smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

manner, there are sure to be more
committed in just the same way"


Do you know whether he was at
all excited in his bearing during the
EVENING"


" No; because two or three of the
audience said they saw him applaud
me several times"


Can you describe him at all?"


Just at this moment Mr.. Booth was
called to by his wife, and on return
ing said q" Yes he is very pale, with
dark hair, dark mustache, and, Il
think, dark whiskers."


Was he with any one at the time?"


l could not say that he was with
anyone, but | noticed another man
sitting calmly beside him, who was
also very pale, and that fact led me to
tell Horace McVicker that l thought
they had taken the wrong man, but
he said no. "


Do you think he was associated
with that man. for, if he was not, it
is rather extraordinary that man as
cool as you describe would not have
snatched the revolver from his hand?"


Yes, it certainly is a little strange,
but it is hard to say


Do you feel at all anxious
about it?"


No; | hardly realize that such a
thing can have occurred; probably l
shall feel it more in two or three days.
| am a great deal more anxious about
my wife, for the shock has told on her
considerably"


| understand that the whizing of
the ball by your head is what caused
you to look up. Is that so 2"


No, | did not hear it at all, and
don't think it passed near me"
This appeared to be about all Mr..
Booth knew about the matter, SO
thanking him for his courtesy, and
expressing his regrets that such a
thing had happened, the reporter
withdrew.


The prisoner will be examined this
morning.
Year: 1879

AND now it behooves the Northern
papers, which howl so Justify about
the savage practice of Southern people
every time a man Is killed or hurt
down this way, and who teach that
Currie, who killed Porter IN Texas, is
a fair specimen Of SOutherners, TO
make few remarks about Booths
would-be assassin. Il is not South
ern man this time, and he was never
in the Confederate army, yet he had a
''true-blue" pistol, and deliberately
planned the assassination of an unsus-
pecting man, Is he a type Of North
ern civilization; a cropping out Of
the loose moral ideas and the isms of
the day, which breed in New England
and are carried to the West to de-
velop? We do not assert this, but it
would be fully as fsir and as reason
able as the persistedt course of our
lifelong and undying enemies Of the
North, who never let an opportunity
slip to assure the world that
Southern people at best are only
semi civilized. All, here is
food for editorial reflection. Let
the Chicago Tribune and the Inter
Ocean, the st. Louis Globe Democrat,
the Cincinnati Commercial, the Iudi-
annapolis Journal, the New York
Times aud all the papers Of that class,
turn to and explain the tendency to
brutality that is growing up all over
the North. The time seems to be at
hand when our good people of the
South will have to send missionaries
TO the uncivilizcd States Of Indiana,
illinois, Michigan and Ohio, and on
Year: 1879

further East. What a splendid field
for ministers of nerve and eloquenee
who are willing to risk their lives
among the desperate and lawless peo-
pies of those wicked States for the
cause of law and order and righteous
ness. We can also send few tracts
and good newspapers, and can always
remember them in our prayers.
Year: 1879

DESIRE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC POPULATION FOR


CONTROL OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL,


An exciting contest by ballots was waged
in Yonkers last evening" concerning the reading OF the
Bible in the public schools Unsuccessful attempts
have been made during the past year TO divide
School District No g. in that city, in which
there is a large Roman Catholic population. The
school in The district was organized under the Union
Free School system, aud is governed by a
Board OF Education which is composed mostly Of
Proestants The school building on Ashburon-aYe Is
large aud for educational purposes but in
IL every morning is read chapter OF King Jamess
version Of the Bible. and the teachers IN the
school are Protestants. Father A A. Lngs. pastor Of
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in the
district and many prominent members OF the
church, have endeavored to have another school
opened where the reading OF the Bible can
be dispensed with They offered to the Board
OF Education the use or building with
school aecomm odations at the nominal rent OF a
held I'm during school hours, and that curing other
hours such children as desired hear the Douay YER
Board OF Education requested to call "a special
meeting of the voters in the district to consider
resolution to establish such school In the
Catholic quarter it understood that
me general man cement Of the school should he
Quoted by Board of Education under Protestant
principal The meeting to decide the matter was ap-
By a previous arrangement between the leaders OF
the two factions Frederic schonnaId, Protestant,
was elected chairman Of the meeting - and
two other Protestants, J. p. Sanders and f. p.
Baird were appointed telers Michael Walsh,
a Roman Catholic was made the third teller. The
voting by ballot the resolution proceeded slowly
mn ri nearly midnight II IS believed that the vote III
the matter was nearly even.
Year: 1879

A small English terrier belonging to
friend had been taught to ring for the
servant. 70 test If the log knew why it
rang The bell. he was told to DO 50 while
the eirl was il the room. The title fel.
low looked up IL the most intelligent
manner at the person giving the order
his master or mistress, | forget which /
then at the servant, and refused to obey,
although the order was repeated more
han once. The servant left the room
and il d few moments after the dog rang
the bell Immediately on beng told to Do
.so. i Give the following, as told by ny
aife, now dead, who personally Witnessed
the transaction On various occasions. Al
ber sisters house in Kent, q donkey
which, when not employed by the efl5l
dren srazed IN the field with some cows,
was Ill the regular habit Of acting as fol
low All the hour for the COWS to be
MIXED, tie donkey lifted the latch Of the
field gate, opened and held back the gate
which would otherwise swing closed
again-till all the cows passed out, then
allowed the gate to shut, and went home
with the COWS. Of course no one taught
The donkey TO d. this, but the qaadruped
gave tie biped practical lesson.
Year: 1879

There is more truth than poetry in the
following many arc constantly in the
habit of taking drugs 10 whom this may
be wholesome word Of warning !:
What ever medicine is capable when
properly administered, Of doing good
the same medicine is equally capable,
when improperly administered, of doing
harm the drugs often substitute a nal.
aday more serious than that which they
were intended to cure. The Irishman
said his physician stuffed him SO with
medicine that he was sick long time
after he got we'll,
Year: 1879

A warm and dry atmosphere is not
unwholesome, but when cloudy or rainy
weather brings sultry air which damp
ems everything around us, the atmo-
sphere may be loaded with the germs of
disease, and fire is needed to destroy
them. The walls, the ceiling and the
floors of apartments should never be al
lowed to become damp. Sometimes,
when the warmth of the air is oppres-
sive, fire is more necessary to preserve
health than it is at another season to
protect us from the cold of winter; and
the rooms of dwelling should never be
left without the means of warming and
drying. Investigations have shown that
many of the most fatal diseases are
caused by the germs of vegetable and
animal life, and that humid atmosphere
is most favorable for their propagation.
1t is, therefore, neglecting to avail our
selves of the great discoveries of the
age, and failing to protect ourselves
from scourges which SO fearfully sffiict
families, when we ignore the dangers
which surround us. Apartments exposed
to the full action of the sun may be less
comfortable in hot weather than those
from which the suns rays are excluded
but they are more wholesome, and wher
contagious diseases prevail in closely
built cities it is found that the inmates
of houses on that side of the street OK
posed to the sun are less liable to b,
attacked, while the greatest number o
sick are always found where there i
the least exposure to the rays Of tn
great disinfector--the sun. Cincinnati
| artisan,
Year: 1879

Hanging stiles all mans aspirations.
An advanced pupil-A protruding
eye. =.
When a man hasn't a red he gets
blue.


Many a son of toll is worth many
ton Of soil.


1t is easy to bear the toothache in the
jaw of your neighbor.


Does a man foot bill when he kicks
his servant William out of the roomP
It's absurd; As if a man could re-
view book by reading it only once
What did time say when he was taken
by the forelock, and who took him-his
wife or some other manP


The man who wills his body to med
ical college for the benefit of science
gives himself dead away.


Progress of science By the use of
the microphone you can hear the rope
walk, the butter fly, the gum drop, or
the fall of the year.


If farmer or business man wants
to find out how great a spendthrift he
is, let him keep an exact memorandum
Of all the time idly spent.


THE DANDY.


dandy is a chap that would


Be young lady il he could


But as he can't does all he can


To show the world he's not man.
They have an educated seal at the
Westminster aquarium which plays the
guitar, beats tambourine, climbs
fight of steps and takes "header "
from the top, smokes pipe, fires re-
volver and draws a boat to which it is
harnessed, entering eagerly into the
fun.


These French painters have grim
and peculiar idea of joke. Not long
since one of them gave dinner-party,
and had stuffed mouse concealed in the
napkin of each lady guest. When the
napkins were opened there was uni
versal scream that would have delighted
Wagner, and if those stuffed mice had
been really in the flesh they would have
heartily enjoyed the gymnastics OF those
lady guests.
Year: 1879

s|When you say that boys will be boys, you
mean that there is certain amount Of diabol-:
ism in human nature which shows itself at a


very early age without intimating that in Ia
ter years it aholly vanisheat What wicked


boy Y that was who slyly put chestnut burr
under the saddle Of the parsons horse! Up
to that moment the animal had never played
him single trick but all at once he became
very spirited brute and pranced along with
a kind Of military enthusiasm; For single
moment the parson thought Of selling him at
a high price to a showy colonel Of the army.
After that his attention was; SO concentrated
on the means Of holding on, that he had only
time to wish that he had sold him the day be-
fore, and to the highest bidder. The little
boy stood on the roadside with bis thumb in
hi his mouth h and ~ tears of sympathy il bis eyes.
The parson thought the boy had 9 very ten.
der heart, but when he took the sadd oH end
saw the burr, he grasped bis riding whip and
looked around, but the boy was gone ~ 5,!tE
Year: 1879

Thanks mainly to Metis or half
breed who is i'm the service Of the Hud-
son Bay company, Sioux warrior was
found guilty of stealing horse. and
condemned to pay the animals value
by instalments at one of the company'S
forts. On paying the last installment,
he received his Quittance from the man
who had brought him to Justice, and
left the office A few moments later
the Sioux returned, advanced on his
noiseless moccasins within space of
the writing table, and leveled llis mus
ket full at the half breeds head. just
as the trigger was pulled, the Metis
raised the hand with which he was
writing and touched lightly the muzzle
of the gun; the shot passed over his
head, but his hair was singed off in
broad mass. The smoke clearing away
the Indian was amazed to see hisenemy
still alive. The other looked him full
in the eyes for an instant, then quietly
resumed his writing. The Indian
silently departed being unpursued;
those who would have given chase be-
ing stopped by the half breed with


$50 back to your dinner, and leave
the affair to me-" gs t.ss Ua


When evening came, a few whites
curious to see how the affair would end
accompanied the MetIs to the Sioux en-
campment. At certain distance he
bade them wait, and advanced alone to
the Indian tents. Before one Of these
sat the battied savage, singing his own
death-hymn to the tom tom. He told
his friends in the spirit-land to expect
him that night, when he would bring
them all the news of their tribe. He
swung his body backward and forward
as he chanted his strange song, but
never once looked up-not even when
his foe spurned him with his foot. He
only sang on and awaited his fate.
Then the half breed bent his head and
spat down ON the erouching Sioux ,and
turned leisurely away-a. crueler re-
Venge than if he had shot him dead.
Year: 1879

Edge tools are fitted up by grinding.
The sharp grit of the grindstOne, be-
ing harder than the iron or steel, cuts
very small channels In the surface of
the metal, and the revolving disk car
rles away all the minute particles that
arc detached by the grit, If we were
70 examine the surface of the tool that
has just been removed from the grind
stone. under the lens of o powerful mi-
croscope, It would appear, as 1t were,
like the rough surface of a field which
has recently been sacrificed with some
Implement that had formed alternate
ridges and burrows. Hence, as these
ridges and furrows run together from
both sides at the outting-edge, the
newly-ground edge seems to be formed
of a system OF minute teeth, rather than
TO consist of smooth edge. For this
reason tool is first ground on a coarse
stone, so as TO wear the surface of the
steel away rapidly; then 1t is polished
on Il wheel Ofmuch finer grit and final
ly, in order to reduce the serrature as
much as possible, aiwhetstone OF the
finest grit must be employed. This
gives cutting-edge having the small
est possible serration. A razor, tor
Xample,. does not have q perfcc.
utting edge, as one may perceive by
viewing itThrOugh microscope. Be-
| ginners are sometimes instrHc.ed
when grinding edge tools, 10 have the
stone revOlve toward the cutting edge,
aud sometimes from it. When the first
grinding is being done it is matter of
Indifference whether this is done or
not; but when the finishing touches are
applied near and ut the very edge,
grinder can always complete his task
with more accuracy if the periphery of
the grindstone revolves toward the cut
ting edge, as the steel that Is worn
away will be removed more easily !;
whereas when stone runs in the OPP
posite direction, the grinder cannot al
ways tell exactly when the side of the
tool is fully ground up To the edge.
This is more especially true when the
steel has a rather low or soft temper.
The stone, whea running from the edge
will not sweep away every particle of
the metal that hangs as ''feather" but
when the stone revolYes toward the
| edge, there will be no Feather edge"


TO deceive the eye of the grinder.
Year: 1879

That timber in> considerable quanti-
ty and OF substantial value Is daily
found hoating OH the surface of the 1t.
Lawrence river IL well known, but that
large deposits of timber lie sunken at
the bottom of the river at various
points adjacent To Montreal is u fact
that will by no means be SO readily
credited. Such, nevertheless, Is the
case, and daily the timber is brought To
the surface by gangs of inhabitants and
others, who sell 1t to dealers, The bot
tom oEI40ngueuil bay, near tue. shore,
would appear TO be literally covered
with timber, and during the past few
months number OF men in canoes. and
provided with chains and grappling
hooks, have been busily engaged IN
bringing up the logs, floating them
ashore, where they are hauled away by
horses and piled for sale. The timber
consists almost entirely of white oak
and walnut. 1t has been estimated that
most of it has been in the river at least
from thirty to forty years, and has
formed portions of the numerous TIM
ber RATS that, in transit from the West
to Quebec, have been wrecked or dam
aged in or above the Lachine Rapids.
The length of time it would require
even so dense a wood as white oak to
become sufficiently soaked with water
as TO sink TO the bottom of the river
and cause it there To lie as II stone, war
rants the belief that it has been there
at least during the period named. Our
informant states that the timber is i'll u
perfect state of preservation, the action
of the water or insects. having in no
way impaired its texture or affected its
value. Some of the logs brought up ut
Longueuil are two feet in diameter and
from thirty TO sixty feet in length.
They command, when delivered in
Montreal, from thirty to thirty-tive
cents per foot. Timber bee 5 OF similar
character are stated To exist ut many
points along the river below the city,
where logs like that of Longueuil oc-
cur; indeed, it is difficult TO know the
number or extent of layers of valuable
wood resting on the bottom of the no
BILE water highway that flows past that
city, and which short time only may
develop.
Year: 1879

COlliery mules so.Actimes live many
are only taken out of the mines when
work is entirely suspended. The mule
are used i'll hauling cars of coal from
the various parts of the mine TO the
is hoisted to the surface by steam. The
mules go to work with the miners and
continue until evening. They are sta
bled in the mine and are carefully at
tended to. Strange TO say, coats of
mules working in collieres are singu-
larly smooth or glossy-and miners at
tribute 1t to the coal dust that settles on
the hair and polishes it. The lead
mule in a team always carries miners 5
lamp attached to his collar; buC min
ers say that the lamp is unnecessary as
the mules never get off the track i'll the
dark. In some places where 1t is not
convenient to haul the cars mules are
trained to push them, and it is not un-
common to see dozen of the anima.s
working in that way. La pushing cars
the mule is provided with a heavy
breast-pad instead of the ordinary har-
ness. The ample time the mules have
for reflection does not however, seem
to improve their dispositions, as every
mining report contains accounts Of men
and boys who have been kicked to d' ath
or severely injured by them. Owing to
the constant teasing of the driver boys.
mules occasionally become so savage
that they cannot be approached.
Year: 1879




Without word the two women, wound
their arms around each other, and wept
tears of silent joy; for unless some william
GUS trick had been practiced upon them, he
who had for years been the cherished darl-
ing of their hearts had been given back to
them once more.


Ay. and was in the room even now as he
quickly let them know, when he thought
their agitation had somewhat abated, and
that he could safely emerge from the hid
ing place he had sought beneath the bed.
Hearing from the residents of the house in
which he left his mother and his betrothed
that they deemed him dead, and fearing
the effect his sudden appearance might
have upon them, he had left the note with
in their sight, in order to announce the fact
of his existence as gently as he could ;
whilst the frequent visits made to the Red
Lion by their landlord and landlady gave
him opportunity for secretly returning to
the house, and seeking hiding place where
he could watch the effect of his ruse.


The compassionate fellow-lodger who
had lent Lucy the candle waited long time
ere it was returned; indeed, as matter OF
fact, that particular Illuminating medium
was not returned at all, for it had nearly
burnt itself out ere any one remembered
that it had been borrowed; but really there
was every excuse, for Alfred had so much
to tell How at first he had been unfortu-
in Australia; how, in fit of desperation,
he had resolved to try the diggins, and was
wonderfully successful, getting in less than
six months some nuggets that realized him
| SO, 600; how he resolved not to take his
money with him on board the Juno, but
have it sent over on some future occasion
how, when the steamer fOundered he had
managed to secure himself to a broken spar
and after forty-eight hours exposure had
been picked up by a passing vessel; and
finally, the difficulty he had had in finding
his mother and bctrothed in their new
abode


Then, with tears in their eyes and smile
upon their lips, they told him of the dispo
sal of their last sixpence, and of their con
dding trust i'm Him who, after a night OF
Year: 1879

This house situated the heart of business portion Of IN,
C has been thoroughly repaired cellar garre and


ed WIN new furniture 1t Is convenient the places of
amusement the most Convenient Hotel


Railroad Depo Street Cars pass every minutes to all purs I
City Fare good Hotel in the City, rates
Year: 1879

bed: ~ am 80 certain Of the souls
immortality that l seem to feel 1t with
in me, as 1t were, by intuition"


We cannot always command the 80
ciety of the best people, but we may al
ways select the best parts Of those who
are with US for our contemplation.


Justice is SO dear to the Eternal that
II at the last day an atom Of injustice
were to remain on earth, the universe
would shrivel like snake.skin to cast
it forsver.-'P-rsian"


Peace is the highest aim of the supe-
rior man. Begin to regulate before
disorder comes. Where legions are
quartered briars and thorns grow. In
the track Of great armies must follow
bad years.
Year: 1879

This year and the next year the
sober, lawabiding citizens OF oul
Northern States will be asked
to decide on the advisability o.
placinp the control of our national
government in the care Of a party which
is strongly moved by Southern senti-
ments. Are they to BE- considered in
tolerant If, judging of the South BY
this political murder, they refuse tt
trust their freedom to the party which
sha represents Y-''Boston Herald
Year: 1879

WE were just getting ready to
give kindly editorial recognition
of the new San Bernardlno daily
The Hem-when we learn that,
having failed to chronicle its birth,
we are now called upon to record
its demise. The Item, we suppose,
corresponded amongst newspapers
to the class OF human beings who
are described as being "toO good to
live." Alas! that there should be
such transitory elements in things
mundane, and that rival San
Bernardino journal should be so
cruel and small Of soul as to cele-
brate the death of its rival by a
heartless anagram, referring to it
as tho Daily Mite. For shame!
Year: 1879

from the bush, TO remind our COM
patriots of the occasional unkindly
fiings they have made against this
section. To do the press Of San
Francisco justice, 1t has been very
fair in its general treatment OF the
Southern counties, bat portion Of
the press Of Sacramento has quite
different record. Should the South
ern counties take the lead as the
moist section of California 1t would
be revolution which would have
something comic In its aspect.
Year: 1879

from the southwark are blowing in the north.
Southwestcrly to westerly Winds varying in
force from a moderate breeze to a fresh gale, are
reported elsewhere. The is very high in the
extreme northwest and is rough in the south
west and south. Heavy rain continues to fall
at many of the southwestern stations, but the
wind is beginning to decrease in force The
pressure, however, is still low, although the
winds have veered round to the northwest The
storm is likely to continue, according to the
reports at the chief Meteorological Office in
London, from which the following warning has
been sent this morning :-"Hoist south cone for
southwestcrly and westerly gales" No ship
ping disasters have as yet been reported.