smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

Never stare at any one.


Ladies cannot talk or call across a street.


A bow does not entail a calling acquaintance.


A bow should never be accompanied by a smile.


Where an introduction is for dancing, there is
no shaking OF hands.


Ladies, knowing each other by sight, bow after
an exchange Of cards


Drawing off the glove before shaking hands with
lady is not required.


The inclination of the head only, not the body
is required in bowling.


1t is eivility to return bow, although you do
not know the one who is bowling to you.


A married lady should extend her hand to
stranger brought to her house by a common friend.


In promenades, gentleman keeps to the left Of
a lady, to protect her from jOstling elbows.


When gentleman is introduced to lady, both
bow slightly, and the gentleman opens conversa-
ton.


A lady cannot take the arms of two gentlemen,
nor should two ladies take each one arm Of gen.
tleman.


A gentleman should not shake hands with a
lady unless she proffers her hand, when he should
reciprocate instantly.


A gentleman walking with lady returns bow
made to her, although the one bowing is an entire
stranger to him.


1t is not considered lady's place to bow first
to a gentleman. Immediately on recognition, sa-
lutatOn should be mutual.


a SShtiSAhohh "hSh o1VPPSN ~ " AouJ 1uAAo oAAN
walks with her he is not obliged to escort her
home, but leaves without apology.


A lady may permit gentleman who is walking
with her to carry any very small parcel that she
has but never more than one.


In bowing to a lady the hat is lifted slightly from
the head; between gentlemen the touching of the
hat or the gesture of the hand is sufficient.


The person introduced makes the first remark.
When introduced, it is great want of good breed
ing not to enter at once into conversation.


1t is not customary to introduce residents, un-
less the hostess knows that introduction will be
agreeable to both parties. Strangers in the city
are introduced.


Ladies and gentlemen are privileged to speak
to each other, in the drawing room of a common
friend, without any introduction, though gentle
usually perfer to ask for introduction.


we'll person instinctively bows the mo-
ment he recognizes an acquaintance, at the first
meeting of the eyes. Amy one who has been in
troduced is entitled to this mark of respect


In introducing the gentlemen should be present
ed to the lady, the younger lady to the elder
The word introduced" is preferred to present"
The least formal merely mention the names, "Mr.


Mrc
Year: 1878

A WHOLE Hoe PREAcHER.-An amusing case
has lust ended in Somerset county, Nd, by the
sentence of John Mcintyre, colOred, to three and
a half years Imprisonment for stealing hog be-
longing to another coloredman. The thief is what
is called local preacher, and has the reputation
of out-praying, out-singing and out-preachlng
anything of his inches and age down in his neigh
borhood lie had eaten part of it and the rest was
found in his bed. hid away under the covering,
and he declared to the officer who arrested him
that it was sick child in the bed. He had stol-
en- the hog with which to feast the preceding elder
of his church, who was then on his rounds and ex-
Dected there
Year: 1878

The LADY OF CULTURE.-The first element of
true culture is unity. The homely uses of life are
the strong body, without which accomplishments
have nothing to adore but themselves, and are
thrown away. In the swift fluctuations of bust
ness and the terrible reverses which often sweep
away the best founded fortunes, none are safe
1t is folly for any family to rear girl IN the lap
of indulgence for life of luxury. when single
wave of misfortune may sweep thecastle beautiful
away and leave its inmates at the mercy OF Pltl,
less elements. Every girl should be so educated
that, should adversely throw her upon the world,
she will fall like the cat on her feet, ready for
run on her own account. lady OF culture Is one
who can use her knowledge and accomplishments
for her own support in case Of need, and does not
feel that any useful industry is demeaning. The
practical must preeede and support the ornamen-
tai. and even the ornamental should be so thor
oughy ingrained that it can be made OF use IN
case of need. The worst evils Of modern society
will not be got rid till every woman Is able to earn
an honest livelihood, and respects every other wo-
man who earns one, whether she lisa "lady Of cul-
ture" or not-Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Year: 1878

said he could not possibly swear that the
body he saw in the bath tub was Madame
Restell's He was rot familiar enough with
her features to recognize the corpse as hers.
Deputy Coroner Cushman, in answer to the
theory of supposed substitution, said it is
not probable the body could have been
taken through the house without some
members of the family knowing it.
Another thing, the throat would have to be
cut in the bath tub and then water would
have to be turned on to carry off the blood
and thus carry out the theory of suicide.
He could not possibly swear that the body
in the bath tub was that of Madame Res
tall. Mr.. Comstock was interviewed be-
fore his departure and he said he feared
some trickery about the matter all along,
and gave notice before the suicide an
nouncement that he should have Madame
closely watched as she would be putting up
some job to escape punishment.


Ex-Governor TiIden.


Mr.. Tilden says he is not candidate for
Governor of New York, and declines to
speak on the Presidential question.


Nice, but Oh! So Lonely.


The lady boarders like their new quarters
at Stewards Women's Hotel, but it appears
they are terribly lonesome without the
other SEX
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


HARRISBURG, Pa, April 5.-Gov. Hart
ranft has decided to grant respite of thirty
days to Dennis Donnelly, Schuylkill
County Molly Mcguire from the 18th inst,
the date designated for his execution and
that of Jack Kehoe.


The main reason for the extension of
time is the fact that the Governor issued
the death warrant after the Supreme Court
had issued writ in his case. Since then
the Court had affirmed the judgment OF
DEATH but in order that no wrong may be
done the condemned by the action of the
Governor, he has determined to suspend
The execution of his warrant one month.


On Thursday next the Board of Pardons
will hear the case of Jack Kehoe. There
Rppears TO be no hope for the murderer, but
the Governor may possibly extend his lease
sf life thirty days.
Year: 1878

correspondents have been advised by them
that there will be war between England and
Russia.


Madame Restell's will.


The will of Madame Restell was entered
at the Surrogate's Office yesterday. All the
heirs are satisfied with its provisions, and
there will be no contest. The bulk of the
property is left to the two grandchildren,
provision being made for Madame Restelrs $
daughter and son-in-law. The estate is es-
timated to be worth 5000, 900.


Is RestelI Dead!


The rumor regarding the alleged death of
Madame Restell, published exclusively in
The Express, have created sensation. The
matter was eagerly canvassed and the
opinion was soon divided into two classes,
namely--those whose faith in the original
suicide theory could not be shaken and
those who believe the Madame has out
witted justice and escaped scot free. The
latter opinion was strengthened by many of
the facts and the indecent haste with which
the body was disposed of, the peculiar and
unlikely manner of the alleged suicide and
strongly suspicious conduct of interested
persons, all conSpire to give credit to the
belief that Restell is on the tossing pillows
and not under the turf at Tarrytown.


The fact that the first report made from
Restells house was that she died of apo
plexy, and this report was evidently after
the body had been discovered in the bath
tub, and when any one who saw it would
have noticed the wounds on the neck, was
freely commented upon, and the reticence
of all who might be supposed to know
anything of the circumstances was regarded
as singular by many who had studied the
sparse testimony given in the matter.


The question of Restell's death has been
the topic of conversation. The Express
says the house of Anthony Comstock, in
Brooklyn, was besieged all night by anxious
reporters, desiring to interview him. He
however, was busy during the day, and left
early in the evening for Worcester, Mass,
where he had some business to attend to-
The reporter of the Express alleges to
have had interviews with several promi-
nent persons connected with the case.


Coroner Waltnan i'll reply to inquiries
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


New YORK, April 5.-Hotel men and
clearinghouse keepers may legally seize
the baggage of their delinquent guests, but
they must not touch the grand piano. So
the Courts decide.
Year: 1878


Daisies, out there in the grass,
When will my darling pass?
Did you know that her flower sweet name
And yours are the same?
Lilies, in regalest state,
Think you we nave long to wait?
Are you proud to be fit as you stand
To hold in her hand?
Violets under your hood,
Deep In the heart of the wood,
Do you know there are eyes of blue
Remind me of you?
10 you catch, with your fine sense
" Beauty's omnipotence,
The hint OF a finer grace
Than yours in her face?
Buttercups, yellow as gold,
Inere's secret that must not be told;
nave You thought that girl can wear
Such gold in her hair?
Uan you hear, through the musical beat
VI the echoing air, her feet?
Ineres path through the shimmering


wheat,
ana summer complete!
Year: 1878

In relation to fast-type setting un.
der difficulties. the following story is
told by an old compositor; "You may
talk about setting up type iaa rush,
and making last time, hut when ] was
young and my fingers we're nimble
and my elbows limber, l used to he
counted pretty good compositor. l
remsmber one night in particular
When set three thousand ems an
hour out Of bag by moonlight, and
had to take every letter to the wind.
ow IN see what Il was.
Year: 1878

The late Prof Henry, was, in early
life a matchmaker, and ever afterwari
he Was able to make the most delicate
instruments with which to experiment.
This was an advantage to him, for he
was not compelled to rely upon me
chanics for his machines.
Year: 1878

Prosperity intoxicates most men; it
turns their heads, and throws them Of
their balance. Others cannot bear
adversely. They have no courage, no
hope. They are not like the old sailor
who said he always felt happiest in
the height of storm, because he
knew then that the next change that
took place, whatever it might be, must
necessarily be for the better. They
cannot realize that there will be any
change. When the sky is once cloud
ed and overcast they will not believe
that the sun win ever shine again.
Young men should make Il a point to
keep their heads cool under all
changes and circumstances, to pre-
serve their equanimity and not to be
unduly elated by success, or too much
cast down by disappointment
Year: 1878

Two smart young men got on a
Burlington and Cedar Rapids train
and laid Themselves on. to amuse and
instruct the passengers. Very many
funny things said and very many fun
ny things did these two brilliant young
men. and IL did seem M though Provi-
dence had been just too kind to the
other passengers to let them ride on
Year: 1878

DURING the past year the experiment


Department of Agriculture, at Wash


ton, distributed over twenty thou
I'D tea plants, grown in the green
,uses of the Department. Three hun
I'd pounds of the seed Of this plant
lve been lately sown, with q view Of
tensive distribution in the Southern
Year: 1878

The Supreme Court of Commission,
in the case of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
& Chicago Railway Company and the
Pennsylvania Railway Company VS..
Mary Valleley, administrator of the
estate of John Valleley, deceased, has
very lately decided that it is not only
the right of a conductor to expel from a
train drunken, unruly, boisterous pas
senger, but when such a person endangers
by his acts the lives of people it is the
duty of such conductor to remove such
passenger in order to protect others from
violence and danger. But this right must
be reasonably exercised, and not SO as
to infiict wanton or unnecessary injury
upon the offending passenger, nor SO as
to needlessly place him in circumstances
of unusual peril. If, having exercised
reasonable prudence, considering the
time, place, circumstances, as also the
condition of the drunken man himself,
the conductor expels such passenger,
who is afterward run over and killed by
another train not in fault, the expulsion
itself is not such proximate cause of the
death as will make the company liable.
Year: 1878

THE reason given for girls not be-
ing able to throw anything with the ac-
curacy of boy is that her collar bone
is several inches longer and several de,
grees lower down, and being long and
crooked, interferes with the free action
of the shoulders.
Year: 1878

An almost incredible story is related
Marshal Canrobert, who was sent to
)ne to represent France at the funeral


Victor Emanuel and the accession
the throne of Humbert. For the ex-
lses Of himself and suite he was given
900 francs, of which he spent only
900. On his return home he went to
foreign Office and handed to the
mister of that department the balance,
counting to II, 1000 francs. The Minis


refused to take the money, saying
It there was no precedent for such a
ing; that the outlay was made and
oounted for, and that there was an
d to it. The Marshal answered that
IL was absolutely necessary that some
1y should steal this money he would
her some one else should do it, and
ked for areceipt.
Year: 1878

CAPT. HoweATE is hopeful of reach
ng the open Polar sea despite press and
personal opposition. He bases his faith
partially on the failure of the ship Dis
'overy. He believes that that ship
ailed TO reach the Pole only by few
inutes' time. Had she reached the


int she did reach only "the fraction
a an hour" earlier, she might have get


rough the ice in which she was caught.
.owgate Is Of opinion that her failure
g due 10 an unusually bad year.
iere are, therefore, milder and severer
.ars, and his project of a colony rests
"a the theory that wintering through
om year TO year, 1t must come some
me upon an open year, a year of ex.
cePtionably favorable weather, which
VIII give ample time for the exploration
that Is still necessary to solve the grea,


liar problem. This is the essential


lint In the whole plan of the Polar


lony.
Year: 1878

Pittsburgh Leader.


The scandal connected with q certain
school in this city where there are young
lady pupils, seems to have been founded
on very little fact, giving another evil
dence of how stories OF this sort become
exaggerated as they pass from mouth to
mouth. The young lady was not resi-
dent of the city of Wheeling, Us stated,
although she resides outside OF Fcunsyl-
vanla There was no crime committed,
and so far as the young lady is concerned
she wss wholly innocent Of any wreng
whatever, the male music teacher alone
being guilty OF what improPnety was
practiCed. The teacher, II seems, Is one
of those impetuous men whose soul Is
wrapped up in his protessioni the young
lady referred TO was one OF his most pro-
fcient pupils in music. On the day Ia
question she had just rendered in most
excellent manner q piece OF music, and
in his delight at the result of his work so
far forgot himself as TO throw his arms
around the young lady's waist and I'm
print q kiss upon her cheek. The
next moment he was aware Of the
error he had committed, and re made due
apology, but this was no satisfaction to
the Young lady for this exhibition Of
improperly, and he was promptly dis
missed from his position. Out OF this
grew the scandal that has assumed such
large proportions. The young lady
comes of a family of the highest respec-
liability, and herself and friends naturally
feel much sgrieved at the publications
relative to this matter that have done so
much injustice TO her.
Year: 1878

BUFFALO April 6.-Tne large vat on
the fifth floor OF the Buffalo grape sugar
works containing fifty tons of wet corn
bur,t to dsy, carrying the corn and g
portion OF he vat to the ground floor
through the hopper, crushing to death
Henry Bo.s. Two others narrowly
escaped dea.h. The vat was being tried
for the first time.
Year: 1878

They perseveringly follow their leader
wherever he goes but, if in case Of
sudden alarm. any one Of the flock runs
forward to escape, and thus takes the
lead, the rest generally follow him re-
gardless of any obstruction. Of this
singular disposition, DR.. Anderson once
witnessed an instance in the town Of
Liverpool. A butchers boy was driving
about twenty fat wedders through the
town, but they ran down street along
which he did not want them to go. He
observed scavenger at work with his
broom a little way before them, and
called out loudly for him to stop the
sheep. The man accordingly did what
he could to turn them back, running
from side to side. always opposing him
self to their passage, and brandishing
his broom with great dexterity !; but the
sheep, much agitated, pressed forward,
and, at last, one of them came right up
to the man, who, fearing it was about to
Jump over his head while he was stoop-
ing, grasped the short broomstick in
both hands and held it over his head.
He stood for few seconds in this po-
sition, when the sheep made a spring
and jumped fairly over him without
touching the broom. The first had no
sooner cleared this impediment than
another followed, and another, in such
quick succession that the man, perfectly
confounded, seemed to lose all recollec.
ton, and stood in the same attitude till
the whole flock had jumped over him,
not one of them attempting to pass on
either side, though the street was quite
clear. As this took place during wet
weather, the man was entirely bespat;
tered with mud before they had all
passed, and it is impossible to conceive
a more ludicrous appearance than the
poor fellow made on this occasion.
Year: 1878

A writer in the Saturday RevieW
traces the use of the foot and pound,
and rejects the old theory that we are
indebted for them to the Romans. While
it is undoubtedly true that we derived
both the foot and the pound from Italy,
we can go back to much remoter
antiquity to trace their use. The Baby
lonians or Chaldeans used both the cublt
and the foot as units of length. These were
subsequently adopted by the Egyptians,
who introduced considerable variety, 80
that there is no little confusion between
the different kinds of cubits and feet.
The natural cubit, of about eighteen
inches, and the foot, which was two
thirds it's length, were transferred to
Greece, and the cubit having fallen into
disuse, the foot became the ordinary
standard of the Romans. At the same
time the double cubit, which was equiva-
lent to three feet, would appear, to
have survived in the form OF the ell OF
medieval Europe, and in our yard: AS
all these measures were originally de-
rived from the proportions of the human
body, some caution is necessary in refer,
ing their origin, though perhaps as old
as history, to remote antiquity rather
than directly to the length OF the fore
arm or of the foot. It must be admitted,
however, that the coincidence OF length
among all civilized nations is very strik-
ing. The derivation of the pound
weight is more complicated. The earlier
Tower pound appears to have been OF
Roman origin, being presumably identl-
cal with the Greek-Asiatic nina, while
the hundred-weight corresponded to the
talent or weight of cubic foot OF water.
Subsequently the Troy pound was sub
stituted, and, for commercial transac-
tions, the pound avoirdupois, from the
old French pound of sixteen ounces.
Year: 1878

A traveller with Gen. Grant in the
East thus tells of this giant ALI that ls
left of Memnonism are the two colossal
statues, the one to the north being the
statue that, according to the historians
and priests, used to utter sound every
morning when the sun rose. The statue
is silent enough now, and is a monohth


about fifty feet high. A good part OF
the base is buried in the earth, but they
loom up over the plain-as, in fact, we
did see them-miles and miles away.


You may have an idea of the size when
YOU know that the statue measures
eighteen feet three inches across the
shoulders, sixteen feet six inches from
the top of the shoulders to the elbow,


and the other portions of the body IN
due proportion. No trace can be found
OF the cause of the vocal sunrise phe-
nomenon. One theory is that the priests
used to climb into a recess in the body
of the statue and perform a juggler' g
trick. I do not think 30 badly of the
Egyptian priests, who, I suppose. were
good men in their way, and not charla-
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multitude capable of climbing into re-
cess and calling upon the people to pay
pew rent or tlthes or something of the
kind. But this sound continued for
generations, and 7 do not believe you
could find generations of priests carry
ing on the deception for years and years,
so I dismiss that theory and take an
other which Brugsch explains to us.
The statue would be moist with dew al
sunrise, and the suns rays acting upon
the dew would cause it to emit sound
like an interrupted chord of music !; just
such a sound rs you hear from see
shell if you hold it to your ear. AS the
sun is sure to shine every morning OF
these plains, you could be certain thai
such a phenomenon would recur daily


1 can we'll imagine how freak OF nature
might be taken as the voice Of the gods


and how humble priests would bov
down to it, and not enter into scientific
speculations. After the statue had beer
tossed by an earthquake and riven


the music ceased which only conhrm


me in doing justice to the poor priests
Year: 1878

Thewell known English medical paper,
the Lancet, speaks thus unkindly of the
domestic cat: Apart from the mischief
these creatures may do by lying upon
your young children for warmth, and
suffocating them, they are by no means
to be despised as enemies. When ex-
cited or stirred to anger it is more
easy to defend the body from the direct
attack of dog than to repel the sly and
sudden onslaught of cat. It is, more
over, a mistake to suppose that there is
no danger in the bite or the scratch of
one of these animals. There have been
abundant and melancholy proofs of the
peril of contracting hydrophobia from
cats. The danger is scarcely less than
that which attends an injury inflicted
by dog. This should be borne in mind,
and if the consideration should have the
effect of diminishing the number OF cats
maintained, or rather kept without any
adequate provision for their support, the
population will be the gamers.
Year: 1878

We Gull the following from an article
in Scribner, entitled "Deer Hunting on
the Au Sable:" The next evening one
of the dogs, footsore and worn out, re:
NAMED in the woods. His master and
one other sailed out into the inky dark
ness to look for him at points near which
they deemed it probable he would have
lain down. They took a lantern, with
ont which it would have been impossible
to walk, and after fruitless search, e1-
tending to distance OF three miles or
so, turned back. Suddenly they heard
light footballs in the tote-road, and
with two or three beautiful bounds, a
young doe alighted within the circle il.
Illuminated by the lantern, approached it
in wide-eyed wonder and almost touched
it with her nose. A young spike-h horn
buck followed her and both stared at the
light, their nostrils dilated and culver
ine, and every limb trembling with
mingled excitement and fear. There
was an exclamation that could not be
suppressed, vain effort to shoot, and
the deer were gone like a flash into the
darkness. It was curious to hear both
gentlemen, on returning to camp, pro-
testing that to shoot deer under such
circumstances would have been wholly
unsportsmarlike.