smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

A writer in the Boston Commercial
Bulletin upon life in Australia relates
this yarn: One of the stories told me by
the driver as we jolted along had relation
to the depth of the mud which covered
the road. | have heard the same story
in various forms since, for Ned was in
the habit of telling it to every passenger
that he carried to the diggings. | have
also heard the same story assigned to a
California driver. No matter; | know
it was told to me by Cabbage-Tree Ned
in 1852.


"You see, young fellow" said he, Il
was driving along keeping well to the
right of the road where the mud was
shallowest, for l knew that l had a
heavy load which 'ud prevent the coach
from floating, and besides none % my
horses could swim. l had just got to
about where we are now when l noticed
what | thought was hat moving along
on the top of the mud just little ahead
o. me on my left.


81 could not make out what it was at
first, but at last l seed it was a hat and
l felt kind o. frightened. Not that I'd
be frightened at hat, but what l was
frightened at was that the hat was mov-
ing along in the same direction rs my
self without any visible means. Jingo
thinks l, now here's a go; what the
deuce can it be? By-and-bye l came up
abreast of it, and then got little ahead
of it. Then seed there was a face un-
der the hat-,jingo if it wasn't man.


Halo, friend, says l, "what are you
tramping through the mud in that way
forp Come along here, and I'll give yoI
lift in the coach"


What would / get into your coacl
horse ?" "And sure enough he was rid
ing a horse, for l saw the ears of tn,
animal just ahead of him sticking out o
the mud, but the horse, being tired, wa
swimming low; yes, the mud was yer.
deep that day"
Year: 1879

Saw ye the farmer at his plow,
AS ye were riding by2
Or wearied meath the MONDAY toll,
When summer suns we're high?
And thought you that his lot was hard,
And did you thank your God
That you and yours were not condemned
Thus like slave to plod?
Come see him at his harvest home,
When garden, field and tree
Conspire with flowing store to fill
His barn and granery;
His beautiful children gayly sport
Amid the new-mown hay,
Or proudly aid with vigorous arm
His tasks as best they may.
The Harvest -Giver is his friend,
The Maker of the soil,
And earth, the mother, gives them bread,
And cheers their patient toll;
Come Join them around their winter
hearth,


The heartfelt pleasure sec
And you can better Judge how blest
The farmers lie may be.


Mrs. SigOurney.
Year: 1879

On the lower jaw, a colt sheds the too
middle teeth within six months after
second year, and within six months after
reaching the age Of three years sheds one
tooth on either side of these twonew mid
die teeth and at four years will have full
set of new teeth on front lower jaw At
five years there will he shells on the
corner teeth; at six years the two middle
teeth will be smooth, at seven years, one
on each side of those two middle teeth
will be smooth, and at eight years all the
lower jaw teeth will be smooth.


On the upper jaw, at nine years of age
the two middle teeth will be smooth at
ten, one tooth on either side of them
will be smooth at eleven, all smooth,
above and below. At twelve, the corner
teeth project; at thirteen, one tooh next
them, and at fourteen all project, above
and below. Beyond that, all is guess
work. J. NJ. 3.
Year: 1879

P1TTSBURG, May 16.-The little town
of Beaver, which is one of the surburbS
of Pittsburg, is in terrible state of cX-
element. One of the prettiest, wealth.
lest, and most accomplished young
ladies of the town left her mothers
house and deliberately married negro,
who is as ugly and ignorant as he IS
black. For some time past Annie Mason


has given her parents a good deal OF
trouble by her reckless, wayward con-
duct, but, being an only daughter, she
was spoiled by indulgence. Her father
is United States storckeepcr in Indiana
county, but lives in Beaver, and is
wealthy. Her uncle is ex-Chief Justice
Daniel Agnew of the Supreme Court,
and the fami ly is one of the best i'll
this part Of the State. Mrs. Geo. Jones,
nee Miss Annie Mason, is twenty years
old. She is a brunette, with large eyes,
exceedingly pretty face, and fine form.
She had a quarrel with her parents on
Wednesday night, and early yesterday
forenoon she left her home and met
George Jones, a coarse, illiterate coal
digger, by an appointment which she
had made by some unknown means the
night before. At ) o'clock in the morn
ing Jones and Miss Mason went to
Rochester, which is about a mile from


Beaver, and hurried to the house of a
colorcd clergyman, who married them
in the presence Of two white men, who
were called in to act as witnesses. The
couple then took the next train back to
Beaver, where Jones hired a room in Il
small house which has only three rooms
in it, two of which are already occupied
by negro families. The reckless girl
sent home for her trunk, piano and
some of the ornaments from her room,
and this was the first intmation her
mother had of The marriage. Her
mother tried to persuade her daughter
to return to home, but she refused. Her
fethcr is not at home, and knows nothing
as yet OF the affair. 1t is not known
how Miss Mason became acquainted
with Jones, or where she ever met him.
Threats are openly made by the young
men of Beaver of tarring and feathering
Jones and driving him out of the town,
but up to the present time nothing has
been done, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jones are
living in their squalid room, while the
wayward girls mother is lying at her
elegant home crazy with brain fever,
brought Oh by her daughters conduct.
Year: 1879

pearauce of their master, but when
were courtiers at fault. One put his
hands before his eyes and cried out the
splendor of the robe dazzled him.
Another fell prostrate ard cried "a God,
a Cod" and so the magician came to
high honor as many do who trade upon
the credulity of some and the toadyism
of Others.


We don't dare to say that all the
grand medical discoveries OF the age
are arrant humbugs, but we do as
sert that if theory was promulgated
that mans best mode of locomotion is
on ali fours, that there would be found
disciples, who would delide the idiotism
of those who wouldn't at once see that
nature never intended any other mode
of progress.
Year: 1879

We have received communications
from Big Cane from two of our friends,
giving an account of the "gold hoax -
in that vicinity, but as we had already
published an account, furnished to us
by member of the Little Hatchet Club
of this place, and as there is slight
difference in all them, of the accounts,
we will have to delay publication until
we can investigate the matter.
Year: 1879

We again call the attention of parties
interested to the petition of the agent
of the Louisiana Western Railroad
Company, to the Judge of this district.
He will be in Opelousas, on June 10th,
as stated in the petition. He has added
some new names of land owners along
the line to the list already published.
Read the petition, which will be found
in another column.
Year: 1879

We are sorry to announce that owing
to the extreme heat of the weather, and
the fact that the Woodwork springs
have gone dry, that the Little Hatchet
Club have been compelled to postpone
their picnic until after rain. Due
notice will given of the day.
Year: 1879

If it were possible to turn gray Ct
terror the hair of Miss Floyd Jones, OF
New York, should be as white as snow
in consequence of an awful adventure
which she passed through at the Briggs
colliery OF the Lackawanna Coal and
iron company, Scranton Pa. She was
visiting the family of w. W. Scranton,
general manager OF the iron company,
and expressed desire 10 visit the mine
for the purpose OF witnessing the inter
estiug and perilous process OF mining
and preparing anthracite for use. Ac-
cordngly Mr.. Scranton, acting as her
escort, took along Mine Superintendent
Reese G. Brooks as an extra precautlon
against veuturing into danger. After
inspecting the mine and seeing the raeu
at work the trio, guided by their flick
ering lamps, returned along the subter-
ranean halls to the foot Of the shaft, for
the purpose of making the ascension.
Superintendent Brooks signalcd to the
engineer overhead, Alber, Roskelly aud
told him the party wanted to be aolsted
directly to the tower OF the breaker,
which rises $50 feet from the mouth Of
the shaft and is 40 feet from the Dot
tom, where they were standing at the
time. The object OF ascending to the
tower was TO make an examination Ct
the screen-roomS, rollers and other de-
partments where the work Of breaking
and cleaning coal was gong on. The
engineer answered down through the
tube ''all right" and the trio taking
their places on the platform OF the car
riagc, were hoisted swiftly up out OF The
mine into the shaft OF the tower.


Upon the carriage approaching the
sheayewheel at the top, Engineer Ros-
kelly lost control OF his engine and the
party was hurled against the heavy tim
jers of the roof, swapping the wire.
hosting rope asunder with the visitors
over an abyss 40 feet deep. 1t was n
moment OF awful fear. They expected
to be dashed to the bottom. They felt
tie carriage slip sharply down few


inches; then came sudden jolt, halt
and they were standing still. The safety
catches, which are generally more orna-
mental than useful sprang TO their
places and held the carriage there. Even
then the situation was painfully perllous.
The slightest movement might cause
the catches to slip again and everybody
seemed afraid to breathe. The position
in which the halt was made was not
within easy access of any landing, and
the party was forced TO remain there
until the workmen came with ladders
to their relief This took but very
few minutes, yet 1t seemed an eternity,
and it was with feelings of deep and
heartfelt thaukfulDess that they touched
a firm landing once more. The only
bodily injuries inflicted by the shock
were a slight cut which Miss Jones sus-
tanned on the side of the head when the
rope broke, letting bolt descend from
the top of the carriage where it was at
tached, and the bruising of her shoulder
by contact with the post. They are in
no way serious.
Year: 1879

We reprint elsewhere two brief articles
from yesterdays Erening Express, one of
Mr.. Kelly's two papers, which declare in
very few and, as it seems to us, very sensi-
BILE words, the ground on which he and the
large body of democratic voters who agree
with him stand. The democrats of this
city, Mr.. Kelly declares, have no prede-
termined candidate of their own. They
are not going to the Convention to crowd
q candidate on that body. They leave the
selection of ticket entirely to the nomi-
mating Convention, and twill heartily sup
port any ticket the democracy of the State
may make. But, on the other hand, they
do not intend to submit to the coercion of
anybody who may go to the Convention de-
termined on one man and one man only;
and he and they say, ''The democracy of
the city cannot under any circumstances
support Lucius Robinson for Governor"


That seems to us fair and just, and after
such notice as this it is of course imposs-
BILE, because it would be fatal, for the Con-
vention to renominate Governor Robinson.
To do so would be to say that the Conven-
ton met not to agree, but to disagree; it
would be equivalent to a declaration either
that the party has nobody but Mr.. Robin
son fit to be Governor or that those who
insist on nominating him desire to defeat
both him and the party.


Ii Mr.. Kelly and the New York demo-
Gratis had selected a candidate of their own
and should insist on his nomination and
Dnone other, that would be IA different aft ,ir.
I They might justly be called factious
mischief makers. But their case is
precisely the reverse of this. They
name no candidate; they promise to
give their hearty support to whoever the
Convention may select. They only
ask that it shall not bo Mr.. Robinson.
They certainly have right to such an ex-
ception. We take it for granted that the
Convention will act sensibly and lay Mr..
Robinson's name aside If after this any
one shall mention it. If he is wise he will
publicly withdraw his name before the
Convention meets. He cannot afford to
make himself the tool of marplot, and we
have no idea that he wants to defeat his


party next November.
Year: 1879

in the government, l know that the
democratic party has many members
capable of carrying these out; but
that without united and harmonious ac-
ton in the party it is in vain to
expect its success. Iannounce, therefore,
that am not and will never again be
candidate for any Office whatever; that 1
shall hereafter take no part in conventions
or in the selection of candidates for office;
but that will give my earnest support as
private citizen to the candidates of my
party, in this State this fall, and in the
country at large next year, whoever they
may be. S. j. TILDEN."


Mr.. Tilden is too shrewd and able man
not to know that such declaration from
him at this moment would almost certainly
give New York to his party in November.
Year: 1879




The London ,Acddemy of the 10Th inst. says of
Munkacsy's famous painting Milton Debating
Paradise Lost to His Daughters" which is now on
exhibition in London and will appear on the walls
of the Lenox Library in this city. in the fall "Of
Munkacsy picture so much has already been said
and written that the public is familiar with the
treatment OF the subject There be no two opin-
ions about its being an impressive work. The atti-
tude of the poet grand and simple while the whole
feeling of the incident is thoroughly well given The
pose and entire expression of the daughter
who writes from her fathers dication are per-
feet one feels that she is almost overstrung
in her eager desire to understand and transcribe
Alright that the least interruption would be fatal
to the in the highly state of inspiration
in which he is. The very atmosphere OF tho
room seems still as though no there dares to
stirscarccly to breathe or to whisper. The OF
the picture is in low key. and well in keeping; the
sunlight entering at the side through the window
and falling the bent head aud figure of the poet
in such n manner to save the composition from
becoming heavy. OF Munkacsys other pictures ton
exhibition with the 'Milton) all are ceverly
painted, but not of them approaches to the large
work in beauty completeness.
Year: 1879

The Sun does not like General Ewing.
That may be bad for General Ewing, or for
the Sun, as it may turn out.


But the Sun does not like an income tax,
either, and it objects to both General Ewing
and the HERALD because neither Of these
goes into Mysteries at the mention Of this
terrible impost.


Why does the Sun experience such horror
at the thought of an income tax? Well,
probably for several reasons, and one Of
them is stated in these words:-


There is one public journal which defends the
bold invasion Of the constitution which effected
by the enactment of the income tax and advocates
its re-enactment. The name of that journal is the
New YoRK HERALD. 1t is the same journal which
compared the constitution of the Southern Confed-
eracy with the constitution OF the United States and
drew conclusions favorable to the constitution of
the Southern Confederacy.


That is true at any rate. We have been
reading over the HERALD's article on the
Confederate constitution; it appeared on
the 18th of March, 1861 and we wish
the Sun would now reprint it and tell us
where it disagrees from the HERALD.


The Confederate constitution, as the
HERALD remarked at the time, contained





commended. 1t made the Presidential
term six years. for instance, and prohibited
the recollection Of the incumbent. Many of
our wisest Northern statesmen have desired
to Incorporate such measure in our own
constitution. 1t Itprovided that subordinate
officers of the several departments Except
the diplomatic) should be dismissed only
for dishonesty, incapacity, ineficiency,
misconduct or neglect of duty" and thus
established permanent civil service, some-
thing which many of the ablest statesmen
in the North have urged for years upon the
country. 1t provided that appropriations
should be passed only by a two-thirds vote
of both houses, except in those cases where
they had been asked for by q Cabinet OFF,
Ger and recommended by the President.
This still seems to US an excellent preven-
tive OF jobs ii it stood in our constitution
to-day it would exterminate the lobby 1t
gave to Cabinet officers a voice, but no vote,
in both houses. A good many republicans
and democrats in the North believe this
wise to-day. We might go on with other
provisions, but this is enough for to-day.


But suppose even that the HERALD had
been utterly wrong in 1861, in praising
some features of the Confederate constitu-
tion? would that make the income tax wrong
III 1879
Year: 1879

THE WEATHER.-The barometric pressure
continues in "a disturbed condition over the
country, owing to the influence of the depression
that is moving over the lake and st. Lawrence
Valley districts and that of another advancing
from the Rocky Mountain regions. The zone of
lowest pressures now extends over the northern
districts from Nova Scotia to the Northern Mis-
souri, Valley, and that Of high barometer in the
South Atlantic and Gulf States. In the latter
section however, the pressure has q tendency
to fall, but there nre indications of the de-
velopment Of any disturbance. Rain fell in the
lower lake regions, central valleys and on the
Gulf coasts. The weather in the other districts
has been generally fair. The temperature rose
decidedly in tho Middle Atlantic States
and the Northwest varied but little in
tile central valley districts and fell III
the other sections of the country. The winds
have been fresh over the lakes and on the Mid
die Atlantic and New England coasts and light
elsewhere. A tornado is reported to have de-
vclopcd over the southern portion OF Texas and
destroyed several buildings. The conditions
now over the central valleys and the north
western sections of the South Atlantic States
are favorable to the development of such phe-
no,ucna The weather over the British Islands
is fine. but the pressure is falling and there are
indications of % change The weather in New
York and it's vicinity to-day will be slightly
warmer and fair. Tomorrow it promises to he
warm and clear.
Year: 1879

Let Us Have More Rapid Transit.


Everybody knows that rapid transit above
Harlem Bridge is as great public necessity
as was rapid transit below Harlem Bridge.
Any person, from the most substantial
citizen down to an Alderman, who pretends
to decry rapid transit railroads at this time,
when we are beginning to reap the rich
benefits they secure, simply makes himself
ridiculous. The citizens of the northern
part of the island, the most beautiful loca-
tion in the State for private residences, are
all in favor of the improvement, and know
it to be work of the utmost Importance to
the progress and prosperity of the city.
The proper way to do is to set about secur-
ing the construction of a rapid transit road
or roads above Harlem Bridge in the
simplest possible manner, and without any
intrigue, combination or jobbery of any
description. The law gives the people the
right to such improvements when they
desire and require them, and the Aldermen
will scarcely venture to oppose them in the
face Of the universal sentiment in their
favor. If necessary let the Mayor appoint
new commission for additional rapid
transit in the upper part of the island, and
let the work be done as speedily as pos
sible and in business-like, honest man
ner. All this wriggling and twisting over
the matter looks very much like corrupt
Year: 1879

THE REVELATIONS that are likely to be made
public by the Congressional committee now Ell
gagged in investigating the affairs of the Freed
mans Saving Institution promise to be of a
startling character. If all the facts alleged be
true no more atrocious fraud has been perpe-
trated on the colored people.
Year: 1879

WHEN THREE INTELLIGENT CHILDREN-nine,
ten and twelve years old-are brought into
court from the New York Juvenile Asylum and
tell the Judge they prefer their mother to the
father as a custodian, it ought not to take u
long time to decide which of the parents has
shown most of ''the milk of human Kindness"
Year: 1879

Because less has been said in the news
lately of the Russian troubles than was said
some time since it must not be supposed
that the repressive methods of Russian au-
thority have really put down or in any
considerable degree overcome the activity
of the revolutionary ferment in that coun-
try Doubtless General Gourko has made
it rather less safe to indulge in certain
of the antics that the nihilists per-
mitted themselves in the capital but it
ought to be noted that the things he has
suppressed were indeed rather the antics
than elements of the earnest activity of the
revolutionary propaganda. They were the
horse play of the revolutionists These
people found themselves so easily the
superiors of the Russian police that they
poked fun at it by indulging in all
sorts of pranks that were not q
necessary part Of their programme,
yet involved death upon discovery !;
and they did this not because it especially
amused them to play at life and death in
that way, but because it pleased them to
show how safe any man was SO long as
only the police was to be depended upon
for exposure Our correspondence. from
Kieff, printed to-day, shows the present
actual working Of this formidable discon-
tent, and shows that it only mines the
deeper and more seriously for the success
full suppression Of some of its superficial
activities
Year: 1879

The POLICE COMMISSIONERS at their meeting
yesterday displayed species of grim humor
in accepting invitation from the New York
Camping Association ut Sing Sing to visit the
grounds, enjoy spring water and spiritual at
mosphere. Let them go by all means, refresh
their memory of the Ten Commandments and
como back prepared to rebuke Satan in the
Twenty-ninth precinct and least out devils"
from the force.
Year: 1879

the American people and will promote
their welfare"


And after that definition of Mr. Kelly
we are not to regard him as politician
Pray what is he, then? One thing we are
sure he is. He is too sensible a man not
to feel mortified to find himself beslavered
with adulation in the editorial columns OF
his own journal
Year: 1879

THERE Is ENOUGH IN MILK CANS to occasion
grave complaint at nearly all times, but yester-
day forty packages of snuff were smuggled
ashore in milk can by the butcher of Ham
burg steamship and seized by the revenue ofii-
GERS. man who would do that ought to be
compelled to ask pardon on his knees.
Year: 1879

TIE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC have
gathered around their annual camp fire. One
OF the best of the new marching orders likely to
be adopted is that which sends otfice-seekers to
the rear. The office-holders will doubtless re-
tain their places.
Year: 1879

The CHARITIES OF NEW YORK are provcrbal
and find their outlets i'll thousand channels,
but no read the story of ''the sick
poor without feeling that there still is room for
large sympathy and subs tantial work.