smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878


And bent with the chill Of the winter day;
The street was wet with a recent snow,
And the woman's feet were aged and slow.
She stood at the crossing, and waited long,
Alone, uncared for, amid the thrOng
Of human beings who passed her by,
Nor needed the glance of her anxious eye.
Down the street. with laughter and shout
Glad in the freedom of = school let out
Came the boys, like flock of sheep,
Hailing the snow piled white and deep.
Past the woman so old and gray
fastened the children on their way.
Nor offered a helping hand to her.
30 meek. so timid, afraid to stir
Lest the carriage wheels or the horses feet
Should crowd her down in the slippery street.
At last came one of the merry troop
The gayest laddie of all the group;
He paused beside her, and whispered low,
IN help you across. If you wish to GO"
Her aged hand on his strong young arm
She placed, and SO, without hurt or harm.
He guided the trembling feet along,
Proud that his own were firm and strong.
Then back again to his friends he went,
His young heart happy and well content.
"She's somebody's mother boys, you know,
For all she aged and poor and slow;
And hope some fellow will lend a hand
To help mY mother, you understand,
If ever she's poor and old and gray,
When her own dear boy is far away"
And somebody's mother" bowed low her head
In her home that night, and the prayer she said
Was, "Gcd, be kind to the noble boy,
Who is somebody's son and pride and joyr'


-HdrDer's Weekly.
Year: 1878

The Watertown IN. ~ Times tells
this story: ga rather ludicrous sight
was witnessed, while ago, on the top
of an incoming freight train. The con-
ductor of the train had ordered a brake
man, very green hand, to the head of
the train, there to repeat all signals to
the engineer as given by him (the con-
ductor) to the brakeman on the back OF
the train. The last brakeman was a
comical genius, SO he determined to
have some fun with greeny.' The first
few signals necessary to the running OF
the train were all right, but soon the
end brakeman commenced his fun. He
lay down on the top of the car and
rolled over, 'Greeny,' on the other
end of the train, thinking it was sig
nal, did likewise. The end brakeman's
leg went up in the air, then the other
leg went up, then both legs together,
then a yell, then both legs commenced
to kick, and grand kicking match
commenced. 'Greeny' took all this
maneuvering of the end brakeman as
signaling, and repeated accordingly.
Thus they were drawn into town, Hat
on their backs and kicking in the air"
Year: 1878

Only rosebud, telling


Its story of loye and youth;
Only an ivy clinging


With the steadfast grasp of trrti
Only lily. repeating


The Masters blessed word;
Only a daisy. uplifting


Its golden head to God:
Only a pansy, perplexing


Our minds with its human air;
Only a violet, bending


Its head in silent prayer;
Only windflower, dying


When its frail young life is done
Only an amaranth. pointing


To the land beyond the SUM-
Fair in its passing beauty.


Spotless and pure in heart;
Knowing its God given duty,


Filling its humble part,
1t teaches its simple lesson


In the dark or shining hours,
While we in our pride and blindues;
Say lightly. It's only flower.
Year: 1878

at the hour Of ten O'Clock. A. NJ, OF said day. for
the purpose of nominating = candidate for Dele
gate TO Congress, and for the transaction Of such
other business as will properly come before IL.


The Committee has nxed the spportionment OF
Delegates 10 said Convention IS follows: One
delegate at large for every county M the Terri
tory snd one additional delega'e for every one
husdred votes and for every majority portion OF
one hundred votes cast in each county At the gen.
era election In 1916. for the Republican Candi-
data FOR Delegate TO Congress. Upon this basis
the various Counties of the Territory Will De en-
titled TO representation in said Convention Is foi
Year: 1878

cult because when he had suspicioued
that letter was being sent for the
purpose of asking for information of
one previously sent. but lost, be would
appropriate it. In some c.ees where he
found the letters WAS no use to him,
he would reseal it and turn IT into the
ofice again. Doing it on q Wholesale
basis. the envelopes and their contents
would get mixed. aud checks given up
Tor lost would suddenly be recovered BY
parties who had nothing to do with
them. This produced a new confusion,
and Utterly upset the theories Of those
who were seeking to discover the thief.


Tarm Kuen Hoo had been out from
China about four months. He was .
deputy under his uncle, Dsin Sung,
who has the charge of the Chinese
Department in the Company. He
went amongst the Chimes quarter to
receipt for parcels, collected and dis
tributed letters.


The result Of the discovery has been
the enforcement of more stringent
rules and checks. The Company in
the matter have spared neither money,
time nor skilled assistance in ferreting
out rascal whose exceeding adroituess
10 manipulating letters bahind the
counter rendered detection we'll nigh
impossible. Great credit i, also due to
the Detectives for the skillsul manner
in which they entrsppsd the thief.
Year: 1878

thought Charles was little out of his head whom he bought Rottietown, are eddying around and wishing they had boon or might be afflicted In the same way.

 That postal eard business caused the ones who thought they were found out to BLUSH; and well 1t might; 1t Is enough to make a marble statue blush and hung It's head in shame. The ex- cuse Is, that the card was dropped acci- dentally. Perhaps one address was erased and the other one substituted in the same way; 1t would have to Do to make the excuse tally with the facts.

 The Methodist Conference did not see fit to make any appointment for this place and so the society will have to depend on local talent and such other as we can borrow from Sandy Hook and the surrounding villages, As MT. Nun son, who proached here the past year. was also left without m appointment would it be well for the society to make some arrangement with him for the year?
Year: 1878

All correspondents who hayo hereto fore sent their communications for the BEE. to Bethel, will please send after this date direct to NRwTowN BEE, Box E, Newtown, Conn. We would respect fully request of all of our friends who have not as yet sent items to this paper to do so as we will be thankful for all such favors. Letters sent in early will receive prompt attention.
Year: 1878

A Nimrod who has been in the
habit of hunting deer in the Adiron-
dack mountains, is of the opinion that
the deer is often Ihore than match for
a dog in sagacity. The deer seems to be
well aware that the dog is guided by
his faculty of scent in tracking him
and all the deer's efforts are directed to
battling and thwarting this keen and
wonderful sense with which the dog is
gifted.


With this purpose the deer will often
make enormous leaps, or run around in
a circle so as to confuse and puzzle his
pursucrs. He will mount stone wall,
aware that the dog cannot scent him so
well on the rock as on the grass. If he
can find pond or stream of water, the
deer will plunge in and swim long
distance, so that the dog may lose his
trail.


1t is a joyful sound to the poor,
hunted deer when the dogs send up
that sad, dismal howl, which they give
utterance to when they lose all scent of
the deer, and despair of finding it. He
is then happy deer. He hides quietly
in some covert among the bushes, and
he will take care tOplace himself where
the wind will carry ali odOrs of his body
away from the direction where he sup
poses the dogs to be.
Year: 1878

Things are upset. The breakfast was
very late. There was last night or
early this morning an unwonted stir or
hustle in that house-a hurrying to and
fro, tramping of feet, slamming of
doors, cleaning of lights from room
to room, the sound of strange voices
and noise of carriage wheels. am
aroused by all this confusion, and then
told TO ''lie still and go to sleep" l
wonder what they think child is made
of. Under circumstances utterly i'm
possible for grown person to be quiet
and composed, l am always told to ''lie
down and go to Sleep"


If the house is on fire or a murder is
being committed i'm the next room /
must be still and go to sleep until it is
somebody's pleasure to come and take
me out of the way. Or if any explana-
tions of occurrences extraordinary are
vouchsafed, L am always told some
trumpery story whose bottom falls out
In time. / have come now to distrust
the whole breed of grown-up people.


The morning has come; / am denied
access to my mothers room; 1 am told
she is sick; strange people are about
the house. A large, important looking
woman bustles in and out of the cham
ber: she seems to be in authority. /
hate her. She disposes of me at once.
am told to be a good boy, to go and
play, to make no noise and keep out of
the way, all of which are at present i'm
possibilities in mypresent state of mind.


Father, too, is home, for wonder,
on week day. But he seems of little
Year: 1878

The turning of slabs Of slate into imi-
tations of marble has now become an
important industry. The slabs of slate
are first surfaced by a planer, and
brought to the required thickness, and
patterns are then laid upon the slabs,
and the mallet and chisel work out the
desired forms and mouldings. The
peculiar feature in the operation, how
ever, is the marbleizing. The material
for the latter is prepared in a vat, and
the slab is let down the composition
which adheres TO the surface of the
slate; the slab is next baked in an oven
for one night, then coated with var
nish, manufactured for this special pur
pose, and after six repetitions Of these
processes, it is finally removed and pol
ished, the surface presenting, as is we'll
known, beautiful appearance, and so
firmly united to the slate is this coating
that it cannot be scaled or Clipped OF
without taking the slaty particles with
il.
Year: 1878

1t is the penny saved more than the
penny earned that enriches; it is the
sheet turned when the first threads
break, that wears the longest; it is the
damper closed when the cooking is
done that stops the dollars dropping in
the coal bin /; it is the lamp or gas burned
low, when not in use, that gives you
pin-money for the month it is the care
in making the coffee that makes three
spoonsfuls go as far as telcup ordi-
narily; it is the walking one or six
blocks, instead of taking cab or Omni-
bus, that adds strength to your body
and money to your purse; it is the
careful mending of each weeks wash
that gives ease to your conscience and
length of days to your garments; and
last of all, it is the constant care exer-
cised over every part of your household,
and constant endeavor to improve and
apply your best powers to your work,
that alone gives peace and prosperity
to the family.
Year: 1878

Hair cloth is made from nair of horses
tails, which is brought, some Of it from
South America, but more from Russia.
In the latter country it is collected at
the great fairs of Mimi NovgOrod and
Isbilt. 1t is of all shades of color, and
for use is dyed black. The poorest
quality sells for about 80 cents pound !;
the best for 81, the price rapidly in
creasing as the length exceeds twenty
four inches. In the fabrication of hair
cloth the hair is wet with water, and
when well soaked is put in the loom to
be woven with cotton warp. The
weaving mechanism is SO perfect in its
operation that If one of the hairs FORM
ing the weft is missed, the device acting
upon it continues to work until it has
grasped it, all the other parts Of the
machine standing still.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


CLEVELAND, Dec. ga gentle westerly
breeze and fine snow heralded the day for
Cleveland as it is set apart for the celebra,
ton of the opening of the Viaduct or High
Bridge, of $2160,OO0 cost and length of
2, 46l feet over all. The draw bridge is 332
feet long and 68 feet above high water The
carriage way is plenty wide enough for four
teams abreast, and the space for foot pas
sengers on each side is of ample width.


The structure unites the two parts of the
city so as to avoid the river, canal and rail
road crossings at the bot ON of the valley,
and will greatly lessen the number of casu-
alties, as we'll as increase inter traffic, and
much enhance the value of the West Side
for residences and the East Side for retail
trade. The law as it stands makes 1t toll
bridge. But it is likely that vote of
the city upon this point will be taken, and
make it free. The interest on the bonds is
$4,000 per arnum. An immense throng
from far and near will attend the doings.
This mornings Leader has three excellent
cuts of the viaduct, also cut of Cleveland
in 1900; two of 1888. and one of 1885 of the
only bridge then existing.


At II 80 a. m. the city has abandoned all
business, while the great bridge is formally
being turned over. The procession, civic
and military is immense, and the tlrong of
spectators is something like that at the mn
yelling of the Commodore Perry monu
ment. The march across the viaduct is lust
starting.
Year: 1878

opened up as they were awhile back, and
say Il a they are willing to close out the
labors of the Committee as soon as the Dem
ocrats desire. In connection with this
comes the report that the Democrats have
obtained some new evidence equally as bad
as the cipher kilograms pretend to be.
Year: 1878

Some details of the life of the late Sam
uel c. Perkins, one of the aldermen OF
the city of Boston which have been pub
lished since his death, are of great inter-
est:


"In all respects be was self-made man.
In his boy hood, under the influence Of =
laudable ambition, he visited California.
in the hope of making his way In the
world; but. disappointed in his expecta-
tions of obtaining better employment, be
cheerfully took upon himself the duties Of
drayman in the streets of San Francisco
until such time as he could earn money
enough to pay his passage home. Upon
the morning of his return to Boston an ad-
vertisement of boy wanted" In morn
ing paper attracted his attention, and he
found the store, long before it was opened,
and sat down upon the steps awaiting the
arrival of the proprietors, lest he should
lose the chance of employmen Upon pre-
senting himself he was informed that he
was.older and larger than the advertise
ment called for. But he told his story in
such frank and candid manner ,(conclud-
ing with the statement that he was willing
to do any honest work for an honest boys
pay; would like q chance to try); thst be
at once secured an engagement. In two
years from that time, after various promo
tons in consequence of his capacity for
business, he was admitted to . partner
ship in the great establishment Of Phillips
Sampson & Co., which was then the head
centre of the literati of Boston, and ap-
parently in the full tide of business pros
perity. As prosperity came to him he
never forgot the day of small things. He
remembered the poor in their Affections
and never turned deaf ear to the cry of
distress. II there was sick man or q
sick woman known to him who could be
benefited by air and exercise. his carriage
and horses were at their disposal, and il
seemed to be his especial delight TO 70
about doing good. As public officer. q
well as in private life, he was above re-
proach. While at home he looked we'll 70
the ways of his household, and ate not the
bread of idleness.' So in official life, he
sought only the welfare Of the city through
an honest and faithful administration Of
its affairs" .f stH1a
Year: 1878

Wishing to prepare themselves for the practical duties OF m
passed facilities Students learn jus, what they need
receives separate instruction. and thus advance rap
not being kept back by those more deficient
Year: 1878

A word to the business men of St. Paul.


This is your harvest time. During
the present week over hundred
thousand people will visit the
the city to attend the fair of the State Agri-
cultural society. They will come here to see
the sights of the city, and many of them to
purchase goods. They will expect to have
fair treatment, and it is the policy of st.
Paul merchants to extend to them every
favor in their power. But there will be a
disposition among some to make hay while
the sun shines-to take advantage of the
occasion to put an extra dime or an extra
dollar upon the price of commodities offered
for sale, forgetting that they will
be thereby gaining dollar now at the cost
of hundred dollars in the future,
There will be legitimate opportunity to
make good deal of money during the week.
There will also be an opportunity to make
considerable money by extortion. We have
too much confidence in the good sense of
our merchants to suppose that they will take
advantage of the opportunity to make money
illegitimately. They can discern that by fair
dealing at such time as this they can lay
the foundations for future trade that will
be both creditable to the city and profitable
to themselves.


There is no time like the fair time for
building up trade. The attractions of the
exhibition draw to the city many thousands
of people who would otherwise never visit
st. Paul. They come and see the
goods displayed in our stores;
they examine the quality and
learn the prices. They find, perhaps, that
they can buy better goods at cheaper rates
than they can in other markets. They may
make a few purchases at this time, and talk
to their neighbors and friends about the
matter, and come back next week or next
month and make further purchases. If fthey
are dealt with honorably now, they will for.
ever remain firm friends of the city of St
Paul in general, and the merchants with
whom they deal in particular, but if they
find disposition to take advantage of them
even in the smallest degree, they will con.
ceive dislike to our business men and te
the city at large, and hereafter within ole
their patronage. Square dealing at this
time will pay. Be not penny wise ani
pound foolish, but deal above the board.
Year: 1878

HERE is another of John Sherman's
methods for casting discredit upon the gov
ernment money. The assistant treasurers
announce that they will exchange standard
silver dollars for greenbacks to any amount
provided guarantee is given by the pur-
chaser that the silver will not be used for
the payment of duties. Now the law ex-
pressly declares that the standard silver dol
lar shall be received for duties on imports,
and John Sherman has no right to place any
distractions in the way of it's employment
for that purpose. When he does SO he vio-
lates the law in addition to casting slur
upon the credit of the nation, whose chief
financial officer he is. He talks loudly of
honest money, but is the worst foe to honest
money in the country.
Year: 1878

The Treasurer of the Board of Education
informs the public where the money is, but
omits all mention about interest The fol-
lowing clause of the law appears to have
escaped his attention.


Be it enacted by the legislature of the State
of Minnesota:


SECTION l. That it shall be the duty of the
treasurer OF the board of education of the city
of st. Paul to loan at interest all funds in his
hands belonging to the board of education, under
the like conditions as are provided for the de-
posits at interest by the county treasurer of
funds in their hands, under the general laws
relating thereto, appraved March tenth (1O),
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three
llS73l.
Year: 1878

The Massachusetts, Democrats have turn
ed the cold shoulder to Butler, and don't
propose to have any truck with him. Ben
hoped to be able to capture the votes of the
Democrats, but as they have, by consistent
course in favor of economy and reform in
the State administration, increased their vote
from 10000 to over 100000 within seven
years, they think they can afford to hoe their
own row without any assistance from rene
gades or demagogues of the Butler stripe.
Year: 1878

every department. of hfe-in the
family and the social circle, in all the rami-


1catlons of business. But the inevitable
reaction has come; we have run our course.
The rich have become very rich. They have,
like sponge, absorbed the substance of the
country. Protection to American industry
has proved ruinous to every man compelled
to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.
He has borne the burdens of taxation upon
his own shoulders. The business man has
been obliged to curtail his expenses and to
cut down his extravagant establishment. The
bottom has fallen out of the values in every
city in the land, and the bankrupt courts
have been compelled to wind up the business
of one-third of all the merchants from
Maine to California, from Minnesota to the
Gulf. We are getting down to hard
pan = going back to the place we
never should have left. The errors of the
past are being seen, and although the only
remedy is to wash the slate and start afresh,
we find that we must do SO.


1t will do no good to cry over split milk.
What has been done is beyond recall. We
can only adopt corrective measures. We
must see to it that the party which has
Inflicted SO much that is evil upon the coun-
try is retired, and we must see that the par
ty under whose conduct the nation 80 long
enjoyed commercial prosperity and uniform
stability shall be placed in power. We
must see that the legislation which is the di-
rect cause of all our woes is repealed; that
our tariff is placed upon a revenue
basis; that our currency is made
stable and reliable. We must demand that
the government honor its own credit, that
the stamp of the government upon currency
shall be guarantee of its value. It will not
do to exalt one currency issue and to debase
another. Our currency must be of uniform
value. The national banks, which draw an
immense revenue from the people without
returning an equivalent, must be blotted out,
and the government must assume the pre-
rcgative, which it alone possesses, of issuing
the currency of the people. We must re-
lnaugurate the reign of economy. Extraya-
gance in the government establishment must
be frowned down. The army of Office hold
ers must be cut down, and the government
service must be redeemed from the imputa-
tlon-at present we'll deserved-of being a
hospital for decayed politicians and business
imbec!les. We must make whip of thongs
and drive out those who have made of the
temple of the people den of thieves.
Year: 1878

KEARNEy had an audience of about three
hundred at Baltimore, and after passing
around the hat he found that he had only
twenty-five cents. The wild ass of the sand
lots is apparently losing his grip.
Year: 1878

CoNK11NG wants the Republicans of New
York to consider his candidacy as secondary
to the success of the party. This is wonder
fully gracious on Conkling's part. He be-
gins to realize, evidently, that if the Repub-
i1can party is beaten he will stand little
chance of an election. Can it be that he
has lost the good opinion of his own omnip-
otence which he has for so long held2
Year: 1878

THERE is one consolation that the people
of the South will have. Though they may
be afflicted with the yellow fever, they are
not bothered with numerous lot of candi-
dates who persist in buzzing them, kissing
the children and otherwise making them
selves obnoxious.
Year: 1878

WHEN the candidates for the Senatorship
in Rhode Island range themselves in Indian
file they stretch from one extreme of the
State to the other, even though they stand
Spoon fashion