smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

the first rain that falls ruins it, Of
course, and not only that, but it, also,
sprouts the seed that is to produce the
next crop, and consequently cuts that
of, thus producing the double calam-
ity OF blighting two crops. The heat
is never so oppressive here "a it is in a
moist climate. |. think one feels the
heat more in Knoxville when the
mercury stands at So than he would
here when the same fluid trembles up
to lOO'. may say j am sure of this,
having tried both places. There is
something braciDg aud exhilerating
in this atmosphere that l have never
experienced elsewhere. One camper
form more labor, with less sense of fa-
tigue, than you would possibly sup
pose. We have an excellent sea
breeze " every day. This very mate
rally modlfies the heat, as well as pu-
rifles the air and makes it healthful.
see nothing in this section to pro-
duce disease. The air is so pure and
free from miasma as to be rather con-
ducive to health than roductive of
disease. Still | do not consider It so
good as 10 form an infallible
panacea. Many who come here
TO be cured OF consumption and
its cognate disease come only
to die in a strange land, here be buried
or otherwise have their bodies shipped
East at heavy cost. There is no sort
of sense, except bad, manifested i'm
bringing dead men and. women to this
country in the vain hope that it will
raise them from the dead, and give
them new lungs, new throats and a
new life. 1t will certainly do none of
these mighty works" If one is only
in the incipiency, or first stage, of con-
sumption, then | VIC aid say come;
but If you have advanced beyond this,
| would advise you, by all means, stay
at home-that is the best place to die.
| consider it one of the meanest and
most cruel things that can be done, to
lie to and deceive the sick and the
dying. That certain interested parties
in this country have done these things
| have no doubt. For the sake of sells
ing few acres of land, or making
money in some other way, they have
held their false keeper to the view of
,he unfortunate and the afflicted,
and have thus imposed upon and most
wickedly deceived that very class of
persons that above all others ought to
have the sympathy and help of every





which this climate does seem TO be a
specific. Among these is asthma. /
have seen number of persons who
came here suffering from this disease
every one of whom testified that he or
she had been cured or greatly relieved
by the climate. | suspect there is no
more healthful country on this conti-
nent than Southern California, and ]
think this is saying enough, without
holding out any false inducements.
We should like to have a great many
OF our East Tennessee friends come
here, but we shall refrain from persua-
sion, lest they might be disappointed,
and then censure us for bringing them
into trouble. / will only say, we like
California even better than we ex-
pected.


Yours truly,


JONATHAN L. MANN.
Year: 1875

From Memphis, we believe, comes
the motion that the State shall erect
monument to the memory of Andrew
Johnson, at the Capital. A good and
patriotic idea, but it will never be car
ried out, or should not, until the ashes
of John Sewer are brought from their
obscure resting place on the soil of
Alabama, and entombed beneath suit
able memorial stones, in the State to
whose settlement and subsequent
prosperity he contributed so largely.
Beside his services to the State, to the
Southwest and to the whole country,
Andrew Johnson's claims to the honor
Of remembrance are as nothing,
Year: 1875

A BOGUS SLIClDE.--A letter from
Paris says that great commotion was ere
atcd in the wood OF Vincenncs few day
ago by the discovery, 10y II party Of prom
enadcrs, of the body OF II well des scd
young man suspended from II branch
of study oak, while his dog, lying
on the ground just beneath his dangling
feet, seemed to keep watch over the
hastily summoned one OF the forest keep
ers, who advanced To cut the body down.
y sudden kick from the supposed dead
man sent him staggering in the other dl-
rection, while the dog, with II howl OF Jury
fastened his teeth in his leg. This done,
the body hung motionless rs before.
Try again." said one of the bystuuder>;
that movement was merely the result of
Muscular contractiOn.'


But the second attempt was attended
with the same result, and then II shout of
laughter from the apparent corpse reveal
ed the fcciet. The whole affair was IL
practical joke. The young fellow was
suspended, not by the neck, but byn COZ d
passed under his arms, and he had had
the courage and perseverance TO remain
hanging in that painful! position for mote
/ than an hour in order to successfully take
in somebody. Unfortunately the joke
will not prove rs lnughnble IL one as he
at FIRST imagined, rs he was ut once arrest
ed and taken to the station house ON The
two charges Of dencing the trees and
having kicked II keeper Of the forest.
Year: 1875

WHAT DID He Do ?--The Nevada
Transcript says: Those papers that
favor o. p. Ftzgerald's election are very
enthusiastic. According to their descrip
tion Of the man, he is the ablest educator
in the lard. They constantly refer to his
record AS State Superintendent, when
he held the office before. We should
like to hear some Of these journals tell
what the Parson did while in Office that
was so meritorious, and where he obtained
his experience as Il worker in the public
schools. Since he cmigraied from his
native State, we believe he has been en-
gnged in preaching. Before that time he
did not live where public school, flJurishcd
10 any great extent. He still personally
prefers private institutions for the cducn-
ton OF children whose patents can afford
it. To prove his preference, while hold
ing the Office of State Superintendent, he
used his influence to secure from the Leg
islature an appropriation of large sum
of money for the benefit of private
school in San Francisco. During the war
lie made himself obnoxious to all Union
men by his secession utterances, and he
carried out the same sentiments when in
Office, by striking from ;he lit of text
and library books, every one that men
uoncd the war or said IL word against
truason. He changed the text books for
inferior ones at cost Of over $1,000 10
the people of the State. lie displayed II
partisan spirit in all his official acts, and
proved himself to be narrow minded, big
oted, and unit for SO high an office. We
would like TO know What he did that en-
titles him to an election"
Year: 1875

A WOMAN dressed in mems clothes
visited variety show in Washington
aud was arrested. The policeman who
made the arrest is II married man with
several daughters, and the moment he
saw that woman draw her foot up under
her and sit on it, he penetrated her dis
guiSo.
Year: 1875

THE Wheatland Free Press says that
an agent has lately visited the occupants
OF the Central Pacific Railroad Company's
lnnd in that vicinity, and notified them
that they must pay up. Ten dollars an
acre j. the price set upon the land.
Year: 1875

ARRANGEMENT are Icing made for n
grand reunion of the soldiers Of the late
war, ON this coast, to take pace in April
next, on the anniversary ot Lees surren-
der. The Grand Army of the Republic
and the Union Veteran League are tax
ing the necessary steps to that end.
Year: 1875

The activity of our navy, on the
several Southern stations, as an
nounced by our dispatches yester
day, is indicative of apprehended
trouble with the Spanish authorities
in Cuba. Though exactly the ex'
tent and gravity of the danger-oi
course, no one can at this moment
discern. We are of the opinion
however, that the government will
be compelled sooner or later. TO in
terfere in the Cuban matter, if only
in the interests Of our commerce
although we should greatly regret
TO see it done now, because it is
the best and strongest third term
card, Grant can possibly play, and
we are unalterably and forever
'sforninst" that solution Of our po
litical problem.
Year: 1875

The Telegraph thrusts in its oar
in the local fight now going on in
Galveston between the clergy and
the gamblers, and the Telegraph
long Sunday morning leader, is full
Of the best sort Of morality and re
igion, and charges that the gam
bling mania, which has become epi
demic, is the result of the business
policy Of the country; and there i
too much truth in the Telegraph
position, humiliating as the admis
sion undoubtedly is.
Year: 1875

4 quiet game Of draw, quarter ante, was
in progress the other evening at Chico. One
of the party managed to get a heart flush, ace
at the head, out of the deck, and laid it in his
lap, waiting chance to play it. Presently
the chance came The guileless gentleman
counted out $40 better with one hand, and
quietly went down with the other for that
flush. It wasn't there. Hc had to play his
original hand. Two of the party called his
$40 better, and one Of them in the showing
down produced the identical heart flush that
he had been at such pains to secure. He
knew it was the same, for the ace was crimp-
ed Just as he had done it. The secret was
that Ira Wetherbee's dog, "Patsey,' had
quietly put his nose in. picked up the flush,
carried it around to his friend, wagged his
tail knowingly and walked off.-Saa Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Year: 1875

ONE of the happiest things in the way of
wedding surprise took place recently in
Toledo, Ohio. After the wedding the happy
pair started upon the usual trip, and in due
time returned to the city. The husband sug-
gested to his wife that before going to the
hotel at which they proposed to board, that
they go up into the city to call upon certain
friend of theirs. She assented, the hackman
was directed to drive to the house, and they
were shortly deposited at the door of a neat
dwelling on - street. The door bell was
rung the servant appeared and ushered them
into q neatly furnished parlor; bright fire
was burning in the polished CRATE; and every
thing was exceedingly cozy and home-like.
The wife sat down, and the husband said he
would step back into another room to look
for the gentleman Of the house. He returned
shortly alone; and the lady of the house was
not forthcoming. The young wife expressed
surprise, and wondered what could be keep
ing the hostess so long. The time for the
announcement had come, and the young hus-
band tenderly informed his bride that she
was the sole mistress of the house and all its
contents. TableaC-Tears, kisses, etc.
Year: 1875

Judge VIM. S. Price, Of the Philadelphia
Bench, in an article in the Penn 4NonthIy,
says: ''The love of amusement is natural to
the human mind, and like all other natural
tastes and appetites, is given to us by our
Creator for some wise and benevolent pur
pose. Proper amusements tend to health OF
body and mind. The moral nature is bene-
fitted by amusement by preventing it becom-
ing morbid and sickly on the one hand, and
by arresting it from low and corrupting ten
denotes on the other 1t is said that before
the theater was established in San Francisco,
the town was given to the lowest revelry and
debaucherv, and that brawls and murders
were of unceasing occurrence. The reason
men had no other resorts for amusement than
to the low dens of iniquity with which the
town was flooded. When the theater was
established they were attracted to it, were
amused and entertained, and the morals OF
the town rapidly improved. All approval CT
the theater must be predicted of a well~con-
Quoted theater, where the decencies and pro-
prietes of life are respected, and where at
least harmless, if not an improving, moral
tone is blended with amusement. 1t is not,
perhaps, too much to say that in great COM
munity like this we could better afford to
spare one of many churches than one of our
few well conducted theaters. The Ill con-
sequences to society in the one case would
probably be greater than in the other. Man
is held from evil by employment and amuse-
ment, as well as by moral teaching, and each
must play its part and supplement the other
in the great working of rescuing man from
the destructive tendencies of sin. And OBJ
servation, l think will confirm that where
men and women do rot mingle amusement
with labor, they either pervert labor to selfish
and excessive ends, or become morbid and
one-siled in their general views
Year: 1875

There is a certain air about the most agree
able lady in full dress that is formidable even
to her husband have seen the spell on him
as her toilet progressed, until royalty arranged,
the admired of all admirers in the festive
crowd, he Subsidies into comparative insig-
nificance and has to pinch himself to be sure
the divine creature OF art is really his lawful
wife-bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh.
He may consider himself lucky if it is not as
much of an enigma to her. 1t is easily to
be perceived, then, how difficult it is for
Single man to make advances to a lady at a
party. His condition is still more pitiable
when one lady, more ventursome than the
rest, essays to ''draw him out The leaves
of the sensitive plant do not close more sud
denly and effectively to the touch, than does
every pleasant thought and subject of con-
versatiOn vanish from his mind. He answers
her brilliant sallies in monosylables, with a
perfect funeral countcnance, and she gives 1t
up as hard task. No one can describe his
relief when bright, sensible woman crosses
his path. lie takes to her as birds Of sun
shine, and the society belle makes note of
it in her mind with surprise akin to curiosity.
1t is entertaining to hear one of these fellows
eXpatiate upon such Godsend. He does it
something in this way: - was bored to death
at a party, when this good woman came
along. Before she opened her mouth felt
at home with her, and when heard her origi-
nal remarks and charming sallies of wit was
captured quite Ten to one that paragon OF
her sex set that man to talking of himself,
and the evening thus wore quickly away.
Herein lies doahle moral, ladies.
Year: 1875

THE deepest sounding made in the Pacific
by Captain Belknap, of the United States
steamship Tuscarora, was off Point Komato,
in Japan. The sounding line ran out four
thousand six hundred and fifty-fve fathoms
(twenty seven thousand nine hundred and
thirty feet) with but slight current, the touch
of the lead on the bottom being plainly felt.
In a previous sounding, four thousand six
hundred and forty three fathoms of sounding
wire were run out, but in a strong current
which snapped the wire.
Year: 1875

The extravaganza Of Americans is the sub
ject of general comment in the French capt.
tai, city which owes much of its prosperity
to the luxurious taste of our countrymen A
good story is told of citizen of the United
States, who was so closely shadowed by an
ill-looking fellow for several days that he
finally imagined himself in danger, and &C.
for protection. Inquiry was set on foot by
the police, and it was soon ascertained that
the dangerous character followed the rich
American solely with the view of gathering
the remnants Of the fine cigars which the rep
resentative of the American eagle, after
half smoking, was accustomed to throwing
away.
Year: 1875

There arc many who are anxious for fame !;
who are longing for good office which they
will probably fill badly; who think life won
derfully we'll spent if they can an1ass sum
of money which they will not know what to
do with when they have got it. venture to
nut before them new anlbition-that of be-
coming pleasant to their fellow creatures 1t
is a path in which they will not be jostled by
a crowd of competitors. z. Fields.
Year: 1875

The following remedy, simple as it is, is
said TO have saved thousands from death by
lockiaw Smoke the wound or bruise with
the smoke of WOOL Twenty minutes in the
smoke of wool will take the pain out of the
worst wound, and repeated once or twice will
allay the worst case of inflammation arising
from wound. Ohio Farmer.
Year: 1875

There WAS q duke once who dis
tinguished himself, and placed great
rock in the middle Of the road near
his palace.


Next morning a peasant came that
way with his OX-eart. '4Oh, these
lazy people 20 said he, "there Is this
big stone lying right In the middle Of
the road, aud no cue will take the
trouble tO put it out OF the way"
And so Hans went on, scOlding about
the laZiness Of the people.


Next came = gay soldier along. His
head was held so far back that he
didn't notice the stone, and so he
stumbled over Il. He began to storm
at the country people around there
for leaving huge rock in the road.
Then he went on.


Next came 8 company Of merchants.
When they came TO the stone, the
road was so narrow that they had to
go of in single file on the other side.
One Of them cried out, "Did anybody
ever see the like OF that big stDne ly-
ing here the whole morning, and not
a single person stopping to take il
away ?''


1t lsy there three weeks, and no one
tried to remove It. Then the dub e
sent around word TO all the people in
his lands 10 meet where the rock lay,
as he hsd something 10 tell them.


The day came, and 3 gTe5t crowd
gathered. Old Hans, the farmer, was
there, and so were the merchants. A
horn was heard, and 3 splendid cav
alcade came galloping up. The duke
got down from his horse, and began
TO speak to the people gathered there.


"My friends, it was / who DIt this
stone here three weeks ago. Every
passer-by has left 1t just where it was,
and has seolded his nel ghbor for not
taking it out OF the way"


He stopped down ami lifted no the
stone. Directly underneath it was .
round hollow. and Ia the hollow lay q
small leathern bag. The duke held
up this bag. that all might see what
was written on it: "For him who
lifts up the stOne." He united the
bag, aud turned Il upside down, and
out upon the stone fell . beautiful
gold ring and twenty large bright gold
coins.


50 they all lost the prize because
they had not learned the lesson, or
formed the habit OF diligence.
Year: 1875

rider, and never looked better than
when on a fiery horse, whom be al
ways kept perfectly under bis con-
troll. he was diffident ON occasions,
nut never ashamed or ungraceful, and
his personal presence always inspired
confidence and respect We have
gathered these particulars from
dozen different authentic records,
without finding anything like salts
factory description in one of them"
Year: 1875

The PaFEersburg Stale Journal makes
the following reference to this subject;


Now that Wheeling has the "movpble
seat Of Government" We hope the au-
thorities will provide a suitable building
for State officers, and especially for the
meetings OF the Legislature. The halls
for the Senate and House Of Delegates
should be provided, not only with an
abundance Of well lighted rooms for the
members, but very large space for audien.
ceS. Hundreds Of people during the dis
cussion Of public questions desire to see
and hear for themselves, This privilege
they have never yet enjoyed In this State,
as the audience rooms In the Lindsley In.
stitute, at Wheeling, and the Capitol
building at Charleston, were exceedingly
limited.-Iet the third house have a
chance.


We can assure the Journal that there Is
every disposition on the part Of the people
of Wheeling to provide ample and desira-
bic accommodations for the use Of the State
government, The prevailing ieelingiS to
putup u handsome building at as early a
day as possible, just as soon "a a suitable
location can be agreed upon, In the
meantime the effort OF the city will DO to
provide comfortable temporary quarlers
This is tho point to which public attention
is Just now directed, We trust that our
friends throughout the State will not ex-
pcct too much Of us at the start, Before
the time comes round for the assembling
otthe adjourned session Of the Legsla.
ture 1t Ia moro than likely that a first
class building will bo under contract,
No doubt this building will bo construct
ed with reference to the accommodation
not only Of the two houses Of the Legis-
laturO and the various officers Of the Slate,
but also reasonable attendance on the
part Of the public. We ugrce with the
Journal that the last named feature Il an
important one. Each house Of the Legis-
ture should have suitable accommOda-
tions for the attendapCc Of visitors.
Year: 1875

ing it over the day before, when she had
heard some one approaching, and thrust it
hastily into her pocket, where it had remained
ever since. Had she left it in her room down
stairs, her only hope of commu' Cation with
the outer world would have been destroyed ;
and besides, had it fallen into Mrs. Brod.
erick's hand, it would probably have proved
the cause of her being treated with additional
rigor.


At dinner time the door was opened, and
Mrs. Broderick entered the room with aplate
of food and pitcher of water in her hand.
II don't want to starve you" she said as she
placed them on the bed, the only available
spot except the floor, $50 l have brought your
dinner How do you like your room ?"


To this insulting inquiry Alice vouchsated
nc reply, and with sarcastic smile Mrs.
Broderick withdrew. The poor girl ate few
mouthfuls of the dinner which had been
brought her, and took copious draught Of
the water; after which she threw herself upon
her hard bed, and pulling the covering over
her, dressed as she was, fell, after time, into
an uneasy sleep.


From this she did not wake until midnight,
when she started up oppressed with sudden
and startling feeling Of dread. The moon
shone into the room, casting ghastly light
over the bare walls. A creaking, groaning
sound, horrible to listen to, fell on Alice's
ears. 1t was only the old tree outside, whose
long arm swayed to and fro with a beckoning
motion close to the window; but it chilled
her very blood with terror, and unable to
bring reason to her aid to investigate the
cause, she covered down again upon her pill
low, drawing the covering up over her head
to shut out all sight and sound. Thus passed
the rest of the miserable night, for sleep was
efectually banished from her eyes and never
did mortal breathe more fervent thanksgiv.
ing than she, when at last the first pale rays
of the morning light appeared.


(TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.)
Year: 1875

The Power OF Dry SAND.-According to
Beaudemoulin, if quantity of dry sand be
placed in box of thin sheet iron, or even in
a canvas bag, and subjected to slight COM
preston, it forms a mass capable of resisting
pressure of sixty tons, without breaking or
even straining the envelope. The sand, how
ever, remains perfectly divisible, so that if a
small hole be made in the box or bag it will
flow slowly, and with so little force that even
small piece of paper pasted over the open
ing will check the flow, even with the sixty
tons weight upon it. M. Beaudemoulin thinks
this discovery may be utilized for building
purposes, since the filled boxes need merely be
held in place by framework; while being
very thick, they would form a protection for
dwellings against variations of temperature.
Such walls, moreover, would be 6re-proof 1t
is also suggested that for lowering heavy build
ings, or even entire buildings, which by
change of street levels, have been left too
high above the roadway, the sand.bags could
be placed beneath, and their contents allowed
gradually to escape, thus letting the load
slowly settle down. I
Year: 1875

RUNNING FOR OFFIcE-I never ran for
Office but once. At the earnest solicitations
of some of my friends, in an unguarded mo.
ment, I allowed myself to be asaounced as
candidate for the office of Justice ofthe Peace.
Previous to this fool move, 1 had been con.
sidered decent kind of man; but the next
day, when the Bugle came out, it was filled
with accounts of my previous history that
would have curdled the blood ola Digger In
dian. A susceptible public was gravely in:
formed that I was not 6t for the Office, that /
was almost fool, besides had come West
under very suspicious circumstances I had
starved my deaf old grandmother to death
and then sold her remains to soap factory.
l had stolen hand organ from poor blind
cripple and run away with the proceeds. I
had sold my grandfather's coffin for fourteen
dollars, and buried the old gent in boot box.
In utter despair, rushed around to head
quarters, withdrew my name and swore SOL
emn swear that would never indulge in poll
tics again. And I never will.-John gull.