smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

A New York correspondent writes: /
was wading about this week to buy cages
and dropped into cellar in Amity
street, where man keeps birds and dogs
and monkeys. There l made the ac-
quaintance of q newly imported Scotch
terrier of marvellous sagacity and per-
feet education. But, alas, misdirected
intelligence He has been for years the
accomplice of London thief, whose
little game was played by this dog. He
is taught and trained to recognize a
pocket-book in ladies hand, to jump
and frisk about her, then to seize the
pocket-book and run his master catches
him up and secretes him under his coat
and joins the hue and cry after the dog
down some street. At last he was drop
ped upon, the little game discovered,
and in the court the little dog was
principal witness. A lady was walked
past him bearing loosely pocket-bOok /;
up jumped the dog, seized it and carried
it directly to his master. The master
was sentenced and the dog exiled. He
certainly did some astonishing bits OF
thieving in my presence, stealing small
package from my muff that lay on a
chair; but must refuse to accept one
story the celler-keeper told me. That a
lady called to buy bullfnch and laid
her pocket-book and handkerchief on a
low shelf. Turning after while she
took up her property and left the place,
but returned in a moment, saying that
her pocket-book was empty that had
contained $50 bill and several smaller
ones. Search was made and the wad dis
covered under the edge of mat, well
chewed and carefully placed there by the
dog. This was to much, and If the man
had only told me the dog had offered the
money to buy his freedom and 20 into
business for himself, 1 should have
recommended him directly to the
Beecher trial as suitable witness.
Year: 1875

In most of the seaports of Asia arc
found numbers of Chinese, who are not
by any means the best specimens of the
people of the Flowery Kingdom. Many
of them are thieves, and, though very
cowardly, make up for their lack of cour
age by their skill and cunning. Mr.. j.
Thompson says:


The Malays have told me of cases
where, as they averred, the cunning
Chinese thief passes to the doorway o.
the house to be pillaged, and tosses in q
handful of rice impregnated with some
aromatic drug.


This drug soon sends the inmates into
deep repose, from which they will sci.
dom awaken till long after the robber
has finished his undertaking, and that in
the complete and deliberate style which
suits the Chinese. For | must tell you
that they at all times object to vulgar
haste, whatever be the business they are
pursuing; and they prefer, if possible, to
avoid sudden surprises and unexpected
attacks. The slightest sound will make
them take to cowardly flight, dropping
their booty and their neither garments,
il any, in order to facilitate their escape.
But when they have daring burglary
on hand, they go quite naked, with the
body oiled all over, and the queue coiled
up into a bob at the back of the head,
and stuck full of needles at every side.


The following adventure with Chi
nese burglar beiell a friend of mine:


About midnight, as he lay awake in
his bed, with the lamp extinguishcd and
the windows open to admit the air, he
saw dark figure Chamber over his win
dow-sill and enter the apartment. He
kept himself motionless till the thief, be-
lieving all to be safe, had stolen into the
center of the room. He then sprang out
of bed and seized the intruder. Both
were powerful men, and a furious strug-
gle consequently ensued. But the rob.
Der had the advantage, for his only COW
ering was a coat of oil; so that at last,
slipping like an eel from the grasp of his
antagonist, he made a plunge at the
window, and was about to drop in the
garden beneath, when his pursuer, with
a final effort, managed to catch him by
the tail. The tail, stuck full of needles
and, alas a false one, too, came away by
the weight of the fall, and was left, q
worthless trophy, in the hands of the
European.
Year: 1875

One Robert Humphreys proved rather
queer customer to a saloon keeper in
Jersey City last week. The bar-keeper
coming down to open the saloon to Gus
toners, saw Robert Humphreys, a very
dissipated person, leaning againsta lamp
post outside the saloon, evidently wait
ing for morning drink, which is a
necessity for the habitual drunkard.
The liquor man opened the door of the
place, took his position behind the bar,
and waited for Robert to come in.
Robert, he knew, would take whisky;
whisky Is fifteen cents drink, and
Robert would contribute ten cents to the
profit of the concern. But Robert con-
tinued to lean against the lamp-post out
side, and the bar-keeper was led to Won
der if the man wasn't hard up and wasn't
able to pay for the drink.


The sun came out over the roofs of
the houses and streamed down upon the
man leaning against the lamp-post, but
he did not move, and the man who sold
whisky looking out intently, discovered
that Roberts eyes were closed. This ex-
planned why the man had not come in
for his drink; he had actually fallen
asleep standing, reasoned the bar-keeper.
1t is tantalizing to dealer in any class
of goods to have probable customer in
sight and be unable to reach him, and
the gentleman who mixed drinks began
to feel injured that the one outside
should not be awakened by the clatter of
passing teams and the noise of people on
the sidewalk, and come in. Other
customers came and wentinto the saloon,
but Robert Humphreys stayed outside
leaning against the lamp post.


Finally the bar-kecper, in disgust, gave
up expecting him, and then Robert
Humphreys came in. Three men brought
him in; they said they believed he
was frozen, and laid him down by the
stove to thaw. After they had gone the
bar-keeper examined Humphreys and
found not only that he was dead, but
that he had been dead for some time.
There, in Jersey City, in broad day
light, with the roar and hustle of life
around it, with pedestrians brushing
against it, a corpse had stood leaning
against lamp-post unmolested during
all the morning. The joke that Robert
Humphreys played upon that saloon
keeper was complete, and the men drink
ing at the bar during the remainder of
the day had something to talk and
laugh about. 1t was quite droll.
Year: 1875

THE mania for spelling matches is
spreading as rapidly as the crusade fu-
rore did year ago. A village in which


one Of these tests Of familiarity with the
unabridged does not occur is not large
enough to justify the establishment Of a
weekly mail.
Year: 1875




Gallant old Grip! 1t was a rash thing
for any dog to do, and in few moments
it was only too evident that he had met
more than his match.


As for the two ponies attached to the
sleigh, one would naturally have sup.
posed that the screams, yells, bowling,
ETC., 80 close behind them, would have
started them on the widest kind of a
"run," but their Quaker training from
colthOod had been adverse to that sort OF
thing, and they seemed contented with /:
series Of fat and futile kicks, rears and
plunges, of no earthly consequence to
anybody but themselves.


What had they to do with fighting
panthers 2


Poor Grip!


He had done his best, and he had done
it well, but the long, sharp claws were
too much for him, while even the frantic
blows which old Merriweather was strik.
ing with the butt of his whip did as much
harm to him as to his adversary.


1t was just as Hetty Merriweathel
gathered sense enough to spring out oi
the sleigh that Grips dying hold was
looscned and the panther sprapg fiercely
after her. The old Quaker's fighinp
blood was up, and he followed most un
finchingly; but that was an OLE man with
hickory whipstalk in such fight al
that, even in defense of his own childY


Grip'had disabled one hind leg for hi,
conqueror, or it might have gone hard
with poor Hetty just then. As it was
she seemed to have lost even the power
of fight, for she turned and faced heI
terrible enemy, with her pretty hands
outstretchcd almost NJ IL she meant u
grapple him, in an utter extremity o
helpless terror.
A grapple, indeed, ii would have been in
another instant, and a hand.to-hand strug
gle IL was; but form better fitted for II
than that of the now pale and shrinking
girl bounded suddenly in between tn,
Year: 1875

constitutional amendment and negro
suffrage-who can tell what is De-
mocracy? Is Radicalism to be de-
feated? Then large part of Democracy
which processes Republican principles
must 60 with it. Democracy successful
then every thing which the Republicans
value will be triumphant. Really this
balderdash of Democracy, this hash of all
opinions, is too absurd to put before the
public. Can not Democracy say what it
is? This pretense Of one set of opinions
in one place, and contradiction of the
same in another, all under the name of
Democracy, has set all men who can read
a telegraphic dispatch laughing. 1t is
time the defeated and dispersed Democ-
racy should make up their minds what
Republican men and measures they will
support, if they ever expect to take any
part in American politics again. A conf
dence party can not play the same game
with the same constituency any longer
than confidence man can in the same
community.
Year: 1875

THE police of San Francisco have dis
covered that quite number OF white
men and women are in the habit OF ire
ouenting the Chinese opium dens ana
enjoying the soothing fumes Of the opium
pipe. They have been notified tha' they
will hereafter be arrested as vagrah's'
whenever caught in these dens.
Year: 1875

What She SAYS About the Innocent Amuss-
men. Of Shooting, and Impartial shsrifs.


LEAvESwoRrH, December 9th.


ED. TiMEs:-There has An idea suggest
ed itself to me, which would like to sub.
NIT to your consideration.


You see, in Timberville, and suppose
in many other western towns, there are a
good many young men, who, owing to the
Puritanic quality of the moral atmosphere
of those places, are really victims of sup.
pressed life, and have no sufficient scope
for their energies in fields which are really
congenial to these hopeful scions of chiv-
alric race. For instance, if young fellow
should flourish around, and, like a Wilkes
Booth, shoot an unarmed man in a theater.
there wouldn't be N an in all Timberville
sufficiently broad in his views to applaud
the deed. The Sheriff would expect to
have an opportunity to exhibit his skill,
in his own peculiar line, and no. a Juror
could be summoned through all the ada
cent country, who had not expressed an
opinion. and one by no means favorable TO
the criminal, (for that's the name they give
to such young men out there.


II the victim of such deed, BY means,
of mere force of will, through long suffering
and unwearying patience should chance to
survive the would-be murderer would serve
a term in the Penitentiary of sufficient
length to teach him what constituted real
courage and manlinss.


Now Mr.. Editor, you must see that this
class of young men can not be happy among
people with such narrow views Of Law and
order, and that Leavenworth would afford
a much more desirable place Of residence
for them.


II seems to me that now Is the time to
strike, and that if you would only publish
the libe- i inducements your city offers to
that class, you would have regular rush
o immigration and that things would he
real lively here for awhile.


Hoping my plan may meet your approba-
ton.


remain yours truly,


DoncAs AIxn,
Year: 1875

Our citizens will easily understand how
public sentiment is manufactured in favor
Of the Infamous proceedings during the late
trial, when We state that individuals lost to
honor and to truth sent special kilograms to
the press, that Ex-senator Crozier and
Mayor Alternately swore on the trial that
they would not believe Anthony on oath"
IT was base lie, but it plainly shows what
desperate means are resorted TO 10 sustain
perjury and assassination.
Year: 1875

that they could carry off The loss
of life is small iii comparison to the
extent of the danger to which all
We're subjected.


WILL THE CITY REBUILD?


We answer yes. The rubbish was
not yet cold before hundreds of men
were at work removing it prepara-
tory to rebuilding. Virginia CITY
will be rebuilt fairer and prettier
than before. Her silver treasure box
still lies deep beneath her streets,
ready to pour forth her silvcry
stream OF wealth as in the days gone
by, Ter people are energetic. enter
prising and Industrious, and they will:
in Il few years rear up a Iew eity on
the ruins of the old faircr and grand
er than the Silver State has as yet
seen. With month of fine weather
great progress in -bLilding wiz be
made. Many brick buildings are
now one story IN hcigfit, While i'll
Vulnerable wooden buildings meet
the eve in every direction.


The Consolidated Virginia and
Ophir hosting works are rapidly ap-
preaching ca4Hplction. Sam'l Curtis,
Superintendent Of the Ophir mine.
says i'll less than ten days he will be
hOisting ore as if nothing had ever
happened to deprive him OF that
pleasure The outlook is cheerful.
We colrfCf write page after page about
the sire to your readers, but our let
ter has alycassy assumed greater
length than we intended: hence Wen
quit by saying. that when the next
big fire visits the city Of the Com
stock, we don't want to be there 60
see it; we saw enough lire scenes to
satisfy us on the morning of October
Goth. Iungrily thine,


WEB
Year: 1875

people are tired of this, and last week


addressed a memorial to the County


Court, asking If some proceedings
cannot De taken by that bodyto force
the company to complete the work.
The County Court took no action OF
the paper, probably because there Is
nothing it can do. Some previous
County Court was so thOughtless as
to trust the railroad company with
$4,000, without demanding security
for its compliance with the terms OF
the contract, and the result is the
people of Howard are paying S2S.O00
a wear for worthless road d-beG rum
ming through their county.-Refab
lican.
Year: 1875

We call the attention of our readers
to tie advertisement of this old and re-
liable Agricultural and Grange paper
that appears in another column. 1t has
been published in St. Louis fora great
number of years and is the leading pa
per OF its class in the Southwest. It
is reliable and trustworthy. and if any
Of our friends desire to take Il firstclass
Agricultural Journal they can do 10 bet
ter than to take this one.
e The publishers are making their
weekly report OF the markets OF St.
Louis and other large cities promi-
nent feature of the paper and doubtless
all will find them authentic and reliable.
Give the Journal of Agriculture and
Farmer trial and you will doubtless be
pleased and profted by It.


Any of our friends wishing to sub
scribe for this valuable agricultural
Journal will please call on us. We will
club it with the REPUBLICAN on the.
most favorable terms.


nO2w6
Year: 1875

This issue closes the third vol ume of the ARIZONA SENTINEL.

 Whatever may have been it's course, whatever may have been its influence, is a matter of record in its files. This we can say in all candor, that since we have been at the helm the paper has been conducted with honesty of pur- pose and with a sincere desire to help in promoting the best inter estS of the Territory and of civili- zation. Our editorial articles have been written by ourself, and whatever their merits or de- merits, whatever their ability or weakness, they are ours, and we alone are responsible for them. Truth is, ever has been and ever will be our highest aim. We have been courteous to all and studiously avoided personalities No good man has been offended at anything that we have written. If.bad men have, it is but natural, for

 "No rogue e'er felt the halter draw,

 With good opinion of the law"

 Considering the tightness of the times we are much gratified at our steadily increasing circulation, and We take this occasion to thank those kind friends and patrons who have so nobly stood by us. We shall in the future as in the past, endeavor to publish a live paper, devoted to the interests of the Territory and to a true civili- zation.

 The excellent typographical ap- pearance of the SENTINEL is due to the skill of our accomplished and energetic young foreman, J. M. Ballesteros. Considering our old type, we point to our columns with pride.
Year: 1875

ment and skill yourself, do not be too proud to accept advice from those who do, and when you have perfected your plans and embark ed in your chosen business, stick to it. Don't get discouraged. Never give up the ship. Have faith in God and humanity. Be. lieve in the universal Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man. Remember, "blessed are they who hold out to the end"

 These. only these are truly great,

 These are the conquerers of fate.

 Who wien they lay their armor down

 Shall enter, and receive the crown"
Year: 1875

10 Ol SAShO POAOy lOA II

 implies ution, tenacity, and

 perseverance. We allude of course to sticking to those things that

 are right, and are sustained by

 the laws of morality, and justice

 and truth, For we all know that

 there are many habits indulged

 in by some men, that the less they are stuck to and the sooner they

 are abandoned the better. But in

 all proper and laudable pursuits

 there is nothing that insures suc- cess like sticking to it. Even though we should be baffied and

 meet with disappointments and disasters at every step. yet those

 who stick to it, generally conquer. But few men in the history of the

 world have ever accomplished any great thing except by indomitable perseverance. 1t is true that a few discoveries that have resulted in benefit to mankind have been made by accident or intuition. but they belong to the exception, not the rule. Nearly every achieve ment that has ever been made in science, art literature or mechan- ics, has been the result of intense application. Those master minds that sought out the great inven- tions that mark the worlds pro- gress, were those who stuck to it. No misfortune, no reverse could dishearten them. When obstacles arose before them they were not dismayed but pressed on and over came the obstacles. With them there was no such word as fail, but whatever opposition they met they conquered it. Whatever they undertook they stuck to it. Such are the men to whom the world owes it's progress. And it is just so in the acquisition off wealth. While a few men become suddenly rich, the great mass of those who acquire a competence do it by persistent application to business. They start in business and they stick to it. The reports that come of new discoveries where men can make a fortune in a day, do not lure them away, The temptation is strong but they are in legitimate business and they stick to if. Such men near ly always secure a competence | while nine-tenths of those who | are eternally pulling up stakes and rushing of to some new El Dorado, remain poor all their lives They acquire feverish excite ment that units them for legiti- mate business and they can't stick to anything. Oh how many of Us on this coast can attest the truth of this, in our own expert ence

 Reasons whole pleasure, all the joys of

 sense,

 Lie in three words health, peace and

 competence !"

 But this feverish excitement, this fitful unrest that pervadeS all new communities, especially in countries where the precious me- talS are found, renders men in- capable of enjoying perfect health or peace and seldom leads to con- petence. Now is the time for people who intend to remain in Arizona, to decide upon their business and prepare and de- termine to stick to it. Every thing is yet plastic and warm, and now is the time to mould them into proper form. Build your house where you intend it shall stand. Plant your trees where you intend they shall grow, lay out your fields in the size and shape that you intend they shall remain, bore your artesian well . on the highest part of your f ground, so that the water may r flow over the whole, do every n 4. 11~iII !
Year: 1875

Money has been easy at 5 TO per cent on call and
inst lofore the close Of business it sought employ
ment n 2l2 per cent First class mercantile paier
COS az to per cent. The following is the Clear
inr-honse statelncnt for the day AND week:
Year: 1875

WHY SOlnc Y dTLucTS aTC | OOF. Midland Farmer.l

 The greatest agent to produce poverty among farmers or any other class is debt. Many far mers will get a deed of q small piece of land, enough to support themselves and families, and lay by small annual income. But that is not sufficient. They run in debt for more land, and become a slave to debt. They pay an in terest on money borrowed, which will soon consume tue little prop erty they possess. They often pay higher than ten per cent. Such proceedings engcnder q spirit of discontent, and they loose faith in farming and try to sell their farms in order to get to town and enter other business. In nine cases out of ten, every farmer who is doing we'll, that goes to town, failes outright. Having no faith in farming, or having no breadth of understanding, they buy the poorest tools and meanest stock, and drive poor teams before poorer wagons and agricultural machin- cry. In the fall and winter they feed poorly, just feeding enough to ge: their live stock through the winter into spring. Then it takes all summer to put on that flesh that was lost in the winter by poor shelter and bad food. They never put out fruit trees or shade trees on their farm. They always sell their best lambs and cattle to the drovers and keep the poorest at home. They send their children to school but little, as too much learning is dangerous thing. They do not take agricultural pa pers nor believe in book farming. They never give their children Q cent ef spending money, as it makes them extravagant and they may become spendthrifts. In short, they are the most miserable people in the world, and would not keep money if they had it. Such farmers are poor, and will remain so to the end of their days, and most of their sons will follow the path of their sires.
Year: 1875

Take one part by weight ros- in, one part beeswax, and four parts good fresh or sound lard. Mix and melt together over a slow fire, so as to be sure not to burn the mixture. It makes an oint- ment that is superior to anything 1 have ever seen tried, for the flesh of either horses or cattle, for either fresh or old sores, and is especially good to remove old, dry scabs. It softens the scab, and it comes of, leaving the skin soft and tough. l was using horse cold, muddy winter day, and the next morning 1 found him

 with legs swollen and rough, and so stiff that it seemed to be very difficult for him to move. I brushed off the dirt and applied the ointment us soon as 1 could after I found it out. 1 made the application morning and evening for two days, and the third day only one application, and the horse was cured. l was compell- ed to use the horse a little the first day, and after two hours light work he worked as well and free as ever, and kept on using him