smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

But now, at last, let US come to the
real dangerous girl'-the girl who
seems by some fine fitness to walk into
the empty room in mans heart which
has never been opened to another woman
and take up her abode there. .'She is
just as high as my heart" Orlando says
of Rosalind, and there can be no more
accurate measurment for lovers delight
in his sweetheart. She fits him, she suits
him. She may not be pretty. she need
not be clever; she may be both of these
things in a remarkable degree, and a
ballroom belle beside, and chef d'euvre
of milliner's art into the bargain. But
she has gift over and beyond these
which renders all others subordinate.
She has a way of listening which makes
little speeches, never audacious and rare
ly brilliant, have yet something tenacious
about them, and cling to his memory
when he sits over his fire by night or
goes about his daily work. Then her
face, her distinct and vivid personality,
pursues him; it is the girl herself, not
her bangles nor her founces, that he
remembers. 1t seems natural to him
that be is thus taken possession of and
held captive. No matter how cold he
may have been heretofore, he now be-
comes ardent, warm hearted and rash.
He may have admired pretty girl
with her furbelows and founces and nice
perception of the most becoming; he
may have been little heavy hearted
over the sumptuous beauty of the belle,
and have enjoyed the society of the clev-
er girl who saved him the trouble of do
ing all the talking, being able to do it
herself so much more brilliantly. But
this hankering after private felicity, this
fervid belief in attainable happiness,
this large faith in the future which mar
riage may assure him, only followed his
acquaintance with the dangerous girl
who upset his boasted ideas of independ-
ent enjoyment, overturned all his precon-
ceived notions of bachelorhood and set
him longing to be engaged. Until he
saw her he said with Benedick, zone
woman is fair, yet am we'll another is
wise, yet am we'll but till all graces
come into one woman, one woman shall
not come into my grace. .''-Lippincott's
Year: 1879

The woman who. thirty years ago
was the acknowledged belle of Halifax.
is now residing in or near Boston. Hal
flax is still proud of the beauty of which
she was the possessor. One most prom
islng young man blew his brains out
with pistol because he could not in
duce her to marry him. Other young
men were about crazy over her, but the
one of her own choice treated her as
haughtily as she treated her admirers.
and she left the city and came to Boston.
setts man who became q Mormon and
took her to Salt Lake City. Not long
since she returned to this city, wrinkled
and haggard, looking more like poor
Indian squaw than like the proud beauty
whom her friends had known. Fifteen
years ago her husband had taken another
wife, and from that time she had been
the miserable drudge of the household.
suffering constantly from abuse aud fear
ing that she would be killed as the
readiest means of getting her out Of the
way She had managed to make her
condition known to friends in this State.
and they had provided her with the
means of getting away from the city Of
denominations, and with them she is now
living, mere wreck, the victim. first
of pride, and then of that degrading
system which is the disgrace of oul
country.
Year: 1879

Coldly and bright draws in the day;
Gloomy and drear it steals away;
For slowly now comes up the sun,
His summers ardent labors done;
And low his golden wheel declines
Where Winter shows his starry signs.
No more to earth the fervid beams
Give beauty such as poet-dreams;
No more descends the glorious ray,
The rapture of the summer day.
The sky's deep blue is waxing pale,
The suns inspiring fervors fail;
The slanting beam he gives is chill
Within the vale and on the hill;
And now, with many jealous fold,
The clouds would all his cheer withhold,
Nor would on plain or height bestow
The soothing Of his waning glow.
The flowers are gone, save those that still.
Like friends who cleave to US through i'll,
Outbrave the bitter wind that blows,
And deck their season to Its close.
The leaves that late were only stirred
BY gentlest breath, that only heard
The song-bird's note, round these the blast
Blows keen and fierce, and rude and fast
The rising gale filings far rnd wide
Their withered bloom and idle pride.
The birds have fled; the wind alone
Makes song in many a sullen tone.
But sudden through the bursting sky
The sun again comes out on high.
The clouds fall back to yield him way,
And fly before his eager ray;
And gladness fills the breast amain-
The glimpse of summer come againl
All sweet the beam, but like the smile
With which the dying would beguile
The mourning heart-the last sad ray
Love gives to cheer our tears away,
The light is gone, the moments bloom
Is sunk again in cold and gloom.
So pass away all things Of earth,
Whate'er we prize of love and worth
The form once dear, the voice that cheered,
The friends by many tie endeared,
The dreams the aching heart forgets,
The hopes that fade to cold regrets.
Sweet scenes, dear haunts, that once knew,
My heart yet foudly turns to you.
Let seasons change, and be We bright
With ali the summer-tide's delight,
Or let the winters gloom be yours,
Your beauty still for me endures;
For Memory keeps unfaded yet
What Love would have me not forget.
Year: 1879

The valuation of property in the cities
and towns of Massachusetts, as stated
by the secretary of state. shows that the
downward tendency of property. real and
personal, is checked, and we may next
year look for an increased valuation
upon gold basis. This is encouraging,
and indicative of returning prosperity.
Year: 1879




'sThey were born by the shore, by the shore.


When the surf was loud and the sea-gull cried,


They we're rocked to the rhythm Of its roar.


They were Graded in the arms Of the tide"
In other moods he would write ballad,
or a tender and exquisite lyric. like
"The Song of the Camp enough of it.
self to confirm his title as poet. He
had, in truth, the spontaneity of born
singer; but with it facility that was
dangerous indeed His first draft was
apt to be his best if not his only one
He had few afectations his instinct
being against obscurity and oddDess of
expression. The unstudied manner Of
the Georgian poets suited him, and he
made his own verse as far as might be,
the clear vehicle of his feeling Of late
years, in the desire to convey his deep
Year: 1879

There was strange scene at tuner-
al in Pittsburg the ota-r day. The
deceased was a young married lady,
who at one time had received the at.
tention of gentleman who afterwards
married another lady. The last nam
ed lady was present at the funeral,
and when services were over she went
up ta the coffin and talked in very
excited manner, showing that she was
jealous of the deceased, and she declar-
ed that should her husband approach
the coffin to look at the corpse, she
would tear out his eyes. The woman
became so violent that it was necessa-
~ to remove her from the room, and to
request her husband, who was outside,
not to enter the house. All the parties
occupy high social positions, and the
disgraceful incident causes great
deal of talk.
Year: 1879

Representative Ware, who has been
somewhat indisposed, appeared this
morning in his seat, with his usual
freshness and vigor. AS Mr.. Ware has
nearly two-thirds of the matter that is
brought before the Legislature he is
consequently the most business like
man in the House.


The bill in relation to the sale and
ns pecton of breadstuif which was re-
ported unfavorably upon few days
ago, will he called up tomorrow 10y
Representative Fooks for consideration.
As the members look on the measure as
being all appeal for direct legislation in
favor OF one class against the interest of
another, its passage is hardly hoped
for. A.. +.
Year: 1879

Have you inhamatory sore throat stiff joints, or lameness from any cause whateverY Have you rheumatic or other pains In any other part or the Dody7 If so use Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. It is the most wonderful intefnal and external remedy known to medical science.

 We caution all persons not to buy the extra large packs of dust and ashes now put up by certain parties and call- ed condition powders. They are utter ly worthless. Buy Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders ifyou buy any ; they arc absolutely pure and immense ly valuable.
Year: 1879

It Is a strange thing to us to hear a man who is credited as having good common sense stand up and argue that railroads are curse to country. And still we have beard half a dozen men do 1t thts week. If some compe- tent man would come along and take up eni sing school we would sign a full scholar and be an attentive pupil until we learned how to do such men Justice.
Year: 1879

We view with alarm the growing tendency to get up petitions for the pardon of criminals. The readiness with which most men sign petitions for the pardon of criminals is astonishing. Any little lawyer can take around a petition for the pardon of almost any kind of a criminal and get long string of names to it. Criminals are prosecut- ed and convicted at an enormous cost and before the penalty of broken law Is scarcely felt some one has a petition around to have the Governor pardon the criminal, and almost everybody signs it. It is all foolishness to thus make mockery of the punishment of crime, and we beseech the people to aeep their names of petitions of this kind unless there is some extraordina- ry merit in the case.
Year: 1879

By reference to our announcement column it will be seen that MT. Walter Scott is candidate for Recorder at the approaching city election. MT. Scott is a young man we'll and favorably known. and we doubt not would make an efficient Recorder.
Year: 1879

The Gazette thinks the Little Rock Democrat has acted imprudently in publishing the testimony taken before the Bribery investigation committee from time to lime. We fail to see it in that light. We think the Democrat has shown commendable enterprise in the premises.
Year: 1879

sit seems very absurd for one man iii q jury of twelve to be able to defeat a verdict. This thing of requiring the cohcurrenee of the whole twelve to re. turn a verdict Is unreasonable. We would like to see a change in this matter.
Year: 1879

SECRETARY McCRARY has frequently ex-
pressed the determination and the President is
known to agree with him, that he should not
retire from the Cabinet until his nomination !,
Judge of the Sth circuit had been confirmed, as
1t doubtless will be. by the Senate. In the
lii the direction Of choosing successor to him
AS stated in THE STAR the day the secretary's
nomination went to the Senate, ex-senator
Ramsey's name is prominently mentioned In
this connection, but no more prominently tina
that Of Assistant Secretary of the Treasur
uaWley.
Year: 1879

Unfortunate Baihers.-Friday night, du-
ring the prevalence OF the wind-stoSm, a
party Of young men were in bathing above
the BelIe.1sie junction, some distance from
shore, and the storm coming so suddenly
their clothes were blown into the river.
Several OF them were so unfortunate as to
lose all Of their clothing except buts, coats,
and ShoeS-onc eYon lost all except one
sonk ..f...-
Year: 1879

Of the late Czar Nicholas, "A Rus sian Nihilist" tells. in Tue North American ReUieaU striking story. A young student, relative of the writer, had with few friends formed literary society in which the works of contempo- rary political economists, publicists and philosophers were read and debated. The secret police denounced this society as revolutionary organization, and the young student was imprisoned and sent to Siberia. All possible influence was brought to bear upon the Czar, but ill vain, and at last the young mans mother, meeting the Czar one day in the Sum- mer Garden, knelt and implored her sons pardon, asserting his innocence. The Czar seemed touched, end promised to give the youth personal interview. The latter was brought to his Majesty the next day, and the Czar, forcing him to his knees before an image of the Saviour, exclaimed "Can you swear before the Almighty God that neither you nor your associates had any criminal design against my life? Gan you swear that you believe in the holiness and eternity of the Russian autocracy ?'' The surprised prisoner answered: "I can swear to your majesty that neither I nor any of my friends had the re- motest idea against our safety. As to the autocratic form of government. ] cannot conscientiously swear that I be. lieve in its eternity. The history ot other countries teaches us that the time must come, even in Russia, when the people themselves will take part in its government" The Czar tenderly em braced the student, and, giving him { ring drawn from the Imperial finger said 'This is token of respect from your Czar. You have been sincere ant I truthful to me, and there is nothing hate so much as he." He then ap preached the table where lay the stu dents sentence of exile, and with on' stroke of the pen-signed the paper

 "I pity you from the bottom of m. heart," he said "you are an homes man, and an honest man, true to hi convictions, is more dangerous to auto cracy than an unprincipled rascal Therefore, I must punish you, thougl never was this duty more painful to m than now. God bless you, my son, an' judge me mercifully if I should appea to be in the wrong." Then once nor embracing the student, he dismisse him to Siberia.
Year: 1879

A fellow was discharged from the Hartford jail on Saturday who gave an interesting exhibition of his skill as @ contortionist and sham cripple.

 Taking off his coat he doubled one arm close up to the shoulder then put on his coat, and he had all the appear ance of man who had lost one of his arms; nothing less than an actual ex- animation could have detected the trick. A twist of the arm and it came up part way to the shoulder, every joint of the wrist and fingers being out of place, and giving the hand a shocking appear ance. A jerk of the leg, and it ap. peared turned almost around and con- siderab1y bent another wriggle, and he had deformed shoulder Thus fixed he started around the room, twist. ing himself along, figure that would excite the sympathy of any kind. hearted person.

 He could distort his face, turn up his eyes in way to look like a helpless affliction of those organs and make that part of his body correspond to the shocking figure described. He tolc those present how he had imposed upor the charitable. One lady had actually fed him with bread and milk from { spoon, supposing he could not raise hi crippled arm to his mouth, and sent hin off with nine dollars in his pocket as hel contribution to his deplorable condition A railroad conductor, taking compassion on him, passed him free for nearl, two hundred miles, and at the end O the route gave him one dollar.
Year: 1879

In lecture before the Workingman's Lyceum Dr. Seguin spoke as follows of food An ordinary meal is generally composed of five ingredients-animal or nitrogeneous food, starchy or sweet food, watery vegetables, beverages and condi- ments. This food. when digested, is taken into the system by blood vessels. For persons, and especially for work ingmen, in this climate, meats are the most easily digested, and at the same time are the most nourishing food. Tripe is the easiest and pork the hardest to digest. Among vegetables rice and boiled cabbage are the extremes. Any thing that is fried in fat is extremely indigestible. Milk contains the five in- gredients referred to above, and so IS really all sufficient. Mothers make a great mistake in trying to induce in- fants under two years of age to eat starchy food, for there is no alkaline fluid in the stomach of an infant by which tho starch can be changed to sugar, and so infused into the system. It has been estimated that man work. ing in the open air daily needs fifteen ounces of meat, eighteen of bread, three and half of butter or fat, md fifty of water. I agree with many eminent chemists who have proved that alcoholic drinks are an aid to the system in retarding the waste of tissues So, too, for the same reason, regarc tea and coffee as nourishing. An excess of starchy food is to be carefully avoided Men who handle lead ought to abstain from alcohol, for if too much is taken the kidneys, which throw off the poisol of the lead, are likely to become 1 diSaasad
Year: 1879

Oh, let mo kiss my baby once, Once before die; And bring it sometimes to my grave To teach 1t where lie. And tell my husband when he comes Safe home from sea, To love the baby that leave If ever he loved me; And tell him, not for might or right Or for sworn marriage VOW, But for the helpless baby's sake, Iwould have kissed him now.

 JEAN INaELow
Year: 1879

The Southern claims In every instance are
presented either by honest Union men who
were loyal to the government during the war
or by scalawags, spies and purjurers. The
rebels have nothing to ask OF Congress In the
way Of claims, and Bragg's attack applies
only to those who were opposed to the South
during the rebellion.
Year: 1879

Georgia is proud OF the established credit
which has enabled her to dispose of the whole
issue of per cent bonds within sixty days
after they were authorized. Part OF them
were sold in Wall street itself, where no other
State had dared to place a 4 per cent bond.
Year: 1879

Gambetta could pretty surely have had the
French Presidency, but he wisely chose to be
the real rather than the nominal leader OF
France. He is still young, and If he had taken
the Presidency .he would soon have found
himself laid w and labelled "ex-President."
Year: 1879

To FAsTEN A PIG IN WAGON OR
SLED.-When it is desired to carry pig
i'll wagon box, the animal may be secured
in the manner described by correspondent
in Kansas, as follows: Make loop in a
double rope, and put it around the throat
carry the rope over the head, and fastcn it
around the body behind tbo forc-legs, leav-
ing the two enGs free over the shoulders.
The pig being lifted into the wagon is held
down by fastening the ends of the rope in
any safe manner, SO that the pig can not
jump over the sides Of the box, and is COM
PEELED to stay in the middle. If the pig is
made to lie down, it can not rise when ias.
tened, and there is ne danger of it hurting
itself-American 4gricu'fmist
Year: 1879

SMUT IN CoRN.-Smut is poisonous. ar
at least very injurious, and care should be
taken to prevent it being eaten with fodder.
1t is becoming very common in corn. 1t
might be well to pass through the corn field
with sharp knife and a basket, and cut off
all the punches of smut and smutty ears,
and carry them out where they may be
burned. AS one square inch of surface
may contain 1000, 900 spores of smut and
every spore is capable of producing smut
ty plant, it is important to destroy every
ball Of smut.
Year: 1879

JUDICIoUS WORDS ABOUT THOMAS +.
BAiARD.--This drift in favor of Senator
Bayard is not confined to the East or the
South It is our belief that the .Weftwll
and most unobjcctonablc leader of the par
ty in the Union. 1t is true that Senator
Bayard has been an uncompromisng enemy
Of the "Ohio idea" and its more or less cx-
travagant offshoots, but it has been demon
stratcd that the "Ohio idea" is not a win
ming card, even in Ohio, and that dsposcs
of the most serious objection to him in that
quarter. Even now he is beginning to de-
vclop strength in part Of the field from
which his friends naturally expected little
encouragement-Knon Tribune.


In the Congress of The United State,
there is not a man more dreaded by the op.
position than he, and not another probably
who is so influential rs correctly, and
check upon variety Of proposed legislation
that originates both in the opposition party
and in his own party as he. lie arrives at
conclusions by such clear, logical processes
that his convictions have the rugged
strength Of his own nature, a1d his con-
science never has to sit in judgment upon
him for any treason to that monitor. His
| public career has shone with steady lustre,
and even those who have differed from him
have had to respect the sincerity and
strength of his opposition. He has been
ready at all times to surrender public posi-.
ton, to surrender popularity, to surrender
all prospect Of preterment, before he would
yield in any respect the ground upon which
his solid convictions had placed him. That
is the reputation he sustains to-day. His
standing in his party, in society, and in the
nation is not accidental. 1t has been as
honestly earned as the honor it confcrs is
modestly worn. There never was time
when the country had more need of his
transccndent abilities and strength and pu.
rity Of purpose. We believe that what his
country asks him to do he will do, provided
it consists with honor. That, at least, i:
our idea of patriotism, and we are quite sat
isticd with MIR. Bayard's standard of patri
otism and sta,ema 1ship as NC understand
it.-BOston Post


If now Tildcn fails to elect Robinson
governor of New York that will throw hin
out Of the list Of candidates, and Bayarc
looms up into prominence. There ia M
man in the country who would more honor
ably and worthily occupy the White House
than Mr. Bayard of Delaware but th,
small delegation from his State makes i
exceedingly difficult for him to obtain tin
nominations of the National Convcntio,
while there are so many aspirants from lar
ger States.-KmJstrec Star.
Year: 1879

A WAsTEFUL INTEREST PAID BY ZAP
MERs.-Therc is no disputing the fact that
any farm implement, be it wagon, plow,
harrow, reaper, rake, or what not, if left
exposed to rain and sun for ten years, will
be practically good for nothing. We might
say in five years, but if any choose to cavil
at five, We will say ten. TITS 'stcn per cent
per dnn"m! At u cost of less than one
per cent, these tools can bo kept always
housed. or under cover Of some kind, even
if but rough boards that will shut out sun
and rain. Because VIC do not see the silent,
slow, but steady, waste, we arc.apt to forget
that it is ever going on. 1t is unnecessary
to suggest the application of this short ser
mon. Nine per cent inter st sarcd is not
TO be despised, even if better times are at
hand-American AyricuNmist
Year: 1879

PERIOD OF MISUNDERSTANDING with
the largest of animals-and there appears
to be relation between size and period Of
gcstation-wc have the following table as
the average Of many records:
Year: 1879

BRUTAL BEATING OF AN INTOXICATED CITIZEN


ON THE COMMON.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


BosToN. August 3. 1879
brutal case of the too free use of the police
club occurred on the Common at fifteen minutes to
three this afternoon The facts of the case. as
gathered from several citizens who witnessed
the assault are ~ follows Jeremiah Sullivan,
young man about twenty years Of age, and very
slightly built sitting one Of the benches
Flagstaff Hill, and in intoxicated condition.
He had risen his feet. and was walking toward
the Columbus avenue and Boylston street entrance
of the Common when Oficer Kelly, of Division No.
T. arrested him. sullivan not disposed to go
along, and the officer handcuffed him and
called for assistance, which was rendered by
able bodied civilian. sullivan was half carried
toward the street. When near the gate the pris-
oners hat fell of he made some slight resistance
accounts differing to which 1t was, and Kelly
struck him three times with his club. cutting him
in % fearful manner The first blow brought the
man his knees and the next two rendered HIM
insensible. The blood flowed profusely and
one of the wounds three inches In length. expos
ing the bone. The unfortunate man taken to
the station house, where medical assistance
given.


The officer denies that any severe clubbing was
given, and saws that the man struck him in the
mouth, and that he then struck him only twice with
his club knocking him down. The chances for the
mans recovery said to be doubtful.