smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

With the return Of spring time, now full
upon us, with its roses aud perfumed air,
and its glorious moonlight evenings, comes
the desire for outdoor amusement and re-
creation. But few are able to indulge in
carriage drives over the shell road to the
lake, and excursions to Carroalton appear
to be most reasonable and inexpensive. We
learn that our old friend Dan Hickok has
recently put his grounds in complete order.
He has laid new dancing platform, and
arranged burners to light his sylvan ball
room with gas. Who will open the ball!
All who like quiet lunch will also find
something to their taste at Schroders. 1t
is to get out of crowded city, however,
that peolpe IN the main 60 to Carrollton, and
it is not strange that the cars for that place
are crowded, especially on Sundays. A
little more enterprise on the part Of the
Carrollton railroad managers would Just
now be greatly appreciated. Thousands
would avail themselves of an opportunity
to make the trip up town, where hundreds
now 60, if only more cars were put on the
road. Let us have rapid transit and plenty
of IL
Year: 1874

The entertainment to be given by the
Shakespeare Club for the benefit Of the
crevasse sufferers will take place at the
Globe Theatre, on Tuesday evening next.
The drama of the Marble Heart" has been
selected for the occasion. 1t will be cast to
the full strength Of the club, and Miss
Amelia Waugh and several ladies lave
volunteered their services. Miss Emma C.
Fairex will sing. and Mr.. Francis Bangs,
the eminent actor, will give recitation.
Aside from the worthy cause for which the
benefit is given, the quality Of the enter
tainment should draw full house.
Year: 1874

The following table shows the number Of points
made by eacn reglmenral team during the season,
the average and the highest individual score, the
team consisting OF twelve men, the highest attain
able score per team being 4S0-per man No.
Year: 1874

There is an Eastern story, which


has its version in many languages, of
beautiful damsel to whom a genius
of surprising power desired to give
talisman. He enjoined her to take
herself across standing field of corn;
she was to pluck the tallest and
largest ear she could find, but she was
to gather it as she went forward, and
never pause iii her path, or to step
backward in search of her object. In
proportion to the size and richness of
the ear she gathered, so would be its
power as talisman She went out
upon her quest, says the legend, and
entered upon the field. Many stalk of
surprising excellence met her glance,
but still she walked onward, expect
ing always to find some one more
excellent still. At last she reached
a portion of the field where the crops
were thinner and the ears more stunt
ed. She regretted the tall and grace
ful stalks she had left behind, but
disdained to pick those which fell so
far below what her ideas were of
perfect ear But, alas the stems
grew more ragged and more scanty
as she trod onward; on the margin
of the field they were mildewed, and
when she had accomplished her walk
through the waving grain, she merg-
ed on the other side without having
gathered any ear whatever. The
genius rebuked her for her folly, but
we are not told that be gave her an
opportunity Of retrieving her error.
We may apply this mystic little
Indian fable to the realities of daily
life.
Year: 1874

The Chicago Iner- Ocean says that


a clerk in book store in Louisville,


where lottery tickets were sold, laid


aside one for himself, numbered 1901


A short time ago the proprietor ol
the store received a letter from one
Perkins, living in an interior town,
stating that he had dreamed that No.
3,307 would draw the capital prize,
and requesting said proprietor to
purchase that ticket for him if it was
to be had The clerk stated that
this was the identical ticket he had
selected for himself, and thereupon
pulled out his money and paid for it.
He then wrote to Perkins that he
could have the ticket for 5000.
Strange to say, the return mail
brought an acceptance Of the offer
and a request that the ticket be at
once forwarded to Perkins. This
so excited the clerk that be backed
square out and declared he would not
sell it for less than 81, 900. He was
soon astounded at the receipt of an-
other letter agreeing to these terms,
and demanded the ticket. This so
worked upon the nervous clerk that
he refused point blank to sell it at
any price, and for fear that the price
less ticket might get lost, he locked it
up in bank vault. The young man
has just discovered that the whole
thing was hoax, played upon him
by acquaintance, and what is worse,
has found out that 3,3O7 drew
but a blank in the grand
scheme -
Year: 1874

Dr. wn-Sequard, in a lecture at


Boston the other night, said: "The
application of heat to children is ex-
ceedingly useful to help their develop
ment. If the air they breathe is cool,
and heat is applied to their limbs,
but not so much to the body, they
certainly grow faster. There is no
question that in northern climes,
children who are not well clad, and
are not well cared for in regard to
the heat surrounding the body, do
not grow so well as children who are
submitted to the influence of heat.
There is one thing which in this
country especially is most hurtful
and dangerous, and that is heat ap-
piled to the lungs. 1t is perfectly
well known that the mortality of
children in this country is enormous
in the summer months, and that
chiefly through the influence of heat
on the lungs and belly. Digestion
and respiration are disturbed, and
death comes, as you know, too fire.
quentiy More care could easily be
obtained in that respect"
Year: 1874

Take bushel of good, unslaked
lime, lake it in boiling water, and
keep it covered during the slak-
ing process. Strain the LIQUOR
through sive, and add q peek of
clean salt, dissolved in warm water
and three pounds of boiled rice or
wheat paste, and half pound of dis
solved glue; add five gallons of wa
ter to this mixture 1t is best to put it
on hot, but in that case, use only old
brushes. For the interior of dwell
ling's do not use any salt, and to the
lime add about two pounds of Span
ish whiting 1t makes the lime
clearer looking if a little indigo is
among it. Copperas will
make it a buff color blue vitriol q blue
color.
Year: 1874

DANCING AND FAULT-FINDING.-


Rev. Mr.. Nightingale contributes to


the Springfield Republican the fol-
lowing story of Rev. Dr. LOthrop, an
eccentric parson who officiated in


West Springfield: "a young lady
a member of DIR. Lothrop's church,


went on q visit to a neighboring
town, and while there attended par
ty and danced. Tidings of her sin
reached home before her. On her
return she was visited and called to
most severe account for the disgrace
she had thus brought upon herself
and upon the church, and which had
been found out Notwithstanding it
had been done among strangers.
One staid maiden was specially earn
est in her rebukes, and made the poor
girl feel very bad. What shall do p
she asked. You had better 60 and
see DIR. Lothrop.' She did go and
told him all about it. And so, my
dear, you went to the party, and dan
ced, did your he said Yes. Sir
And did you have good timer
Yes. Sir We'll / am glad OF 1t,
and hope you will go again, and
enjoy yourself And now | want you
to tell me the name of the woman
who has been making you all this
trouble She told. Go to that wo-
man, and tell her for me that if, she
wants to go to heaven she had better
make more use of her feet and less of
her tongue
Year: 1874

"Who is to be buried?" said / to
the sexton. "Onlv a child, ma am. "


Only child! OBJ had you ever
been mOther-had you nightly pill
lowed that little golden hand, had
YOU slept the sweeter for that little
velvet bead upon your breast, had
you waited for the first intelligent
glance from those blue eyes, had you
watched its slumbers, tracing the
features of him who stole your girlish
heart away, had you wept widows
tears over its uncoaeiOus head, had
your desolate timidity gained courage
front hat little piping voice to wres-
tie with the jostling crowd for daily
bread, had its loving smiles and pratt
ling words been sweet recOmpense for
such sad exposure. had the lonely
future been frightened by the hope
of that young arm TO lean upon, that
bright eye for your guiding star, had
you ever framed a plan or known
hope or fear, of which the child was
not part.


If there was naught else on earth
for you to love, if disease and its eve
grew dim, and food and rest and sleep
were forgotten in your anxious fears,
if you paced the floor hour after hour,
with that fragile burden, when your
verv touch seemed to give comfort
and healing TO that little quivering
frame, haG the star of hope set at last
then had you hung over its dying
pillow when the strong breast you
should have wept on was in the
grave, where you child was Fastening
had you caught alone its fast faint
cry for help" your could not give
had its last fluttering sigh breathed
out on your breast, oh! could you,
have said, Tis only child" Fan
ny Fern.
Year: 1874

The school teachers of Worcester,
Mass, have arrived at the conclusion
that over study does not injure chill
dren. but that late hours, badly venti-
lated rooms and evil habits do. This
is especially true of girls. Not one
in thousand is injured by study.
Idleness and unhygienic habits are
the true source of i'll health among
school girls. Their emotional ma
lures are stimulated by sensational
novels. Unwholesome diet and the
designations of late hours have also
their share in bringing about the
disastrous results which are attributed
to over exercise of the brain. so far
it is from being true that girls are
injured by study that, were their
studies so increased that they would
have no time for idleness, the result
would be decided Improvement IN
their health.
Year: 1874

A darkey gives the following rea-
son why the colored race is superior
to the white: "All men are made OF
clay, and like the meerchaun pipe,
are more valuable when highly col
ored.r
Year: 1874

been murdered because they were repub-
licans and their "taking off, was needful
to the plans of the White Leaguers.


Against this cruel and unjust state of af-
fairs the North should rise up as one man,
without distinction of party, and demand
that it shall cease. The blood of northern
men should not be shed in Louisiana with
out cause. Better that the North resume
the arms which were laid down at the
close Of the rebellion in triumph, and that
Sherman were sent through the Southern
States again to bring them to reason and
Justice. We have been anxious to concll-
late the South, to live in peace with our
sister States, but all the time we have
been showing mercy and charity and fra
ternal feeling, the spirit of hate has been
nurtured against us and the dagger and
bullet have been prepared for men of
northern birth who sought living in the
South. 1t is time for us to look matters
in the face and see them just as they are.
We must not deceive ourselves with the
idea that we are making headway by
treating the South magnanimously.
These massacres tell different story.
There must be safety for both whites and
blacks for republicans as well as democrats
in the South. and the sooner the South un-
derstands this the better. Shame upon
the New Englander, be he republican or
democrat, that will not protest and if nec-
essary fight against the barbarities and in
suits that the desperadoes of the South
practise upon northern men! This Lou


sana massacre is an eye-opener that can
not be dsregarded.
Year: 1874

THE YANKEE COLONY MURDERS.


Later information in regard to the mur.
ders in Louisiana, in the Coushutta parish,
brings out fully the fact that the butchcry
was committed because of hatred towards
the little thriving colony of yankees es-
tablished by northern thrift and energy
because these yankees still held to the re.
publican principles which they carried
down South with them; and because il
was necessary to intimidate the living in
order that the old rebel democracy might
control future elections. Six of the mur-
dered men were whites of northern birth
and growth. the remaining seven were
blacks. The race issue disappears as the
facts in the bloody tragedy are unfolded.


1t is not the negro with whom the Ku-
Klsx and the White Leagues are at war,
but with republicans, no matter what their
complexion may be. Political power is
the object. The race issne is a pretext for
outrage upon the negroes, in order that
they may be terrified to an abandonment
Of the republican party. There has been
no doubt in the minds of well-informed
people that politics and not color were at
the bottom Of the southern outrages, that
the race issue is a sham, and now when
black and white are seen falling side by
side by the bullets of the White Leaguers
there can be nobody SO blind as not to
discern the truth.


When their New England friends think
OF the barbarous assassination of these
brave, enterprising, worthy men, who left
our northern hills to seek homes in the
South and there make fortunes for them
selves by the honesty and industry taught
them through their New England training,
their hearts will fire with indignation at
the tyranny which prevails in the South
relict of Slavery--and they will renew
their vows to the republican party and
raise their voices in favor Of strong meas
ures by the government TO put an end to
the state of things which makes such hor-
rors possible. Men of New England should
be protected anywhere on American soil
They should have the right to settle in
the South. to be secure in their persons
and property, to speak, write and vote
their sentiments as freely there as we do
In Maine. But it is not so now, neither
has It been so at any time since the war.
New Englanders who have gone South
have been made 70 feel that their personal
safety might be endangered if they did
not abandon their republican principles.
They have been treated with contempt,
and impediments cast in their way in mat
ters Of business, and finally they have
Year: 1874

Flatulency Sluggish Digestion, want of tone and
Activity in the Stomach and Bowels, Oppression
after Eating, Rising of Food, and weak and en-
feebled digestion. Be sure you call for
Year: 1874

The open and general disapproval OF the re-
building OF the Couit House should ndmonish
the Levy Court OF the propr:etY OF taking early
action 10 postpone the matter. Every news
paper in the county has expressed an opinion
uniavorable to proceeding with the work. The
proposed outlay is by no means small Forty
thousand dollars is a large sum to spend in re-
modelling au old building The money is not in
the county treasury, and will have 10 be borrow
ed at a.heavy Ialc OF interest, ana repaid next
year by IL increased tax


The county treasurer has not now the money
TO pay the bonds that are falling due and has adj
vertlsed 10 renew them. such a are paid will
have to be paid with borrowed money.


nder these circumstances the only true and
safe policy is 10 defer The proposed expenditure.
We are confident the people will sanction the
latter course and we fear they will condemn
with their votes any other.


Nearly every building that Is erected now costs
largely over the estimated price and there is this
risk TO be incurred What We are now told will
cost $40 00O may in the end reach double that
sum; and while it is so difficult 10 borrow mon
ey, those having the good OF the people at heart
should not incur the heavy responsibilities which
this work wilt undoubtedly entail upon those
having it in charge while il will saddle New
Castle county with heavy debt just at a timt
when our Taxpayers wcre hoping to see th(
county ont of debt and the tox rates reduced
Year: 1874

The Delaware Republican has the etirontery, in
the face of existing facts, to charge that those
who do not enjoy the advantages of education
arc in "ienorance aud barbaIism." |. does not
recognize the facts daily transpirlng that prove
that while the head may be stored with learning
the heart may be filed with wickedness.


The Republican, however, does not attempt to
deny that the great mass Of crime that is daily
recorded in the newspapers is committed by men
who are not destitute of learning. They are cd
ucnted men and women, some of them pretend
ing 10 refinement. 1t could not deny this if it
would. Nor is 1t able TO show that Of the mas
of convicts that are now confined in prisons, the
great majority are men who are not able to read.
Finding itself unable to answer arguments, 1t
resorts to vituperation, low and abusive language
The GAZETTE is stupid because it points 10 the
crimes OF bank burglars the horrid murderers
the Credit Mobillers, the Sanborns, the Jayncs
the CollaRders, and the hundreds of Radical Of


fee holders and defaulters, who are guilty of acts
that are most disastrous in their effects. These
coundrels run at large, while all the odium Of
crime is sought to be charged to the account Of
the poor and uneducatcd, as if it were not fact
that the great mass of the poor and uneducated
are honest people.


The Republican docs not utter the truth in say
ing that the GAzETTE is opposed to the negroes
being educated. On the contrary, we urged the
legislature to pass law, in conformity with the
message of Gov. Salisbury, taxing the negroes
for means to educate them. And the legislature
would probably have done SO had they not been
embarrassed by various opinions and plans of
the particular political friends OF the negro, who
seem more iesirous Of securing his vote al elcc-
lions than anything else. Aud much Of this talk
about the equality of the negro aui the necessity
of providing him with schools t. keep him from
crime is to gel his support for the Radical ticket,
and nothing else.
Year: 1874

eSECOND AND OLIVE STREETS.-Notice
~ Is hereby given, that the Comm n Coun-
cll of the CITY of Los Angeles, intend to grade
Second street, from the crossing of Second
and Fort streets, to the westerly line of Olive
street; also To grade Olive street from Sec
Ond to Fifth street, as follows:


That the crossing OF second and Fort streets
shall be p feet above the datcm plane OF
levels as now established IN this city, accord
ing to the grade map now on file in the ofllcc
OF the Mayor and Common Council of The
city of Los Angeles.


The crossing OF Second and Hill streets
shall be a feet, and the crossing of Second
ana OIlve streets shall be IS feet, and the
crossing of Third and Olive streets shall be
l3t feet, and the crossing Of Olive and Fourth
streets snail be 81 feet, and the crossing of
Filth ana olive streets shall be II feet above
the datem plane before mentioned.


Illat the distance to be graded on Second
street, rom It's crossing with Fort street to the
westerly line OF Olive street is $50 feet incud-
ing the crossing of Hill and Second streets.
and hat the distance to be graded on Olive
street from Second to Fifth street is $40 feet
Including the crossings of Third and Fourth
streets.


The above named streets shall be graded to
width OfsiNty feet, and shall conform to the
crossings OF street levels before mentioned:
the slope of the streets shall be straight and
uniform between the different streets and
shall be one foot higher in the cenier OF
the street than at either side of the gutter
BY order Of The Common Council


NJ. KREMER,


Clerl, of Common Council


iN lot
Year: 1874

NyAIN STREET-Notice is hereby given
VI that the city of Los Angeles intends to
make the following Improvements upon
Main street, in conformity with the provisions
of AcrNlI ofthe Revised Charter, to wit: From
the Plaza at the northeTly line of the Pico
House to the northerly line of Fourth street
distance of $500 feet lmore or lcssl.


The sidewalk shall be l5 feet wide from
said place of beginning to a point on line with
the front of Temple Block, Il distance of l,061
feet from the place OF beginning from said
point on line of Temple Block TO northcrly
line of Fourth street, the sidewalks shall be
Il feet wide; they shall be constructed in the
following manner, and Of the following ma
terial


The sidewalks shall have redwood curbing
5 inches thick by l. IN hes wide. which shall
tc spiked to redwood posts 4X4 inches square
turcc feet long, set two feet in the ground be-
low the bottom of the curbing and six feet
apart; said posts TO he set on the inside of the
curhing in the sidewalk; the sidewalk shall
have stringers III add .tion to curbing 3XS
inches square to which the planking Of the
sidewalk shall be spiked, the plank shall be
two inches thick; the sidewalk shall be made
of wood and shall extend on both sides Of The
street, from the place of beginning to First
street. a distance OF 1925 feet; from this point
to Fourth street a distance of ,S74 feet the
sidewalk shall have curbing as heretofore de-
scribed, but shall have gravel walks, instead
of wood surface, the walks to be according to
the established grade.


Thc roadway shall have cutters on each
side. paved with hard granite cobblc stone;
the cutters shall be five feet wide, and shall
b'9ln Ten inCutS DclOW the Top Ol the SIDE
walk, and shall be concave on the bottom,
the outside of the cutters being seven inches
below the top of tue sidewalk.


The street in order to receive the material
for the roadbcd shall be cut down or filled up.
eight inches below the grade, and shall CON
form to the shape of the street when finished;
upon this bottom layer Of gravel shall b.
lad five inches thick after being rolled.


over This layer, a layer of broken stone or
screened gravel shall be laid three inches in
thickness, the stones making this layer shall
a IL
layer of stone thin layer of red cement
gravel shall be spread, after which the whole
mass of material must be wetted and thor
oughly rolled.


The slope of the street or roadbed shall he
one foot in thirty feet from the cutters TO the
center or crown of the street.


BY order Of the Common Council


NJ. KREMER,


Clerk OF the Common Council.
Year: 1874

TABLE Er1ouErrE.-See that those
about you are helped before you coln-
mence eating yourself.


Do not eat soup from the tip, but
the side Of the spoon.


On passing your plate to be re-
pleuished, rctain the knife and fork.


Wipe the mouth before drinking. :


Remove the teaspoon from the cup
before drinking tea or coffee.


Use the knife only in cutting. the
food j; do not raise it to the mouth


Eat slowly, as eating rapidly is uu.
healthy. 5,t:


If you find anything unpleasant in
your food, avoid calling the attention
Of others to it.


Close the lips when chewing your
food. !.


Keep your elbows off the table
always.


Do not speak with food in your
mouth.


When asked to holp your neighbor;
do not shove, but hand the plate to
him.


Do not turn your head and stare
about the room.


IF any one at the stable makes q
mistake, take the least possible notice
of it.
Year: 1874

ETERNIrY.-Eternity is q solemn
word and q solemn world. The soul
of man shrinks back with dismay
and dread from entering the mystic.
rious abode Of spirits. And yet all
are on their way to eternity, and
must soon enter it, and enter it alone.
But how little think the gay and
pleasure-loving, who tread so near it's
launch away on that untried ocean /