smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

SAKE Holm, alleged to be woman,
says: Women have perpetual crav-
ing to be recognized, to be admired and
a large part of their ceaseless chatter is
no more nor less tbau surface device
to call your attention to them, as little
children continually pull your gown to
make you look at them" This may be
true of the woman of the period. It is
not true of the woman of the future and
the nobler women Of to-day.
Year: 1877

We UNDERSTAND that Mr. ROOSEVELT is
urged by the merchants and importers of
New York for the position of the collector
OF customs of that port. Is not this little
indelicate? We would as soon think of
consulting the suffers, contractors and
eamp-followers Of the army about who
should be Secretary of War, and JOSEPH,
SPOTTED TAIL and SITTING BULL as to who
should be Indian Commissioner or the land
sharks Of the country who should be Com
missioner Of the Land Office, or the specu-
lators in Wall street as to who should be
Secretary of the Treasury, or the national
banks as to who should be their examiner,
- TO listen to the recommendations of the
importers Of New York concerning the off
Ger who is to collect their customs dues.
Year: 1877



 Editor of tue Bee:

 DEAR SIR This name is not down on the map. Don't look for it. The name is local It is one of the many el- evated places in Newtown. It is situated in Palestine, about four miles from New town Centre. When the next State sur yey is made it will be duly entered, and the name and locality will go into geog- raphy, as they will from this time hence forth go into history. It will vie with Mt Pleasant for extensiveness of pros pect. ID fact, we believe there is 6 more extended view from this height than from any other point in Newtown. To the south, on clear day, Long Island Sound can be distinctly seen, like gilt tering belt of silver, and the Island be- yond. Toward the east is spread out beautiful variety of hill and valley reach ing beyond the valley of the Housatonic, embracing the hills around and beyond Zoar. To the north Newtown, with its church spires and towers and white resi- dences, is in full view, with beautiful background of rolling hills. Towards the west and northwest an undulating scene of hills, like rolling waves, stretch away as far as the eye can reach. In fact, on the score of distance and beauty of prospect, we will not yield the palm to any. Indeed, like the Scotch shep- herd boy. i've can see to the mune," ," and many time have we looked at Der as she has loemed up over the hills of
Year: 1877




Meetings This Afternoon and


Evening at the Council CilnuI-


ber.


The stockholders OF the different iron
mills Of the city are called to meet this
afternoon at ? o'clock at the Second
Branch Council Chamber, to hear, con.
slider and decide upon some points Of
moment to the manufacturing interests
Of the city in connection with the pro-
posed extension OF the Tuscarawas Val.
ley road to West Wheeling from its pres.
ent terminus at Urichsville on the Pan
handle road. The committee who have
been canvassing the city for several days
past, and explaining to business men
the present status Oi this railroad
enterprise, and its prospective ad-
vantages TO the trade Of Wheeling, are
very desirous that there should he q
large and influential attendance Of the
iron men this evening. Those, therefore
who appreciate the sacrifice OF time and
labor made by the Canvusslng Commit.
tee, should show the fact by coming to.
gether promptly and in large number.
at the hour named.


Tonight, at o'clock, y general meet.
ing Of all the business men OF the city
who feel an interest in the completion Of
this road, will be held at the same place
To thia meeting every business man is
Onrneatly invited in order to hear the
report Of the Canvassing Committee.
Year: 1877

Tux Parker.burg Journal is hard On
poor Herefords maiden speech in the
Senate, saying Of it that "no pancake ever
fell AZ fiat as did this consummate piece
OF political bIather on the ears Of both
Senate and galleries"


The trouble with Hereford WAS that he
undertook to enighten the Senate on the
Michigan case, and had 10 go back on his
argument and vote directly opposite 10
his speech. By and by he will know
enough to know, as Bob Ingersoll would
say, that he isn't much Of u Senator.
Year: 1877

On the wedding day in Borneo the
bride andbridegroom are brought from
opposite ends of the village to the spot
where the ceremony is to be perform
ed. They are made to sit on two bars
of iron, that blessings as lasting and
health as vigorous may attend the pair.
A cigar and betel leaf, prepared with
the areca nut, are next put in the
hands of the bride and bridegroom.
One of the priests then waves two fowls
over the heads of the couple, and, in
long address to the Supreme Being,
calls down blessings upon the pair.
and implores that peace and happiness
may attend the union. After the heads
of the affianced have been knocked
against each other three or four times
the bridegroom puts the prepared betel
leaf and cigar into the mouth of the
bride, while she does the same to him
whom she thus acknowledges as her
husband.
Year: 1877

VIM. II. Sidle, son of II. G. Sille,
president of the First National Bank of
Minneapolis, was fatally wounded by a
girl named Kate Noonan, on Friday
evening, the 10th in that city. The
girl claims to bear the relation of dis.
carded mistress or victim of the wOun.
ded man, and has heretofore instituted
proceedings against W. G. Sidle and
others, to recover damages for alleged
false imprisonment. The shooting oc.
CURED in the vicinity of the Nicollet
House. The young man was assisted
into the Office Of the Gas Light Com.
pany, but was subsequently removed
into the Nicollct Honse where he could
be made comfortable as possible while
the surgeons (several of whom were
presently were examining the wound,
which seems to have been produced
by a ball from pistol of small calibre.
At first t4e wound was not thought fa-
tai, but a change for the worse occur.
red at a late hour in the even
ing land he died shortly after midnight.
The woman was at once arrested.
and after reaching the lookup she in
formed Chief Munger that she had
shot Will Sidle, and thrown the revol-
yer. away, and stated where it might
be found. She further asked the Chief
if Sidle had been badly hurt, and when
informed that his wound was danger
Gus she expressed strong desire to
see him, and wished the return of the
pistol, so that she could kill herself.
This demand could not be complied
with, of course. During the evening
up to a late hour she appeared greatly
excited, her condition bordering on in
sanity. In the opinion of the police
authorities, it is quite evident from
her action and statements, both prior
and subsequent to the shooting, that
this terrible, bloody episode on the
streets was nothing more than the &C
tive execution of plan formed months
ago, and that the arrest upon which
the action for false Imprisonment is
based was judicious movement and
thoroughly defensible, no matter from
what point it may be considered. At
ter the shooting she frankly assumed
the responsibility for the crime, and
expressed an evidently sincere desire
to destroy her own life, and thus re.
move her shame and her revenge, and
blot out from her own sight at least
what must ever remain pitiful
StOrv
Year: 1877

there WAS no particular south that southern
snd northern interests we're identical. and
that the main object was unity of Interest
In improving the material prospssity Of tha
country, be desired 70 learn the wants and
condition OF the people throughout the un.
Ion; the PEOPLE were the best Judges Of the
effect Of his southern visit u s9 s1
Year: 1877

kE. c. Nose e. of Nassau, New P!o /
dence. was for number of years the own
er of a tame pelican. The beautiful crea-
ture was in the habit of following Mr..
Moseley wherever he went, and was his


most affectionate alter ego. The pelican


was fine specimen of tnat peculiar oird'
and about as tall as a man. The pelican


lived on lust three fish day, and these
were obtained regularly in the morning,
the pelican going TO the fish market and
pickinp them ont of the tubs of Just the
size aud kind to suit his taste and diges-
tion. Fish in Nassau are sold from large
tubs. filled with water, IN which they swim
about until taken out for the purchaser,
who selects his fish while that creature is
alive and swimming Mr.. Moseley had
instructed ali the fiShmongers to allow his
pelican to put his long neck and b II into
any of the tubs, and pick out such flsh as
his pelicanship might desire. ne paying
for the fish afterwards. All the fishermen
knew that pelican. and loved MIN as
though he was "a man and brother
In fact the pelican was one OF the privlI-
eyed characters of the town. known and
admired bv all. aud no one ever molested
him or made him afraid In fact he was
the sacred bird of Nassau. Usually the
patient pelican would wait until his boss
was ready of mornings to sally out, ana
then it was sight to see the two walking
side bv side with social, wise and dlgnl-
fled men to the market, where the master
would wait until the pelican had break
tasted as the pelican had previously walt
ed until the master had flushed the morn
ing meal The pelican would carefully
draw from the tishmonger's tuo fish
about the size of porgy, and il this went
down tail end first in his pouch the pell-
can would delicately gulp 1t up and toss
the fish up in the air until 1t came down
head first, and Then the fish would slowly
descend through the gulet until 1t finally
disappeared from sight IN the NAV. Mr..
Moseley was late in breakfasting on one
unfortunate morning, but the pelican pa
tiently waited at the door for his master,
first standing on one leg and then on the
other, until patience in the tired bird
ceased longer to be virtue. Then the
pelican. longing for his deferred break
fast, sadly made his way alone to his ac
customed hsh-tub in the market. There
was new man, raw English negro,
tending the fish-tub that morning, and he
was in blssful ignorance of the practices
and habits of that bird, and knew naught
of his privileged character. The pelican,
as usual, walked up to the tub. thrust his
long neck into it, and coolly tossed up
fish until il headed downward5, and then
verJ cooly put it away in his pouch. The
tub-tender was astonished, and stood back
in horror. Presently the pelican again
drew another fish from the tub and also
swallowed that in the same way. Now
the tub-tender was not only astoDjshed,
but Mortified and he looked on aghast at
the gradual iessening of his store OF fish
So he picked up club. and just as the
pelican was throwing up the third fish
high in the air TO catch it on the fly as ii
came down, he struck the pelican on the
head. and thus murdered him on the spot.


Corr. Troy Budget.
Year: 1877

Senator WOODEN says he didn't and be
WooD1S't be caught by TWEED. Well, we
can't tell about these Legislative conscienccs un-
til we hear from TWEED more definitely. OAKEY
HALL was thought slain until he came out In
London with new eyeglasses and an English
cut to his clothes. There always was IN I'M
mcnse amount Of a-lass-ticity in HALL. There
may he something like it in the rest Of them.
Year: 1877

Perhaps the reader Of Ibis is not aware that ut
the Electro Thermal ard Turkish Bath Institute
OF Or. somers, ut the Grand Pacific Hotel, this
city, they are curing and successfully treating
thousands who are ail,n+ with diseases peculiar to
this cffmnte
Year: 1877

What to do with our daughters

 Teach them self-reliance.

 Teach them to make bread.

 Teach them to make shirts.

 Teach them not to wear false hair.

 Teach them not to paint and powder. Teach them to wear thick warm shoes. Teach them how to wash and iron clothes.

 Teach them how to make their own dresses.

 Teach them how to cook good meal.

 Teach them to wear calico dresses and do it like queen.

 Teach them to say no, and mean it. Teach them how to darn stockings and sew on buttons.

 Teach them to regard the morals, not the money, of beaux.

 Give them good, substantial con- mon school education.

 Teach them that a good round rosy romp is worth fifty delicate consump- tives.

 Teach them to have nothing to do with dissolute young men.

 Teach them shments-musie, painting, drawing-if you have time and money to do it with.

 Teach them to cultivate garden.

 Teach them that God made them in his own image, and that no amount of tight facing will improve the model.

 Teach them that a good, steady me- chanic, without cent, is worth a dozen oil pated loafers in broadcloth.

 Teach them the essentials of life truth, honesty, uprightness- at a suitable time let them marry. --
Year: 1877

tie cry of delight as she gathered the |, curious, shining things in her hands, and slipped them through her delicate fingers. She held them to her burning cheeks, touched them: with her scarlet lips, whispered to them under her breath, and then held them up between her eyes and the one dim window, that the sunbeams prisoned in them centuries ago might meet the light once more. The artist, dazed for moment by her unexpected enthusiasm, soon recovered himself and went at work. The sketch grew ill bold relief and delicate tint and color, while the girls eyes questioned of the amber rosary what its mystic depths and brightness held of fate for her and hers. Suddenly she gathered the whole shimmering mass in her hands again, and turning to the artist, asked where he had found these wonderful beads. ''It is no secret" he answered. They were given me by my father. Years ago, when I was lad of fifteen, he painted an English lady and her child. The lady wore a costume some what like yours, and when the faces were done, she left the dress and ornaments on lay figure, that the picture might be made complete without her presence. Many days my father waited for her, but she came no more. So he turned the picture with it's face to the wall, and folded away the dress and ornaments in wonder chest"

 "May I see the picture 9 the girl asked, with an eagerness she tried hard to repress.

 Doubtless,'' was the grave reply |; and from huge pile of what looked like rubbish, he drew out canvas on which the dust of years had settled

 Miss Vasquel gave one glance at the two bright pictured faces, then puzzled look at the artist.

 " Yes," he said, answering her eyes, my picture that you saw at the exhibi- tlon was an old copy of this child face, slightly retouched for the occasion

 "But my father must see these," she murmured, and glided away like one in a dream.

 Soon she came back with the stern, silent man, and together they gazed upon this strange reminder of lost, lost life. Oh, beautiful face, so fair and bright, when the heart that vivified it lies cold and still in death. Oh, sunny eyed babe, vanished as utterly from the earth, but living not less truly another life.

 An, well Senor Vasquel thinks luck came back to him with the amber beads, but the daughter thinks his heart grew strong and warm when he found this new proof of his young wife's love and constant thought for him.
Year: 1877

Olive Logan thus describes the apart ments at Windsor Castle that were al- ways occupied by Prince. Albert, and have never been used since his death : The faithful servitor who points them out says that nothing has been touched in them since the fatal fourteenth of De- cember, 1861, when the "blameless prince" quilted these scenes of earthly glory to find, let us hope, even more de- hghtful ones among celestial spheres. The prince's hat and cane stand where he last placed them; the book he was read ing IS open at the page where he left off; the bed on which he slept and whereon he died stands exactly as it did when he breathed his last; an inscription at it's foot records the date of his birth and of his death. To come daily into these de- serted rooms and see for herself that the thoughtless hand of some servant has not disturbed any of their pious arrange ments; to gaze her fill on the vacant couch, the unfinished book; even Git is said) to herself brush away any trace of dust which may have fallen within the hour upon the cherished relics of her dead husband, is a duty scrupulously performed by this exalted woman and good wife each day when she is at Wind- sor. It may be that it is the reports of these truly wifely actions-which could not degrade woman if she were queen of heaven instead of empress of India which have spread from lip to lip, and formed basis for unfounded gossip about the queens semi-lunicy concern ing the prince. That she causes his plate to be placed at all meals, talks to him as if he were present, and other things more shocking than these, are rumors without grain of truth in them at this time or formerly.
Year: 1877

The London Spectator says: In the straits of Malacca, the sea monster so repeatedly seen, and so repeatedly de- ciared to be mythical, appears at last to have been carefully observed by com potent witnesses. The creature was seen by the passengers and crew of the ship Nestor, on her voyage to Shanghai, and on her arrival at Shanghai the mas ter of the ship (Mr. John Keller Web ster) and the surgeon MT. James An derson) made'a statutory declaration of what they had seen before a magistrate, as 8 mode, we suppose, of formally at testing that they spoke in good faith. The creature (which resembled huge salamander, only that instead of being about six or eight inches long, these di- mansions must be multiplied by at least seventy-five or one hundred, the body being from forty-five to fifty feet in length, the head twelve feet, and the tail, 1t is said, no less than 150 feet) was first seen at half-past ten on the eleventh of September, fifteen miles northwest of the North Sand lighthouse, in the straits of Malacca. The weather was fine, the sea smooth and the air perfectly clear. The Chinese on deck were terri bly, alarmed and set up howl. The whole watch and three saloon passengers saw the creature clearly, and observed it's movements It travelled for long time about as fast as the steamer, ap- bearing to paddle itself by the help of Ian undulatory motion of its tail in a vertical plane. The body and tail were marked as those of the salamander are marked-with alternate bands. black and pale yellow in color. "The head was immediately connected with the body, without any indication of a neck" Both witnesses state positively that the only resemblance was to some creature of the frog or newt kind, while one of them (the surgeon) says that the longer he ob- served it the more he was struck with it's resemblance to a gigantic salamander. Its back was oval in form. No eyes or fins were seen, and it did not blow or spout in the manner of & whale. The greater part of its head was never seen, being beneath the surface. Probably the creature is of race which survives from that very different world in which creatures of gigantic size seem to have been so much commoner than now. There appears to be no manner of reason for doubting the very express evidence so succinetly and soberly given.
Year: 1877

I've been standing before this cage of monkeys for an hour, and I admit the 1act that monkeys are very like men. Like individual men, too persons one knows. That white faced monkey there. with chin whiskers and a conceited ex- pression of countenance, how like Sena- tor -, as he sits reading his newspa- per of a morning. To be sure, it is only a large piece of brown paper which the monkey holds before his nose, but the air is exactly the same.

 There, upon an upper bar, sits a very solemn monkey with brown hair, a sharp nose and red eyes. He keeps a store in our neighborhood, and always makes mistakes in his own favor as to change. Just below him is perched the family doctor, owl-ike and comfortable. l fancy l can hear him saying: "Yes, yes certainly, my dear madam, certain ly; 1t is either the measles or the spot ted fever, or-ahem ! we shall be able to tell in a day or two; meanwhile, the prescription as before"

 Who is that on the lowest bar? A funny, little, thin monkey with black side whiskers and white rings around his eyes like the rims of eyeglasses |? That IS Count Dandelion, who taught French in Mrs. Middleton's seminary. One ex- poets him to speak in the old style: "It is necessaire zat you study, young ladees. It is not posseeble zat i split open your head and put into it ze vairb l should take pleasair to do it, but I can not"

 And that very restless, sentimental looking young monkey who just now went down into the bottom of the cage to bring up a nut, and sits eyeing it sus- piciously sly-who is that? Oh, it's very ungrateful of me, but he does look so like beau I had once, especially now that he pauses to stroke his mustache As my beau used to look, I mean; the portly monkey of forty years, with no nonsense about him, probably looks more as he does now.

 There is not monkey of them all who does not remind me of some one I know. And let who will stand before the cage awhile, she will come away with the same impression; and not one of the tribe will ever for moment remind her of woman.-Read511g Eagle.
Year: 1877

An old German farmer in Iowa had his barn, which was destroyed by fire, in- sured for $500. The company said he could accept $200 or they would build him new barn. When the life insur- ance agent came around the German facetiously informed him that he would not have the life of his wife insured, as the company, in the event of her death, might want him to take some withered old Dutch woman.
Year: 1877

l confess, with feeling akin to regret,
That, as there are spots on the sun,
30 the best OF us all are with failings beset,
And that am afflicted with one.
presume possess It, although 1 can swear,
That its presence never could find,
Bat the friends who pretend that they know


mo declare


That have an illogical mind.
When ask for proof, am told that side
With whatever appears to be right
That give to my sympathies latitude wide,
And don't always say "No !" when might,
When say | can't see the use of war,
or torpedoes and things Of the kind,
Or what they should execute criminals for,
| am met with Illogical mind"
In short, when won't let an arguing friend
Persuade me that yellow is grey,
Or when decline my adhesion to lend
To all that the loud takers say.
They turn on my poor little self with frown,
And my death warrants instantly signed
''This fellow" they cry with contempt, "is


clown


And he has an illogical mind"
Year: 1877

In volcanic regions springs and wells
Of carbonic acid gas are not unfrequent,
forming part of the geological forma-
ton, like the springs and wells of petro-
leum in certain districts or this country
The Dogs Grotto, near Naples, enjoys
a worldwide reputation for evil. 1t dis
plays the fact that carbonic acid gas is
so much heavier than air that it lies on
the ground like pool of water. The
gas flows out over the threshold OF the
door, and runs like a brook down the
path leading up to the grotto. In calm
weather lighted candle plunged into
the stream near its point OF exit is i'm
mediately extinguished.