smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

Bears aud squirrels are moro plenty
this season than they have been for
many years and from this fact it is adj
duced that an early and severe winter is
before us. Those who have made OBJ
seryntions in nature say that the near
anproach of those animals to the dwell
ing of man, in early fall, is an almost
infallible sign. In the neighorhood OF
Norwood they are moro numerous than
ever before, says the Register, and al
most every farmer in the township OF
Dummer has seen bear. One followed
a farmer who had honey in his buggy
some distance, and even approached tho
door of the house. Watertown DeS-
patch.


Monday afternoon Miss Cora Harter
saw black bear crossing lot near her
fathers residence and Immediately COM
mi1uicated the fact to the household.
Her father and brother gathered to-
gether their munitions OF war, consist
ing of two shot.guns, and sending Cora
to summon the neighbors' assistance,
we're soon joined by George and Frank
Thayer, when all gave chase to his bear
ship. They soon had him treed, and
Frank blazed away with an old chow
itzer" and filled the bears mouth with
buckshot; ; but he merely shook his head
at the introduction. He thon received a
like dose from one of the party in the
back, which caused him to seek another
tree. They followed him up and kept
pouring shot into his carcass until he
showed signs of fatigue, and turning
partly round to the hunters, as if to ap-
peal for mercy, he inadvertently lifted a
forepaw. Frank took advantage of the
position and planted broadside from
his blunderbuss, which brought
"bruin" to grass. They then fell on
him and belabored him with clubs antil
he died. His weight was one hundred
aud eleven and one-half pounds-the
half pound We allow for the lead that
had lodged in his body. This is the
fourth bear that has been seen in this
section within short time, and We may
hear of other captures ere long,-Parls
| (Oameno country Mirror,
Year: 1878

A Persian populaoe is not like Euro
pean one. In Europe monarch return
ing to his people after lengthy voyage
would be received by loud acclamations
of Joy and welcome, but when the shah
recently landed in his own dominions,
on lis return from his European tour,
the people OF the towns through which
he passed merely bowed down their
heads in silence.
Year: 1878

In a case of robbery tried at Aberdeen,
Scotland, recently, the prosecutor identi.
fed n .el note by the following couplet
which had been written by previous
owner on the back of it:


This came to me in time OF need
And went away with railway speed.
Year: 1878

Frank Harrington, of Springfield,
Ohio, eloped with the pretty daughter
of Colonel Doltz. One of the first per-
sons they met on the train was Elder
Knight, the young mans former pastor
in Maysville. Frank told the elder that
he was looking for clergyman to marry
him, and the clergyman volunteered to
do the Job then and there. So, when
the conductor came along, he was pulled
into the seat as witness, and while tue
train was speeding thirty-fve miles an
hour, the two were made one.
Year: 1878

parish of MaTkinch. Still another built its
home in an sEslia bush in greenhouse at
Bailbirnie gardens. Again, says the writer,
We have seen one constructed within the
sleeve OF wOrkmans coat that had been
left hanging on u tree. The workman, on
making the interesting discovery, allowed
his coat to remain on the bough, and the
red-breasts' laborS proved fruitful. We have
seen sparrow's nest inside the cavity of an
iron buffer of railroad wagon, and an OK
eyes nest in a broken beer bottle; while,
not long ago, the nest of thrush was pointed
out to us inside the spout of pump, but the
frequent demand for water caused the
thrush's efforts in nest-building in such a
place 10 be abandoned.
Year: 1878

No people are such thorough nuisances
as those who are always on the alert for
anything suspicious-alWays ready to
believe the worst of everybody. What
is it to you if your neighbor does bring
home brown paper package and a COW
cred basket? You will-live just as long
if you never know what they contain. It
is none of your business. And il your
flighty neighbOr, Mrs. Lightfoot, indulges
herself in a new bonnet, while her de-
voted husband wears patched boots, you
need not fret about It-he is the only
sufferer, not you. No need of making a
hue and cry over her supposed extrav-
agance. The money did not come out of
your pocket, and consequently il Is none
of your business. What IL the minister
does call on Ann Smith twice a week?
Why exercise your brain about it Sup
pose she has an awful tempeF-and pow
ders her face, as she says she does-her
temper will not trouble you Mind your
own concerns. What difference does it
make to you if bold Maria "cuts out"
modest Mary?


Z" You need not torture Mary by long
stories of what you have heard concern
ing the matter" thought ] would
tell you, my dear. speak for your COED.
Somebody should put you on your guard
against that treacherous girl" As a
natural consequence, modest Mary, her
womanly pride aroused. shrinks into the
background. leaving the field open 10
her victorious rival. So you crush a
good girls heart because you will not
mind your own business. What if they
have three dozen pairs of stockings at
Squire HilPs. Haven't they got q right
to? As long as you do not do the wash
ing it need not trouble you at ali. What
right have you to watch their clothes
line? Employ your time better. 1t
may be perfectly true that dashing Mrs.
Gray signals TO young DIR. Wilde from
her back windows. But who gave you
the privilege of watching lady in her
own house, where, il in any place, her
privacy should be sacred? Her disgrace
is nothing to you it is none of your
business. If We had our way, meddlers
should be punished like any other Offend
eTs against the rights of others.
Year: 1878

One way to manage dog that bOunces
at you by daylight, is TO look sharp at
him and tell bim to take care Ten 10
one he's coward, or so well trained as
70 mind a mastery order. Another way,
that a friend was telling me just now,
was the practical idea of one of our
school ma'ams down south when a fierce
hound sprang at her. She punched her
steel parassl down the dogs throat and
let him run off with it. The plan has
one objection-it costs a paFasOl every
time Another way for a person with
some nerve is 10 seize the dog that means
to hurt you by the under jaw. with a
stiff thumb under his tongue. He'll call
for his pen and ink then, says my in
fOrmant, and you may pound the breath
out of Linn at your leisure, for there's no
chance of his biting. 1t dog jumps at


your throat with open mouth. rec i've
him by jamming your elbow with all the
force YOU can master between his jaws,
bringing the blow upon the iOwer one IT
| is easily dislocated. Commit these things


to memory, for we are keeping a good
many impudent degs BOW to drown the


noiee of our neighbors pups
Year: 1878

We have heard a great deal about re-
pudiation being a disease confined to
southern and western mercantile life, and
many severe lectures have been read 10
those sections about the villainy cloaked
in the reconciliation scheme as being
latent reputation. Let us test this
theory by the facts. In Dun Barlow 8
statement the following table is given /:
Year: 1878

This thing of " Matchmaking the Mis-
sissippi," as they term it, is making very
promising progress. That is, people are
beginning to understand that a river
which has eighteen out of the thirty-nine
states in the union on its banks or on
the banks Of It's two great tributaries, is
naturally a national institution. The
standing committee on the Mississippi
river seem likely to he a fixture in the
future, and will always hereafter signify
to ignorant congressman from the east,
who do not know the geography of the
country, that there is no other stream in
the werld which can be put in the same
catalogue with that which has not been
miscalleo the father of rivers.-TSt. Louis
Republican.
Year: 1878

VERY sound advice, and sharply to the
present point despite the homely putting
of it, is this of the Newburyport Mass }
Herald


"There is labor enough to employ five
times all the population of this country
if they had mind to work. The trouble
is that they will only do certain kinds of
work, and that must be in certain places.
Fifty thousand men are, te-day-yes,
three times fifty-needed on the farms
of the old states, and million in agri-
culture in the new states and territories;
but the men of the town will not work
at farming. They had rather starve in
the city. The south needs a million of
men from the north on the plantations,
in the workshops and in other industries;
but the northern men won't go south.
Why should a ship carpenter wait till
the shipping interest revives? why not
grow potatoes and corn in the meantime
Why a shoemaker wait till that trade
calls him? q? If he has nothing to do why
not go fishing? If every man should do
what he can do, and at such pay as he
can get, times would be better imme>
diateIy."


To the same effect are the suggestions
of a thoughtful letter from exrepresenta-
tive Grow, of Pennsylvania, in the New
York Tribune. He shows that the real
cause of hard times is an over>production
of mining and manufactures, and the
remedy lies in an increased agricultural
industry
Year: 1878

THE coinage of the trade dollar is to
be resumed in Philadelphia by order of
the president. 1t seems as if this reck-
less business ought to stop. We are told
that a reconciliation of the old dollar of
4l21 grains would "drive ali the gold
out of the country" and as the trade
dollar contains 42O grains, it of course
will do that dreadful deed in a much
shorter time than the cheaper dollar
would. Do the president and the i'm
mortal fiity-six in congress want gold
driven out and this country left bar
rem, howling wilderness? If not, why,
oh why, do they persist in coming such
great humps of this iniquitous silver
II Graphic
Year: 1878

are offered in the market daily in ex~
change for food, and the living are said to
be eating the corpses of their fellow beings
whe have died of starvation, The United
States vice consul at Shanghai telegraphs
to Mr.. a. A Low, of New York, that
the foreign relief committee appeals to
America and England for assistance, and
requests him to form an American COM
mittee to collect funds and deposit them
with the agent of the Hong Kong bank.
This appeal will undoubtedly attract
attention and elicit a response that will
tend in some degree, at any rate, to
alleviate the terrible suffering now pre-
vailing in northern China.
Year: 1878

PROBABLY the best proof of the ad
vantage on the part of the faro bank was
offered by an experiment made by eleven
we'll known gamblers in New York.
Determined to test the chances of the
game, they established faro bank with
a capital of $4,000, placing it in charge
OF one of their number, while the remain
ing ten played against it for one year, each
with stake OF $4,000. At the end of
the time specified it was found that not
one of the players had dollar of his
original stake, but that the bank had
absorbed their entire capital.
Year: 1878

n The Eastern bondholders' organs are now
trying to drive Western and Southern Congress
men and Senators from supporting the silver
bill and repeal of resumption, by ridicule. They
call them sold Men, Afraid of Their -Constitu-
ents." They insinuate that many of these Wes-
tern and Southern Congressman are not person
ally favorable to the repeal Of the Resumption
act, to reconciliation of silver, but that they
vote that way for fear of their constituents.
We would like to know what men are elected to
Congress for, if not to represent the wishes of
their constituentsi 1t would he all lovely, if
those members should vote to please the Eastern
gold -grabbers and foreign bondholders, regard
less of the interests or the wishes of the people
who elec ted them.
Year: 1878

A SAMPLE aGREExnAckER.s-fheh bowling Of
: correspondent in last weeks Bsilefis, who ap
propristely signs himself @Bnnknm,n Is fair
specimen of large partition Of those who are
yelling for Greenbacks. II is senseless TRADE
against oppressors, and against old political par
ties, closing with a sentiment of communism
more atroci0us than any Of the laws he refers to.
He calls upon the farmers aud working men to
rise and put down the rich by violence. This is
the spirit of lawiessness riot, and anarchy. Re-
publcans and Democrats in Congress are doing
their best to bring the financial question to the
standard demanded BY the people, yet these fel-
lows are bowling, ''down with both the old par
ties, and elect Greenback menr' Will they
please give us the name of Western Senator or
Congressman who is not Grcenback man in
practice, although they may not keep mp con-
slant howl for Greenbacksi Let us say to you,
that the present members Of Congress will re-
main in Office until the 4th of March, 1879. Yon
cannot elect men to take their places before that
time. Whatever is done with the silver and re-
sumption questions, will be done before that
time, to be of any benefit and it mnst be done
by Republicans aud Democrats, for there is not
. man of the Independent Greenback party in
Congress. What is the sense, then, in bowling
against the only men who have the power and
the inclination to do You any servicef We
are not surprised at the Bulletin, a staunch
Democratic" organ, encouraging you in this
crusade. Its editor is u shyster, demagogue and
charlatan Of the first water, who is ready to
howl with any who are disaffected, because lie is
himself out in the cold and be would be just as
randy I'm fnh I,.
momentary interest in so doing. 1t is ground
hog case with him, and he cannot afford to live
for the future. But men who have their future
interest at stake, should not try to kick over
the surgeon who is extracting the thorn from
their foot, because he does not wear the same
sized umbrella that they do.
Year: 1878

r In reply to the Bulletin, We will respect
fully inform it that We have never lectured
Democrats upon the Importance of keeping Re-
publicans in Office in Donphan County but We
have urged upon Republicans the Importance of
standing firmly to their party, which advice, we
are pleased to add, they followed, in the last
election.
Year: 1878

AN exchange says: We SUPPOSE mary
people think that the newspaper men are
persistent duns; let fatiner place himself
in similar Business position and see if he
would not do the samei Suppose lie rails
ed one thousand bushels 0f wheat, and his
neighbor should come to bny bushel, and
the price was a small matter of only two
dollars or less. and the neigl,bor says, IL
will hand you the amount in few days. !"
As the farmer did not want to be small
about the matter, he says all right, and the
man leaves with the wheat. Another
comes in the same way until the whole. one
thousand bushels if tileat are trusted, out
to one thousand different persons, and not
one It the persons concsans himself about
it, for il is small amount that he owes
the farmer, and of course that would not
help him any. He does not realize that
the farmer has tritted away all his large
crop of wheat, and that it's value Is due
him III tqousand little driblets, and that
he is seriously embarrassed in his business
because his debtors treat it as a small mat
ter. But if all would pay him promptly.
which they could do as well as not, it
would be a Large amount to the farmer.
and enable him to carry on his business
without difficulty. The above comparison
b too true of the difficulties that the nesfs-
paper man hAs ts contend with.
Year: 1878

The tramp of the Pet|ed keeps a bank
asscsunt. He begged dinner at the house
OF a farmer in Amherst, Massachusetts,
ore day last week; and supper at an
lrishman's hut several miles further on,
After supper he sat. down in the kitchen,
smoked a pipe, and finally remarked that
he thought he would Stay all night. The
cottagers told him they were poor, and
could not afford to keep him ovef flight.
He replenished his pipe and coolly inform
eel them that if that were the case he
would pay for his entertainment. This
ne did. showing at the time bank-book
with $1,000 to his credit in Boston say
inTS bank.
Year: 1878

With Democratic majority In both
Houses of Congress, and President
to match in the White House, the
Southern conspiracy to bleed the Ma
tional Treasury will prove a complete
success. The most astonishing thing
about the whole is the com placency
with which the country looks upon
this gigantic attempt at public rob-
berry. There seems to be no limit to
the audacity of the South, and, in
stead of stealing out on this raid CO:
verify, it goes forth with drums beat
ing and banners flying. confident of
success, and likely to realize its ex-
pectations. Is this game Of "getting
even" to be played through as it has
been begun? If not, loyal men will
have to go to work without delay
Troy Times.
Year: 1878

Eight wheelbarrows for the accom-
mediation of the intoxicated, were re-
Gently delivered in Dundee, Scotland.
Each barrow is shaped like a coffin,
mounted on springs, and is 30 inches
wide at the top and "a inches wide at
the foot. There is box at the top on
which the head of the inebriated or
incapable passenger will rest. 1t is
painted red OF the inside and dark
green on the outside, while the wheels
are stenciled in bright yellow. These
handsome vehicles are 10 be used for
the transportation Of mellow and
helpless Scotchmen from lamp post to
police station.
Year: 1878

Some of the young folks Of to-day
remind US of talking machines,
wound up. and apparently never like
Iy to run down. Now, i don't mean
to condemn talking entirely. In fact,
1 rather like to encourage it. where it
is done within the bounds of reason
and propriety. But some boys and
girls talk all the time, everywhere.
and about everything. They won't
even allow another to get word In
edgeways.


There is time to talk and a time to
keep still. Once in while. at any
rate, a chance should be afforded your
friends to put in a word or two.
When older people are speaking. it
would look well for youngsters to keep
their mouths shut. When some one
is reading, it is ill manners to inter-
rupt, to call attention to trivial mat
ters, of no sense or interest. When
another is speaking, wait until he or
she gets through before you say your
say, and do not take the word out of
any ones mouth. 1t didn't used
to be so in olden times, If our grand
parents tell the truth, and 1 don't see
any good reason why 1t should be so
now. When two persons are talking
at once, to another, it confuses the
listener, and one should not be sur
prised il be misunderstands and gets
things mixed. 1t is difficult matter
for. a person to fix his attention, per-
fectly, on any two thing, at once, and
get sense of it. There is bound to be
confusion.
Year: 1878

On, mamma, come 10 the window,


There are stars all over the grass,
Did they fall last night In the shower,
Or how did II come 10 pass?
They are all a beautiful yellow,


And shine like coins OF gold;
VIII they burn me IL touch them,


Or are they dead and GOLD?
They are not stars, my daughter,


But dandelions gay,
That Spring from her cZcDn has scattered
To show it IS nearly May.
You may pick them at your pleasure,


and nix them IN your hair;
Like that they are golden -colored-


Like you they are pure and fair.
Year: 1878

1t is believed by the Chinese that
the inventor of ink is charged with
keeping an account of the manner in
which all all ink Is used here below
and that for every abuse if 1t, he
records black mark against the Of
fender.
Year: 1878

THE COMMUNION OF sAINTS-SERMON BY BISHOP


LYNCH, OF CHARLESTON.


Bishop Lynch. of Charleston. occupied the pulpit
in st. Patrick's Cathedral. In the sanctuary were
Vicar General QUINN Father Farley and Father Kear-
ney. The solemn mass celebrated by Father
Demiseux. of Montreal. After the first gospel Bishop
Lynch addressed the congregation the dogma of the
Communion of Saints in connection with the HUasts
of All Saints and All Souls. celebrated on Friday
and Saturday respectively The doctrine of the Cath
olic Church inculcaed he said that shall be tried
by fire. and one Of its most cherished dogmas is that
it is holy and wholesome thought to pray for the
this doctrine of the communion of saints we have
incentive to persevere in good works and to be faith
full to- the end. We shall certainly have to
suffer, not here in this world, though
brethren have suffered much here in many
ways. There is suffering in running counter
fractions. There be exchange for mans saliva
ton, for the Scripture asks "What doth it profit
man il he gain the whole world and lose his
soul p 1t is only he that to the end that
shall be saved. We should so strive that lives
may be full of faith OF piety and OF charity that
after death may not be severed from communion
with the saints. We should engage ourselves in the
practice Of every virtue and initiate the example of
the saints If expect to be admitted into commu-
Mon with them. Our lives must be continual war
fare, for beset every side by enemies.
The communion Of saints means companionship
with the blessed, reward for good deeds, share in
the prayers Of the faithful not only in this world but
only practise good work. but give good example to
neghbor, that may be found worthy in the sight
of Heaven to be admitted into the companonship of
the elect when our career in this world has ended.
Year: 1878

the locality. The Oriental inscriptions add their
corroboration to the holy book and prove its
tive true. The morality taught in it has served
the foundation of civilization. and is to-day taught
and practised among all the peoples Of the earth The
reformers and theorists who have undertaken the
task of reorganizng society. strike at the Bible be-
cause they know that somewhere the foundation
of the present system 1t lies To accomplish their
ends that sacred book must first be removed, and
with away. the work of reorganization would be
easy matter. But its firm establishment remains q
stumbling block to them and will continue long
men feel the need Of light. life truth and rest
Year: 1878

SAN FRANCISCO, June 17th.-At
military headquarters there is no
further news concerning Indian
affairs In Idaho.


Members of the Union Republic.
an Club who are dissatisfied with
the action of that portion of the
Club which endorsed the Non-Par-
tisans last Saturday night, will
hold mass meeting at the Young
Mems Christian Association Hall
tonight. All five parties are max
ing use of the limited time left
them for preparation and great ac-
tivity is visible at all party head
quarters.
Year: 1878

SAN FRANCISCO, June 17.-There
is u fair display of bunting
throughout the city to-day in hon
or of the anniversary of the battle
Of Bunker Hill. The Bunker
Hill Association celebrate by pic
mic across the bay.
Year: 1878

That if everyone would use Hop Bitters
freely, there would be much less sickness
and misery in the world; and people are
fast finding this out. whole families keep
ing well at trifing cost by its use. We
advise all to try it.-U &c H.. Rochester.