smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877




For some days past, says the De-
trtit Free Press, an unknown fe-
male has been in the habit of max
ing All afternoon trip on the Wood
ward avenue cars. generally get
ting on at Jefirson avenue and
riding to Brady street. The first
two or three times she paid her
fare promptly enough, but the
next trip she wrote something ON
a card, and handed it to . gentle
man who paid her fare. The next
trip she waited till the driver rang
the fare-bell, and when she saw
him looking through the door she
advanced and held up a card on
which was written: al am deaf
and dumb" The driver didn't
want TO create u scene, and she
rodo q dead head. Next day she
went through tho same perform
ance, but when she boarded the
cor the third afternoon he was
ready for her. He had every reason
to believe her . fraud, rs she had
been heard to speak in q car CON-
ing down. When she entered the
car she took q scat aud began
reading seeming TO have no earth
" interest in the fare question.
There are no conductors on the
route, and the driver controls
botli doors. Before Brady street
was reached the unknown female
was the only passenger. She rose
and rung the bell, but the driver
paid not the least heed. Thon she
tried to pull the bell of the car,
but the man never turned his
head. The woman rushed TO the
door and pushed and tugged till
she was red in the face, but not
an inch would It bulge. Rushing
to the front door, she pounded the
glass In a furious manner, and by
and by the driver accidentally
looked around. She gcsturcd
wildly, and as he shook his head
in q stupid way, she held up her
card, which said: ~ am deaf
and dumb" The driver fumbled
around for two or three minutes
and brought out q small placard
on whicl'was printed: so am lp'
They were then about half q mile
above Brady street, making excel
lent time, and the woman's indig-
nation was 50 great that shc shook
her fists ut the driver and screamed
out: "l'll have you shot for this p
He held up his card, shook his
head and paid no further attention
to her bloodcurdling threats. At
the turn table, q mile and half
above Brady street, the door slid
back and the woman jumped into
the mud. She blessed that man
from crown to sole, and she blessed
all his relatives back to the revo-
luton, but he did not seem to hear
her. As lie started of, she called
out e: "You are . monster, villain,
sneak, and thiefw lie gave the
lines shake, got the card from
his pocket, and shc was not too
far away to read tho answer: $50
nm Iw
Year: 1877

National Associated Press to the Star.


NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-The Fifth Ave-
nue. Theater has revived the old custom
Of giving farce before the regular per-
formance, and it seems to be meeting
with great favor both by those who want
tull evenings entertainment and
those who do not care to visit the thea
ter until late hour and still be in time
for the play. 1t is said that other thea
tiers will follow the example OF the Fifth
AVenue
Year: 1877

MAD DOG ExClTEMENT.-Yes Yester-
day afternoon, about two o'clock, the
Ninth Ward was greatly excited by the
appearance of a mad dog, which dashed
in from the Philadelphia pike, and rush.
ed around the Ward, swapping at every
thing in its way, but fortunately biting
nothing. Soon the Inhabitants of the
w ard rushed to arms, and without regard
to age, color or previous condition of SER
vitude, they assembled en- masse and gave
fierce pursuit to the rabid canine. Inc
brute withstood a Calling fire for several
minutes, but finally, well dire t ID to le
broke his fore shoulder, and another top
pied him into the race, where, between
the strangling efforts of the WATER and re-
peated blows on the head with large
club, he was dispatched. The dog was
quite large aud strong and might have We
done great amount of damage had he
not been so promptly killed.
Year: 1877

The British Quarterlies give to the reader well.
digested incarnation upon the great events in con-
tcmporaneous history, and contain mastery criti.
cisms on all that is fresh end valuable in literature


as well as a summary of the tiumphs of science
and art. The wars likely to convulse all Europe
will form topics for discussion that will be treated
with thoroughness and ability nowhere else to be
found. Blackwood's Magazine is famous for stories
essays, and sketches Of the highest literary merit
Year: 1877

From the New York Times.


Why should Mr.. Nichols condescend to
talk of terms, or exchange the certainties
of his present position for tho chances of
the plan proposed? Has he not seen that
Mr.. Hampton, with no better title than
his own, has contrived by sheer audacity
to carry lis point without being bound
by any other conditions than those which
he has all along been prepared to make?
The lesson is not likely to be lost upon
the Democratic claimant to the Governor
ship OF Louisiana, who now knows that
he has only to be obstinate and dictate
rial to secure the removal of the troops
from the Packard fortress. Popular logic
recognizes this as the inevitable sequence
ofthe South Carolina decision. and the
Louisianians cannot fail to look at it il
! the same light. They have but to wait


and win. Here, then, is q complete


abandonment of a position heretofore helc
| by the Republican party as consequence


of the reconstruction policy.
Year: 1877

General Manager Wootten, of the Phil
adelphia and Reading railroad, states
that his conference with the engineers Of


that road ended with the agreement on
their part to accept the new arrangement
proposed by the railroad company. The
plan of insurance provides that the rail-
road company is to contribute $15, 900 as
a life insurance fund and $4,000 to an
accident insurance fund for the benefit OF
such of their train hands as comply with
the provisions and pay the assessments
lagreed upon. d.
Year: 1877




Last Sunday was great day for the
colored population of Louisville. One
preacher baptized 181Sconverts in q
creek near the city. There was great
crowd present and every time q per-
son was dipped they would cheer and
"hooray." Several Of the candidates
for immersion became hysterical. and
one copper colored woman threw her
arms about so wildly that she whaek-
some of the brethren in the face and
knocked silk hat into the stream.
One old colored woman got happy and
jumping wildly about on the edge of
the creek tumbled down the bank into
the water cooling her enthusiasm with
great suddenness Elder Gaddy, who
did the work of immersion, is eviden-
tly a muscular christian, as he dipped
the whole number without assistance
and without exhibiting signs of fatigue,
The Press consoles itself that while
the Southern policy of the President
may distract and possibly overthrow
Republicanism, ''there must be an end
to the Democratic party in the South,
What a political millennium tina
would be-both parties smashed Il
smithereens by one administration
But after such political deluge, what
and who would care for the organ
ithen?
Year: 1877

SCHOOL LANTERN, FAMILY LANTERN


PEOPLES LANTERN.
Each style being the best of its class in the market
Catalogues of Lanterns and Slides, with direL-
tions for using. sent on application.


Any enterprising man can make msney With
Magic Lantern.


Bs- Visitors to the Centennial Exposition will do
wisely to defer purchasing goods in our line until
they come 10 our stores IN New York. where they
will find greater variety and more moderate prices
and can select more at their leisure. But We have
concession to sell some styles of our goods in TN
bnilding OF the Department of Public Comfort and
those not coming TO New York invited to call on
our representation there .sttt..
RE- full stock of Views of the Exposition Build
ing and their contents. -
June 20. '76-m6
Year: 1877

Every human being has a mission to
perform. Every man has a part to act
in the worlds great drama-one of the
most unspeakable importance. But how
few are there who come fully up to its
standard, and endeavor by divine as
sistancs to fulfil it. Man was created
for a noble purpose, endowed with an
immortal mind, and is capable of per-
forming a good work. Consider how
great may be the influence Of single
individual, either for good or evil. If
we have been influential in reforming
one, a being made in the image of God,
but sadly misled by the communicating
influence of vice, we have performed
good work


There are various ways in which
good may be accomplished, but when
good resolution is formed, the work is
too often begun with lack of conf
dence and perseverance, and impatient
to accomplish the undertaking, we des-
pair at the first difficulty. This should
uut DOy Dub Win HOI6 laltQ, IQe more
distant the day of reward, the harder
We should labor and not let our arms
become palsied because we do not meet
with immediate and large results of our
labors but in time or eternity we shall
receive the reward.


Much good may be done with the
pen, and how much good has been done
in this way, by which the influence of
many still live while they have long
since gone to their final resting-place
But we would not have you Vainly am
bilious to render your name immortal,
thinking to make speck in the world
by figuring in the papers, or assume the
importance of fly that imagined itself
turning the wheel upon which it was
only turning round. But whatever you
do let it be done to the glory of God,
and remember that He that conVerteth
the sinner from the error of his way,
shall save a soul from death and hide
multitude of sins
Year: 1877

1t is very hard to tell whether mar
ried people are happier than single
ones, or whether single ones are most
blest With the gout in his big tee,
and no one to find fault with, bachelor
is apt to envy Benedict; while, during
the progress Of curtain lecture, Bens-
dict dspreciates the joys Of welded life.
1t is nice to come home with a latch
key when one pleases, and to travel the
wide world over, if one chooses, with a
false collar and comb by way of bag
gage but then it is also nice to have
an adorning creature always keeping
watch over ones incomings and outgo-
ings (we are speaking ofmen, of course)
and believing one to be-what he knows
he is not-a man of mighty intellect
and Herculean strength-in shert, the
authority Of the world.


1t is comfortable (here we speak of
the softer sex) to be able to keep ones
hair in crimping-pins all day, but yet it
is delightful to have some one who cares
how ones hair looks.


1t is net agreeable to be up all night
with baby suffering from a combina-
ton of collie and crossness ; but it is en-
raging to bear the airs Of people with
lovely infants in skirts two yards long,
when you haven't one yourself


Single people certainly have more
peace and quietness, but now and then
they find themselves rather too severely
let alone.


Married people rejoice in the joys of
companionship, but as there may be too
much of a good thing they, perhaps,
sometimes envy St. Simon Stylites, who
lived on the top of a pillar, and chad
his meals sent up to him" in a basket.


On the whole, l should say, if fpushed
closely for serious answer, that those
who have been married would have been
much happier if they had remained sin.
gle, and that those who live and die in
a state of single blessedness would have
been more blessed had they married.
Year: 1877

Everybody says that everybody should
be honest; but everybody is not honest
either at home or abroad. That we
should be honest in our trade, weights
and measures, dealing with our neigh
bors and with our strangers is clearly
right. That a strong principal of in
tegrity should govern US, is just what
every man not only admits but believes
and contends for. There is no such
thing as being too honest. Honesty is
virtue better than gold, richer than
rubies, and more precious than gems
and costly trappings- 1t is a much
richer adornment for mankind or Wo-
manhood than wealth can purchase or
place secure. To be honest is to be
like child and an angel, and Christ
said Of little children ''of such is the
kingdom of heaven" But we wish to
write wOrd-a strong Word-in be-
half of honesty. There are many peo-
pie who are honest away from home.
They make home promises only to break
them. As husband they make thou
sand and one promises to their wives,
and hint thousand good things and
raise many pleasant expectations that
they never seem to think of again. As
wives they practice a thousand little
dscsits, equivocate many times, when
straightforward honesty was just the
thing required. As parents they con-
ceal, go around the truth, deceive and
often falsify to their children, when the
truth is always the better, always the
best. The children see their parents
double dealings, see their want Of in
tegrity and learn to cheat, deceive and
equivocate. The child is too often a
"chip of the old block"
Year: 1877

Two painters were employed to fresco


the walls of magnificent cathedral /;


both stood on a rude scafolding con-


structed for the purpose, some eighty


feet from the floor. One Of them was
SO intent upon his work that be became
absorbed, and in admiration stood off
from the picture, gazing at it with de-
light Forgetting where he was, be
moved backward slowly, surveying crit
ically the work of his pencil, until he
had neared the end of the plank upon


which be stood. At this critical mo-
ment his companion turned suddenly,
and, almost frozen with horror, beheld
his imminent peril another instant and
the enthusiast would be precipitated
upon the pavement beneath if he spoke
to him it was certain death-if be held
his peace death was equally sure. Sud
denly he regained hisPresence of mind,
and seizing a wet brush, flung it against
the wall, spattering the beautiful pic
ture with unsightly blotchss Of color
ing. The painter few forward, and
turned upon his friend with fierce i'm
precautions; but, startled at his ghastly
face, he listened to the recital Of dan
ger, looked suddenly over the dread
space below, and with tears of gratitude
blessed the hand that saved him. So
we sometimes get absorbed in looking
upon the pictures of this world, and, in
contemplating them, step backward, un-
conscious of our peril, when the Al
mighty dashes out the beautiful images,
and we spring forward to lament their
destruetiOn-into the outstretChed arms
of mercy, and are saved.
Year: 1877

HARD WoRK.-Meu who use their
muscles imagine that men who depend
upon their brains are strangers to hard
work. Never was there greater mis-
take. Every successful merchant does
more real hard work in the first ten
years Of his business career than a
farmer or blacksmith ever dreamed Of.
Make up your mind to work early and
late, if necessary, SO that you may thor
oughly master the details Of the business
upon which you purpose to enter. The
habit of persistent rapid work once
formed, you have gained a momentum
that will carry you very satisfactorily
through pinch in business where a
leCs persistent worker. would find it
vastly easier to lie down and fail.
Year: 1877

PAYING FOR HIS WHIsTIE.-Not


many years ago, when a lofty building


was on the point Of completion, the


mason who was finishing the highest
portion was in the habit Of Whistling to
the laborer who attended him whenever
he wanted fresh supply Of lime, and,
as the scaffold on which he wrought was
rather small, this occurred very often
during days work. A Joiner who was
fitting in window Immediately under
meath, noticing Pat answer dutifully to
every whistle from the mason, thought
of playing a trick on him by initiating
the whistle, and thus brought him up
with a hodful of lime when there was
no room for it. The mason told Pat
that be had not whistled, SO he had no
other alternative than to trudgs back
with his load. This having occurred
for the third time during one day, Pat
thought be would watch to hear where
the whistle come from. He had net
waited long with the hod on his shoul-
der when he heard the identical whistle
directly underneath where be stood, and
leaning over, he saw the head Of the
Joiner pretruding out of the window i'm
mediatsly below Pat, without more
ado, emptied the hod right over the
whistler's head. The joiner yelled and
spluttered while attempting to clear
himself from the adhesive mass, and,
in the midst of his confusion, heard
Paddy above shouting at the top of his
voice: "WhistIe when you want more
mortar I"
Year: 1877

A yOungster being required to write
a composition upon some portion of the
human body selected that part which
unites the head to the body: "a
throat is convenient to have, especially
to roosters and ministers. The former
eats the corn and crows with it; the
latter breaches through his'n, and then
ties it up. This is pretty much all
can think about neeks."
Year: 1877

IGNORANCE AND V1oIBNcH.-Thsre
never was any party, faction, sect, or
cabal whatsoever, in which the most
ignorant were not the most violent; fer
a bee is not a buster animal than q
bloskhead. Pope.
Year: 1877

ing and most scientific farmer in or
around Atwood.


We have a new accession to our
town in the person of Rev. w. O.
Evans and family. we do sincerely
hope we will have better times in
Atwood by his being with US.


We have very interesting Sunday
schools at all three of our churches.


The good brethren Of Pisgah church
are repairing and having there church
put in good order. Look out you
Baptists and take pattern and follow
suit. I hope the next time pass
around l Will see some sign of your
enterprise hanging out on the outer
walls of your church.


Our enterprising citizens are going
ahead building the Atwood College.
We say hurrah for them, and may
success attend their efforts. Maybe
some of our good citizens will get q
boarder or two, which will help our
hard times considerably. d. o. H.
Year: 1877

Thinking that few items from At
wood might be of interest to your
many readers, / will give you a brief
sketch Of the news ahoat.


The weather Is fine and all the
farmers are making good use of it.
Cousin Wit Cage is preparing for
corn planting and you may look out
for the frat tasseis, as he is orr lead
Year: 1877




Nothing could be more ridiculous
than for half dozen newspapers to
set themselves up as the moral and
political standard of the country.
They made the experiment and failed.
In the meanwhile they indoctrinated
q great many Republican newspapers
and some Republican leaders, among
these such men as Curtis and Schurz,
who are solemnly impressed with the
idea that this republic and the world
at large are to be Immediately made
perfect by a patent machine they call
"civil service reform" The basis of
this theory is: First-That all men in
office are wholly corrupt and will re-
main so until the patent machine
takes hold of them. SecOnd-that all
men who are recommended by MEM
bers of Congress are unfit and cor
rupt, and that the President should
pay no attention 10 them; and the
third, that the members of Congress
have no right to recommend any body
and the President no right to regard
them. This is the creed commenced
in the short catechism of Curtis,
Schurz Y Co. The beginning of this
political Calvanism was in the Gin
cinnati Convention Of 1872, when that
renowned, bipartisan, unambitious,
disinterested reformer, Horace Gree
ley was nominated for the Presidency
and accepted by the Democrats as,
upon the whole, not unfit represent
alive Of their Heterogeneous and un-
principled body. In the next four
years reformers manufactured pro-
digious amount of virtue. From
Bowles, of the Republican, down to
Dana, Of the Sun; from the New York
Tribune to the Chicago Tribune, and
through a dozen Of the small-fry, we
hear the howls of disappointed rage
uttered in the name of public virtue.
Is there q common sense man in this
country who has any trust in this
sort Of virtue?
Year: 1877

up the box to throw for the third and
last time, was as nearly colorless as it
was possible for him to be with his
yellow skin.


Out rolled the dice, and up came
three skies, which made fifty-one


Tommy, my boy, 1 congratulate
you !" cried the planter. "You are
your own and your mothers master |!
Fill up the necessary papers, captain,
and l will sign them. These gentle
men will be the witnesses I"


Twill not attempt to describe the
scene that followed. In the general
satisfaction, one of the toughest look
ing men in the crowd proposed SUBJ
scription for the freed negroes. The
proposition was received with such
favor that in less than five minutes
fifty dollars were collected.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, May %. - Several
days ago letter was received by the
President, purporting to be from j.
r. Lewis, Chief Justice of Washing
ton Territory, resigning that position
and concluding with the remark,
'that on retiring to private life he
was in full accord with the recon-
cilliation policy of the President
Not suspecting the genuineness of
the letter, the President yesterday ap-
pointed Associate Justice Green, of
the same Territory to fill the vacancy
supposed to be occasioned by the al
legged resignation. This morning in
formation was received from Judge
Lewis and others by telegraph pro-
nouncing the letter a forgery and Sem
ator Mitchell represented these facts
to the President who thereupon re-
versed his action of yesterday, thus
continuing Judge Lewis in office.
Year: 1877

Not long ago the Chicago Tribune
pronounced the Gate city the ablest
paper in Iowa, and now comes the
gate CITY and declares that the 1Tib-
0ne Is the boes paper of the North
west. There being NO further busi-
ness before 1t the mutual admiration
society Will now adjourn.
Year: 1877

The INNOCENT LITTLE Cactus
The innocent little cactus is now
reaching out into the glad spring air
IN search of the unwary young man
who wears thin pants and sits down
thoughtlessly to look at the generous
picture of Rocky Mountain sunset.
The cactus doesn't act on the often
sive very much, but the young man
who thinks he can intimidate a cactus
by sitting down on it suddenly and
taking it by surprise, will find, when
1t is everlastingly too late, that life is
indeed a stern reality. = Sunshine
(C0l.) Courier.
Year: 1877

Governor Stone, of the conciliated
State of Mississippi, is indeed great
ly distressed about the murder OF
Judge Chisholm. s'This is the era OF
exclaims the Governor,
waving his hands toward the impla-
cable and bloodthirsty north; "don't,
now don't go to waving the bloody
shirt over the murder of Just
one republican" And then he
fastens a sprig of olive in the button
hole of his coat and calmly waits fol
a foreign mission or something.
Year: 1877

France will doubtless pronounce
overwhelmingly against President
MacMahon at the elections, even if
the Senate gives q majority in favor
Of dissolution, which is very doubtful.
The refusal of the senate to author
ize dissolution would inevitably
cause MacMahons resignation.
Year: 1877

FoR THE LAST TINE There is a
touch of pathos about doing even the
simplest thing for the last time" 1t
is BOT alone kissing the dead that gives
you this strang pain. You feel it when
you have looked your last time upon
some scene you have loved-When you
stand in some quiet city street, where
you know that you will never stand
again. The actor playing bis part for
the last time; the singer whose voice
is hopelessly cracked, and who after
this once will never stand before the sea
of upturned faces disputing the plaudits
with fresher voices and fairer forms
the minister who has preached his last
sermon-these all know the hidden Bit
terness of the two words "never again"
How they come to US on our birthdays
as we grow older Never again young
always nearer and nearer to the very
last-the end which is universal, 1.-THE
last thing" which shall follow all last
things, and turn them, let US hope,
from pain to joys. We put away our
boyish toys with an odd headache. We
were too old to walk any longer on our
stilts-too tall to play marbles on the
sidewalk. Yet there was paug when
we thought We had played with our
merry thoughts for the last time, and
lifo's serious, grown-up work was wait
ing for US, Now we do not want the
lost toys back Life has other and
larger playthiugs for u.s. May it not
be that these, too, shall seem, in the
light of some far off day, as the boyisb
games seem to our manhood, and we
shall learn that death is but the open
ing of the gate into the new land of
promise?