smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

these: She was born in the city of
Syracuse, New York, her maiden
name being Annie Stone. She was
the eldest daughter of shoe deal
er, a man with a good business and
in easy circumstances. Annie was
given liberal education and early
manifested considerable literary
taste. Her great beauty and at
tractive manners soon drew around
her many admirers and exposed
her to temptations which resulted
in her ruin. At the early age of
fifteen she was seduced by a young
man in Syracuse, and is supposed
to have been his mistress for some
time. Afterward she became a
public prostitute, and went to Gin
cinnati, where she soon became well
known. During her stay there she
was an inmate Of an establishment
kept by Miss Frank Wright. Her
numerous diamonds, received from
her many admirers, gave to her the
soubriquet Of Diamond Bessie. "


She first met Rothschild at Hot
Springs, about fifteen months before
the fatal event. Rothschild soon
gained strange ascendancy over
her, which was continued until her
death, in spite Of most cruel treat.
ment. It's on record In the JUS
tiee Court of Cincinnati that he
frequently beat her and abused her
shamefully; that while the Repub-
liean Convention was in session at
Cincinnati he demanded that she
should give him $50 per day, and
when she failed to do this he fell
upon her in great rage and treated
her so violently that he was put
under arrest.


About fortnight before the
murder the pair left Cincinnati and
went to Danville, Indiana, where
they we're married. Thence they
came to Texas, and the tragedy
transpired as above stated.


AT the time Of her death Bessie
was twenty-three years of age and
still very beautiful. But she had
become somewhat addicted to the
use of stimulants, and and at times
drank very hard. She is believed
to have been partially intoxicated
when she was led away to the
woods.


This case has attracted more at
tention than almost any murder
ever committed in Texas, and if
the trial proceeds it will be watched
with deep interest. The evidence
will probably be much the same as
that adduced in the habeas corpus
trial before Judge Estes, last sum-
mer, and given to the readers Of the
Commercial by special reporter,
though new testimony will un-
doubtedly be added.


Judge Estes has reputation fol
integrity and iirmness which vii


give the people much confidence in
his court.
Year: 1878

home, but was brought back; and
after this she only thought Of the
most efficient manner Of wreaking
her vengeance. She thought OF
poisoning her stepmether, but that,
on reflection, she felt, would be no
real punishment, and then it was
that she determined to murder the
poor lady'S boy, her only child. A
dreadful story this; but who can
fail to pity the depths of household
misery which it denotes? At her
arraignment Constance Kent per-
sisted in pleading "guilty." Had
the plea been mot guilty." itwould,
| suppose, have been my most pain
full duty to have told the court the
tragic history which l now tell you,
in the belief that it can give no
pain to those concerned in it, and
that it is mischieYous that so great
and notorious a crime should re.
main unexplained.
Year: 1878

gitshman's View.


r. W. Dale in the Nineteenth Century


That the Roman Cathulic hierarchy
should so far renounce the traditions OF
their church as to solicit the attendance
of the children of Roman Catholic pa
rents at schools which are not under the
control Of the priests is very improbable.
That, with oil the difficulties created hy
the rivalry of the public system, they
should abandon the hope of obtaining
assistance for their own parochial
schools from the public funds is equally
improbable. The conflict appears to
have come to an end for the present, ard
to renew it Immediately would seem
useless. But the political troubles Of
America are not over. The two existing
political parties are rapidly disselyiBg,
and within few years they will have to
be reconstructed, probably under new
names, aud certainly on new principles.


The priesthood will watch for their
occasion, and will grasp it. In many OF
the States the Catholic voters are 80
numerous that politicians will be under
strong temptation to purchase their
support Here and there the denomi-
nstionalsts may win a temporary vic.
tory. But on the whole l have a firm
belief thst with whatever persistency
and energy the struggle may be sus
tanned, the general defeat Of the priests
is certain. For the American people to
surrender their common school system
would be to confess that they are a con-
quered race 1t would be to acknowledge
that Roman Catholic immigrants from
Europe have been strong enough to
trample under foot the proudest tradi-
tons and to destroy the dearest institu-
tions Of the republic. 1t would imply a
complete revolution in the spirit ard
temper and habits Of the nation.
Year: 1878

Rothschild is the son of wealthy
ieweler, who does business con
Fourth street, Cincinnati. He is
now about twenty. three years old.
The most known about his life is
that he was a wild, dissipated young
fellow, and was disowned by his
parents during the year preceding
the murder. AT one time he was a
travelling salesman for a New York
notion house, but lost his position
through dissipation.


After leaving Jefferson he went
to Memphis, aud thence to New
York, and afterward returned to
Cincinnati. When the detectives
learned his whereabouts in this
city, they instructed a saloon-keeper
at a place where Rothschild fire.
quented to ask him what had be-
come of his sweetheart. Rothschild
replied that he didn't know; that
he had heard that she had COM
mitted suicide somewhere down
South. Shortly after this he went
directly across the street into an
open yard, and made the attempt
at suicide. He had been drinking
during the day, and was consider
ably excited. When he became
conscious, and was asked why he
shot himself, he replied that two
men had been following him all
day, and he couldn't get rid Of
them.


The difficulties encountered by
the Texas officials in getting him
out of his fathers house, to the
hospital and out of the State, are
well known to most of the read.
ers Of the Cincinnati Commercial


BEssIE's HISTORY.


The history of Bessie's life is q
sad story of sin, sorrow and bloody
tragedy. The facts which are now
given to the public for the FIRST
time, we believe, and which we have
on themost reliable authority, are
Year: 1878

A CHICAGO inventor recently made a
small fan wheel, to be placed in the La:
to keep the head cool in warm weather
He set it going on his own hat, and the
first thing he knew his hair was wound
up in the machinery. The spring was
very stiff, and before he could release
himself, a part of his hair was pulled ont
by the roots
Year: 1878

GENUINE HONESTY. - Some men are
honest because they dare not be otherwise.
The man who is honest when honesty is
the best policy is not really an honest
man. Honesty is not swervins policy.
but stable principle. An honest man is
honest from his soul, nor designs to stoop
to meanness, though great results hang
on the petty fraud.
Year: 1878

in this direction seems to be greater
from year to year, and, while the Incl
dental necessities of the trade will al
ways find something for an electro. gild-
er or platter to do, it is yet evident that
the business in Boston can never be-
come very extensive one. Another
thing is unfavorable to IL; many arti-
cles which were formerly silvercd are
now nickel-plated, and, as this process


is the monopoly of company, electro
platers generally cannot add it ms q
branch to their present business. = Dos-
ton Herald.
Year: 1878

IA baby in the house is well spring
ot pleasure Please cut this out aud
paste 1t on the goosc-grease bottle, So
that You may be gently admonished TO
take correct view of the situation the
next time yon have to get up at twelve
o'clock at night on account of the we'll
spring showing croupy symptoms.
Year: 1878

In the atmosphere experienced here during the
summer months, the lethaIgy produced by the heat
takes away the desire for wholesome food, and
frequent perspirations reduce bodily energy par
tcularly those suffering from the effects OF debili-
ting diseases. In order to keep a natural health
full activity of the system must resort to srtlf-
cial means. For this purpose Schenck's Sea Weed
Tonic is very effectua. few doses will create an
appetite and give fresh vgor the enervated body


For dyspepsia, it is invaluable. Many eminent
physicians have doubted whether dyspepsia can be
permanently cured by the drugs which are gener.
ally employed for that purpose. The Sea Weed
Tonic in its nature s totally different from such
drugs. 1t contains no corrosive minerals or acids


in fact it assists the regular operations of nature


and supplies her deficiencies. The tonic in its na-
ture much resembles the gastric juice that it lie
almost identical with that fluid. The gastric juice
is the natural solvent which, in healthy condition
Of the body causes the food to be digested; and
when this juice is not excreted in sufficient quaint


ties Indigestion with all its distressing symptoms
follow. The Sea Weed Tonic performs the duty
of the gastric juice when the latter is deficient


Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic cold by all Druggists
Year: 1878

The merits Of this article should be known to all
1t Is rich in Phospates entirely soluble and is NOT
FARINACEOUS. The best artificial food known
for the rearing of infants and children. Price Loo
nor battle. Trial al m cpnts
Year: 1878

AMENDMENTS TO THE CHAaTER.-Ws omit
ed to state on yesterday that one OF the
amendments proposed TO the city charter
is that no standing committee of the City
Council shall consist OF more than seven
members. The Committee on Streets Is
now composed OF twelve.
Year: 1878

A well-known Sacramentan who
had been out with tho boys until
about three clock in tho morning
felt q trihe uneasy as to what his
wife would say upon the subject
and determined to adopt o little
piece OF strategy.


He entered the house cautiously,
noiselessly removed his boots, and
then made his way to their bedroom.
He was not 30 obfuscated but then
he knew it would be dangerous to
attempt to get into bed, so after dis
robing he took up position by the
side Of the baby's cradle and began
rocking it like a 46 er.


His wife, aroused by the noise,
discovered him, rs it was part OF
deep-laid plan she should, and call
oil out:


"why, what on earth are you do
ing =


"Doing 2 he replied, keeping the
kinks out OF his tongue by an almost
superhuman effort "doing ! I'm
trying to get this-baby asleep
She's been crying half and hour,
and you've slept through it all.


His air Of righteous indignation
was we'll put on, but it wouldn't dc
luck was against him.


"What do you mean T. his better
half sternly responded. "Ive go,
the baby in bed here with me and
she hasn't cried tonight When die
you como home Z
Year: 1878

A fvs,year-old daughter stood
watching her baby brother who was
making a great fuss over having his
face washed. The little miss at
length lot her patience, and stamp
ing her tiny foot, said, "You think
you have lots OF trouble, but you
don't know anything about it. Wait
till you are big enough to got a
lickin, and then you'll see-won't
he, mamma 2
Year: 1878

City Treasurer Vincent ran away to
sea once, when he was boy, and sailed
before the mast to Liverpool, which at
that time he thought was the wickedest
place in the world. Healso sailed up the
Hudson river and at Sing Sing ate his
first oysters, which he obtained by diving
into the water and pulling them from
their rocky beds. No oysters he has eat
en- since ever tasted as good as those he
ate at Sing Sing.
Year: 1878

''Consummate" Is good word, and was used by II young soclety gentleman Of this place, whe declined a biscuit at supper last evening with the remark, Not now Twill con summate one after anhllc.v
Year: 1878

Our people are now taking their usual after having vacation some of them initiating 'L. G.'s' example by going to camp meeting. No, brother ''L e., was not there, and if I had been you might never hay e recognizedm

 Potatoes in our vicinity are pretty light crop small in size and small in number. I hear from various quarters, also, that they are rotting badly, all of which will tend to make them bring good price.

 In my last communication I said our postmaster opened a paper suspecting there was fraud therein, upon reading which some of our people were much displeased and seem ed disposed to doubt the truth of the statement laying great stress upon the word suspected" as I used it. Now would state that report nothing but what suppose, to be fact but I find that our postmaster ''did not open the paper suspecting it contained fraud but he did so simply to read the paper and happened to find the writing" This say in justice to the recipient of the paper. Before I stated as I understood, from rumors atloat, now state as know, from our postmaster himself. The apple cropis good this year and the prospect is that the temperance workers will not make much difference with the amount of apple juice usually put up for aVinegar?" A1ass ts5R LACE
Year: 1878

spring is :rying season. Indications of sickness
should at once be attended to. Fatal diseases may
be caused by allowing the bowels to become con-
stipated and the system to remain in disordered
condition. until the disorder has time to develope
Itself An ounce of prevention is worth pound of
cure, is an old truthful saying Therefore, we ad-
wise all who are troubled with the complaints now
very prevalent-headache, indigestion, disordered
liver, want of appetite, nausea or feyersh skin
to take, without delay, Shenck's Mandrake Pills.
We know Of no remedy so harmless and decisive
in its action 1t at once strikes at the root Of the
disease and produces a healthy tone to he system
People never need suffer from any disease arising
from disordered condition of the liver they would
take this excellent medicine when they feel the
first indications of the malady. Families leaving
home for the summer months should take three o.
four boxes ofsthe pills with them. They have al
almost instantaneous effect. They will relieve the
patient of headache in one or two hours, and vii
rapidly cleanse the liver of surrounding bile, and
will effectually prevent bilious attack. They art
sold by all druggists.
Year: 1878

New YORK, May 6.-In- view of the
rumor that Russia is preprring feet on
the Pacific coast to be ready in the event
of war with England. the following dis
patch from Yokahsma, Japan. may have
significance; it was received by ship
owner of this city from the master OF his
bark" things look warlike here; can sell
the vessel to good advantage; answer
what you will take


New YORK, May 6-Two inmates of q
lunatic asylum on Blackwell's Island have
died and one is seriously i'll from drinking
mixture of ale and chloroform surrep.
titiously secured Saturday,
Year: 1878

No man can do a good job of work,
preach good sermon, try lawsuit well,
doctor patient, or write a good article
when he feels miserable and dull, with
sluggish brain and unsteady nerves, and
none should make the attempt in such a
condition when it can be SO easily and
cheaply removed by little Hop Bitters.
See Truths" and Proverbs" other col
umU
Year: 1878

The other day as l was passing from
ward to ward in one OF our hospitals, I
came upon young man on crutches. /
stopped and gently sympathized with him
in his afflictiOn, and asked what had oc-
casioned his lameness. He replied with
deep feeling. MADAM, il was all from
pride | would wear tight boots: q
tumor came upon my foot. had the best
medical at ention. but it proved to be in
curable. AT length to save nv lite,
when mOrtificaion showed itself, my
physician said The loot must be amputated
above the heel. Think of nv sorrow at
the very thought of losing my foot, but I
had to submit. and now l am just what
you see me, poor cripple-ail from
pride" A few words must be added up
on the injurious effects of high-hee
shoes. The remarks am about 10 make
deserve to be seriously considered. The
present fashion is to have the heel Of the
boot not only high, but narrow and in
clined forward, SO that the distance be-
tween the heel and point OF the foot
appears to be smaller than 1t really is.
The effect of this is to remove the weight
OF the body from its natural support, the
toes instead of the heel first touch the
ground. hence often acute pain OF the sole
OF the foot. and injuries to the anterior
joints. Grave constitutional troubles are
not unfrequen,ly the result of persistence
in this ridiculous fashion. l hope my
young readers will profit by the above
warniDg-this sad result. all from pride.
-Aduoc0te and Guardian.
Year: 1878

A company is trying to get permission
from the New York Board of Aldermen
to lay lines of pipes along the streets of
the city for the purpose of supplying to
the citizens steam for heating and cook
ing purposes as gas and water are now
supplied. There is here good oportun-
ity to apply some of the lessons of exper-
fence. Every city that has permitted the
laying of gas and water pipes by private
corporations has had occasions to regret
that it did not in the beginning take the
business in its own hands, or else secure
to itself the power to regulate charges
made for the service. 1t is not at all i'm
probable that steam heating may become
as common in 1900 as the use of gas to-
day, and when permission is given to lay
the pipes there should be some reserva-
ton of power calculated to protect pub
lie interests. Special privileges of this
kind thould be paid for outright, or else
the community that grants them should
be amply protected from the abuses tc
which they may give rise. Ledger
Year: 1878


walt not until the little hands are at rest
Ere you fill them full OF flowers;
Walt not for the crowning tuberose
To make sweet the last sad hours;
But while In the busy household band,
Yourdarlings still need your guiding hand
Oh, I'LL their lives with sweetness
Wait not till the little hearts are still.
For the loving look and phrase
But while you gently chide fault
The good deed kinaly praise.
The wOid you would speak beside the bier
Falls sweeter far on the living ear;
Oh, fill young lives with sweetness.
All what are kisses on clay cold lips
To the rosy mouth we press,
When our wee one flies to her mothers


arms,


For loves tenderest caressy
Let never worldly bauble keep
Your heart from the Joy each day should


reap,


Circlins young lives with sweetness.
Give thank each morn for the sturdy boys,
Give thanks for the fairy girls
With dover of wealth like this at home
Would you rifle the earth for pearls
Walt not for death To gem loves crown.
But daily shower life's bles sings down,
And hll young hearts with sweetness.
Remember the homes where the light has


fed,


Where the rose has faded away
And the love that glows in youth full hearts
Oh, cherish IL while you may
A make your home garden OF flowers
Where Joy shall bloom through childhood's
hours.


And fill young lives with sweetness.


-thrtsstdn Register.
Year: 1878

VEaETINE-Who the blood becomes lifeloss
and stagnant, either from change Of weather or
Of climate, want Of exercise. irregular diet,
or from any other cause, the Vegetine will re-
cleanse tho stomach, regulate the bowels, and
impart q tono of vigor to tho whole body.
Year: 1878

SUNsTRoKE DIR. Alfred L. Loomis of New
York, physician who has had a very large
experience in the treatment of sunstroke,
makes some observations on the subject which
may be generally useful at this time. He
says the time of day or the particular heat of
one day has little to do with sunstroke. The
real cause is prolonged heat extending through
several days. person may be exposed to
intense heat for two days and on the third
day which may be cooler than the one pre-
ceding it, may be sunstruck. All of the con-
ditions are aggravated if the day be calm. as
even the slightest breeze would assist the evap-
Grafton of the perspiration, and SO keep the
temperature of the body down. The disease
is primarily owing to an over-heating of the
blood. Most patients who have had the pre-
monitory symptoms say that they feel hot but
cannot sweat. DIR. Loomis believes that in
the majority of cases the use of alcoholic
stimulants has had something to do with
bringing on the attack. The other causes
most frequent are physical exhaustion and
the living in close, filthy rooms. Diet seems
not to be of marked importance, nor does the
kind or business or pursuit followed. The
treatment of the first stage which all persons
can readily recognize as the forerunner of
sunstroke, as ii occurs during the summer,
and comes on without the chill which ushers
in a fever, is absolute rest, cooling applca-
tions to the skin and head, and medicine to
relieve the bowels. Dr. Loomis continues:


The treatment of sunstroke during the
stage of unconsciousness is as follows Wrap
the patient in n sheet, the temperature of
which is about so degrees, and over this place
a sheet wrung out of ice-cold water. Or the
patient may be wrapped in the first sheet and
sprinkled with cold water or given Il cold
bath in any way that will not cause shock
to the nerves. Ice should be applied to the
top of the head and cold water to the spine.
The object of this is to reduce the tenpera-
ture AS rapidly as possible. When the body
is reduced to 100 degrees there should be a
pause in the treatment. If the temperature
again rises, again apply the cold, and repeat
this treatment until the temperature ceases to
rise. At the same time stimulating injections
may be used, the bowels unloaded and the
kidneys kept in action. When consciousness
has returned, which it will do unless the heat
has been too prolonged, the patient may be
moderately stimulated. After the second
stage. which lasts from one to forty eight
hours, the patient RECEIVERS in two or three
days 1t is a long time, however, before the
functions of the brain and nervous system are
restored"
Year: 1878

Without waiting to explain how he had
contrived to make the broken eggs disappear
and the birds take their place, Mr.. Heller ut
tered an expression Of pretended disappoint-
ment and with seeming ill-humor, said that
"he didn't see what he could do now that the
trick had been spoilt except make fricass6
of the canaries."


Acting ON this remark he got a small sauce
pan, and placing some powder in dish up
on the center-table, dropped the birds, one
after another, into the saucepan, they still
remaining motionless. He next lit the pow
der, which turned out to be small quantity
of Greek fire. and holding the saucepan over
it for some time as if he were cooking the
contents, finally undertook to stir the frcassG
with his short ebony wand. Instead of stir
ring up any fricasst however, he stirred up
one of the canaries, who, knowing that the
stirring of the wand in the pan was the sig
nal for it to come to life, flew up on the 9th
er end of the wand and, to Mr.. Heller's we'll
feigned amazement, stretched its wings once
or twice and then flew out into the auditori-
um over the heads of the spectators.


With an expression of uncertainty that
seemed to mean that he thought either him
self or the fricasse bewitched, Mr.. Heller
again made an effort to stir the saucepan,
whereupon another canary hoped up as be-
fore on the end of the wand alive, and stretch
ing its wings also few after the first canary.
A third attempt with the wand resulted in
the same wuy-the third canary understand
ing the touch of the wand as the signal for
him to fly away, and obeying it as the others
had


Having thus performed the trick he had re-
ally intended to from the beginning, although
he made believe that he had meant to do some
thing else, Mr.. Heller recalled the pets to the
stage once more with a renewed whistle and
withdrew amid the hearty applause of the
spectators. Wide Airake for 1ugust.