and good
feeling. It is estimated that there are
10000 people in the city who have
nothing to live upon, and these he min
listers to at the rate of 200 a day. The
name of this big-hearted philanthropist
is not given. It should be made pub
lie as one who feeds his fellow-men.
Year: 1875

The poet has come in for his say. and thi
is the way he puts it:
The settler went to the West.


What did he 20 for there?
Money to make and fieils to shake.


And with hay-seed fill his hair.
The railroad went to the West.


What did it go for there?
Money to make for its own sweet sake.
And to strip the settler bare.
Both went ont to tho West,


And what they are doing there
Trying to cut each others throats.


That both may vanish in air.
Year: 1875

JACKS WIFE. This is the way sea-
faring man, recently married, "told to
the marines what sort of wife be
had secured: "My wife is just as hand
some craft as ever left a millinery dry
dock, is clipper built, and with figure
head not often seen on q small craft.
Her length Of keel is five feet eight
inches, displaces twenty-seven feet OF
cubic air; of light draught, which adds
to her speed in ball room; full i'll the
waist, spare trim. At the time We were
spliced she was newly rugged fore and
aft, with standing rigging of lace and
flowers, mainsail part silk, forestaysail
of Valenciennes. Her frame was of the
best steel covered with silk, with whale.
bone stanchions. She also has set ol
storm sail for rough weather, and is rig.
ging out small set Of canvass for light
SQUALLS, which are liable to occur in this
latitude sooner or later. am told, ir
running down stream before the wind


she answ ers tho helm beautifully, and
ca turn around in her own length if
handsomer craft passes her.
Year: 1875

SEA little boy caught his foot in
some worsted with which his sister was
working the sentence, God is love,
in perforated cardboard, and got blow
ON the ear that will lay him up for a
fcrtnight-if it does not injurs him
for life.
Year: 1875




There is In this city, however, one
most amusing low comedian who has
reason for never smiling. In his youth
he was the father of little girl of re-
fractory, obstinate disposition. One day.
to punish her for something, he locked
her in the bed room, and with his wife
went down stairs to dinner. Soon the
child began to scream in terrible man
ner, which the parents considered was
Guy see vile became ees N sa siaSmea % and desir
1eti to 60 to her. He, however, forbade
her doing so, as he sail the child must
be taught obedience, and that she should
not gain her end by screaming. They
went on with their dinner, the fearful
shrieks continuing for awhile and then
ceasing. AS they were about leaving
the table, smoke began to pass through
the house. There was fire somewhere.
Rushing to release the poor little girl
they found her dead. Her clothes had
evidently caught fire from the CRATE, and
while the parents were eating the chile
was dying The comedians wife took =
horror and hatred of her husband aftel
this, as she believed that If he had al
llowed her to 60 to the poor infant sh'
might have saved her life. They wer'
divorced. No wonder that man neve
smiles off the stage. -. " q /,
Year: 1875

.M.. Editor


The condition Of human happiness
is engagement; and when the mind
of man is not engaged in the exer-
else of some useful employment, it
naturally seeks the attendant balm
of engagement by some means other
than by the prosecution of some use
full vocation. This is reasonable, for
incessant activity, is one of the char
acteristicsofthe hnman mind. There
is shift common among some peo-
pie, by which they cndcavor to chase
away the discomfort and cnnui, ever
springing from idleness, which is to
be greatly deprecated. 1t is popu-
larly known under the name of "loaf-
ing" Now, we wish to say nothing
to the disparagemcnt of loafers, for
we remember among them some off
true friends, or at least We think so.
Some Of these gentlemen, and we
speak of them with that respect
which is due a gentleman, are men of
oloront leisure A man thus situa-
ted has always excited our compass
ion, because his mind, for want of
something to exercise itself upon,
must needsprey uponitself, and like a
snake that was not conscious of its
own length, dies Of self inflicted
wounds.


These gentlemen Of leisure are a
cause of much, and unintended
interruption to men who do not
happen to be so unfortunate as
themselves; and in this way. These
gentlemen, in passing along the
street, observe the inviting appear
Year: 1875


The dart OF love was teathered first
From Folly's wing, they say,
Until he stroye his shaft to shoot
In Beauty's heart one day;
He miss'd the maid so oft, It's said
His aim became untrue;
And Beauty laugh'd as his last shalt
He from his quiver drew!
"Forbear," cried she, "to shoot at me,
You little spiteful thing!
The feather on your shaft l scorn
When plucked from Folly's wing"
But Cupid soon fresh arrows found,
And fitted to his string;
And each new shaft he ieathered from
His own bright, glossy wing!
He shot until no plume was left
To wait him to the sky;
And Beauty smiled upon the child
When he no more could fly;
"Now, Cupid, am thine" she said,
"Come, cease thine archer play;
For Beauty yields when she is sure
Love will not FLY AWAY"
Year: 1875

We are inclined TO think now that
Grant has been greatly underated:
They say it took him four days only,
Sunday included, to write his Arkan-
sas message. The accomplishment
of such an amount Of rascality in
four days ought to stamp him as a
man of genius, whether it does or
not.
Year: 1875

hon, from which Iquote as follows:


'I have received yours Of Februa-
iry, 18th. The Bill l sent you was
drawn and introduced at the instance
Iof Captain Gum, who had just OBJ
tanned the injunction; it does not
seem to me that any injustice would
be wrought by its adoption, as it on
ly.provides for another vote to be ta-
ken, which would probably be amore
certain test than the first vote, asall
persons now understand the question
fully" This Bill You see requires
the expense of an extra election, and
denies to each District the right to
choose its own system. l was anx-
ious to save the county the expense
of a special election; and also, that
We might test the economy OF the
two systems. l should be well con-
tented if we could make the expert
men. in a couple of the Districts,
(thosc that are most in favor of it,
and would be pleased if they were
the Districts l pay my taxes in, Rob
inson and Wagscncr, as i hope and
believe, it would be found much
cheaper and better. hope 1 shall
not be considered as making any at
tack upon my esteemed friends,
aEessrs. Sehon and Gum, as 1beliere
they will bear me out in every word
l karc said as to the policy and law |
wished adopted. The difference be-
tween US is question of policy. and
economy in keeping our public roads
in order; and this being a subject
Immediately under the control ofthe
Court, of which l am member, |
feel bound to contend for the system
that l think the best and cheapest;
and | think it would be more salts
factory to the people of the county,
as the Districts may differ very much
in interest on this subject. Some of
the Districts might feel greatly ag-
grieved by having been deniad the
right to chose the Alternative meth
cd, while others might feel greatly
aggrieyed by having it forced upon
them. Again if the alternative
method was found to be too expcn-
sive, it would be desirable to find it
Out by an experiment in a few of the
Districts. If on the other hand it
was found to be much the best, the
dissenting Districts could soon adopt
it. Here lies the difference between
my friends policy and my own; but
so far as in my power l will aid in
CARRYING out the policy of the law;
they have prccuredon the subject"


B. J. REDMOND.
Year: 1875

A IL the type now in this office is entire:
N " new. We have all the late styles OF
card and poster type, and flatter ourself
tha; we can do as good work as any office
in The State. Giyc us trial.
Year: 1875

Gov. McCoRNIcK desires the Yuma Senti Tel to say that at the request of the U. S Commissioner of mines and mining he has promised to furnish an account of the pres ent condition of mining interests in Arizona for the commissioners next annual report to Congress, and that he, Gov. Mccormick, will be glad to have facts and figures from the several mining districts forwarded to him at Tucson. As the coming report of the com missioner is likely to be the last that Con- gross will authorize and print, it is impor- tant that Arizona shall be fairly represented and fully written up for this report Our mine owners may find it greatly to their in terest to have an official recognition of their mineral property and its value

 To this end let every one interested in mines make it his especial business to see that reliable facts are sent from his own par ticulsr district.
Year: 1875

AGENT CLUM.-John P Cum, Indian Agent at San Carlos, has written us sharp letter, dated Dec. 7th, in which he takes us to task for publishing letter from Apache, on the 18th of Nov, signed "Vindex" Hav- ing recently been the subject of complement tary remark from the press of that end of the Territory, and being naturally of a modest and retiring disposition, we withhold from the reader all the nice things he says of us, and give him the benefit of the following spirited general denial of each and every al- legation in "Vindex's" complaint He says:

 ''The MINER of Nov. 18th containing let ter of "Vindex" is at hand. I propose to offer few gratuitous remarks and little information at the same price I wish to say first, that the writer of that letter is a base and false coward. No one would write such bitter and invective letter and make such mad thrusts at my official actions, and my personal character, and then sign ficti- tious name unless be feared justice. No one but vile false and unworthy person could combine SO much falsehood, with so little truth, to make my actions appear henious and even hellish."
Year: 1875

THE OVERLAND FOR DEcEMBER.-This ad- mirable Pacific Coast Magazneis before us filled ss usual with good things. We have taken special interest in an article written by J. K. Scupham on the "Canon of Pit River" Being acquainted with the writer, who is civil engineer in the service of the Central Pacific R. R. and having been over much of the country described by him and met most of the people he talks about it is quite treat to follow him as we set here in an easy chair, over rugged cliffs where years ago We clambered and toiled on foot from erag to crag.

 He is little mistaken in the purpose for which the pits were dug from which Pit River derives its name. Deer and not grass hoppers was the game trapped in those pits. We have seen the pits and come near falling into them in the early days of that country. Iheprts were dug large at the bottom and narrow at the top, located in deer trails and covered with jules and leaves so that deer or q horseman unsuspecting their presence was liable to fall into them.

 The Overland pays deserved tribute to the late E. P. Avery, Minister to China. It was our good fortune to enjoy the friendship "f Ben Avery for many years, dating back to lSo6 and only once ia all that time did we ever find fault or think i'll of anything he did. During the Copper City excitement We became interested in tue mines and when the Williams and Killinger had saved up, speci- | mens enough to make run that produced quite large silver bar, we borrowed it from Sather's bank and took it to the Bulletin of- | lice to show our friend Avery what was be- | ing done on the next claim to ours, and de- | sired him to notice it favorably. He said no, that he feared We were over san- guine and ttat it was another of those cases m which men had deceived themselves so of. ten. and that be would not commit tue Rul- letin by blowing about it until they made another run and proved its value. We went away dspleased with his decision and in a week the mine was declared failure and shut down. He was always right, or meant to bs.
Year: 1875

nothing in otr bssihess to warrant my be.
.liefaf1 US being abe to eventually clear it
of: l may add that after Mr. Lees death,


We have had q constant struggle to meet
the debt That had been piled on the con-
cern. Before his death, he knew that this
suspension was surely before him but it
was STAYED off for some time afterwards by
the consideration which his creditors exer-
cised towards his family and ourselves.
We have not yet called meeting Of our
creditor, but will shortly have one. Our
creditors are spread over New Work, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia, the heaviest being
in New York and this city. G,." e.,
Year: 1875

y the c,rrespondenoe his ben caried on
with such secrssy nothing definite - Ls
a.csrtained. Spain is not prepared Tor
war as the country is bankrupt, and If it
were not for the heavy levies made upon
the wealthy cities she would not be ableto
maintain her institutions one day. If
war is enforced b. the United States there
will b no opposition, and the Queen Of
the Antilles receive the belligerent rights
which she should have had long ago.
Year: 1875

THE HERALD, yesterday morning,
printed thirty-nine separate and distinct
telesraphic dispatches which did not in
clude the extensive report Of the fire in
Virginia City, making nearly full column.
1t also contained full local reports and
varied editorial columns. Its circulation
is daily increasing and next week will BE-
worked off upon the new two-cylinder
Hoe press that will be put up in build
ing expressly erected for that purpose.
Year: 1875

upon us. We Investigated the matter
for ourscli, and discovered that there
WAS not solitary syllable of truth in
what General WILLIAMS had told us.


This settled his case forever with us.
And this is one of the reasons why we
oppose his nomination now, and will
oppose him at the polls should the
Democrats of Kentucky be unmitiga-
ted fools enough to permit him to ma.
nipulate their county conventions so as
to secure the nomination.


His assertions, wherever he goes,
that we entertain a private quarrel with
him because he thwarted our efforts to
get a pet measure through the Legisla.
ture; and voted US from reporters
seat in the House, are unmitigated
falsehoods. We never, in our life,
had a pet measure before the Legisla,
ture, and instead OF being a reporter in
the House, as Grand Worthy Chiei
Templar of the Order of Good Tenn.
plars, We werespeaking throughout the
State in behalf of that organization
We did not 60 near the last Legisla
ture, had no measure of any kind be
fore it, and gave him no opportunity
to thwart us in any manner, form OF
shape.


This is the true (and all of it) story
and secret of our opposition to General
WILLIAMS. Knowing him as we do
We are setisfed that he would degrade
the position of Governor if elected to it
and disgrace the party which elevated
him. We do not propose to bear {
hand in bringing either about.
Year: 1875

'DUMB jewels often, in their silent
kind, more than quick words, do move
a woman's mind" Ahem! How about
her neighbor appearing at church in a
new spring bonnet while she has to put
up with that hateful old winter thing?
Many poor husband has grown bald
headed over this conundrum.
Year: 1875

A HTGH-roNED Memphis gentleman
whose name the papers of that city
suppress because of his wealth-treated
his wife with such brutality as to cause
her death few days ago. 1t was for
the handling of such gentry that the
Ku>Klux were invented, but somehow
they seem to have a blind-side to turn
towards rich scoundrels.
Year: 1875

A WHITE man, with a big, greasy
negro wench hanging on his arm, ap-
piled for entrance into the ladies' car IN
a Georgia railroad last Wednesday eve.
ming. The next day his funeral pro.
cession applied for entrance at the gate
of a cemetery. He had fallen from the
train and broken his neck.
Year: 1875

"THE intellectof the wise is like glass:
it admits the light of heaven and reflects
it" Then the intellect of our precious
President is not that of the wise The
glass it affects only admits whisky, and
reflects nothing but his nose.
Year: 1875

Preserve lis from unceremOnl0us peo-
ple-those men and women who 'Fnover
stand on ceremony who arc always
perfectly at home in other .people's
houses! Society has many pets, but few
so intolerable as they. "Free and easy"
visitors are most Thoroughly disagree
able. They will infict themselves upon
you at any time, and expect to be always
cordially welcomed because theJ' are SO
free and easy and so 10th to put any ybody
to trouble. They will come before
breakfast, or just as you are sitting down
to dinner, and draw up their chairs quite
like one of the family. Early in the
morning they delight to "run in, and
they will come right up to your chamber
to save you the trouble of coming down,
and there they viii sit and watch you
make your toilet, and comment on how
gray your hair is getting, and wonder if
you are not good deal stouter5 and red


der in the face than You used to be.


They will hunt over your writing desk
for note. paper bathe their faces with
your cologne water, and scsnt their
handkerchiefs with the contents of your
choicest perfumery bottle. They are
always ready for luncheon-''You know
I'm too much at home in your house to
go hungry, my dear, and pny stray
Confectionery lying about neits before
them as dew before the sun. They make
no scrnple of borrowing your latest
magazines and novels; even your ward
robe does not escape their encroach-
ments; and all this insolence is cloaked
by some such empty remark as this : 81
never stand on ceremony, but make my
self at home everywhere, so don't put
Yourself out to entertain mew Again
we pray, preserve us from uncerem oni-
GUS peoplei is" .
Year: 1875

A writer in the Popular Science
Monthly says: In the beginning OF
1916, year memorable IN the history
of table-turning and spirlt-rapplng,
Angeique Coffin was girl of fourteen,
living in the village of Bouvigny, near
La Perriere. Department of Orne,
France. She was of low stature, but
of robust frame, and apathetic to an
extraordinary degree both in body and
mind On January Is OF the year
named, while The girl was with three
others engaged in weaving sllk'thread
gloves, the oaken table at which they
worked began to move and change posi-
ton. The Norkmen were alarmed ;
work as for moment suspended, but
was soon resumed. But when ADgel1-
que again took her place the table be-
gan anew to move with great violence
She felt herself attracted to it, bnt, so
soon as she touched it, it retreated be-
| fore her or was even upset The fol-
lowing morning similar phenomena
were Observed; and before long pubhc
opinion vas very decided in attirm1n9
that ADgelique Coffin was possessed OF a
devil, and that she should be brought
before the parish priest. But the cure
was a man of too much common sense
to heed their request for an exorclsm,
/ and resolved to see the facts for HIM
self. The girl was brought to the
cures house, and there the phenomena
were repeated, though not with the
same intensity as before the table re-
treated. but was not overturned, while
the chair onwhich Angelique was seated
moved ia contrary direction, rocking
the while, and giving Angelique great
difficulty in keeping her seat"


In the days when rouge-et-noir flour.
ished at Baden Baden the Prlsslan Of
ticers were strictly forbidden to play.
On of them, however, dressed as a
civilian, ventured to place 10 Napoleons
on a color. The color came up twice,
and the officer was just about to take
up the money when his eye fell upon
| the king of Prussia, who was watching
the game with interest. In his fright,
the officer did not dare TO remove his
NapoleoLs. The play continued and
the same color came up a third, a
/ fourth, q fifth time, and 5000 francs
were added to his pile, but the winner
STOOD motionless, erect as if on parade,
expecting the next Instant 10 see al
his winnings wiped out The king put
an end 10 his suspense by approaching
and saying in kindly mood: 81 ad
wise you to draw in your winnings ane
to be quick about is, before | notice
YOU; your luek cannot continue ST
! favorable.
Year: 1875

The San Francisco Bulletin says that
the first piece of gold found, which
raised such a revolution on the Pacfo
coast is still to be seen. It's value is
between four and five dollars. It re-
sembles piece of spruce gum just out
of the mouth of school girl. with
similar indel tatiofls. It could easily
be identified by any one WHO had ever
seen it. E