smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

pany shall have the right to select the mate
rial with which the p vement between the
rails on each track shall be made: Prorided,
That the said pavement on said tracks shall be
made to the safiefsction Of the commiss oners.
The lessees Of Market Square, between 7th and
Sth streets, shall pay for that portion OF the
pavement between said square and the line two
feet from the railroad tract aforesaid. The por-
ton Of the pavement lying between the Botanic
Gardens and line two feet outside OF the ratl
road track Of the railroad company shall be paid
for by the United States Government: Prorided,
That the cost Of laying such pavement shall not
exceed the S sum OF four dollars per square yard, nd
foregoing section shall be made by the commits
SION above authorized, and the sums Sd found
due shall be collected and held, but as a special
ance with existing laws; and the moneys so col
lected and held shall be paid by him to the con-
tractors for the work above authorized on the
wsrrant or order of the said commission in such
amounts and at such times as they may deem
SAFE and proper in view Of the progress OF the
wosf.


Railroad Company, or any private citizen, or
other corporation or per. On, shall neglect or re-
fuse to pay the amount assessed for the paving
herein authorized within thirty days after the
notification of such assessment shall have been
left at the property assessed) in front or adjoin
ing their property, when the work so fronting
or adjoining their property shall have been
and assessed by them, the said commission shall
issue certificates of Indebtedness agrinst the
property, which certficats shall bear interest at
the rate of ten per centum per annum until paid,
and which, until they are paid, shall remain and
be lien upon the property on or against which
they are issued. And If the said certificates
are not paid within one year, the said COM
holder thereof, proceed to sell the property
against which they are issued, or 50 much
thereof as may be necessary to pay said
tax, such sales to be first duly advertised,
daily, for three successive weeks, in some news
paper published in the city Of Washington,
and to be made at public auction to the highest
bidder; and a deed given by the commission in
pursuance hereof shall be deemed and held to be
good and perfect title to any property bought
at such sale hereby authorized PROVIDED, That
the owner of said real estate shall have the right
to redeem the property sold by paying the
amount Of purchase money and twenty per
centum on the amount of the said purchase
within one year from the date of the sale.
Year: 1870

Hts Passage by the House.


MIR. COwles introduced in the House to-day
bill to pave Pennsylvania avenue, which was
passed. 1t provides that the Secretary OF the
Interior, Brevet Brigadier General n. Michler,
engineer in charge Of public buildings and
grounds, and the Mayor Of the City Of Washing
ton, or their successors in office, be, and they
are hereby, appointed a commission to deter
mine the best kind of pavement to be used in
paving PennsylvaRia avenue, and to have said
thoronenfsfe % ~ pave cs theTewith from the north
OF 1tth street west, a. hereinafter provided.


Sec. 2 Within ten days after the passage OF
this act the commissioners named shall meet
and organize BY the election Of president and
secretary from among their number, and shall
proceed to perform the duties devOlved upon
them; and within thirty days after they shall
nave nave Gessrminsd upon the M pavement to be used
nue. between the points named on the lowest
and most favorable terms possible, after having
caused notice Of the letting thereof to be given
ington, Baltimore, Philadeiphis and New York,
for twenty days prior to the letting, giving the
time and place Of such letting, and kind Of
the best and most suSstsntisi n manneG' nj eDnI and nd
without unnecessary delay; and that good and
sufficient bond, with sureties, to be approved
~ the Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court of
terms Of such contract shall be strictly and
faithfully observed.


sec. 3. Ihe cost OF laying DOWN said pavement
shall be borne and paid for in the following pro-
portions and manner: By the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company for that portion
Of the work lying between the tracks OF Their
road, and for distance Of two feet on each side
thereof; BY the owners of private property lying
and abutting on said Pennsylvania avenue, and
in proportion to their frontage thereon, for that
portion of the work in front OF their lots or paris
Of lots from the curb line or said avenue to the
line two feet from the track Of the railroad
aforesaid; by the Corporation OF Washington
for the intersection Of all streets and avenues
and opposite to all public parks lying and abut-
ting on said avenue, except such portions OF the
Intersections lying between the tracks Of the
Washington and GeorgetownRa Railroad Company,
and two feet on each side thereof, which will be
paid by said company as hereinbefore provided
The said railroad company shall have the
right to construct that portion Of the pavement
which II is required to pay for, under the direc-
ton Of said commissioners, and If said railroad
company shall not construct that portion OF
said work with the same material, except be-
tween the rails, and in g. satisfactory Q manner
and as rapidly as the residue of said work shaIl
be constructed, then the same shall be con-
structed under the direction Of said commits
sioners in the same manner as the other nor
ton Of said work. The said railroad. com
Year: 1870

NEVADA EDITOR, in discoursing upon the
common (dreadfully .'common'D practice or
kissing bride, says, with good deal of sense
as well as fun: "we never had a bride that we
can remember, for the reason that we are too
poor and INDECENT; but should the future have
one in store for us, and IL any man should
enough from his nose TO exempt him from the
draft.v
Year: 1870

Howard bill providing for the construction Of the
Southern Pacific railroad comes up for discus
sion in the Senate this evening. road start
ing from some point west Of the Mississippi
river, on the parallel OF yicksburg, and run
ming directly west to the Pacific coast, Is to be
provided for. This location would accommo-
date the existing system of railroads In the
Southern and Middle States, and the larger
portion Of the country, better than any other
heart Of the South. Several parties have made
applications to Congress for the franchise, and
at one time II appeared difficult to decide which
should have II; but the well-considered action
Of the Senate has divested the subject of nearly
AL such troublesome complications. The indis-
the number Of applicants amazingly. When it
Was practically decided that the company en-
titled TO receive such . franchise must be con-
trolled by capitalists interested In the existing
roads proposed to be extended through to the
Pacific, and who wanted the charter for the
their own money, the matter Of selection be-
come sinPlihed, and little remains to
be done but to pass the Senate bill,
now pending, and necessary amendments
This great trunk line extends the existing roads
running from all parts OF the Union through the
Gulf states to the Pacific ocean. 1t should be
built at the earliest possible period The country
through which it passes, ,thoug rich in agricultu-
raj and mineral resources, h uninhabitable witt
out the proposed road. The Southern membe a
being more directly interested than others, Al q
almost unanimously In favor Of 1t, and there q
no good reason why the amended Senate bill
should not become Law this session. It's pass
believe, give immediate employment to many
thousand laborers and artizans, and within a
very short period Of time add many millions to
the general wealth Of the country.
Year: 1870

JUDGE HoAR.-The Springfield Mass Re
publican presumes that Judge Hoar viii at once
resume the practice of law in Boston, but that
he will of course have much business in the
Supreme Court and will practice at Washing
ton for part of the year. Says that paper:


"He can lend hand not averse to shifting.
for the dicomfture OF the corruptionists of Mas
slchusetts, and the bummers that infest the
dominant party throughout the nation. In the
presidential campaign OF 1872, if the Democrats
are to be kept from winning a victory, it must
Judge Hoar."
Year: 1870

The REVEREND Colonel VIM. A. Cook turns
pu as an applicant for the position of additional
Judge Of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia under the bill just passed, authoriz-
ing an additional judge and abolishing the Or
phans' Court. We do not suppose that it is
within the range Of probabilities that he should
succeed in his aspirations.
Year: 1870

Let us be fair. We frankly admit that
the pulpit of the day does sometimes adj
minister the semblance of rebukc. Not


to do so much, would be too palpable an
abdication of the authority of its Office.
The expectations of the audience, and
the unsatistied proprieies of the place
and of the pastoral relation demand it.
But it is usually painful to degree 10
assist as auditor at the ceremony. The
mantul starts to charge and the craven
recoils, the missiles fairly aimed and
faint. heartedly hurled short of their marx,
the round rebuff that the next door
neighbor of the actual sin receives, the
reprehension not well uttered till II Is
qualified or Withdrawn, the thousand


feinls to strike and the continued sus-
pcnse Of the blow, aud the loDg-drawn
breath ut last of mutual relief between
preacher and hearer, when all is over
and nobody is hurt-who does not re-
cognize in this description the style OF
rebuke most common from the average
pulpit of the time =? Occasionally, in.
deed, the matter is managed differently.
There will be kind of implicit under
SltHuIuS oclNNOh thS pdstOI anu ~
flock, that the pastor shall enjoy the
privileges of clearing his skirts or.ce in a
while by what both parties pleasantly
agree TO call ''scolding" sermon. The
pastor then uses great plainness ofspeech.
II you are stranger, you are amazed at


the equaninlity Of the audience under
suoh singing reproOfs. Nobody winces,
but merry wink bclike of mutual in


telligence is tipped across from deacon
TO deacon and from brother to brother.
AT the close of the service the pastor
beams his sunniest on his brethren at the
hand.shaking, and very likely little
brisk raillery is exchanged between pas


tor aud people about the sermon. Th,
congregation 60 home talking with some


what unusual animation. "Did you fee
hit to-day p asks one, Not L. is the
answer, 4 heard for brother Jones.


The pastor will feel better now for
while says another. % yes, It does
him good to free his mind And sure
enough, the following Sunday the pulpit
weather is all bland May. The pastor IL
not going to be one-idea preacher. he
has presented that side OF the subject


and now be will proceed TO present ths
other, Accordingly his next sermon vii
Year: 1870

Social opinion is like a sharp knife
There are foolish people who regard 1t
only with terror, and dare not touch or
meddle with it; there are more foolish
people, who, in rashness and defiance,
seize it by the blade, and get cut and
mangled for their pains; and there are
wise people, who grasp it discreetly and
boldly by the handle, aud use it TO carve
out their own purposes.
Year: 1870

4 A VIGOROUS fEMAIE--An old woman,
sentenced to the Cincinnati workhouse as
vagrant, had been placed In charge OF an
officer to be taken out of the city to that
institution. She contrived to evade the
custody of the officer, but after taking two
or three glasses of whisky, was again Sc
cured. The officer then undertook to take
her out in a wagon, and put her on the
seat, between himself and the driver. The
trio thus proceeded along Central av. OF
sudden, the woman knocked the driver
out of the vehicle with one hand, and, turn
ing, upset the officer into the bottom OF
the wagon with the other. Then, climbing
out of the wagon, she seated herself on the
back of the horse, gave a fierce YELL
striking the animal with her hands and
feet, so that he was frightened into extra
ordinary sped. The amused and astonish-
ed spectators on the avenue were only de-
prived of their enjoyment when, at length,
the officer succeeded in seizing the hines,
aud brought the horse to, SO sudden halt
that the rider went headforemost over the
animals ears. The driver, coming up, as
sisted the officer to pick up the woman.
and both the men recovered their compIa-
cency on finding her much quieDed by her
fall
Year: 1870

RAISING NAP OF VELvEF.-Our lady read
ers may, perhaps, thank us tor process
which is said to be successful in bringing
up again the nap of spotted or aattened
velvet. For this purpose chatting dish or
warming pan is to be used, containing
quantity of well ignited live Goals, oven
which is to be placed sheet Of copper, thick
enough to have certain degree of solidity.
When the metal as quite warm, a nap pkin
folded several times and immersed In boiling
water, is to be placed upon it, the Goals in
the dish still continuing to increase the
temperature. The wrong side o. the velvet
is now to be laid upon the moist and sook-
ing cloth, and very soon thick, black vapor
will be seen disengaged, and soft brush is
then to be passed lightly back and forth
over thevelvet, which is to be removed
after few minutes, and allowed to dry fat
upon table. When completely dry, it
will be found to have become almost as
soft and regular as the new material
Year: 1870

A LADY in Detroit, Michigan, was awak-
tned by noise, few nights since, and on
looking round the room saw the outline OF
man In the mirror. She alarmed her hus-
band, who rushed into the yard, pistol in
hand, Just in time to see man In the act
of jumping over the fence. 1t was subse-
quently discovered that he had not been
in the house at all, but the moon shining
through the window at the point where he
posite the bed o. the lady. The story is a
strange one, and If it be not all s.1noon-
shine, they furnish some food for ''refee-
tom
Year: 1870

is my second wife, sir


Mr. Willoughby vane fed fiom his home
that night. About month later his al
most broken-hearted mother received a
letter from him explaining the whole
affair; and the post mark bore the words
Montreal, Canada
Year: 1870

We would suggest to those in the neigh
borhood of the Apostolic Archipelago, who
are hankering after information as to the
comparative merits of Harbors and Road
steads, that if a harbor on this Lake is
worth the name, and isreaIly landlocked
sufficiently to protect vessels from storms
while loading and unloading, its quiet and
secure waters will naturally freeze sooner
than places exposed to the ruogh action
of the open Lake; and conversely, that ii a
so-called harbor is so rough that it cannot
freeze much sooner than the Lake itself IL
looks very much to the unprejulliced OBJ
server as if the said s'harbor'' were part OF
the open Lake Look out for the statistics
Mr. Press; don't set your figures so far
back into December and January that you
will let all L ke Superior come tumbling
intoyour roadstead.


Better build a breakwater in your "outer
harbor" there at bayfield,, and stop build
ing up reputation for safe harbor be-
cause a hard pressed vessel can run over
to an island lee three miles from you.
Don't play fast and loose any more. If
navigation is late at Bayfield, dock it is not
safe and if safe it Is not late. Which horn
will you take? "Under which king
Bezonian?"
Year: 1870

S S. FIFIELD, Esq, editor of the Polk
County Press, is q candidate for sergeant
at arms at the capitol during the next ses-
sion Of the Legislature. Sam is good
fellow and good editor, and we hope he
will get the position. He intends to spend
the winter at Madison in any event. Mark
Humphrey will run the Press during his
ahSeuce
Year: 1870

THREE tons of coal are said to represent
the labor power of man for his life time.
Ten times the quantity, when turned into
gas, represents all the labor some men put
forth in their life time.
Year: 1870

AFTER THEM.-Of course this has no.
application to any community on this
coast:


few, disposition to frown down upon
those who settle in our midst. This IS
not done directly, but indirectly. Many
lack in the social clement toward stran-
gers, pay no attention to them, and rath-
er seem to avoid their acquaintance
This is all wrong. We expect, and the
public expects all those and especially
our public men, who anticipate the res
spect Of the enlighted portion Of the
community, that they should be governed
by something else than the narrow preju-
dice which looks with suspicion, or gives
the go-by to every man and woman,
unless they have been in the country ten,
fifteen or twenty years. There are few
not thousand miles from here, who,
arrogate to themselves any amount of
wisdom, who think they are entitled to-
the respect given the autocrat of Russia,
who think they and their kindred friends
should have every post of honor in
church and state, who imagine they have
right to dictate in everything, and that
it is presumption IN any one to question
IDCiT dutnoL dtt iOA tuC Stu1Dlc TGdSOn
that they have been in, this country ten,
fifteen or twenty years There are just
few such. and just few, and those
few are getting their eye-teeth cut and


there is some faint hopcs-faint hopes.


however, that BY and by they will have


their wisdom teeth cut also. When


any man not belonging to their 'sring"'
expresses an opinion, or makes sugges..
I g
| ijust as any sensible man would do in


any country or place,) with a contcmptu-


ons sneer. these men who pile upon.


themselves any amount of wisdom be-
cause they have lived in one place fifteen


or twenty years, will say Don't you


think that new conner is piling his advice


on little too thick z" What's the mat


ter with these men, This, and only
! this: They see in the flood tide of the
overcoming future, yes, and in the food


tide of the energetic, thinking present,
as it dashes its waves around their feet,


that the sandy foundation upon which
they hoped to build the foundation of
their greatness is being washed away.


Envy and jealousy are at the bottom of


all this arrogance. Some sections are in


a great measure made up of "ncw
comers," Except those to the manor born,
and they are new comers, too.)


We should be. a homogeneous people !;
every man should stand on his merits, no
odds where or when born-in the East,


Weston South; we should give him
credit for whatever gooo is about him,
give him credit for whatever good he has


done in the world-here or elsewhere


credit fer whatever good he proposes to
do in the future
Year: 1870

Joseph Mayer, whose splendid long
flowing locks of dark hair and classic face
we'll fitted him for his part Of Christ in
the passion drama of Oberammeryau,
after being pressed into service at Munich,
excited so much Interest among certain
wealthy English people at that place that
they tried to buy him of, but they did
not succeed.
Year: 1870

clares the brook is Of more benefit to him
than five hundred dollars at interest. l
think he sets the value low enough. l know
Of but one other experiment in irrigation in
Y Xermont as extensive as this. When
visited this field it was in the dry harvest
time. l could not account for the luxuriance
Of the grass, till my feet splashed the water,
and as l stepped in different directions to
avoid it it was still the same. The little de-
,pressions that guided the, stream hardly
show to the careless observer.


All along south of Montpelier the farmers
value their woodland, and with cord wood at
from three to four dollars per cord, bark at
seven or eight, ties at thirty cents each,
they make good thing of it; but as they
deliver much ut the track of the Central Rail-
road it does not make as much show as at
the north Of the town, up Worcester Branch,
where some farmers declare they could not
live by farming alone, but make their winter
work, with wood, as valuable as the summer
labor upon the farm. In fine day in winter
fifty teams have been met, driving out Of
Montpelier six miles, all loaded with wood.
The down teams never turn out, so two tracks
are kept. AS dined with one farmer he told
,lne he had thirty-two solid cords of dry block


rood al,eady sold at seven dollars per cord,
twenty-five cords OF four foot wood'sortA
in market five dollars per cord, fifteen
cords of bark worth eight dollars per
cord, and three or four hundred logs worth
board measure, at mill near by, ten dollars
a thousand feet.


Such men will live as long as the wood lasts
but some of the farms along here do lack
tillage land, and the ledges are too promi.
nent. T.. E.J.
Year: 1870

In this art, and almost in this art alone,
it is the liberal hand which maketh rich"


Liberality in providing utensils is the saw
ing both of time and labor. The more per-
feet his instruments, the more profitable are
they.


So also it is with his working cattle and
his stock. The more perfect in their kinds
are ever the most profitable.


Liberality in good barns and warm shell
ters is the source of health, strength and
comfort to animals causes them to thrive on
less food, and secures from damage all sorts
of crops.


Liberality also in the provision of food
for domestic animals is the source of flesh,
muscle and manure


Lberality to the earth, in seed, culture
and compost is the source of its bounty.


Thus Providence has inseparably connected
our duty and our happiness.


In raising animals, the condition Of his
success is kindness and benevolence to them.


In cultivating the earth, the condition of
mans success is his industry upon it.
Year: 1870

The Bangor Wing learns that Mr.. Samuel
Kimball of Patten, was out in the woods one
day last week, when he found an old pine
log which he cut into TO see if it was sound.
He found that it was not sound, but he heard
sound inside, and had hardly time to get
to the end Of the log before he saw an old
she bear just coming out. He gave her
blow on the head with his axe, and was about
pulling her out when he was surprised to see
two large cubs just back Of their mother.
He pulled the old one out, and was dispatch
ing the cubs, when out jumped another old
bear which, before Mr.. Kimball could finish
the cubs, made good his escape. Mr.. Kim
ball gets fifteen dollars bounty besides the
skins and meat Of the bears. '
Year: 1870

Under this heading the Cincinnati G7


seke comments on the Soldiers Orphans


Home bill, and in reference to that pro-
vision Of the law which authorizes the
Managers of the Home to accept the
bequest of land and buildings for an ad-
ditional Home whenever the Home at
White Sulphur shall be found insufi-
Gent Ito accommodate comfortably and
we'll all the orphans to be provided for.
the Gazette says


This provision contemplates the need
OF larger premises, and therefore con
templates a present need, for the num-
Der of these orphans to be cared for is
greater now than it will be hereafter
The managers are supposed to know
approximately what is the number. If
not, they can easily acquire this inform
alton from those who have been labor
ing in this cause. Under this provision
they can satisfy themselves and decide
now that the building assigned to them
is insufficient to accommodate, COM
fortably and well, all of the children, as
contemplated by this act. 1t will not
accommodate any of them well" Such





now decide to accept such a gift. We
are not now able to say whether the Sol |
diers' Orphans Home already estab-
lished at Xenia has land enough to COM
ply with this condition, but we suppose |
the land can be procured. If not, it is
probable such a gift can be had else
where.


At any rate, the provision made by
this act Of legislation for the Soldiers
Orphans Home is not satisfactory, and
IS not so good as the orphans now have.
Therefore, the managers should either
make available at once the provisions
for new Home, in cooperation with
he Grand Army of the Republic, which
the Home at Xenia, or they
should let things stand as they are, and
cave to the Reform School its premises,
until another Legislature shall meet.