smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

The Florida sensation seems to have died
away as rapidly as it was born. Prior to the
publication of the McLin confession" public
expectation had been worked up to expect
that the promised development would pan
out much more interesting reading" than
the document proves to be. There is a grow
ing sentiment that it is stale in its allegations,
confesses nothing that has not been charged
repeatedly, and is so fall of spleen as to take
away all its potency.
Year: 1878

CANCELLATION is to be tested. The Re-
publican Congressional Committee purpose
to make strong effort to carry the Southern
congressional districts where tho negro voters
are In a majority. 1t will then be seen If
free speech is tolerated in the South and if
Republican campaign meetings can be held
there without interrupt n.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
murhcations that are not used.
Year: 1878

Public schools No. and No. and the High School.
Jersey CITY, were closed yesterday by the principals
because of want of fuel The Board of Directors of
Education have contracted for COAL but will not have
money to pay for IL until the beginning of the next
fiscal year. Meanwhile the schools will remain
closed Yesterday Director McNaughton IN the First
district supplied public school No. with coal on his
own responsibility. aud tho school viii remain opon.
Year: 1878

the sample one Of the hall door not in
and which was locked up with the jewelry in the
trunk. Evidence adduced on the part OF the de-
fence to show that the prisoners wife had given him
the key some days after the larceny had been COM
mitted. The jury returned verdht of not guilty 1t
implicated in the check conspiracy by which the Ho-
tel Brighton defrauded. and who afterward while
employed the Brooklyn City Railroad as inspector
registers Owing to the urgent solicitations of inhuen-
tia friends he was not prosecuted these charges
Year: 1878

the good grandmother looked so tall and
stately, so beautiful and kind; she took
the little girl in her arms, and they both
flew higher and higher, till they were in
that place where neither cold, nor hun
ger, nor pain is ever known--they were
in Paradise.


But in the cold morning hour, crouch
ing in the corner of the wall, the poor
little girl was found-her lips still smil-
ing-lrozen to death on the last night OF
the Old Year. The New Years sun
shone on the lifeless child; motionless
she sat there with the matches in her lap,
one bundle of them quite burnt out.


"She has been trying to warm herself,
poor thing" the people said, but no one
knew of the sweet visions she had beheld,
or how gloriously she and her grand
mother were celebrating their New Year s
festival.-Hans Christian andersen.
Year: 1878

Sin Chun nourished in his household a
dog to which he was much attached. One
day as Sin Chun was sleeping heavily in
thicket, the governor Of the province,
who was out on hunting expedition,
chanced to pass, and ordered the grass OF
the thicket to be fired in order to Tighten
from it whatever game it might hide. The
dog tugged at Sin Chun's clothing, but
could not arouse him; then running to'a
stream hard by plunged into it, and re-
turning to where his master lay rolled
himself over and over, wetting the grass.
This performance he repeated several
times, till he had so saturated the ground
that his master was safe from the fames1
then, exhausted and cruelty burned, he
laid down by his masters side and died.
Sin Chun, awakening, was not slow to
comprehend the danger to which he had
been exposed and the means by which it
had been averted. With many tears he
carried home the body of the dog,
wrapped it in costly shroud, and placed
it in handsome tomb, which the COVER
or caused to be called ever afterward,
"The Tomb of the Faithful Dog"
Year: 1878

SUNsHINE.-The first essential for q
cheerful room is sunshine. Without this,
money, labor, taste, are all thrown away.
A dark room cannot be cheerful; and 1T
is as unwholesome as it is gloomy.
Flowers will not blossom in it; neither
will people. Nobody knows, or ever
will know, how many meu and women
have been killed by dark rooms. "Glo-
rify the room! Glorify the roomp sgd
ney smith used to say Of morning,
when he ordered every blind thrown open,
every shade drawn up to the top of the
window: "Whoever is fortunate enough
to have a southeast or southwest corner
room may, if she chooses, live in such
floods of sunny light that sickness will
have hard work to get hold of her; and
as for the blues, they will not dare to 80
much as knock at her door,"
Year: 1878

IT is said that few persons are better
versed in British politics than Queen Vic
toria. Her long reign has given her an
experience Of constitutional usages which
many Of her advisers do not possess.
Year: 1878

AN English nobleman who is in the
habit of speaking to soldiers in an affable
manner, was much amused lately when
guardsman said to him, in a hearty and
genial way: II like you, my lord.
There's nothing of the gentleman about
youw
Year: 1878

In one of the English courts recently a
case was decided 10 which the respond
ent, Bailey, was a conductor in the en-
ploy of the London Street Railroad Com
pany. It appeared that when men are
engaged as conductors by that Company,
they are required to sign contract, by
which they agree that if they break
any of the rules they shall pay $25,which
sum is deposited at the time, and any
wages which may be due, and the ques-
ton whether or not they have broken any
of the rules is left to the decision of the
company's manager. By one of the rules
a conductor is required TO punch piece
out of every ticket before giving it to a
passenger. The piece falls into recep-
tacle, which is locked, and acts as a
check on the conductor. The respondent
was discharged for an alleged breach of
this rule. He then summoned the appel
lants before Police Court, and swore that
he had not broken this rule; and an order
was made upon them for payment of the
amount claimed, on the ground that this
agreement was harsh and inequitable and
intended to oust the court of its jurisdic-
ton. The court reversed the decision OF
the magistrate, saying that although the
agreement was one-sided, there being NO
suggestion of fraud, the respondent must
be bound by that which he had agreed to-
And the provision that the decision Of
the manager should be final as to wheth'
er or not there had been any breach OF
the rules, was similar TO the clause in
building contracts, leaving the amount tc
be paid to be certified by the architect
and was not calculated TO oust the court:
of their Jurisdiction. Judgment for the
appellants.
Year: 1878

Who is it that starts so frequently the story that
recent letters from ex-President Grant express
grest admiration for the Southern policy of his
successori And why is it that not even ono SEN
tence from these alleged letters is printed to
give color to the assertion '-New York Times.
Year: 1878

TRUE AS GosPEL.-Idleness is the mother
of vice, and boy who is allowed to grow up
in idleness is pretty sure to be vicious man.
The parents of such boys have q fearful re-
sponsibility resting upon them, when they let
their sons run about at late hours of the night
instead of keeping them at home reading
good newspapers and books, and training
them into moral habits so as to become re-
spectacle men instead of idlers, rum drinkers,
gamblers and loafers, which is sure to be the
case with the night runners and day idlers,
then the responsibility is increased. Give the
boys plenty to do, and you will preserve their
morals. Better tired boy than vitiated
mind,
Year: 1878

Why the BOYS who made the Fourth
of July odorous and hideous with gun
powder from 1910 to 1856, inclusive, ARE
speechless with Indignation at the de-
praved and vicious tastes of the boys
who want to enjoy the same kind of
celebration in 1882


Why people always discuss European
politics as though they understood
them?


Why a man should always get mad if
you frankly and for his own good tell
him he is making an ass of himselfp


Why it is so hard to find man when
you want to borrow money of himp


Why it is so hard to borrow the money
after you have found himP


Why somebody doesn't come out and
explain the Louisiana muddlep


Why man always wishes he had
chosen some other professionP


What Mrs. jerks is talking about and
what she means by itp


Why man is always going to take a
vacation 'snext summerP"


Why people should consider it dis
graceful to be sent To Congressp


Why man thinks every year that he
won't be as big q fool this year as he
was lastP


And why he is, though, all the same ?


Why the tramps don't ask for some
thing to eat, if they are hungryP


Why a man never tries to beat down
the price of railroad ticket?


Why every body affects a profound
knowledge of growing crops and crop
prospectsP


Why men always lie about the size of
the fish they catch and the number of
ducks they shootp


What girl ever sees in a great self
ish, deceitful, hulking animal of a man
to marry him for, any howp
Why so many foreigners should speak
German or French, when it is so much
easier to speak Englishp


Why it takes five grown people to
take one sleeping infant to the circus to
"see the animalsP"
Why man who doctors himself with
patent medicines, three bottles for a
dollar, always, in referring to his health,
speaks of "his physicians" as though
he were constantly attended by retinue
of 80 or 60 doctorsP


Why it is wrong to kill the man who
says he told you so?


Why really generous men are always
so ready to admit that you were in the
wrongp-HaVkeye Burdette.
Year: 1878

"A movement is on foot among the
Methodist churches in the East to do
away with the arbitrary rule which lin
its the time which minister may re-
main in charge of one congregation to
three wears. Some of the strongest
men in the church, it is said, favor the
proposed change. 1t is not proposed
to abolish the appointive system alto
pether and establish settled ministry,
but to invest bishops with discretionary
power in the matter of changes in each
church at least once in every three
NearS.
Year: 1878

Like so many peculiar things in the
Celestial Empire, the system of breed
ing the above named bivalve differs
widely from that pursued in Europe or
America In the Southern parts OF
China collectors" of bamboo are
placed in the oyster-beds, much after
the same fashion as the elaborate tiles
and s'hives'' employed in France. These
oyster r-catchors are, however, prepared
in curious manner. The canes are
exposed for about two months to the
rays of the sun, and then placed for .
similar period in salt water, after which
they a e again dried for several days,
the object being to preserve them from
decay and prevent the twisting or warp
ing of the bamboo. Notches are then
cut in the canes, into which empty oys-
ter shells are fixed, like SO many cups,
and thus prepared they are driven into
the seashore between high and low
water mark, and left standing to catch
the young spat. Those localities ara
considered the best where the rise and
fall of the tide is the greatest, so that
the bivalves may be alternately covered
by the flood and exposed to the air on
the ebb. There the young oysters
thrive we'll and develop rapidly, and.
are quite ready for the market when
they are two years old. A large trade
is carried on by the persons who pur-
sue the calling, and who have many
thousands OF these collectors planted in
favorable situations, and some success
full breeders have been known to realize
large fortunes. In China, large quanti-
ties of the oyster are dried instead OF
being eaten in fresh state. For that
purpose they are taken from the shells,
simply plunged into boiling water, and
then removed at once, after which pro-
cess they are exposed to the rays OF the
sun until every particle OF moisture has
evaporated. In that state they will keep
for a length OF time, and are said to pre-


serve all the delicacy cf their flavor
| The finest and fattest bivalves, bred and


fed on the leaves and cuttings of tn


bamboo, are selected for preparation b.
! that method, those taken from th'


natural beds being inferior in quality


and not sufficiently plump to stand tn
operation Galignafai's Messenger.
Year: 1878

To remove the IRON taste from new
kettles, boil handfnl of hay in them,
and repeat the process if necessary.
Hay water is great sweeteHer of tin,
wooden and iron ware In Irish dali
ries every thing used for milk is scalded
with hay water. 1856.
Year: 1878

liked him better than had ever done
before that night when told grannie that
would never wed him.


Eh but he was fit to be king-the grand
est, kindest, best of living men; who rode
away with the break of the morrow and new
er stopped till he reached Liverpool, and
found Evan Locke just ready to set foot up
on the Golden George, and told him tale
that made his heart light and sent him back
to ME; but our young Squire? Heaven
bless him r.-...


And who was it that sent old grandfather
the deed of gift that made the cottage his
own, and who spoke kind word to the gen.
try for young DR.. Locke that helped him into
practice ? Still no one but Squire Turner,
whom we taught our children to pray for
every night. For we we're married, and in
few years had girls and boys at our knees ;
and when the oldest was nigh two, the thing
that needed to make me quite happy hap.
pened-and from far over the sea, where we
had been three good twelve months, came our
Squire, with the bonniest lady that ever
blushed beside him, and the hall had mis-.
tress at last-and a mistress who loved the
Squire as loved Evan.


Ehl But it's an old story. She that re-
mem mbered girl saw in her coffin, wither-
ed and old. And then they opened the vault
where the Squire had slept ten years, to put
her beside him; and I've nothing left of
Evan. my life and my love, but his memory,
and it seems as if every hope and dream of
joy I ever had were put away under tomb
stones. And even the Golden George, the
great strong ship that would have borne my
dear from me, has mouldered away on the
bottom of the sea somewhere. And l think
my ring is like to outlast US all, for have it
yet, and shall be ninety tomorrow.


Ninety It's good old age, and it can't
be long now before meet Evan and the rest
Year: 1878

A man out in South Hill, had reason to be-
lieve that his superintendent of cuisine was
in the habit of using kerosine to start the
morning fires. He placed his suspicious in
the form Of a charge, which was Indignantly
denied and proof demanded. He wasn't
ready with his testimony, and the case was
dismissed for lack of evidence. But bis sus.
picions increased, and he ordered secret in
vestigation, and appointed himself chairman
of the committee, with power to send for per
SONS and papers. He laid his plans with care
and the next morning he followed bis maid
servant down stairs at careful and respect
full distance, and hid himself near the kitchen
door, where he could not see nor be seen,
while he could hear very distinctly, whatever
was said or done. The rustic Of paper and
the rattle of dry lightwood was succeeded by
hasty steps toward the closet in the cellar way.
Then he heard the gurgling of q liquid, as
though it was bubbling out of small tin
spout. He heard the can set down and then
the scrape of match.


HIM" he heard the msid.servant remark.
Then another match snapped and barely
audible 6zzle succeeded. Grimly smiled the
silent man by the outer door.


"H'm," remarked the maid-servant, little
petulantly. Another match snapped and
blazed up. Another sound as Of sizzling.
The smile on the face of the man deepened
into a grin.


"Well, I never did p came from the kitch.
en-, and there was heard the sound of more
pouring on the light wood. Another match
and more silence


"Well, did you ever9" queried the queen Of
the range, evidently anxious to obtain testi-
mony corroborative of her own experience, as
set forth in her previous statement, that she
never did. The man sitting outside the
door tbrottled himself with both hands and
softly pounded the ground with his heels.
Something evidently excited him, and when
the next match snapped he caught himself by
the legs and bit fercely into the corner of the
door frame in frenzied effort to smother q
hollow groan.


"The old Scratch is in the oil, I do believe
said troubled voice in the kitchen, and more
pouring ensued Another match, another,
another. And the man crawled off behind
the cistern box, and hugged bis knees with
many insane expressions and silent demon.
strations of interest, when he heard the ang-
ry voice inside the kitchen say:


"Plague on such oil I'd like to pour it
all down Will Darling's back"


Another match, and then confused sound
of rattling and scraping, and fearful woman
came 10 the door and hurled an armful of
soaked paper and light wood out into the
yard and kicked an oil can after it. The
smiling man crept back up stairs unseen.
Breakfast was late that morning, and when
the queen of the kitchen was asked the cause
wherefore, she said somebody had left the
shed door open and all the lightwood was
damp. And no man that ever filled an oil
can with non.explossve cistern water ever
looked half 80 innocent as the man who sat at
the head of that table choking over graham
mufin.-Hawkeye
Year: 1878

@r A dreamy writer says it would be Gu
rious to follow pound Of silk from it's spin.
ming until it becomes lady's dress No
doubt; but most men would prefer to follow
it after it becomes dress, and while the lady
was in it.
Year: 1878

sat spinning at my little wheel in the sun,
tor the autumn day was cold, when heard
some one whistling, and looking up, there
was young Squire Turner, with his arms
- folded on the gate, looking over. When he
caught my eye he laughed and blushed; and
l rose and made him courtesy. ...


He was handsome gentleman, the Squire
and the hand from which he pulled the 6 love
shimmered in the sun with pearls and dia-
monds; and he was bonny to look at, with
his hair like spun gold in the October SUM-
light


When courtesied he bowed, making his
7SI5fissaauce over his shoulders, and, said, ne,
"I've spoiled one pretty picture, that could
have looked at all day, but I've made another
as pretty, so I'll not grieve. May l come
IMP ..-.. <


"And welcomes sir" said I; and sat q
chair for him, for he was grandfathers land.
lord but for all that I felt uncomfortable,
for wss not used to fue company. =.


He talked away, paying me more .compli
ments than was used to, for grandmother,
who brought me up, always said, Handsome
is as handsome does" and Beauty is but skin
deep" s.


Since I'm telling the story, I'll tell the
truth. had been wrought about one thing.
Neither of the old folks knew that wore
Evan Lockes ring in my bosom, or that we'd
taken VOW to each other under the haw
thorne that grew in the church lane. l never
meant to deceive, but grannie was old and q
littIs. hard of hearing and that love of mine
was such a sweet secret. Besides, money seems
to outweigh all else when people have struggled
all their lives to turn u penny, and they knew
Evan was a poor struggling surgeon. l
thought I'd wait awhile until l could sweeten
the news with the fact that he'd begun to
make his fortune.


Grannie came in from the dairy five min
utes after the Squire had gone, and heard ne
had been there. / didn't tell her of the fine
speeches, but there was keyhole in the door
she came through, and ! guess she heard
them. ..-.s-.: .1 ..#-


That night we had something else to think
Of Misfortune had come upon grandfather /;
but I didn't foresee that when the half years
rent should come due not penny to pay it
with could be found. .;.-....s....


All this time Evan Locke and had been
as fond as ever Of each other, and he came as
often as before to talk with grand pa, on the
winter nights and still every little while our
young landlord, Squire Turner. would drop
in and sit in his lazy way. watching me knit
or spin. Once or twice he was flushed with
wine and over bold, for he tried to kiss me.
But Squire or no, l boxed his ears for bis
pains, and no softer than | could help either.


l could not help his coming, nor help see
ing him when he came, and | did not desire
that Evan should be angry with me. But be
was Eh, so high and mighty spoke as
though one like the Squire could mean no
good by coming to SO poor place as the
schoolmaster's


He made me angry and spokeup


For that matter the Squire would be
glad to have me promise to marry him" said
I. He thinks more of me than you do just
Year: 1878

p8- A drunkard in Sacramento, warned by
touch Of delirium tremens that he had car
ried bis drinking altogether too far, resolved
to reform or die. He declared his purpose to
several friends, locked himself in his room,
seated himself in an easy chair, and put
loaded pistol on table within reach. The
craving for alcohol grew stronger and stron.
ger, and at last, unable to resist his thirst, he
shot himself through the heart.
Year: 1878

The Students Art League, at No. 1OS Fifth
ave. opened yesterday morning for the season OF
lS7S7y There from thirty 70 fifty applicants for
admission 1t s hoped that the number Of students


in attendance during the Winter will be about 15o The
general impulse given TO art culture throughout the
country duung the last three years has re-
suited in an increased number Of Applications
Much more interest also is manifested among those
pupils who are OF better quality, and who aim at
higher standard The standard OF admission to the
League been raised Students who last year would
have been admitted in the portrait class now pat
into the preparatory division. All applicants are
Obliged TO have some knowledge Of drawing, and even
before beng admtted TO the preparatory class must
submit drawing from a cast The school rooms have
been enlarged the whole top floor being occupied
There are four professors this year instead Of one
as formerly. The branches to be taught are anat-
Omy composition and perspective. In composition
the class will be systematic in perspective there
will series Of lectures. Life classes are to be held
every day. for ladies three hours every a fteTnoOn,
from until 4, for gentlemen every morning ana even
ing Professional artists will give occasional super
vision in this department Professor Chase, VINO re-
Gently returned from Munich Will instruct In drawing
and painting. -.


The AIT School Of the Academy OF Design opens this
morning, its managers say with every prospect OF "A


large attendance The number OF students last year was
100 Of whom One-third were ladies' Professor Wnarth
will be in charge OF the school