smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

shall be appeased Madam turning to Mrs. Martin and speaking seriously and solemnly, Il am mere boy, full young to marry, but I can offer your child a loving heart which holds her as its choic- est treasure. l have no near relative to make exceptions to my choice, and l am rich. With your consent, Flora shall be my wife before another days sun shall mature another days gossip about her. Will you give her to mo '"

 Fond as she was of her child the moth CT hesitated. It seemed incredible that this beautiful, rich young man should mean to unite his whole future life with such an unsuitable wife. The young man read her thoughts. A smile lit his dark face.

 Do not fear. sps Flora, and will make her happy

 So it was that Emmet Weyland found the beautiful bride about whom artists rayed and sculptors begged for cast of her lovely face when he took her 10 It. ally few years after, and 1 will tell yoa a pleasant bit of news She is no longer deaf, and of course with her hearing she has recovered the use of her speech. At first the syllsbles came slowly ,hosrse and hesitating; but now as the silyery voice gives uttersnce to the brilliant thoughts of the reaned and elegant woman who has been received in the most cultivated circles as an acquisition to their charmed numbera, none would suspect that the seal of silence had rested for long years upon those eloquent lips.

 Wealth was the ''genii" which gave them their 'opcn sesame" calling to her relief those eminent aurists whose long and loving labor in the cause of their favoritc science, made them skilled to determine whether the case was within their reach or not

 Emmett Weyland has reason 10 bless the chance which led the afflicted mother to make her touching appeni so him up on that never to-be- forgotten day when he made the sudden resolve to turn his Flora's night of sorrow into loves efful. gent day.

 Loving and beloved the noble young pair have truly foretaste of Heavens purest joy. For they who are accounted worthy to attain to the highest joys of that Home of the Blest, must be those who love much.
Year: 1878



 A curious and touching story is told of brave, high spirited girl daughter of one of the most distinguished of Sai- go's generals, who WAS found after the last battle was over lying dead in the moat of the castle with the ghastly head of her faihsr in her right hand, and in the left the deadly knife with wkich she had taken her own life. She was attir- ed in garments of the richest and most expensive quality, and had evidently undertaken the dreadful last and highest duty enjoined upon her by her hopeless parent with the most lofty sense of its overwhelming importance and an un- shrinking faith in its absolute necessity, if her fathers honor and name were to remain unsulkcd in the recollectioAs of men. The steady hand and firm pur- pose that sacrificed her father, failed not when she drove the knife into her own heart, or steod srayely ap to receive It's deadly thrust from a retainsr's hand. Such m exhibition of lofty courage, splendid spirit of self-sacritice, and stern seDse of duty lights up the terrible shadows of that fierce contest about the monastery moat with B glory which time can never dim. The unknown Japanese lady has won place among the real heroes of the world. It was of such stuff that the leaders of the fatal insur. rection were made It is pity that so many gallant and heroic men fell in such hopeless contest, for they were of the very best blood in Japan, and struggled almost from tho first against dishearten- ing odds.
Year: 1878



 Emmet Weyland was child of the sunny South. He was handsome and winning, with clear olive skin, brilliant dark eyes, and an expressive, mobile mouth. His 1.-the, graceful figure gave promise of great strength when fully de- yeloped i; for as yet he was q mere youth of eighteen, atho' within few months of finishing his collegiate course.

 During his four years residence in the city of his Alma Mater he had been introduced to many beautiful young ladies, some of them so brim-full of fun and romance that many glance from their bright eyes had been aimed at him; but he seemed impervious to their attractions.

 r. One morning, however, as he was walking hastily along, being little later than usual, he saw girl of such won. derful loyeliness, that he almost involun. tarily turned to obtain second look at her

 The same feeling had evidently &C., tuated her. for she was looking back al. so, and their eyes met. Such wonderful depths of bewildering blue they were, that Emmet felt for moment as though it might be glimpse of Heavens own azure; but the white lids dropped in con fusion beneath his earnest, ,admiring gaze and in another moment shc entered tiny cottage, conspicuous among the row of similar ones for it's exquisite neatness.

 IL was their nrst meeting but not their last. For while 1t was by accident that the pretty creature was either going to or from her humble home when it was the hcnr for the young student to pass that way but after time they became so accustomed to sec each other, that one morning Emmet unconsciousiy lifted his hat as though to an acquaintance. and his salutatien was answered by 6 smile and shy blush.

 Then he spoke to her. She looked at h.m--her bright, earnest eyes intent with an expression as though she was reading his very soul--then she laid finger up on her delicately-curved corsl-red lips, shook her head, and sighed.

 It came to him then like hssh of sudden pain that this girl. with fsce like Raphael's Madonna, and form as graceful in it's airy lightneSs as scolp tured Diana, was doomed to perpetual silence. She was shut oEf from all sound of speech as etfectually as though immured in q cave.
Year: 1878

Character is SO much more than wealth or knowledge, fame or power. ihst |, Is the measure of the man When . man is placed in prominent position of any sort whatever, we gay at once, What is he worth I" not "whst does he knowfr but aWhat sort of man is hsr That
Year: 1878

Ii anybody not Democrat had pre-
dicted at any time during the PrrSldrm-
tial canvass Of last year that in nine
months after Mfr. Fiayes's Inauguration
his attempt to reform the civil service
would have become an object OF mild
scorn to the heathen that Conkliug, who
was So ludicrous an object as a Presiden-
tial candidate at the Cincinnati COnIen-
ton, would have triumphed over him in
the senate Oh Custom House questions ,
that Conklmg and Blaine would have
openly become reconciled in plain view Of
the intelligent Christian public, and have
entered into an alliance in defence Of the
very abuses denounced in the Cincinnati
platform and that a large number of
Republican papers, headed by the New
York Tribune, would have pronounced
this not undesirable state Of things for
the Republican party, and have advised
the President to submit to it-what would
have happened to him! And yet this is
just what has occurred.


Alcohol will clean silver" Yes alcohol well
stuck to will clean out all the silver you have.
[Cin. Sat Night
Year: 1878

NH. BAsCOM.
''Birds Of feather flock together"
Is a saying 1 often have heard.
l think it true, for obi what crew
We have Of the same kind of bird.
There are light and dark ones robust and
And giddy ones in their first feather;
But though short or tall they each one all
Assimilate well together.
And this is the seeret-pve just found it out,
So will whisper it slyly you know.
1t is the one feather that draws them to-
And marks them wherever they go.
While some vainIy boast they prize emost
OF all their earthly treasure,
Others declare it a shame they must wear it,
To fiaunt it is not their pleasure.
Yet between you and me- when that feather


they see


Dropping out from a comrad's dress gaudy,
They smooth theirs with care and pompous


air


Make it cover the most of their body.
And some are quite proud and make them


selves loud


In showing its varied color,
While others decry it and when we espy it
Say naught to them could be dulier.
I will breathe it low, since I've oft found it so,
The ones that deride it the Ioudest,
Whenever they can find one of their clan,
Ofthat feather are cen the proudest.
There's white headed pair very fine de-


clare


AS a royal specie of fowl,
And since they look wise and never tell lies
We class them along with the owl.
The male is henpecked-It was he expect
That started the querulous fashion,
Since once in fine weather he Haunted the


feather


Ina manner that truly was dashing.
The style it was taking, and all else forsaking
The birds in the country about
They had like feather, coun seled together,
And declared it the latest thing out.
1t seems rather strange how such a range
Ofcouutry is ruled by one feather,
But doubt not my words when l say that


birds


Ola feather will flock together.
Year: 1878

VI GoVern0f D. M. blSnop, delivered to
the General Assembly Jan. 14th, 1873.
Gentlemen of the General Assembly:


In accordance with the utual Gus
tom, it becomes my duty, as Gov
ernor-elect of this Commonwealth,
to appear before you, and in your
presence to take the oath of office.
And it becomes my duty also to call
your attention to such matters as |
may deem important to the best inter
est of the State you represent. Happi-
ly, my distinguished predecessor has
left me very little to do in this last
respect. At the opening of your
session, in his annual message, he
submitted to you a comprehensive
statement of the condition of the
several executive departments of the
government, and consequently all
that is necessary for me to do now
is to urge upon your attention those
matters only which l deem of such
grave Importance as to deserve very
special mention.


Among the first and most impera-
tive things demanding your atten-
ton, is the present financial distress
of the country. am not unmind-
full that this is generally regarded as
National question, and consequent
ly some may consider any discussion
Of it here as quite out of place. But
a little reflection may help us to see
that this very view of the matter con
tributes largely to the distress of
which we complain. 1t is very
common habit to refer our griev
ances to causes as far from home as
possible; and consequently our un-
willingness to hold our National
Congress entirely responsible for the
present financial condition of the
country, is precisely what might be
expected. But it may be worth
while to seriously ask the question:
Is this view consistent with the facts
in the case? certainly do not wish
you to understand me as apologizing
on behalf of our National Congress
for any unwise or injudicious leglsla-
ton; or even failure to give the leg
ISlation that is needed. What
mean to say is, that our real and
permanent help must come from eco
nomical living and judiciOus legisla-
ton at home. We must begin the
work of reform in our own State
government. Hence, | would earn
est lv call your attention to the i'm
portance of such enactments as will
secure an honest administration and
rigid economy in all the depar,m
of our State service.


In a republican Government all
civil reform must, for the most part,
be the nutgrowth of virtuous ana
economical people; and as your As
sembly is very closely related to the
people-being in fact composed of
the peoples Immediate representa-
tives-it should be your constant
aim to set an example in the charac-
ter of your Legislation, such as will
be worthy TO be initiated by our Ma
tional representatives. When we
have secured for ourselves the right
kind of "A record at homie, we can
then hope that our influence will be
potent ip the higher councils OF the
Year: 1878

Some Of The savage tribes enter their
dwellings through hole in the root,
and when person becomes so Fat that
he cannot get ip, he is regarded as an
outlaw. Had this system been adopted
in the United States, the 'outlaws
could not have made more active de-
mand for Allan's ADti-Fat than now ex-
lists. Hundreds who have lived IN con
slant fear of sndden death have, ly its
use been reduced TO comfortable living
weight. The Apti-Fat is purely veget-
able and perfectly harmless. Sold by
druggists
Year: 1878

The fact that very brilliant light could be
produced by electricity is not new But the
production of cheap electric light is new.
Inventors have been working for this result
for quarter of century. The results are
now announced with d great deal of certainty
viz: light much superior to gas, both in
volume and brilliancy, free from all nauseous
odors, perfectly safe, and much cheaper than
gas If these results have really been OBJ
tanned, then the days Of coal gas, for house
purposes, at least, will be numbered.


A correspondent of the London Globe says
that the cost, including therunning OF steam
engine, is only ten pence sterling an hour for
the production of light equal to 800 gas
burners. If this light could be subdivided,
it is affirmed that the result would be equal to
the supply of ordinay street gas at 11t cents
per thousand feet. The greatest triumph yet
attained with the electric light is in Paris,
where the rates of insurance have been re-
duced on buildings in which this light is
used.


The next great discovery will probably be
in the application of electricity as motor.
If cheap light can be produced, then it tol-
lows that heat can be generated cheaply. NOT
only can houses be heated by electricity, but
heat applied to produce hot air, or the ex-
pansion of atmosphere will probably result
in cheap motor which can be applied to a
thousand uses.
Year: 1878

We have known country society which
withered away ali to nothing under the dry
rot of gossip. Friendships once as firm as
granite, dissolved to jelly, and then ran away
to water, only because of this; love that
promised future as enduring as heaven and
as stable as truth, evaported into morning
mist that turned to a days long tears, only
because of this; father and son were set
foot to foot with the fiery breath OF anger
that would never cool again between them ;
and a husband and his young wife, each
straining at the heated leash, which in the be-
ginning had been the golden bondage OF
God-blessed love, sat mournfully by the
grave where all their love and all their Joy
law buried, and all because of this. l have
seen faith transformed into mean doubt, 10Y
give place to grim despair, and charity take
on itself the features of black malevolence,
because of the small words of scandal and the
magic mutterings of gossip. Great crimes
word wrongs and deeper tragedies OF human
life spring from the larger passions; but won
derful and most mournful are the uncata-
loeued tragedies that issue from gossip and
detraction most mournful the shipwreck
often made of noble natures and lovely lives
by the bitter winds and dead salt waters OF
SANDER. So easy to say, yet so hard TO dis-
throwing on the innocent all the our-
den and the strain of demonstrating their In
nocence, and Furnishing them as guilty if un-
able to pluck out the stings they cannot see,
and to silence words they never hear-gosslp
and slander are the deadliest and cruelest
weapons man has ever forged for his brotS<
er's heart.
Year: 1878

DR.. Talmage is in the habit Of devoting a
part of each OF his regular Friday evening
talks TO the discussion of passing events.
Week before last he discoursed on newspa-
pers as follows: The first thing that strikes
ne in the history of this past week is the
mortality among newspapers Beginning
with the extinction of the Newark IM0rninQ
Mercury, which brcathed its last on Tuesday,
we have reports Of similar fatality to news
papers in Chicago and to one in New York,
whose decease is expected IN few days, and
we are hearing of others which are kept
alive from day to day by unnatural stimulants
Indeed, in the last few weeks newspaper
has died almost every day. The disease is
epidemic. 1t seems as if we are destined to
have comparatively few dailes and weeklies.
The large ones eat up the small ones. The
most successful way to sink money and keep
it sunk is to start newspaper. The fallacy
is abroad that almost any one can publish a
paper. The world will have to learn that a
newspaper is an institution, and that it wants
infinite brains and almost infinite capital to
establish one If you have agricultural, or
scientific, or educational, or religious ideas to
present to the public, you had better charge
upon the world through the columns already
established. 1t is folly for one who can't
succeed in anything else to try newspaper
dom. To publish newspaper requires the
skill, precision, boldness, vigilance and STRAIT
egy of commander-in-chiet, and to edit q
newspaper requires that one be a statesman,
essayist, geographer, statistician and encyclo-
p9dist. To govern and propel newspaper
until it shall be fixed institution and ma.
tional fact demands more qualities than any
business on earth.
Year: 1878

If hens spur is hard and the Scales on
the legs are rough she is old, whether you
see her head or not. but her head will cor
robOrate your observation. 1t the under bill
is so stiff that you cannot bend it down and
the comb thick and rough, leave her, no mat
ter how fat and plump, for some one less
particular. A young hen has only the rudi-
ments of spurs, the scales on the legs are
smooth, glossy and fresh cOlOred, whatever
the color may be, the claws tender and short,
the nails sharp the under bill soft and the
comb thin and smooth.


An old turkey has rough scales on the legs,
calosites on the soles OF the feet and long
strong claws, Young one the reverse OF all
these marks When the feathers are on the
old turkey cock has a long tuft of beard, a
young one. but sproutiDg one and when
they are off the smooth scales on the legs de-
eide the point, beside the difference in size IN
the wattles of the neck and the elastic shoot
upon the nose.


An old goose when alive is known by the
rough legs, the strength Of the wings, par
ticularlv at the pinions, the thickness and
strength of the bill and tineness OF the feath'
ers and when plucked by the legs the tender
ness of the skin under the wings, by the
ninions and the bill and the cOarseness of the
skin.


Ducks are distinguished by the same means
but there is the difference that duckling's bill
is much longer in proportion to the breadth
of the head than the old ducks.


A young pigeon is discovered by its pale
color, smooth scales, tender, collapsed feet,
and the yellow, long down interspersed
among its feathers. A pigeon that can fly
has always red-colored legs and no down and
is then too old for use as SQUAD.
Year: 1878

One day, short time after the late un-
pleasantness terminated, the corresponding
clerk of Gen. F. E. Spinner, then U. s. Treas
urer, entered the sanctum of that officer and
quietly laid letter and enclosure before him.
The old man took it up and looked at it, and
begun to look savage as he noticed that the
enclosure was a Confederate note. He next
read the letter, which was very courteous
epistle from Southern man not yet recon-
structed, who stated that inasmuch as the
United States had succeeded to the assents of
the Confederacy, he presumed there would
be no objection to assuming its liabilities, and
closed by requesting the Treasurer to cash
the note.


Spinner laid the letter down gently, and
leaning back in his chair began to think it
over and get mad. The process was rapid
and the success brilliant beyond precedent
He fairly roared at the cool impudence OF the
letter. and after discharging number OF
vigorous and far from pious denunciations at
the head of the ex-reb, he turned to the clerk
and said: ''Tell the man to go to h"


The obedient scribe accordingly replied, re-
enclosing the note, and stating that the power
which had called the Confederacy and Its pa
per money into existence, having returned to
the place of its inception, to wit, the internal
regions. the Treasurer recommended him to
have it cashed there, and to present it in per-
son.


This reply pleased the General prodigiously
and he chuckled heartily over it for several
weeks, thinking he had extinguished the cool
Southerner.
But one day another letter was received
from the man, who apologized for not an
swering the Generals letter sooner, but ex-
planned that the delay had been caused by the
length of the journey he had recently under
taken at the instance of the Treasurer. he
then proceeded to state that, in accordance
with the suggestions made, he had travelled
to the dwelling place of ''Old Nick, - and had
actually had an interview with him. He de.
| scribed the sulphurous deity as rather affa-
| BILE, bald-headed old cuss, and said that on
presenting the confederate note, and Spinner's
letter to his host the old fellow glanced at it,
and turning to clerk said: ''here, pay this
man his money. know Spinner well enough;
this endorsement is good enough for me,
and turning to his guest continued: ''Jus,
tell Spinner III take his endorsement for any
amount he signs for


This letter was shown the old man, who
read it, and found speech inadequate to fifty
express his views; but he thought until the
skating park on the top of his head got pur.
pie. When he recovered sufficiently to com
mand language, he turned to his correspond.
ing clerk and said. while bland smile radi.
ated his face, communicating roseate glow
to his entire countenance "Mr. g.,
think this is a good time to drop the cores
pondence"
Year: 1878

"A sure way to kill town-buy every
thing you can away from home, grind down
those with whom you deal to the last farthing,
keep those you owe out of their money as
long as possible, drop your old established
business men for every adventurer who comes
along, and decry your place necessarily. In
this way you will keep everybody from maxi
ing living, and soon drive all life and enter.
prise out of the community.
Year: 1878

GEN. SHERMAN's speech on Decora-
tion Day calls out compliments from
the Southern papers and from Southern
Congressman. One of the latter, a
strong Democrat and one who voted
for the Potter resolution, says: "Sher-
mans speech in New York on Decora-
tion Day was one of the best 1 ever
read. 1t will go great way toward
the restoration of confidence between
the North and South, more than any
of the many that have yet been made.


Weighed against it a case built upon


the testimony Of such men as McLin
and Anderson will have no strength. D
Year: 1878

THE Senate committee on Privileges
and Elections on Saturday agreed to
report, with amendment, the House
bills which authorize the postponement
of the election in California, of Repre-
sentatives for the Forty Sixth Congress,
until the fourth of September, 1879,
and to authorize the Congressional
election in Colorado to be held this
year, upon the day fixed by the consti-
tuition Of that State for the election of
its governor and other State officers.
Year: 1878

THE House Judiciary committee on
Saturday morning had under consider
alton the bill introduced by Kimmel,
which provides for proceedings in the
Supreme court to Test the validity OF
the presidential title. No conclusion
was reached, but the tenor of debate
clearly indicated that the committees
report will be adverse.
Year: 1878

THE Central Pacific people are going
to hurry up their freight trains to fif-
teen miles an horT, in order to COM
pete with the mail steamers, which now
land freight from San Francisco in
New York as quickly as the cars.
Year: 1878

A traveller in western Iowa while riding along, came to large sign which implore him to Look out for the locomotive" He accordingly rode down the track for bet. ter view. and while he was obligingly looking out" for 1t, it came alenR. He saw 1t, but he had to sit in the ditch and wait until a freight train of thirty>seven cars oassed by before he could get back to the other piece of hls horse.
Year: 1878

A Boston paper says: "A butterfly was caught at the south end yesterday" Il may be safe enough to catch butterfly at the south end, but when you go to grab a wasp, you want to catch 1t at the northeast erly end, shifting westerly toward the head,