smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

A writer in the Popular Science
Monthly says: "In the beginning of
1916, a year memorable in the history
of tabe-turning and spirit-rapping,
Angelique Coffin was g,rl of fourteen,
living in the village of Bouvigny, near
La Perriere, Department of Orne,
France. She was of low stature, but
of robust frame, and apathetic to an
extraordinary degree both in body and
mind. On January Is of the year
named, while the girl was with three
others engaged in weaving silk-thread
gloves, the Oaken table at which they
worked began to move and change posi-
tiOn. The Workmen were alarmed
work q as for moment suspended, but
was soon resumed. But when Angeli-
que again took her place the table be-
gan anew to move with great violence
she felt herself attracted to it. but, so
soon as she touched it, it retreated be.
fore her, or was even upset. The fol-
lowing morning similar phenomena
were observed; ; and before long public
opinion was very decided in affirming
that Angelique Coffin was possessed of a
devil, and that she should be brought
before the parish priest. But the cure
was man of too much common sense
to heed their request for an exorcism,
and resolved to see the facts for him
self. The girl was brought to the
cures house, and there the phenomena
were repeated, though not with the
same intensity as before the table re-
treated, but was not overturned, while
the chair on which Angelique was seated
moved in contrary direction, rocking
the while, and giving Angelique great
difficulty in keeping her seat"
Year: 1875

Writing from Venice Charles Warren
Stoddard says: For half an hour
the water has been gurgling under a
palace window; it is often the ONLY
sound that greets the listless ear in the
dream city-this and the deep, sudden
plash of the oar, or the low, melancholy
cry of the gondolier, who sounds his
brief challenge and is silent again. The
small waves have been climbing the
marble steps at the door of the palace
We live IN palace here, of course {:
everybody does-these little waves climb
the lower steps, but turn again and drop
back into the canal once more they
leap on to the gray marble stairs, and
with some spirit this time, but they
only succeed in dashing their heads
against the top step and retreating in
confusion. Now all is quiet. A gon-
dola has just passed, and the narrow
canal feels the broad ripple of it's wake
and reseuts thence this melodious
disturbance. L lean from a stone bal
cony overhanging the water and await
my Iair. She Is III her boudoir. wedding
rose to her bosom and pinning fold.
OF black lace in her hair with pins of
extraordinary size and pattern. You
would think her some new madonna
whose divine head had been p1ercad
with score Of silver daggcrs, bat she
bears her martyrdom with becoming
Sweetness and resignation, While /
Year: 1875

lean from the balcony she approaches
and taps me with fan, that murd -rousf
weapon of woman. I turn suddenly
and behold my fair arrayed all in black,
like an embodiment of night. The red
rose glows upon her bosom it is the
blushing evening star. She unfurls
her fan, wing of the famingo; it is
the brief after-Rlow-her memory of
certain memorable sunset-but that is
between us two The soul of the gon-
dola would appear in this guise were it
to become incaInate. We repair to the
great, great watery threshold of the
palace. The gondolier, with hat in
hand and one foot on the moist and
slippery steps, leads my lady to her
shrine, and then offers his shoulder to
me as support, and I leap into the
rocking cradle, wherein lova is nursed
and sorrow also. and where death some
times enters and pilots the unconscious
body over the still waters to the island
of the blessed, with its multitude of
memorial crosses and it's passing bell,
whose muffied notes are heard ever in
Venice"
Year: 1875

interest in the little ones, and the babies
have been visited by hundreds of aris-
tocratic ladies from all parts of the city,
by some who live out of it. Physicians
by the score have called to see this phe-
nomenon of nature. After the christ
ening of the babies, each was duly
labeled to prevent confusion as to
(Which was which," something very
likely to happen, as they are as mucn
alike as four peas. So great has been
the crowd of ladies calling that it was
found necessary to announce that at
present the four little sisters would de-
cline to receive any mora visitors. A
purse is being raised by wealthy ladies
to give the little ones a start in life,
and, Judging from the heavy figures al
ready put down, Baltimore is evidently
determined that such enterprise shall
not go unrewarded.
Year: 1875

Preserve us from uncerem Onl0Us peO-
ple-those men and women who ''nover
stand on ceremony who are always
perfectly at home in other peoples
houses Society has many pets, but few
so intolerable as they. "Free and easy"
visitors are most Thoroughly disagree
able. They will infjct themselves upon
you at any time, and expect to be always
cordially welcomed because they are so
free and easy and so 10th TO put any body
to trouble. They will come before
breakfast, or just as you are sitting down
TO dinner, and draw up their chairs quite
like one of the family. Early in the
morning they delight TO "run in, and
they Will come right up to your chamber
to save you the trouble of coming down,
end there they will sit and watch you
make your toilet, and comment on how
gray your hair is getting, and wonder if
you are not good deal stouter and red
der in the face than you used to be,
They will hunt over your writing-desk
for note paper bathe their faces with
your colOgDe-water, and scent their
bandkerchiefs with the contents of your
choicest perfumery bottle. They are
always ready for luDcheon-"You know
L M TOO mucu az nome III your mousse 10
go hungry, my dear, and any stray
confectionery lying about melts before
them as dew before the sun. They make
no scruple of borrowing your latest
magazines and novels even your ward
robe does not escape their encroach-
ments; and all this insolence is cloakei
by some such empty remark as this: 81
never S and on ceremony, but make my
self at home everywhere, so don't put
yourself ont to entertain mel" Again
we pray, preserve Us from unceremonl-
GUS people
Year: 1875

Baltimore has had a sensation recently
in the sudden increase of its population
by the birth of quartet sisters. The
mother of this interesting progeny is
an American woman, about thirty years
o age, and the wife of a cigar maker,
whose pecuniary circumstances are
hardly equal to the drain on his purse
which this extraordinary event must
necessitate. He expresses a willing
ness, however to do the best he can
under this visitation of providence.


all the children are in sound health and
quite as good humored rs c0uld be ex-
pected. The ladies of Baltimore of
all classes of society evidence quite an
Year: 1875

THE CARE OF THE FEET.-A few days
since young lady, who suffered from
almost constant and severe headache,
though perfectly healthful otherwise,
consulted physician with respect to
her malady. The first question asked
by the physician was, "What do you
wear on your feet ?" For reply the
patient put out her foot, incased in a
thin cotton stocking and a morocco
slipper. Further inquiry elIcited the
fact that she wore no more clothing on
her feet or the rest of her BODY in win
ter than she did in the hottest part of
the summer. Do you suffer from
cold feet?" asked the physician. "Oh.
yes was the reply; my fee haven't
been warm for a year; they're always
cold" 1t ought to be needless to say
that the prescription of the physician
was wooden stockings, thick shoes, and
a covering of flannel over the entire
person.
Year: 1875

correct and academic but triumphant and consurn
mate draughtsmen. veronese. with ali his compost
and accessory his dramatic power and his variety OF In
vcntion, will paint pearl necklaces or jeweed bro0cn
the rich pattern upon brocaded dress so that II sinai


yet every thing In the picture will be painted with equal
delight in doing 1t beautifully and In doing u pei
would have thanked nobody for limiting that MS ski III
color might excuse him from drawing well. =.


These pictures OF Hans Makart are simply pieces OF
decoration nj for q heaer conccrthall where they
might serve snowy backgrounds crowded audience
OF people intent on other things and who would see them
only by glimpses and at intervals. AS art Of high OF
enrobng Kind they are not 10 re spoken Of and even
the careless splendoroying crowd they cannot long
Year: 1875

Meddllng with Others sometimes Dll1gs us ilto
scrape- thereby one O tho elders OF certain church
made bad worse" A young fellow entered the church
and took seat keeping his hat The elder noticing
IT, requested him 10 take u on Ills request not belnS
coped with he spoke to the young man second tlnt
and seeing ho still bestated the elder gently ,d The
hat Off when his chagrin out rolled quart of hickory
nuts making more noise than consistent with deco"
run Man. quietly said the youth, " soc what you
have dolet
Year: 1875

A piano forte recital at Steiuway Hall by
Nine Aiabea Goddard is announced for next Thursday
afternoon This will afford our musicoving people an
opportunity to hear excellent artist under more favor
able circumstances than have hitherto surrounded her
In tho Tens concerts her abilities were thrown away
Al an afternoon recital she may not attract the crowd
but at least will have the satisfaction of playing be-
fore an nndicnce Of connOisseurs.
Year: 1875

PALMYRA, WIS, August 31-A few
nights ago three masked men called at
the residence of widow lady by the
name OF Van Redden, seventy years OF
age, living alone about halfway be-
tween this place and Eagle, and asked
for water. She refused to admit them,
when they burst open the door, and Sc.
cured the old lady, nearly choking her
by holding a towel over her mouth.


While one held their victim the others
rummaged the house from cellar to gar
ret. But one dollar and fifty cents was
found. although q considerable amount
Of money was il her possession. SThey
then prOcureda rope with which the old
lady was tied down, and a bed thrown


upon her. The rascals then made good
their escape. She was nearly sutfocated
and badly bruised by the rough hand


ling. She finally extricated herself, and
made the affair known as soon as pos.
tible. Much Indignation is caused by
this outrage upon old age. No clue to
the perpetrators, Palmyra and vicinity
seems to be infested by these scapegoats.
Year: 1875

LONDON, September 3.-The Times, in
its financial column, says there is an
increased firmness in the discount mar.
ket, apart from other influences which
may be expected to cause a greater de.
mand for floating capital. As we get
into the autumn months more than
usual attention is directed to the require
ments OF the country in connection with
the grain trade. 1t is known that we
shall have to import an unusually large
quantity OF wheat, and it is equally GER
tain that all mailing barley will have to
come from abroad. The Telegraph gays
the prospects are favorable ior the hon
harvest, which has already commenced.
The damage done by mold and vermin
is below the aversge.
Year: 1875

4 TELEGRAM ftom New York is t.
the effect that a party Of twenty-five
gentlemen from Virginia, headed by
General FItzhUgh Lee, arrived there tC
attend 8 conference with leading north
ern residents as to the best means o
beuefuDg the material interests Of thai
section Of Virginia which was the chic
thester Of active operations during the
civil war, and has ever since suffered
owing TO the want of immigration. We
hope the delegation will be successful.
All the south needs is that immigration
shall be turned in this direction to in
sure FOR all time to come monopoly OF
that 20 which the west more than any
thing else owes Il great success.
Year: 1875

A SECOND ward woman was pulling
up carpet on last Tuesday, and just
as she jammed tack into her thumb, a
big rat bounced out of corner and ran
over her foot across the room. This was
enough to make almost any woman
scream and swoon, but she didn't. She
simply rushedi int another room, jumped
on to cable and yelled for fan and
three bricks, and when she got them, she
threw The fan at the servants head and
began waving Il brick to and fro in front
of her redeemed face. Such deliberate
coolness in a time of danger is highly
commendable in a woman, and her name
deserves to he given to the community
for admiration. But we desist, az there
are more bricks about the house.
Year: 1875

THREE young men droveto the lake on
last Sunday, but had to walk back, as
three other young men in spirit of mis-
chief drove back with their rig. But the
tables were turned on the jokers day
or two afterward, when they re before
Squire Piero, to whom they donated
So 80 each.
Year: 1875

In Orange township, Ashland county,
John Lyons, aged 25, was found drowned
in pond near the family residence. 1t
seems he WAS a somnambulist, and on
going to call him for breakfast his bed
was empty. On searching, his clothes
were found on the fence near the pond,
and soon after his body was found 1t is
supposed that in his sleep he had gone
to 6athe, and awoke after going into the
water, and in his fright was drowned.
Year: 1875

WHAT do high position and fame
amount to anyhow A political official
ofthis county, in boat seven hours last
Saturday, blistered his nose, caught cold
when fishing, and thunder when he got
home, and then only caught mne fish
the largest five and halfinches in longi'
tude, while ragged youngster sat on the
shore an hour and caught eighteen good
sized pump in-seeds.
Year: 1875

THE second grand ball Of the Midday
Sporting Truck Company came off at the
Opera House on last Tuesday evening,
and was largely attended, A quiet, or.
derly crowd was in attendance, and the
enjoyment afforded was equal to that of
any similar occasion known in Canton.
Bair's Massillon Orchestra made the
music.
Year: 1875

THE residents of South Chestnut street
are very desirous of having a gasoline
lamp on that street at the railroad cross
ing. 1t is greatly needed, and their want
should be supplied.
Year: 1875

A man in Rochester is said to


have invented a miniature under


shot water wheel, which can be
applied to sewing machines, is so
constructed that it can be used in
any room of a dwelling house, and
is, moreover, ornamental. The


wheel is very narrow one, with
groove divided at regular inter.
vals into buckets or compartments.
A cap fits on at the point where
the water is let in, and closing the
compartment at the other end wa
ter packs it. A stream flowing
through an aperture but one six
teenth of an inch in diameter, and


with the pressure derived from
the Holly works, is sufficient to
run sewing machine. In re-
cent experiment the wheel re-
ceived the water from the Holly
pipes through sever, sixteenth
inch opening and ran meat cut
ter with great rapidity. The in
ventiun can be used in any place
whele the Holly water supply sys-
tenn has been introduced, and is
to the running of all
light machinery,
Year: 1875




On Saturday, at Aylmer, an
event occurred in which two
children were the actors. A
girl named Popps, seventeen
years old, is working i'll the
house and keeping an eye all
the time on her little brother,
who is playing upon the ice on
the creek. The little boy falls
into the water. Instantly his
sister runs to pull him out and
is drawn in herself. What does
she do then-think of herself?
No! She calmly tells her lit
tie brother to climb on her back
and get out. He did SO, and
was saved; but in doing as she
babe him he pushed her under
the ice, under which she drifted
five OF six yards, and Of course
when taken out was quite dead.
Year: 1875

A UNIQUE NEWSPAPER DUN-The
sprightIy local editor of the Shen-
andoah Democrat furnishes the
following Illustration of how a dun
may be done: -


"As the report that We are very
wealthy seems TO have gone a.
broad among our subscribers, and
has made them awful slow about
paying up, thinking doubtless we
don't need the money, we hasten
to say that the report OF our wealth
is entirely false in every partlcu-
lar. II Ocean Steamers were sell
ing for a cent dozen, we couldn't
make the first payment on canoe.
The lightning of poverty has
struck us square in the rear, and
b ad it not been for an armful of
hay our devil managed to steal
from a blind mule, our large and
interesting family would be with
out a mouthful to eat at this mo-
ment. Is not this sad, sad pic
ture, and can you, delinquent sub.
scribers, look upon it without feel.
ing the greenbacks rustic with in
dignation in your pocket-books?-
We do cot like to dun you, but we
must if you fail to take this gentle
hint"
Year: 1875

An act to prevent pulling and
leaving fences down, and
leaving open gates without per-
mission of owner. i


Section /. Be it enacted
by the General Assembly
of the State Of Tennessee, That
any person who shall pull down
the fence Of another and leave
the same down, without per-
mission Of owner, or shall open
and leave open the gate of an
other, without permission, shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemean-
OF, and shall be liable for every
such offense to afine of not less
than two nor more than ten
dollars, to be recoverable by
warrant before a Justice of the
Peace, at the instance of the
person against whom the. offense
was committed. A,i


Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
That any person convicted un-
der the provisions Of this act,
shall the right to appeal as pro
yided for in other misdemeanor
cases, but the endorsements Of
the penalty provided for in this
act shall notpreclude the injured
party from the recovery of dam
ages for actual injury sustained
in action on the case.
Year: 1875

u


Sweet-tempered and united in


perfect concord, grace, mercy md


pea e there dwelt q family Of my


acquaintance up town. : AZ son


married and took a house near;


three daughters and an Unmarried
son lived at home with dear papa,


and if any Christian abode existed
in New YORK thathahitation SEEM
ed to me to best fill the condition.
A model household, thought h
They were not rich. but the old
gentleman had a noble salary from
several parties for fitting dull
young men for college, and the un-
married son made5a a like salary, ),
and the young ladies enjoyed a
small income from a dead aunt,
which dressed them nicely.


In rash hour that old man
went and insured his life for
$4,000, and very properly
saved further payments by


promptly dying. The invest
ment has been for the good Of
his children, and the minute
that insurance was paid the
young man wanted the whole to
invest in business. Themarried
son demanded that it be divided
into five parts and he have his
fifth directly. The daughters
claimed that there were to be
but three portions made of it, for
the girls only, and thus the quar-
rel grew. The pleasant home
is broken up, the unmarried
brother is at a hotel; one of the
sisters has a GOODNESS, an out
growth of this confouaded in
surance business, with the other
two; the married brother doesn't
speak to any one Of them, and
you ought to hear the sistcr-in-
law. All this dreadful change
the work of one rash moment,
when poor old pap went and got
his life Insured and broke up the
domestic peace Of twenty-five
years growth. Separatedheart
from heart, they have set upnas-
ty, selfish interest where broth
crly love dwelt. Don't any of
you leave me any wealth, for
money is the root of all evil. ."
Year: 1875




The Toledo Blade tells a sto-
ry of married pair who set
out on their wedding trip from
the city, with the understanding
that OH their return they should
board in a hotel. When they
got back the husband sugges-
ted that before going to the To-
tel they should call upon af.iehd
of his. They were according
ly taken to a neat dwelling,
where a servant ushered them
into pleasantly furnished par
lor, with a fire burning in the
CRATE, and everything cosy and
home-like. The wife sat down
and the husband said he woald
go into an inner room and look
for the gentleman of the house.
He came back shortly alone,an
the lady Of the house was also
not Forthcoming. The young
wife wondered at her absence,
and thereupon the husband in
formed her that the house was
hers. This surprise party is
represented as having been ex-
ceedingly pleasant.
Year: 1875

The Albany Argus: Tie winter
of 1919 5 will be long remember
ed lor its effect on the Hudson, for
so severe a one has not been known
for thirty or more years. Lest
winter the last boat went down
the river on December II, and
from that time to the present 10
regular trips have been made, a
period of 120 days, or month o
yer the average time for the last
fifty years. There has not been
a cold season when the river was
closed longer than it was during
the past winter since the winter of
1912 3, when it was frozen up for
l36 days. The winter of. 1856
was another of great cold, when
the Hudson was closed for 125
days.
Year: 1875

A boy found a pocket-book, and
and returned it to its owner,who
gave him a five cent piece. The
boy looked at the coin an instant,
and then handed it reluctantly
back, audibly sighing,as he said,
81 can't change it.
Year: 1875

II a man is getting shaved in a
barber's and a fly alights on his
nose, and he gives his head a
twitch to remove the fly, during
which the barber removes a slice
of the mans ear, who is to blame
the man, or the barber, or the fly,
or the ear, or the razor?
Year: 1875

Locust eggs to thenumber of
800 in a single peck Of earth, are
said to have been found in
Southern Minnesota, exciting a
fear that the plague will revisit
that region the coming summer.
Year: 1875

There is fun enough in the May
number of st. Nicholas to keep
the children laughing till the next
number comes out-it children are
as Jolly as we take them to be-
First Of ak is Rosy Terry's poem
ofPoll Tadpole, which hasa very
seasonable flavor at this time Of
the metamorphosis of everything
in general and of tadpoles in par
tieular. Then there is a capital
picture by Church, full of this art
lists humor. In the poem Poor
Puck, the humor even goes over
into Fairyland, and our admira-
ton of Puck's audlcity in trans
gression is equalled by our respect
for Queen Mats tactics and her
clever way of furnishing the tres
passer. And, as if this were not
enough, the Every little folks"
have their share too-a story illus
trated with five pictures, which,
if the baby see them first, will
carry the laugh all around thecircle
to grandpa. Last, but not least, Is
Jack.in-the Pulpit, " ho is always
funny.
Year: 1875

A VERY pretty and new style water
proof cloak Tor girl of twelve years was
exhibited recently, The cloth was gray
English-twilled goods, and il was made
with a large box-plait in the middle OF
the back, with belt from the side seam
back, but toned ON the outside. II had
an" Ulster" pointed hood, caught up
and fastened with three black buttons.
The whole was bound with black worsted
braid, and was nice enough for a child 10
wear 10 school in any weather
Year: 1875

Show us the man who is ever ready to pity and help the deform- ed; show us the man who covers the faults of others with . mantle of charity; show us the man who bows as politely and gives the street as free to the poor sewing girl as to the millionaire; who values virtue, not clothes; who shuns the company of such as gather at public places to gaze at the fair sex, or makes unkind remarks on the passing girl; show us::a man who abhors a libertine; who scorns the ridicule of his mothers sex, and the exposure of womanly reputation; show us the man who never forgets for an instant the delicacy due woman, in any condition or class-and you show us a gentleman.