smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

tne sneep-shed- OF remember my
brother Frank?'


"Yes.' -I


And don't you remember, ten years
ago, when he was boy, how he saved
Green's life. Green had got into the
mud-pond. and had already sunk mp
to his chin, and every movement he
made to free himself only sank him
deeper. He had gone out upon log
to get a duck that he had shot and
slipped off. There was no way to reach
him, and no one dared venture after
him. He cried and groaned for help.
His mouth was soon under the mud.
and in a moment more his nostrils
would be under, too. His power to
cry for help was gone, and just as we
expected to see HIM disappear Frank
came running down-he had started
from the house as soon as Green fell in
and threw off his clothes, and then
got man to help him throw long
board out upon the soft mud. Then be
gave the end of a long rope he had got
to the men who had collected on the
shore, and taking the other end he ran
out upon the board, then jumped upon
the log, and then sprang out to where
Green was sinking. He soon made the
rope fast under Green's arms, and then,
hanging on to the blight, he sang out
for those on shore to haul in. Green's
life was saved"


"Yes; I've heard of it often; and
remember it too, for i was quite boy
at the time"


swell, to-day Frank came home.
He had been gone TO Canada for more
than nine years. He came by where
Green was at work, and asked him for
an apple, and just think. the old
wretch turned him away without Civ
ing him even one. OF course, Green
didn't recognize him, and Frank didn't
then choose to make himself known.
The old skinflint must feel nice when
he finds out who it was he turned
away"


Il should think so,'' returned the
other.


"But Mr.. Watts gave him as many
as he wanted" continued young Grey.
THAT Watts is noble man."


THAT he is. You wouldn't find
any one robbing his orchard. Why,
there isn't boy within twenty miles
of here that would do him harm. or
lay hand on anything that belonged
TO him, without permission. Come, let's
be going. It's getting dark"


There was bright tear in the eye of
Mr.. Watts, as he turned to look upon
his companion.


Frank Grey murmured Green,
while his face showed the modification
he felt.


The lesson that had thus been given
to the farmer was not lost upon him.
1t had struck him too forcibly, too
keenly to be forgotten, that kindness
could only be secured by kindness and
forbearance and generous hospitality
commensurate with his means.
Year: 1878

just at dusk the other dismal day
three children the eldest of whom did
not seem to be over ten years old, were
hUddled together on the ricketty steps
of an old house on Beaubien street. A
pedestrian peeped over their heads to
read the number on the door. and the
children looked so frightened that he
asked:


Children where are your father and
mother?"


Fathers been gone off for ever so
long, and mother goes out to wash and
hasn't got home yet," answered the
Oldest, girl.


Sand are you all alOne?"


"Yes, sir, but the baby is on the bed.
He's been asleep an awful long time
and we can't wake him up. If we
could we'd play hide and seek and let
him find u.s."


SIS the baby sick 20 asked the man.


"We don't know, sir, but We can't
wake him up; touched him and touch
ed him, and Charlie he tickled his feet,
but little Sandy never moved once.
guess he is awful sleepy. Don't you
think you could wake him up?'


"I'll try," replied the man as he
went in, and when the girl had lighted
the lamp he followed her into bed.
room in which there was neither car
pet nor furniture. Pushed back against
| the wall was poor old straw tick and
a single quilt. He bent over to look at
the child, and the first glance showed
him that little Sandy was dead. On the
window-sill were some pieces of bread
and a cup Of milk which the children
intended to feed to him. The dead
child's hand clasped a rag doll made Of
an old calico apron, and its Shin little
/ feet ami pale face were evidences that
it had known sickness and hunger
throughout its brief life. While the
children waited for him to open his eyes
and romp with them and drive the
gloom out of the house, the angels had
whispered to him and his eyes had un-
closed to behold the splendors OF
Heaven.


wont he wake upr" asked one of
the children, standing back In the
shadow.


"Children, you mus: not come in here
till your mother comes" he said as he
left the room.


''won't he be afraid to wake up In
the dark?" they asked.


"He will sleep for long time yet"
he whispered, not daring to tell them
the truth, and as he went out they put
the light on the bedroom floor, that
little Sandy might not find the darkness
around him when his sleep had ended.
Poor things! They knew not and they
could not see the crown Of glory on the
dead child's brow-a crown whose
light all the shadows Of the earth can
never darken in the least,
Year: 1878

There's beautiful Isle in the great Sea of


Time
With mountains of beauty, and valleys sublime
Where Peace reigns supreme over sorrow snG
T'is the beautiful Isle of Content
With peace for its motto. its emblem dove
With Hope for its watchword emblasoned


Iabove.l
The hours spesd away in vision Of love -..o
In this glorious Isle of Content
A temptestuous sea is the Ocean OF life.
Where the waves madly break in their billowy
strife:
But beyond the wild scene where confusion ID
rife


Lies the pesce-hallowed Isle of Content.
The winds of Ambition sweep over the mast,
The beadlsnds of Time must in danger be past
But firm at the helm. aud we'l anchor at last
In the harbor OF Peaceful Content
How many, in voyaging over the main.
Turn out from the channel new beauties to


tgain;
But founder al last amid sorrow and pain.
Far away from the Isle of Content
Tho glitter of wealth cleaning brish o'er the
waves,


Ever lures in its wake many storm-driven


Gslaves.
Ere gaining the Isleo Content
Year: 1878

1t is almost as surprising as it is
painful that in England there are
100000 heads of families vainly
throwing their poverty and endurance
against the full bags of the mill
owners. and that in all this shipwreck
there is not a single voice to cry
Land hol' Wheat, and peas. and
beans, and barley, turnips. potatoes,
of all kinds await on the broad fields
for the hand of labor to call forth.
Beef, mutton, fowls-every necessary
of the tame. Fresh air. health, and
home security-all. all lost sight of by
the tortured multitude. Their whole
clinging, despairing thought centred
on the loom, and the spindle. and the
long hours, and the short wages, to
which it would be gladness if the
factory bell would only Summon them


Has common sense died out in Eng.
landl Has the heel of the accurst land
thieves crushed the minds as well as
the bodies of Englishmen Has that
nation become one vast asylum of
lunatiCs What Il sight to see millions
of men "inade after the image of


God looking 1T home at their un-
speakable distress. and abroad at the
fair creation around them. and seeing
no relief in those wide fields now
everywhere bursting into fertility
and beauty. Not voice raised, not
4 finger pointed toward the one. the
only. the secure. the lasting, the hap
pv refuge awaiting them. wooing
them 10 its bosom with a mother 5
love. Nothing between but dark.
and dirty. and stupid Superstition. and
4 handful of ignohle mobiles and dis
honorable "honorables' standing be-
tween them and the light. We talk
not of the scattered fragments of
hired mans,ayers. for ii the Super
stition were gone those would not
stand moment in the way of the
people. That Superstition That
disappearing impiety. Is there no
man IN England, or in Ireland either.
with heart big enough and nerve
strong enough to take it by the throat
and give it a courageous shake or two
and call the combined multitudes to
take a look at it Its seat on dead
mems bones. Who will cry out its
name and point the finger at it Who
will speak to the nations and proclaim
to them that there stands the one
great parent curse the all-prevading
curse of the earth Alas. alas is
there not even in Ireland one patriot
or one priest heroic enough TO speak
out this great truth
Year: 1878

Since 1865 two thousand b0ndhold-
ing bankers have made more money
by the contraction of the currency
than twelve million laborers and
wealth producers combined made by
the expansion of tho war circulation,
and these same bankers and bondhold-
ers. through their hireling press, say
that contraction was necessary, n
much prosperity had naie the people
mad.-Pelin Leeol-ztader.
Year: 1878

40 WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY THE PARTIES


FALL OF STOCKS IN PHILADEiPHIA.


lBr TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIBusE.i


Par ApEIPiIrA, Jan. 20.-A quiet but well defined
feeling has been evident here for the past two days,
both on the street and among prominent operators,
that the coal combination is nothing except mere
form of compact with no power whatsoever to bind
the several parties TO the agreement. This feeling
has been of slow and unwilling growth by reason of
the public faith in President Gowen, who has stated
emphatically upon than occasion lately,
that although no paper was signed at the meeting,
vet the personal honor of each one of the members
was pledged to keep the bargain 10 the letter.


On Saturday afternoon the stocks of the several
coalcarry roads ran down alarmugly, lower than
they have been for long time. In conversation
with prominent coa-dcaler this evening the fol-
lowing statements were made The members OF
the coal combination never intended, and, III fact,
were absolutely afraid to sign their names to tho
agreement before waiting 10 test the general effects
of the movement upon the community Time has
shown that such combination not at all desired
by the buying public no matter how profitable it
might seem to the operators and dealers. What lit
tie support the combination might have earned from
thc public had been lost TO them by the gradual
leaking out of Tue fact that no paper had been
sIgnrd BY the cOmpa,ting parties, turning tho
Whole aif,ur into hugo hasco The present serious
fall O STOCKS IS party tlc result Oh TOuouuctu pun
lie opposition 10 the movement and partly the un-
settling of public confidence by the late attack upon
the Reading Railroad management.


AN ADVANCE IN PRICES.


PurrApELPIiIA, Jan. 20.--rhe Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Co. have advanced the price Of
coal at their retail yards 80 cents. to take effect to-
morrow. This has given rise to considerable uneasi-
ness among the individual opera Ors who state that
the surc is not sufficient to allow the retail men TO
whom they sell, enough margin to make living
proft
Year: 1878

The transfer of General Cox, OF Ohio, to the
Committee on Civn Service Reform in accordance
with the understanding that he, IN connection with some
other members OF that committee have agreed 10 take
hold of the subject Of Civil Service Reform aud Ia woik
out, possible, some legislation OF practical character
Year: 1878

CONGRESS TOILING IN COMMIT IIEt.
NEITHER HOUSE IN SESSION shrURDAf-NoiES


FROM THE COMMITTEE RooHs-MEXlCAN RE


IATIONS.


There was no session of either House Oh
Congress on Saturday, the time being spent
by the various committees at work upon 'he
great mass of bills now before them Inc ap-
plication of the Northern Pacific for more
time was argued, Saturday, by the opponents
of the road. General Pope declares that the
STAFF of the Army of the United States is
necessarily larger than that of the armies OF
other nations, in proportion to its size. The
Diaz Government is waiting to see if the
limited States will not back down.
Year: 1878

NEW LAW PROPOSED FOR THE REGULATION


OF THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.


draft of new Excise law, to be presented by the
Law and Order League to the State Legislature, has
been prepared by Oliver Cotter the Brooklyn agent
of that society. The bill requires each applicant
for license to have his application approved
by twenty-five respectable citizens. who reside in
the election district in which the applicant lives.
They must certify to the good charac-
ter of the person seeking the license and
cannot again intercede for any other applicant In
making application for license to sell ale wine and
beer. the applicant must furnish bonds in the sum
Of $500 and suretes must justify in twice that
real estate The licensed dealer will be liable for
keeping dsorderly place any failure on his part
to strictly observe the law. and his bondsmen will
also be responsible for him.


The fees for liquor. ale. wine and beer are fixed at
not less than $3.50 more than $500. The lowest
grade Of license will not be less than $50
than 800. No licenses are to be
or alisn felon or unpardoned criminal. Druggists
may keep Ave gallons of liquor, to be used only in
prescriptions the certificate of regularly
thorized physician or surgeon Boards of Excise Of
cities throughout the State empowered to appoint
.. general inspector and assistant inspectors
tains shall be inspectors Of excise, in addi-
tion TO their other duties. and shall report
the result of their inspections and as
such the Excise Board. No liquor of any kind will
be allowed to be sold in . bsrroom Sunday. This
clause viii do away 1t is held with the pretences
INDUCED in by many liquor dealers OF selling
temperance beverages on the Sabbath. whereas they
really put . stick in it," No credit shall be re-
covered by law for any quantity Of liquor
under Ave gallons sold in barroom.
This provision will. II il believed do away
with the barroom SLATE. which ruinous weekly
accounts kept for workingmen of tippling pro-
clivities. Wholesale dealers in liquors or ales are
liable to heavy penalty for selling to unlicensed
dealers. upon conviction of their knowing the same
to be unlicensed.


The boards OF health authorized to establish
the standard of purity for wines ales and liquors to
be sold. The standard is to be Published in all the
papers of the cities in English and German The fine inn
posed upon for selling adulteracd
deleterious drugs in liquors. is $500. six
months Imprisonment in the common JAIL or both
at the discretion of the Court The bill proposed in
clndes the Civil Damage act. provides for the con-
unuance of the licenses in force till the date of
their expiration. and repeals all laws conflicting with
it, The three beds system is also done away with.
Year: 1878

Grand Union Hall Seventh avenue between Thirty
fourth and Thirty-ffth streets. was the OF
Francis Nurphys new departure in the temperance
movement III this city. beginning yesterday at noon
witha gospel temperance prayer meeting The hall
is miserably adapted for the purpose with wretched
modes of ingress and egress and little ventila
ton. In the evening it packed to suffocation
and the atmosphere sitting. The Rev. Stephen
II. Tying. Jr opened the service with prayer and af
terward made few remarks cordially welcoming Mr..
Murphy. He particularly requested that there
should be no such demonstrations of pleasure APP
plause as the clappng of hands or the stamping of
feet. This is Gospel temperance work. he said.
"And the work must be thoroughly and religiously
done. Let there be fictitious excitement no re-
sorting to political tricks. This work is religious.
not secular" DIR. Tying then announced that col
lection would be taken up.


Mr.. Murphy stepped forward and in few well
chosen words said he glad to he called to this
part of the city, and thanked Mr. Tying for the cordial
manner in which he had extended the right hand OF
fellowship. Just here the long passage way leading
to the main packed. and great deal OF
fusion and noise came from that direction. MIR.
Murphy was compelled to stop two or three times,
but he took H. as lac takes every thing good naturedly
keep quiet. boys; now. DO good. he said.


Voice-"I can't get out.


"Then stay in, if you can't get out" said Mr..
Murphy; "thais all there is about that


Comparative quiet having been restored Mr..
Murphy talked for about twenty minutes, and then
announced that Us it was evident the accommoda-
tons insufficient for the multitude who wished
to attend the meetings during the week. an overflow
meeting would be heidi every evening in the
Methodist Free Tabernacle in Thirty fourth
street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. and
that he would guarantee to be at both some time
during the service; but he could not tell which he
would be at first. When sgners to the pledge were
called for hundreds pressed forward. among them
being several ladies. One of the incidents that
of old man who led up to the reporters table his
little son, not more than six years old After the lit
tie fellow had registered his name bystander, with
air OF mock sympathy. said to the father, Poor
fellow; does he drink very hard?' Among the
sgners to the pledge Was the policeman assigned to
duty at the hall.
Year: 1878

GEN. SCOTS DAUGHTER.-AccOrding to a
Washington correspondent of New York
paper the true story of the love affair of Miss
Scott, daughter of the late Gen. Winfield Scott,
as related by friend of the family, is much
less romantic than the tale of the g0ssips lately
published. According to this friend, nearly
forty years ago Mrs. Gen. Scott was living in
Paris with her family, the younger daughters
being pupils in the Convent of the Sacred
Heart. She moved in the highest circles of
Partisan society, and her eldest daughter was
known because Of her exceeding beauty and
culture as la belle Americaineh A French
man OF excellent family and considerable
wealth fell in love with Miss Scott His affec
ton was reciprOcated, and with the consent of
Mrs. Scott an engagement of marriage was
made. In visiting the Convent of the Sacred
Heart, where her younger sisters were at
school, Miss Scott became deeply impressed
with the holy life of the Sisters. In a com
paratively short time she was converted, and
and determined to devote her life to the
Church. She sought and obtained release
from her engagement. What became of her
lover is not KNOWN beyond the fact that he
never left Europe. He was reported to have
joined a religious order in Rome. Miss Scott
returned to the United States with her mother
shortly afterwards and was admitted to the
Convent OF the Visitation at Georgetown.
She was in delicate health when, on the I'd of
October, lS4, she received the habit of the
novice, and on the 18th of August, 1915, She
died OF cOnSumptiOn,
Year: 1878

The Work ON TIE EADs' JETTIEs has been
suspended in consequence of the yellow fever
cases had occurred, with one death, when a
panic caused the dispersion of the men. The
engineer and gang foreman took the boat on
"wednesday. Many OF the labOrers have ar
rived at New Orleans, and two were admitted
to the Charity hospital. The lighthouse keeper
and his wife and daughter are down with the
Year: 1878

THE POST OF HONOR Is THE PRIVATE STA
TION.-The Herald nOmInateS a number
New York editors for mayor of the city. 1t
seems to US, on the contrary, that the proper
place for journalist is in his own office, where
he may effectually watch the man who is in the
MAYORS office-[N Y Erenino Post
Year: 1878

THE CAPTAIN COMPANY had not seen much
service, and one morning the federal cavalry
could they broke, ran, and rallied i'm Suuads
and fired. Some of the boys Were wounded a
few were killed. The captain, who was red
his face was as red rs his head He saw the
crisis. So he took a position i'm the middle of
the road, and waving his sword, he made this
order to his troops: Men, for God Almighty's
sake, quit shooting; it only makes them
worse FL MenlphiS Avalanche.
Year: 1878

THE BANKERS ASSOCIATION, in session at
Saratoga, yesterday, after some little oppO-
stion, unanimously adopted resolutions hail
ing the neal. approach of the day fixed for
resumption of specie payments as an event of
the highest significance to the prosperity and
welfare OF the whole nation, because it Is the
only means by which industry, trade and gen
eral tranquility and contentment can be re-
stored to the people, and pledging the aid and
support OF the association to the government
in return to specie standard in the trans
action OF the financial affairs of the country


HARD On THE OLD MAN. is the general
verdict of Cincinnati upon the suspension of
r. M: Bishop & Co., whose head is the COVER
nor OF Ohio-a firm that from small begin
nings has grown to do the largest wholesale
grocery business in the city. selling some
times over three millions year, and has never
failed to meet an obligation until last Satur-
day. Shrinkage In real estate was at the bot
tom OF It, the firm having built a block that
cost $25O,000 in flush times which would not
bring $4,000 at forced sale now; bad debts
liabilities foot up about $3.50 900, nearly half in
New York, and 40 cents on the dollar IS prOba-
bly, as much as the creditors will get-[Spri1a0-
field Republican.
Year: 1878

4 frat-class paDer-mIl is now in opera
ton at Stockton, Cal, turning out some
1900 pounds day It IS 70 be hoped
that the new mill win soon experiment on
making paper from the fbre Of the yucca
which grows SO abpndantly or The desert
Of the Colorado river Other mills have
used i with entire success.
Year: 1878

The Russian OF late have become the
most liberal patrons of the inventions of the
age. Notwithstanding the existence of a
powerful gas corporation in st. Petersburg,
the Electrician says that preparations are in
progress in that capital for Illuminating
the streets by means Of Joblachkoff-s elec-
trio light II has been determined 10 adopt
the new system OF lighting, on account of
its superior brilliancy and its greateconomy
BY means Of the new light not only the
main streets, but also the minor ones and
the alleys will be Illuminated as with the
suns rays,
Year: 1878

in the dredging machine contracts re.
ferred TO. while he was at the same
time surety of the party to whom the
contract was nominaIly given. Out
side of this technical matter there had
been nothing whatever improper in
his business relations with the bureau.
This is the substance OF all the testi-
mony taken SO far.


The facts in the case OF the contracts
with the Boston Iron Company are
believed to evidence the most fragrant
violation of law. and it not explained
or modified by something the commit.
tee have not yet found ia the records
of the Navy Department, may prove.
il is said, the basis of the long threat.
ened proceedings against ex-Secretary
kebeson for NAL administration OF
his office.
Year: 1878

as you buy for cash in New York, and there be-
ing no remnants to take of the profits, en-
abled to sell on very small commission, and most
invite the public to examine stock.
and satisfy themselves.
Year: 1878

Oil CT cinnamon dropped on warts
three or four times day will cause
their disappearance, however hard,
large or dense they may be. The ap-
plication gives rise to neither pain nor
suppuration, and is pleasant per.
fume,