smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Yes, 1 know there are stains on my carpet
The traces of small, muddy boots;
And see your fair tapestry, glowing
All spotless with blossoms and fruits
And know that my walls are disfgured
With prints of small fingers and hands,
And see that your own household whiteness
All fresh in its purity stands.
Yes, know my "black walnut" is battered,
And dented by many small heels;
While your own polished stairway, all perfect
Its smooth, shining surface reveals.
And know that my parlor is Uttered
With many old treasures and toys
While your own is in daintiest order,
Unharmed by the presence of boys!
And know that my room is invaded
Quite boldly all hours of the day;
While you sit in your own unmolested,
And dream the soft quiet away.
Yes know have jackets that wear out,
And buttons that never will stay;
While you can embroider at leisure,
And learn pretty arts of ''crotchet."
And know there are lessons of spelling
Which must be patient to hear;
While you may sit down to your novel,
Or turn the last magazine near.
Yes, 1 know there are four little bedsides
Where must stand watchful each night;
While you may go out in your carriage,
And flash in your dresses 80 bright
Now think I'm neat little womani
like my house orderly, too;
And I'm fond of all dainty belongings,


Yet would not change places with you!
Mo- keep your fair home with its order,
Its freedom from trouble and noise;
And keep your own fanciful leisure;


But give me my four splendid boys


-NeaO York Observer
Year: 1879

The late County Clerk is assuming such
vast proportions as martyr that the public
is in danger of forgetting that he exacted
improper fees and refused to show his books
TO the Bar Association.
Year: 1879

The bill reported in the Senate on Monday, from
the Yellow Fever Investigation Committee, calls for
5000 900 to be spent i'll the construction of a re-
frgeratng ship by means of which ships are to be
disinfccted by artificial freezing, at New-Orleans
and other Southern ports. We are assured Also


that the State Rights defenders in the House will


now consent to pass the bill for the National Board
of Health. which will soon be again introduced. BY
all means let us have refrigerating ships and Ma
tlonal Boards or State Boards orany other rational


practical means of wardng of the plague which
cost the country so dear last Summer in lives and
property. The Government and the people will not
spare money in protecting or succoring the south
But in Heavens name let the South make some
effort To protect herself. What good will
reirigeratmg ship be at the icvee at New
Orleans when in the Fourth District of the city
are two small cemeteries where the dead lie
literally half buried According TO the statement
of the New Orleans journals these graveyards are
the "oply place of interment open To 0O,OOO
people Every six months the half decayed bodies
are disinterred to make room for Others. The time
has come for the resurrection of the victims of the
late epidemic. Hence arises tho abominable
stencil which peryalcs that part of the city," With
such pest-breedg horrors in the very heart of the
city, of what Use would be artificial freezing in an
occasional ship, or any other scientific experiment
When we hear that Southern cities are going TO
Year: 1879

After the 1st of April capitalists of the ten-dollar
class will enjoy the privilege, hitherto monopolized
by their more wealthy neighbors, of purchasing
Government securities. No doubt there is a
large amount of money i'll the aggregate
held by people who are not individually
able to buy lfty-dollar bond. and to whom the
new issue of four per cents of the small denOmina-
ton ought to be AN attractive Investment. But the
people who savo in small accumulatiOns are con-
seryatiye and we are not likely to See any immedi-
ate rush for the new bonds from this class.
The careful souls who make their deposits in the
traditional stocking or under rafter in a garret,
have so much confidence in their own bank that
they are liable to dstrust any novel inventions.
The reckless and criminal management of many
savings banks will help to make the new bonds
popular, but, after all, institutions which continue
to pay than four per cent VIII probably retain
the bulk of their cid customers.


And yet the time is near at hand when many of
the thousand-dolar pledges of the Government will
be refunded, broken up and the sections OF each
held by a hundred individuals who will then have
for the first time an experimental knowledge OF
what bond is, and what bond does. And of no
small moment will be the educating in
duence of the new order of things. Every
citizen who takes O ten-doar course of
instruction in the value of National credit and the
shame of National reputation will be more intel
ligent listener when the financial discussion wakes
hot in the next Presidential canvass, and more in
telligcnt and trusty voter when he comes TO the
polls In this way the success OF the new loan
would be very helpful in protecting the country
from the assaults of Confederate economists IN Con-
presS
Year: 1879

turns ont to have been incurred In the large
cities at the North, where the habits and the
history of the Democratic party are sufficient
justification for the measures adopted and the
expenditure they involved. OF these cities
New York is chief. Here was the most effective
enforcement of the law and at the largest cost.
Stripped to the buff, this resort to reVolu-
tiOnary tactics and procedure to secure the
repeal of the supervisors law, means only
that the Democratic party is bent on having
in the City of New-YOrk, the key OF the
State, and possibly of the next Presidency, free
and unimpeded opportunities for fraud In
elections, without danger of interferenSe
from or supervision of any Federal
official. The main object of this repeal rs to
give New-YOrk Democrats unrestricted facill-
ties for fraud.


The Republicans in Congress will meet
this issue squarely and fight it out to the
end without compromise. They are quite
ready for it, and to go to the country
upon it, They desire nothing more than that
their opponents should take up Mr.. Fernando
Woods melancholy wall that the Democrats
of this great city, now and always in nu-
merical majority of tens of thousands, are Op-
pressed and outraged by the appointment of
a few Republicans to stand at the polls and see
that they do not vote and count the votes
as they used to when Mr.. Tllden' was
chairman of the State Committee, and Tweed
managed the details. This is the cry upon
which repeal is demanded, and this the de-
mand to enforce which the appropriations are
withheld. All that Republicans ask is that 1t
be distinctly stated and fairly understood.
Year: 1879

Following is verbatim record of a ten minutes conversation by twelve year old lad who made short visit to his aunt one afternoon. The same lad is now 8 young man in business not fifty miles from Waterbury:

 "Good afternoon am going to stay with you q find that I can I am going to stay till tea, till we go down to tea. I wish to look at this envelope box. Who gave it to you? Won't you give 1t to mo? What do you say in French when you wish to say Oh, pshaw ? How do you spell 'quelle heure est itP' Won't you give me piece of candy9 l can stay with you till tea. Let me see some of those packs (taking out his aunt's envelopes). What do you say in French when you wish to say What pretty envelopes? Where's your scis- sors, auntie? Where are they? Won't you give me some candy? What is this It looks like one e those checks. Won't you give me soine candy? I'll get it.. Gan I have so much? May I? Won't you give me book to look at i? Won't you give me a piece of paper? Gan l have this whole one if won't ask for another? What makes you smile so when you write? Won't you, just for the joke of it, write letter for me to my pa ?"

 This was all in less than ten minutes and was extended indefinitely. Does any one recognize the picture? It covers more space on life's canvas now, but does not differ so widely in these especial features.
Year: 1879

After the white muslins and gay Pompadour dresses, says Harper's Bazaar, those of very pale blue are most used by young ladies. When made of organdy they are of solid color and richly trimmed with Breton lace; of less expensive lawns or of batiste, they have stripes or arabesque traceries of white in the aounoes, and the basque and over-skirt are ornamented with Russian lace in arabesque pattern. Prettier still are pale blue French bunting worn at the sea-shore. Sometimes the entire short suit is of the bunting, but in other cases there is merely panier polonaise over black velvet skirt. A Frenchy combination is trimming of black and white striped satin on a light blue French bunting, which is fine as the incest camel's-hair. The skirt is short, with four pleated founces covering the front and sides, and each hounce is edged with four-inch pleating of black and white stripes sewed on perpendicu- larly. The coat opens over a striped vest that is seen only at the throat and below the waist line. There are also tabs of the striped silk in the back. The deep turned-over collar is shawl. shaped, and is also of the white and black mixture. The bouffant drapery of the back is very high, and curves 1T festoons to the foot. The hat worr with this suit is rough straw English turban of creamy white shade. The spreading brim is turned up all around and faced with the striped silk k; scar of the same is around the crown, ant there are dropping white and blacl ostrich plumes.

 Gray and cardinal red are seer together in some of the most stylisl costumes. For instance, a gray grena dine is trimmed with lengthwise band of cardinal satin on the front of tn, lower skirt. The short wrlnkled aprol of gray barege is punched behind witt red ribbons, and the basque has shirret surplice drapery on the front extendin, down to red satin belt made up c folds.
Year: 1879

The correspondent of the London Times sent this vivid account from Paris on Wednesday, May "A, 1871, of the de- struction of the Tuileries, the remains of which are to be removed to make grand garden for Paris :-

 An this morning! Its pale flush of aurora-bloom was darkest. most sombre night for the once proud, now stricken and humiliated city. When the sun rose, what saw he? Not fair city-on that within the last year Sol has looked down more than once. But black clouds hoated his rays-clouds that rose from the Palladium of France. Great God that men should be so mad as to strive to make universal ruin because their puny course of factiousness IS run The flames from the Palace of the Tuileries, kindled by damnable petroleum, ln- suited the soft light of the morning, and cast lurid rays on grimy, recreant Frenchmen who skulked from their das- tardly incendiarism to pot at country men from behind barricade. How the place burned! The flames revelled in the historical palace, whipped up the rich furniture, burst out the plate-glass windows, brought down the fantastic roof. It was in the Prince Imperials wing, facing the Tuileries gardens, where the demon of fire first had his dismal sway. By eight o'clock the whole of this wing was nearly burned out. As I reached the end of the Rue Dauphine the red belches of flames were bursting out from the corner of the Tuileries facing the private gardens and the Rue de Rivoli; the rooms occu- pied by the King of Prussia and his suite on the visit to France the year of the exhibition. There is a furious jet of flame pouring out of the window where Bismarck used to sit and smoke. Crash! Is it an explosion or fall of flooring that causes this burst of black smoke and red sparks in our faces God knows what hell-devices may be within that burning pile it were we'll, surely, to give it wide berth. And so east ward to the Place du Palais Royal, which is still unsafe by reason of shot and shell from the neighborhood of the Hotel de Vile. And there is the great archway by which troops were wont to enter into the Place du Carrousel. Is the fire there yet? Just there and no more. Could the archway be cut the Louvre, with it's artistic riches, might still be spared. But there are none to help. The troops are lounging supinely in the rues, intent-and who shall blame weary, powder-grimed men Ion bread and wine. And so the devastator leaps from chimney to chimney, from window to window. He is over the archway now, and would not give two hours purchase for all the riches of the Louvre, In the name of modern vandalism, what

 means that burst of smoke and jet of fire. Alas, for art the Louvre is or fire independently, and so is the Palaif Royal and the Hotel de Vile, where the trump of the Commune are covering amid their incendiarism, and the Minis try of Finance and many other public and private buildings besides, of whict more anon,
Year: 1879

I saw an inquiry about the proper way to roast clans. Having had some ex- perience in that line, permit me to an swer the inquiry. Select level spot of ground, sheltered from the winds, and on it place layer of stones to cover such space as may be deemed necessary. Round stones, cobbles, are the best. On these place kindlings, covered with wood to the depth of about two feet, ignite, and let the whole burn until only small coals are left rake these off, and immediately cover the hot stones evenly with damp sea weed to the depth of IS inches on this empty clans in sufficient quantity; over these place sea-weed to the depth of two feet. and cover all with a sheet of muslin to retain the steam leave the clans until properly cooked which will be in about two hours ther rake out and serve as desired.-B. w Naples, Secretary of the Fat Mems AS sociation.
Year: 1879

Three young men went bathing at Sheldon's Point, near Oswego, one night last week. When they had rubbed themselves down and were ready to dress, one of them missed his shirt. It was most mysterious affair. No one had been seen on the shore, and nothing else was missing. While they were searching for the shirt, sober old COW was quietly chewing her cud. All at once she began to cough violently, and the young men caught glimpse of the arm of the lost shirt dangling from her mouth. One cuff button was saved.
Year: 1879

The New York Herald has been in- terviewing discharged inmate of Sing Sing prison and was told the following story: Meekin, man twenty three years old, from the Twentieth ward, was "sent up" for two and half years. Some time in last May (1879 he was disciplined. Meekin was stove moulder in the foundry. His usual days task was suddenly increased, and he was ordered to do an extra number of "fasks or castings on that day, which was greater than the number done by ordinary workmen in outside shops. Meekin said he could not do the num- Der of moulds demanded. The keeper locked him in his cell for punishment

 On the next morning the head keeper said he must do the work or suffer the consequences.

 Meekin replied that he had not the strength. Then they ordered him out of his cell, but seeing posse of keepers with clubs standing by his grated door, he refused to obey. "We will take you out, dead or alive," was the reply. All the prisoners were ordered to their cells and the galleries were cleared to prepare for flooding Meekin's cell. The hose pipe was laid through 8 corridor window by the messroom keeper, and trained on the upper gratings of the convict's dun geon, so that it would be impossible for him to escape. Then two keepers took poles and punched the prisoner until he was in proper position to belshowered. The hose is of the same size as used on the hydrants by the New York Fire De- partment, and ID Sing Sing steam engine forces water through it with tre- mendous power. This stream of water was played on the prisoner until he be- came insensible. Then keeper opened the iron door and fell upon the helpless man with his club and beat and cut him until he was in proper condition for the hospital, whither they carried him. He lay in the hospital between life and death for two weeks, and when he seemed dying they gave him toast and other Christian delicacies. When he had some what recovered they put him into cell to gain strength for further torture.

 In few days the chief keeper ordered him to his office for private interview, which consisted of an inquiry if he was going to do that job of moulding. Meek in replied, as before, that he was not able to do the extra task. This caused the keepers anger to rise. "I will make you do it," he cried. A guard, who was standing by, raised his club and knocked the prisoner down and dragged him to the "pulling machine, '" and in prison slang, "put him up "-on the hooks-that is, they suspended him by the wrists from the ceiling and fastened his ankles to iron stocks in the floor. When all was ready the chief keeper brought out the "paddle." It was three feet long, consisting of a wooden handle eighteen inches long and thick sole leather blade pierced with holes. They beat the suspended man with this instrument until the doctor said they must stop to save his life, whereupon he was taken down and carried to his cell and fed on beef tea. Solitary confinement followed for three months, his term expired and the man escaped with his life.
Year: 1879

The sails we see on the ocean

 Are as white as white can be; But never one in tbe harbor

 AS white as the sails at sea. And the clouds that crown the mountains With purple and gold delight Turn to cold gray mist and vapor Ere ever we reach the height. The mountains wear crowns of glory Only when seen from afar. And the sails lose all their whiteness Inside of the harbor bar. Oh, distance, thou dear enchanter! Still hold in thy magic vail The glory of far off mountains,

 The gleam of the far off sail.
Year: 1879

he shall devote the powers of the executive OF the
State If placed in his hands.


Ard in taking the position to which our judgment
and conscience have impelled us we are not for u
moment unmi ndful OF the transcendent importance
of the great national struggle immediately before
This struggle involves the very life OF our constitu
under and within the constitution and indestruct-
ibiIity of the States. All personal ambitions and
personal devotons, however deserved. must be
subord dinated to this great end. No man be
sta ndard in the contest who takes
one thought OF himself. He must know nothing but
our cause.-The rescue of our government from de-
struction by consolidation, Capitalization and denial
of rights and liberties of the people within the
states Above all and more than ALL the stains which
now, Justly unjustly, are indelibly fixed Oh the
escutcheon of our former leader. must not belper-
mittcd tarnish our banner That banner must be
pure and unspotted as the life OF constitutional
liberty and of the equal rights of the people within
the States is pure and unseltsh in every true demo
cratic heart.


principles who cannot be seduced or driven into
compromises with enemies-democrats who
cannot now vote for tyrant at the dictaion of per-
sonal AMBITION and cannot consent to forestall the
Judgment OF the democracy OF this State OF the
nation in selecting its leader in the great coming
tional contest demand that the democracy this
great State shall be lett free when the time for that
selection comes. without official influence preju
dice from the Executive of our State. to turn with
the democracy of the nation to leader wherever
within the boundaries OF the Republic he may be
found. whether in the largest the smallest State
who will unite the most hands with the most and
warmest hearts in securing the triumph of
cause and who when elected. such leader can
be. will without hesitation or daance take his
place in obedience to tho will of the nation.


NATHANIEL G. MOAK,


Chairman of State Committee.


AUGUSTUS SCHELL,


Chairman of Executive Committee.
+. ". RnopEs' Secretaries.


NEW YORK Oct. z, 1879.
Year: 1879

The Executive Committee Of the Anti-Tammany
General Committee met laat night at Irving Hall.
and wrangle ensued resolution introduced
by Alderman Haughton seeking the appointment of
committee of "to inquire into and
endeavor to reconcile existing differences in
some Of the districts" preamble to the rcso.
luton set forth that active and efficient men. who
willing, to join the ranks OF the general and
executive committees, in accordance with previous
resolution to increase the representation in both.
were being ignored. Tho resolution met with good
deal of opposition. and resulted finally in the APP
pointmcnt of committee consisting OF one from
each Assembly district to harmonize conflicting in
terests. The Seventh and Ninth districts the
ones i'll which it is alleged tho trouble exists.
Reports were made from each OF the Assembly dis
trlcts showing the formation of large number OF
campaign cluos and very encouraging enrolment
of members. Tho main question during the evening
over the arrangement for the primaries to elect
delegates to the several nominating conventions. 1t
was ut first proposed to appoint special committee
of one from each district for the purpose but 1t
was finally agreed that the subcommittee of the
ecutive committee should meet this afternoon
discuss the subject and prepare which will
be handed in ut meeting of the executive commit
tee on Friday evening at seven o'clock, that tho
latter committee may be ready to issue it through
the general committee meeting which takes place
the sarnc evening at eight o'clock.
Year: 1879

A large and enthusiastic meeting OF the Tammany
democrats OF the Ninth Assembly district was held
the OF Hudson and Christopher streets last
evening. William Ii. Dobbs presided. and among
those the platform Justice Dodge.
Browning and Captain Hoagland. The first
speaker was Mr.. NJ Sigerson, who denied
that there were two democratic candidates in the
field. He dcfed any ono to prove that Lucius Rob-
inson was u democrat He always had been repub-
lican. and now. The principal speech OF tho
evening was made by Mr.'Jerome Buck, who claimed
that the agitation now going was but the
natural result OF the intelligent action or great
community. New York city had too long submitted
times OF old when the cities were the first to
stranglc the fcudal system, so also now was New
York endcavoring to assert its rights This was not
Mr.. Keliy's. but the peoples hght tho people who
falling back al last their chartered right and
proclaimed In voice that could not bo mistaken to
the country districts. "Thus fur shalt thou 20 and
no further" One-htth of the democratic vote
OF the State cast in this city, and
opc-hair OF the taxes we're paid hore. Why
then, should they bow down to that corrupt
clique, which did not represent democracy? After
giving a succinct account OF tho doings ut
syracuse, Mr.. Buck said And yet If there Is
such thing gloom In the democratic ranks, and
this hall does not look very much like II, how
glorious is IL for us to remember this very evening
that tho sanction of the Supreme Court OF your
state has been given to your Tammany HALL
In tho sacred name OF justice, which citizen
dare vilfy, at has been proclaimed from the
Bench OF the supreme Court that there Is such an
institution as Tammany Hall. This alone is enough
To- secure victory for tho old wigwam. And In the
face OF this decision lot all democrats understand
that now and now only is tho time TO show their
adherence TO the principles OF that great and gori-
Gus party.


Attic conclusion of Mr.. Buck y speech tho meet
I'M adjourned with rousing cheers Tor Kelly.
Year: 1879

IT see ms a strange thing to s. e a com
mttee asked to investigate the fees and
charges OF the county officers of New
Castle county, before any charges have
been made against them. If there are
charges from men who are not members
of the legislature, it Sc, ms to us they
might be made the subject OF action.-
But it appears unreasonable TO put the
State to the cost of an Investigation by "A
committee, before any charges have been
made. 1t seems to us that the motion OF
Mr.. Collins 10 refer the fee bill to the
committee covers all the action that is
required. But the remarks Of Mr.. Hous-
ton covered any irregularity completely
Those who pay fees have right to de-
mand bill of the same, and if it is In
excess OF the charges named in the fee
bill as printed in the Digested laws he
may refuse to pay, or recover by suit al
law.