smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

An extended report Of the dongs Of the
Peach Growers at their meeting on Tues
day is gives In another column. The
large estimate Df the crop given on the
18th Of June is greatly reduced. Doubt
less at that time the estimate was nearly
correct, but since then the curculio and
other enemies have been at work upon the
peaches and they have fallen of in gren,
quantities, and il the weather don't i'm :
prove. and this drouth pass over, the July
estimate will ba found pretty large
Year: 1873

From the De.srst Ssv-. UtAhy


On the 18th instant Mr. Walker. b.4
brother Sylvester, and their cousin John
Coon were Telling timber for Mr.. Standish-
mill, in the right fork Of Coons Canon.
about three quarters W mile from ths
point Of the mountain west from this city
on the high peak south az Black Rock
Between 10 and LII IN the morning "A deer
ran by where they were working. and our
informant snatched mp a Sharps rifle and
started IN pursuit. When he had continued
the chase for about a mile. due north. he
was startled BY loud, shrlll whistle and
hiss, which he at first thought mi eht he an
Indian. He came to a halt aud looked
about him, and heard the noise of rocks
rattling southeast from where he stood
He turned, when, to his herror. he saw au-
preaching him at a very rapid rate ser
pent which he Judged was between thirty
and forty feet long and about ten inches
through the body. The reptiles head WAY
raised fully six feet from the ground. and
his jaws we're open fifteen ~ eighteen
inches wide, with large fangs growing from
both upper and lower Jaws. Walker 49,
almost petrihed with fear, but the hone w
saving his own life made him start to ruu.
The serpent was, however WV guirk
for him, and jumped at and Knocked him
down, striking him on the left shoulder
Just below the shoulder blade. going over
him and down the mountain to the soutb-
west for short distance, when he turned
and pursued Walker, who had risen anna
with a speed inspired by the deadhest fear
was making his way to the top of the
ridge. Unfortunately for our informant
he stumbled, and Immediately felt the
weight OF hrs monstrous pursuer gliding
over his body. He gave himself mo for
lost then, but 1t seemed hard to tell which
was the most frightened, the man or The
snake, for the latter did not seem disposed
to run the risk Of a contest. but. piidiug
across the body Of the prostrate man. IVY
slid OH at tremendous rate toward thr
ridge Of the mountain and across II " tbr
east side Walker rose and watched hi,
movements, and says that after crossing ~
the east side, the snake turned and r.
crossed to the west side and went down tb-
mountain few yards, and then tWiped
himself around a large mahogany tree


where he remained waving his head w
and fro, Tapping his tail on the rocks. Ana
whistling and kissing detauce. That VA.
the last ne saw OF MN, for he made hiS
way back 20 his companions a. quickly AZ
he could. They wanted to return ana hunt
for the serpent, but the hero Of the ad


venture was too weak from fright and Az


citemsnt to do so, but says they intended
to 60 on an expedition To hunt the snake
in a very short time The color Of the
reptile was yellow, witn black mark like
a half-moon on each size Of his eyes he
had beard Of fuzz round his mouth and


what appeared to our informant 90 be !,
crown-ahaped mass on the top Of its heal


The latter was about SIX inches high. and


varied in color, being green. blue. white.


yellow and red. The head Of the erea.


ture was about a. large a. that Of a full.


grown bulldog, and IN shape between that


Of bulldog and q monkey. His bodv


was covered with hard scales. nix Or eight


inches long.
Year: 1873

b. a


The following singular circumstance late
ly happened at the residence os Col. K. H.
Mott, in this city The housekeeper. \
white lady, has a mocking- bird Ill her
room. which is in the third story II the
handsome mansion. On going 70 her room
Tuesday night the lady threw an apron
over the cage that the hight might not dis
turb the songster. The cage u hung loW
near window. The lady suddenly heard
q huttering noise in the direction az the
cage. Throwing OF the covering placed
there little while before, she found that a
black looking snake, three feet long. had
partly swallowed the bird The reptile
could not get any further between the bars
Taking the situation in at a glance. the
lady made for the snake with a broomstick
The result of the light was the bird ierked
loose unhArmed and the snake escaped by
the window. How the varmint got to the
third story Is a mystery There are no
trees high enough on that side
Year: 1873

station &C." New York Post once, has recently
been removed from No. 1856 Seventh avenue to No.
s35 Eighth avenue, between Fifty-nfth and Fifty
sixth streets, where better facilities are now
AFFORDED for the delivery OF all mail matter within
the district In which the new station Is situated.
This Post once district is the largest this island
and is bounded by the west side OF Fifth avenue,
the North River, on the south by Forty fourth
street. and on the north 10y 10th street. The new
station has been very handsomely and usefuly
fitted up, by order OF Postmaster James, and re-
semDles a banking house from the completeness OF
its appointments. All the accommodations TO be
procured at the general Post once can be obtained
order departments being under capable and
prompt management. This is destined to become
The most important station up town, and in no
other station in this city IS it more necessary
have capable, honest and efncent superintendent
10 attend TO the safety and quick delivery Of the
mails.
Year: 1873

Washington savant. who has devoted
much attention to sanitary subjects, has
project for lowering the temperature IN the
nineties and settling the dust at the same
time. This is by converting the water
now thrown off from fountains in useless
streams into fine spray that will fill the
atmosphere in the same way that the spray
CUPS or atomizefs used in sick rooms serve
to lower the Temperature and settle the
dust shoat.
Year: 1873

We receive this kind of compliment
from the Minneapolis Tribune:


There is hope for Louisiana. She Is pay
ing her honest debts. The act is so un-
looked for and 60 unexpected that the
Governor makes it the occasion Of . dis
patch to the Attorney General.
Year: 1873

The following statement, of the dis
tance leaped by cat, is made by the
Messrs. Sanford Brothers, of Ithaca, N.
Y, who are not only reliable but accu-
rate observers of the doings of animals.
"When our cat was about a year old,
he was seen on several days to take po-
sition upon q showcase four feet high,
and to watch a canary in a cage hanging
from the ceiling eight feet from the
case the ceiling was eleven feet from
the floor; and the cage an ordinary
cylindrical one. One day, as we were
observing him thus engaged, he suddenly
sprang at the cage and caught his claws
upon it his weight swung the cage up
against the ceiling, spilling all the yes
sells, and terrifying the canary; after
swinging to and fro several times, the
cat dropped to the floor uninjured we
measured the distance from the top of
the case to the cage and found it to be
ten feet so that the cat made an ascent
of six feet in height, or upon incline of
nearly thirty-fve degrees"
Year: 1873

The directors of the Dublin Qreland)
Tramway Company have become sus-
picious of their conductors, and have
been trying to circumvent them. At
first each conductor was given a strip of
tickets, and he was to give one ticket to
each passenger, who was then to tear it
up. The conductors receipts were to
correspond with his ticket strips. But
people hated the company worse than
the conductor, and would not tear up
the tickets the conductor would use
them over again, and thus his income
was kept up. But now the remedy is
reached. Every ticket is numbered,
but the number is printed on it and at
the end of each month the company has
grand lottery with three hundred
prizes, ranging from ten pounds to one
one shilling. Each ticket has a chance
in the drawing. Nobody throws away
his ticket now; every passenger is too
busy looking after his own interests.
Persons of nobility travel i'scog'atto in
the cars for the sake of chance in the
| lottery and the affairs of the company
are unprecedentedly prosperous. The
! plan is soon to be initiated in England.
Year: 1873

Mr.. Joaquin Miller must have had
some queer experiences in his short life,
if his own record of them is to be be-
ieved. We have already seen him
"with Walker in Nicaragua" he is said
to be writing an autobiography, in
which he tells of his residence and ad-
ventures with the Modocs, and here is
the substance of Z" true story" of from
tier life, which he relates to the readers
of the last Independent. The scene of
the story is laid in Shasta county, Cali
fornia, few years ago, and the
drGn1Gtis 1oerso,aoe are little company
of miners, of whom six were suddenly
Frustrated with the scurvy. They were
very likely to die, for the camp was a
lonely one, far away from all such food,
medicine, and conyeniences, as the sick
require. One of the miners, however,
had heard of remedy which he had
proved while he was sailor, and which
was not beyond reach, and to make
trial of this was at once resolved upon.
| Six deep pits were speedily dug in the
warm soil in the shadow of huge pine;
in these the patients, stripped to the
skin, were placed, and then the fresh
earth was carefully shoveled back, SO
that each man was securely buried up
to his chin. In this position they were
| to stay all night. Now, the sleep OF the
miner, when his days toll is over, is
uot SO much sleep as stupor," and,
soon after the last of the buried mer
had dozed of, their friends also sought
their beds and fell into slumber, from
which none woke till dawn. At thai
hour they went to visit their buried
comrades, and, to their horror, found
that the wolves had come down during
the night and eaten off every one of tn,
heads level with the ground
Year: 1873

The Davenport Gowa) Gazette vouches
for the absolute truth of the following,
though from obvious reasons all names
are suppressed One of the leading citi-
zens of North Davenport had an only
daughter who was betrcthed to young
man of fair promise, clerk in a leading
commercial house at Dubuque.


His visits to that city were regular,
and arrangements had been made for
an immediate union, when the bride
elect was stricken down by typhoid
care could do, died. The Gazette re-
porter says eve saw her in her coffin,
dressed for the bridal of death, not for
the consummation of all earthly love.
We witnessed the agony of her lover as
he bent in speechless, fearless abstrac-
ton over the satin-lined burial case"


After the melancholy journey to Oak
dale the young man returned to Du-
buque. Nervous fever set in, and a
peculiar hallucination seized him that
his lost one was present in the room,
draped in the garb which had enveloped
her clay. ALI remonstrance was in vain.
He minutely described her dress, her
appearance, and her position in his
chamber; even when his parents or
friends would sit or stand where he de-
clared her to be, he saw her glide away
and take another place. This went on
for weeks, and the patient was gradually
sinking under the physical and nervous
excitement, when friendly ruse was
tried to cure him of his ecstacy.


Coming to Davenport, his mother
found that the funeral garments were
purchased at the store of G. & M. and
made by Mrs. B. She procured the ma
terial, had it made up in fac sinaile,
and returning, young lady as near in
height and appearance as could be
found, was dressed to resemble his de-
ceased love, and during one of his
fevered and brief slumbers was intro
duced into the room, taking her seat in
a shaded corner.


His awakening was anxiously watched,
and sanguine hopes of removing his
hallucination were INDUCED in. He
woke at length, and, turning his eyes in
the direction of the pious fraud, stared
with fixed eyeballs for few seconds.
then raising himself almost upright in
his bed, flung his arms aloft, and shrek
ing in an unearthly voice " My God,
there are taOo of them !' fell back and
| expired
Year: 1873

The robust managing editor of the


Pittsburgh Dispatch tolls with the fan
mel conundrum. A year ago he bought
a full suit of white flannel. After
the first washing his son, who
weighs 1O2 pounds less than the father,


found the suit just fitted him. Two
more washings made them just the size
of his fve-year old, and at the end OF
the season there was not enough of
them for a good-sized dishcloth. Where
has all that flannel gone to? He says
he would willingly take his whole family
and his mother-in-law to alecture which
would explain it, and pay double price.
Year: 1873

Yesterday, Park street man thought
he would use his garden-hose. In fact,
this is a thought which strikes him reg
ularly three times day, and his neigh
bors reckon he has lowered the Leices-
ter reservoir elven inches himself since
April 1. So he got his hose and screwed
it together, and put piece of paper
around the pipe to keep it from leaking,
and Bridget turned on the water for him,
and as he squirted away calmly at post
on the opposite side of the street, a graf
features, like the glow of a pumpkin pie
just out of the oven. And he didn't
wet himself much, either,-only one
boot and his false wristbands. By-and-
by his wife called him in to supper, and
he left his hose squirting on the lawn, SO
as not to lose any time, and went right in.
His four-year-old son stayed behind and
took up the hose and began to play at
that post across the street, and squirted
the water all over Deacon Burchell, who
happened to be going by on the nearest
sidewalk Then the Deacon set up a
yell like nitro-glycerine explosion, and
the father came out of his house and
went for that boy, and the four -year-old
calmly turned the hose full upon the
author of his being, and that man almost
Immediately became wetter than the
author of anybody's being has been
since the days of Noah. The water
struck his clean shirt-bosom,. and mean
dered silently but speedily down his
boot-legs, and the pockets of his new
summer suit filed up, and the halr-ol
all came out of his head and ran dowr
the back of his neck, and the only thing
about him that was not cool was the
| words that came out of his mouth. He


is now dry, but that four-year-old re


ceived lesson in logic last evening


with illustrations in the argument q pos
| teriori, which he will remember until h'


has reached the age of forty-four.-
| DdubIrU Ne1US
Year: 1873

A GENTLEMAN was chiding his son for
staying out late at night, and said :
"Why, when was your age, my father
would not allow me to go out of the
house after dark 60 Then you had q
deuce of father, you had," said the
young profigate, whereupon the father
very rashly vociferated &c had a con-
founded sight better one than you have,
you young rascal"
Year: 1873

We direct attention to communicate
from Mr. Edmund Jussen, describing the


liability of railroads for damages to Der-
son or property under the laws of the
German Empire. The law makes the
railroad liable for all damages accruing
in case of death or bodily injury, unless
it can show afhrmatively that the ecci-
dent happened by the act of God or
through the negligence Of the killed Or
injured person" The construction of
the law is rendered very strict by the
explanatory preamble with accompanies
1t. Even if accident is occasioned by the
act OF God, the railroad is responsible to
the extent OF having all necessary .ad-
Iunets to meet the catastrophe, Contrary
to the custom of this country, there is no
limit to the damages which may be re-
covered either for death or injury. The
excellent plan of life-pension prevails
which is fixed ~ the courts according to
the extent of injury and the eircum-
stances OF the Sarty injured. and which
ais' Se changed by the court with any
material change in the circumstances
affecting the case. Mr.. Jassen testifies
that. as direct result of this lw there
is not railroad in the Empire without
double track, gates are found at every
crossing with an attendant official, the
whole line of the road is constantly pat
rolled, and the arrival and departure of
every train telegraphed from station to
station. There is little wonder that we
have no railroad accidents reported from
GERMANY
Year: 1873

HOUSE, SIGN AND CARRIAGE
Painter, Quay Street, adjoining the new Touring
mill South Side. Offers his service TO the Citizens
of this City in the above branches at the most
sonable rates.


Ma
Year: 1873

Irish potatoes. We found it very
difficult to get through with this
one. The men would put in one
more case and another barrel of
potatoes. 1t was astonishing with what
rapidity our green conscripts learned to
use the oar, and how nimbly they climbed
up the sides of prize when the chance
OF better rations, blanket, or even a
shirt, offered. We now had the crews
of three vessels on board, and it was ad-
visable to be rid of them. The wind
was off shore and nothing would be lost
by letting them go, as it would be sew
ersl days probably before they could re
port us. Opportunely an English
schooner appeared, bound to New York.
He was a round-bowed, dumpy little
bruiser, not capable of going more than
four or FIVE knots an hour under the
best circumstances. The old Charleston
pilot, whose temper had been soured by
a thirteen months residence in Fort
Lafayette, rubbed his hands gleefullY as
he observed the model of the packet
which was to take away our people. We
gave the little craft some water, bread,
pork, Holsters and potatoes, paroled the
prisoners and sent them on their way,
and in hurry, too, for more game was
in sight above the horizon. The new
conner proved to be a large ship from
New Orleans laden with sugar and lot
Of secondhand castings and fences,
which presume had been stolen
and were being shipped away.
A party was put on board to use her up,
whilst we went up to windward TO in
quire after two sails coming in sight in
the north east. Both proved to be prizes,
one, a fine brig and the other schooner.
1t was late before these three vessels
we're disposed of, and by dark the wind
was freshening 10 3 gale from the north
east, with mist and squalls of rain. This
ugly appearance Of the weather admon-
ished us TO get towards home; therefore
we headed to the sopthWard, intending to
spend q short time of the capes of
Virginia with the hope Of falling in
with vessels hound for Hampton Roads
with army stores.
Year: 1873




THE OUTLOOK IN THE SUMNER OF1678.


Let us 90 back six years, and bring up
the state Of things at the head of the Great
Lake, at that time In 1857 there was not
a mile OF railway, nor new village, nor a
settlement Of immigrants, within hundred
miles of the head of Lake Superior. The
Union Pacific Railway was new thing,
thought to be only degree or two more
possible and promising than a railway
across the great desert of Zahara. The
Railway from ST. Paul to Lake Superior
was not even commenced. Banning, its
President, was contemptuously treated
while endeayoring to get hearing before a
farmers Transportation Convention at St.
Paul.


But three years later, or in 1870, behold
the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railway
an accomplished fact The Union Pacific
Road completed one year, and revolution
izing trade and railway progress in Amer
lea The Northern Pacific already begun,
and planning for speedy construction to
Puget Sound.


Three years later, or in 1878, we find
new city at the head of Lake Superior;
new town started at the head of Chegwan-
egon Bay; line of fourishing towns, and
farming settlements all the way from Lake
Superior to the Red River, where bnt late
lv was wilderness and desert. Even now
growing villages are scattered along the
Mississippi Road, and Col. Mattson will
soon arrive. with the vanguard of an army
of Scandinavian settlers, to fill the once
lonely region along its line, with life and
prosperity.


What an encouraging basis is afforded
by these undeniable facts for correct
Year: 1873

~ Ormsbee of No. SO Willow st, Brooklyn,
has invented hfe-preserver. which he also calls
the Pleasure Swimmer and Cushions Combined" The
principle on which Mr. Ormsbee bases his invention is
that the body ~ itself is sefsustainng and his pre-
server consists simply Of two sleeves Of ndiarubber.
which, after being drawn the arms. he inflated by
blowing in hem when they will sustain the body on the
surface OF the water in any position the swimmer may
assume. The sleeves made that they
can be adjusted the and inflated
IN Is seconds. Thus repeatedly done by
Mr. Ormsbee IN the presence Of the reporter.
When not OH the person and when partly inflated, the
preservers be used either as cushions pillows and


were timid person a vessel at he might adjust
the sleeves on his aud while they furnished nil
with an excellent pillow he might feel certain Of being
safe from death by drowning. When III the water
son wearing this preserver can hoat any number of
hours or DAYS carrying umbrella for protection from
the sun and sufficient cigars TO insure his comfort Mr..
Ormsoey ia give exhibition Of his invention 0day
at $50 D. D. when he will jump from OF the Fulton
Ferry boats into the East River and while in the water
perform fe3ts viii prove beyond doubt the per
feet utility Of his life preseryer.
Year: 1873

The misunderstanding relative to the
action of the last session OF Congress
as regards newspaper postage Is general.
The old law read as follows:


Sec. 159. That on newspapers and
other periodicals sent from known
Office Of publication to regular sub
scribers, the postage shall be paid be-
fore delivery, for not less than one
quarter, nor more than one year which
payment may be made either at the
office of mailing or delivery, commenc-
ing at any time.


The amendment to the old law finally
settled upon by Congress was attached
to an appropriation bill approved March
8, 1873, and was as follows:


Provided, That all laws and parts OF
laws permitting the transmission by
mail Of any free matter whatever be
and the same hereby are repealed from
and after June 80, 1873.


By this amendment newspapers were
cut off from the privilege Of sending
papers free in the county, and all eI.
changes between newspaper offices must


1t is still left optional with news,
papers or their subscribers to prepay
the postage. One or the other must
prepay it, either quarterly or yearly in
advance, at the old rates-five cents pei
quarter for weekly papers. 1t is Lot
obligatory upon publishers OF papers
to prepay the postage under the law
which goes into effect June 3Oth any
more than it is now.
Year: 1873

Some time ago house-keepers were
led to believe that the peach trees in
the different States had been 80 seri-
ously affected by the frost that the
peach crop would not be large enough
to furnish them with anything like a
decent supply this season. Subsequent.
ly well-known tree culturist announced
that most of the States would have no
crop at all. A third story now comes,
to the effect that "the peacn-growers
and traders OF the Delaware and Chesa-
peake Peninsula have held meeting,
and have arrived at the conclusion that
another market than New York must be
found" The immediate cause OF this
determination has, it appears, to be at
tributed to the fact that last year "the
New York market was so glutted with
peaches that growers and traders be-
came convinced that it would be unsafe
to trust it any longer" Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Boston, and other cities, are
in future to be the points of destination
for the peach product of Delaware. 1t
will be observed that nothing further is
said on the subject of "short CROP" SO
that, all things considered, we think
that the house-keepers have no cause
for alarm on this point.