smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

A correspondent writes to the London


Times "The Paris police lately re.
ceived intelligence that young man oi
Polish origin was journeying through
the suburbs of the capital, and en-
deavoring to pass off quantity OF
forged Russian notes, and last week
this interesting wayfarer was appre-
hended in a cafe at Sceaux. He was q
man of about thirty years of age, who
had been fitting rapidly through the
towns and villages on his route, accom-
panied only by a large mastiff, that
never left him. When arrested he put
on an air of injured innocence, protest
ing that he was an honest dealer in
imitation jewelry, producing a box of
samples, and growing more and more
defiant as the strict search made upon
his person proceeded, without bringing
to light anything of nature to incul-
pate him. At length his captors, fairly
nonplussed, were on the point of dis
missing him, when the eye of one of
them fell upon the mastiff that had re-
mained at the door. He noticed that
the animals neck was encircled with a
collar of very unwieldly thickness, and,
on taking it off and inspecting it he
discovered that it was hollow inside and
stuffed with counterfeit notes to the
amount of f300. In the face of such
proofs the man ceased to deny the facts
imputed to him, and began to moralize
pathetically upon the fragrant unfair
ness of Providence, and the cruel
absence of anything like even-handed
n inc in hn
ment of the prizes and blanks of his
profession, whose chiefs and magnates
invariably came off scot free and mil
honaires, whereas the poor toiling un-
derling drudges never reaped anything
for their pains but the prison and the
hulks. These gloomy metaphysics he
proceeded to fortify with an anecdote,
which, whether authentic or not, is
certainly very remarkable. 1t appears
that during the Crimean campaign one
of the principal regimental canteens in
the Russian army was suddenly closed
in the faces of officers and men with
out notice or warning. Prince Cor
tschakoff, furious, rode up the purveyor
and demanded an explanation, where
upon the latter replied that instead of
yielding him, as was commonly sup
posed, f20 of clear daily profits, his
business was landing him in downright
ruin, inasmuch as the greater part of
his receipts consisted of false bank
notes. The General, at his wits end,
telegraphed to the Emperor, and, on
receiving reply, told the purveyor that
if he would open his canteen the spuri-
GUS notes in question should be cashed
by the bank as if they bad been genuine.
Armed with this assurance, the pur-
veyor briskly resumed his business, and
labored in his vocation with such zeal
and diligence that at the end of the war
he had the satisfaction of being able to
present for payment to the Imperial
bank f40,OOO worth of counterfeit
paper, scarcely any of which had really
been received by him in the course of
his dealings with the army"
Year: 1874

INSECT WoRK.-Red coral is formed
very slowly, and in deep water, so that
it is never found in large pieces. When
fishers are in search Of it, they row q
boat over that part Of the sea where the
coral insect works, and then drop q
large wooden cross with q net at each
end. into the water this is dragged
along, and gets tangled among the
rough branches of the coral deep down
in the water, and breaks off branches
of it which fall into the nets, and are
picked out and sold to jewellers, who
fashion it into the many pretty orna-
ments which are SO popular with the
ladies.
Year: 1874

A Docs GRIEP.-A writer says. My
father had a dog who took care of sheep
and COWS in the pasture for years.


My brother went to pay q visit to his
grandmother q few miles away, and
while there was taken sick and died.
The dog went to see him every day,
and would steal up stairs into his room
and when driven out would sit and cry
for him. After my brothers death, he
would revisit the place once a week,
until some one beat him. and he came
home scarcely able to walk, and soon
after died.
Year: 1874

OLD DIR. Strong, of Hartford, was not
often outwitted. On one occasion he
had invited young minister to preach
for him, who proved rather a dull
speaker, and whose sermon was unusual-
ly long. The people became wearied,
and, as DIR. Strong lived near the bridge,
about the time for the commencement OF
the afternoon service he saw his people
tlocking across the river to the other
church He readily understood that they
feared that they should hear the same
young man in the afternoon. Gathering
up his wits, which generally came at his
bidding, he said to the young minister:
INV brother across the river is very fee
BILE, and know he will take it kindly to
have you preach to his people, and II
YOU will do 50 | will give you note to
him, and will be as much obliged to you
as would to have you preach for me,
and | want you to preach the same ser
mon you preached to my people this
morning" The yourg minister, suppos-
ing this to be commendation of his ser
mon, started off in good spirits, delivered
his note, and was invited to speak most
cordially He saw before him one-hai1
Of DR.. Strong's people, and they had to
listen one hour and half to the same
humdrum sermon that they had heard
in the morning. They understood the
Joke, however, and said that they would
never undertake to run away from Dr.
Strong again.-Woreester Spy.
Year: 1874

As SOON as the imperial party were
seated everybody else sat down; it would
have been great rudeness for anybody to
sit while they were standing; and if the
Emperor had risen at any time during
the performance it would have been the
etiquette for every other person in the
house to follow his example. This is the
case everywhere, no matter where the
Emperor may be, and the rule OF eti-
quette includes all the members of the
family. Royal and imperial personages
are no doubt greatly bored by the con-
stant ceremony going on around them,
and most Of them would be glad to es-
cape at least portion Of it. The En-
press Catherine succeeded in doing so to
some extent when she built the Hermit
age, or small palace which adjoins the
Palais d'Higer She arranged series OF
frequent reunions, and the rules govern
ing them were conspicuously placed at
the entrance of one of the principal halls,
where they may still be seen. Here are
some of these rules:


l. Let each one who enters here remove his
rank, his hat and, above all, his sword.
q Leave at the door your dignity, your pride
and every sentiment that resembles them.
4. Remain standing or sitting, or promenade, as
you like, without regarding anyone.


The fourth rule did away with the ne
cessity for all to rise when any member
Of the imperial family passed through
the hall, and was no doubt great relief
| to all concerned A gentleman who has
lived in st. Petersburg for some time,
and has the entree of the court, tells me
that one evening he happened in little
circle which contained the Grand Ouch
ess Marie, sister of the Emperor. Con-
versation went on quite rapidly, and the
| Grand Duchess was in the best of spirits.
After time she said, in the most friend
ly Why:


"I have favor to ask of all of you. ]
want to join that party on the other side
Of the hall, and l don't want to make a
commotion that will bre ak up the con-
versation. If you rise when do they
will, Of course, see it. Now | want all
Of you to keep your seats, and l think
can get there without disturbing them


OF course everybody obeyed the in
junction, and paid no apparent attention
to her departure. She succeeded very
fairly in her effort, as she managed te
get quite IN the midst of the party before
she was discovered. She dropped into


seat with merry laugh before more thar
half the number were able to assume ar


upright position.


Not many years ago an American Min


lister when presented to the Emperor


cooaly sat down while His Majesty re


mained standing, and furthermore placed


an antiquated and by no means comell
hat on the table between them. The!


carried on . brief conversation in thi


way. The Emperor made no sign o
affront at the time, but . remark whicl


he subsequently dropped showed that h
was not unobsefvant Of such q gross in
fraction of etiquette.-Tnos. ". Knos, d
Hasper's Magazine.
Year: 1874

DURING the oil excitement j. j. Bur
rell of Martvillc, Cayuga County, a man
who had travelled the country consider
ably, and who was a person of refined
taste and a fair degree of cultivation, in
vested in Pennsylvania oil lands and
made fortune amounting to $50, 900 or
thcreabouts. He put most of the money
into buildings in Pithole, then growing
town, and believed by oil spectators to
be the coming queen of that section.
swept away his entire possessions, upon
which he had not cent of insurance.


Before he had fairly recovered from
the stroke of fate which impoverished
him he received telegram from Mart
vile stating that his only children, twin
boys, were drowned. He went home
and found that one Of his boys had
broken through pond while skating;
the other heroically attempted to save
his brother, and both perished. Mr. Bur
ell buried his boys, and, shattered in for
tune and mind, went back to Pithole to
gather up the remnants of his business.
Soon thereafter he was notified of his
wife's death, she having fallen prey to-
grief growing from the death of her
children He buried his wife beside his
boys, and, stripped of family and for
tune, started in to buffet the evil tide
which seemed setting SO sternly against
him.


In early life Burrell had learned the
t-nan of chnnm akin~ and hn "+"
shop at Martville One day this fall he
concluded to 90 down to Fair Haven and
pick up few orders for winter boots
among his old friends who, knowing his
misfortunes, he believed would help him
at least to earn his bread. He succeeded
handsomely, and when starting for
home found that the ticket agent was
not in the office and paid the conductor
one dollar ON the train. He believed that
there was change due him and had some
words with the conductor about that
matter but did not receive the change
which he claimed At Sterling junction
he got off to speak to lady whom he
saw upon the platform, and continued
talking to her until the train was under
headway. He then caught the platform
rail and swung himself on. As he was
about to open the door of the coach, he
alleged, the conductor met him, thrust
his dollar bill in his face so rudely and
with such force that he was pushed Oft
the platform, and, as he fell, his arm
struck across the track and was cut of
between the wrist and elbow.


He was now deprived not only of for
tune and family, but the hand that had
earned his own scant living. He a1thor-
lied Churchill s. Nutting, of this city, to
commence action against the Southern
Central Railroad Company for damages,
and came to Oswego to stop. He en-
gagged a little fruit-stand near the F'itZ
| hugh House, and took room in that
hotel.


One morning this week he was founc
stupid in bed physicians were callec
and found that he had taken morphine
in fatal quantity; next day he died. II
was said that he was Mason, but ex


animation failed to show that to be true
and he was buried with other suicide:
and paupcrs in Potter's Field.


1t is a plain bit of true history, tolt


with the daily newspapers reportoria
terseness and bluntncss; but what pag'
of fiction reveals more dramatic story


-OsDego IN. r. Palladium.
Year: 1874

s1 do not love him now, but think
perhaps I might after we should be
married"


This is the burden of so many
letters addressed to us that we esteem
it worth while to answer them, one
and all, in our editorial column


You do not love him, but think
you may aftertmarriage. And in this
state Of mind you propose to marry.
You give him a husbands control
over you, and accord to him all the
rights and privileges of husband
over wife; you bind yourself to him
for life, before you love him, if you
should ever love him at all, which
you concede is doubtful.


You think you may love- may! If
you should, it might be well enough.


But suppose you should not, what
then?


1t is fearful to contemplate. The
bare possibility makes one shudder.
The WEAKNESS, the loneliness, the
dreariness, the days of unsatisfed
longing, the nights of sleeplessness
and tears-altogether the life of
utter misery and woe which is the
lot of wife welded to an unloved
husband, is something dreadful to
contemplate.


No, no. The chance is one which
no conscientious, no sane person
should ever take. Your prayer: 'Suf-
fer us not to be led into temptation, !"
should comprehend a supplication
that you may not incur the peculiar
temptations which beset the path of
unloving and unloved married per-
SONS.


Do not marry one whom you do
not love- New York Ledger.
Year: 1874

An old French shoemaker, who
boosted that nothing could frighten
him, was put to the test by two
young men. One of them pretended
to be dead, and the other going to the
shoemaker induced him to "sit up"
with the supposed corpse. The
shoemaker was in a hurry with some
work he had promised to have com
pleted the next morning. Sohe took
his tools and leather and began work
ing beside the corpse. About II o'clock
at night a cup of black coffex was
brought him to keep him awake.
He drank it and resumed work.
About o'clock, the coffee having ex-
hilarated him, forgetting he was in the
presence of death, he commenced
singing q lively tune, keeping time
with his hammer. Suddenly the
corpse arose and exclaimed in hol
low voice: "When man is in the
presence OF death he should not sing
The shoemaker started, then sudden
ly dealt the corpse blow on the
head, exclaiming at the same time:
'When a man is dead he should not
speak, It was the last time they
tried to scare the shoemaker.
Year: 1874

I
i For some time we have been wait


ing Tor friend to fulfill his promise,


to furnish an article on this subject;


but supposing he has forgotten, or
4has not been able to comply, we re-


luctantly take it up, reluctantly; be-
cause that friend can handle the sub
ject with much more ability, for we
confess that we have not given it as
much thought as perhaps its import
anee demands. Much might be said
pro and con, and it is difficult to de-
termine which is the stronger side.


1t is true that the stability of our
form of government depends very;
much upon the intelligence of the
masses. If the Sovereign people"
are ignorant and ilhterate, we have
no security for the perpetuity of our
fee Institutions


Again, it may be said, the people
are compelled to pay taxes to support
tie free schools, which have been es-
tabished and are sustained at a
great expense, to afford an opportun-
ity to all to acquire an education.
And it may be plausibly be urged,
that if it be no Infringement upon the
liberties of the people to compel them
to provide the means of obtaining an
education, it would be no more of an
Infringement the when means are pro
vided, to compel them to use those
means.


On the other hand it may be
argued, that very large majority of
those who would be included in the
provisions of a compulsory law, do
attend our schools, voluntarily, at
least for as great q portion of the
year as would be required.


The idea of conapuIsion, even if for
their own good, is very averse to
many American minds. Sometimes
it is necessary, if we would do some
people good, that we yield in some
degree to their prejudices, or at least
try not to arouse them.


Again, some parents are notableto
provide their children with suitable
clothing and the necessary books, or
perhaps cannot spare them from
home. 'Tis true this number is Uery
small, but small as it is, it must be
taken into the account.


But we think the greatest objection
to such law is, the children thus
forced to attend school would be
profted but little, and generally their
influence on the school would be bane-
FIJI We always preferred volunteers
to drafted men.


With these few thoughts we drop
the subject, hoping to hear from
others.
Year: 1874




A Hartford man thinks, if it wasn't
for newspapers, man might get
along in this world. A letter adver-
tised for him was taken out by his
wife, who happened to read the ad-
vertisement first, and asitw com
munication to him from a young wo-
man living in Springfield, and gave
him a blowing up for not meeting
her on the train at Worcester, last
week, q little family difficulty has
arisen But for the meddling news
paper the situation would have been
Year: 1874

An interesting experiment has
been made to prove that tobacco is
absorbed in the tissues of the body.
The patient is enveloped in a wet
sheet, and then, over this, in blank
cts. By this means it is claimed
that through the operation of the
principles of endosmose and exos-
nose, the water of the sheet is made
to enter the body, while at the same
tine impurities are withdrawn there
from. Now, on habitual user of
tobacco being subjected for an hour
to this process, it is found on his
envelopements being taken off, that
the odor of tobacco coming from his
body, and from the sheet in which
he has lain, is perceptible to everyone
present.
Year: 1874

Mr.. Smith is bound to have his
joke. His wife walked nearly in front
Of a railroad train the other day, and
he said that if she had gone a step
farther his children would have had
q step-mother.
Year: 1874

A witness in court, about to be
sworn, being told by the clerk to
hold up his right hand, Immediately
held up his left. "Hold upyourright
hand" "Please your honor" said
the witness, still holding up his left
Year: 1874

One Of the leading issues insisted
upon BY the Democracy this year, is
the large balance Of money in the NJ.
tional treasury. The balance is not -
large as formerly, and is no more than
. reasonable working capital; but the
Democracy want it reduced, aud If
they can elect Congress, the people
will have . sure thing on seeing this
particular Democratic principle carried
out. The Democratic party has never
yet left anything 10 public treasury
that it has had control Of, and the
hungry .'outs" would make short work
Of General opiuoer's seventy millions,
ii they could once get chance to set
their scoop shovels.-"Prsss.
Year: 1874

Bu.terficld & Newton announce to the
community at large, on both sides of the
river, that they will run their boat regular
ly between this and New Ulm and will pay
the highest market price for wheat. They
expect to make about one trip q week and
intend to run right along until the river
freezes up. They can carry 1000 bushels
OF wheat with the lowest stage of water
that they are likely to have. They will
got points above the Redwood landing for
load or any considerable portion Of a
load. Inquire Of James McMillen as to
price, sacks and sny other information de.
fired
Year: 1874

Our young lady of the last century
was an honorary member Of home and
society. She sat in my lady's boudoir,
while her future was arranged for her.
Age or marriage alone could place her
in the active walks of life.


This had its eompensations-but that
she was more useful, happier or safer
admits of doubt. new era dawns.
Nay woman do, has been the question
of the past. DO answers the present.
Doing proves ability. Her record for
the past twenty years shows a steady
progress in action.


In medicine she takes good position
and shows her fitness. In science she
presents a goOdly host Of patient work
ers. In art, too, her struggles are bring
ing honor to this and foreign lands.


The old seats of learning yield and
their gates sopen-Oxford and Cambridge
bid her enter. Pulpit, press and plat
form make room for her, finding work
| in each, showing her ability to do it.
Her right may not be disputed.
In the schOol-room, behind the desk,
or wherever faithfulness in detail is re-
quired, she is found equal to the burden.
/ No longer need our young lady be a
drone. Yet, she must note, that with
greater power comes greater responsible
/ ity.


We think Of the old picture Of Wash
3 ingtonis reception at Princeton. The
mothers were there but before them,
stood their best work, the fair daughters
of the young Republic.


Now, as then, they stand needing the
same protection, but with the moral
and mental training the age demands
they are better able To assume their part
in the work OF life.


She need not he the rival of man, but
as in the beginning, his helper.
I Is there y place of business that is no
the purer for the presence of a we'll
trained woman? Is it not an honor L
man, as well as woman, that the ugly


word, the profane expression, is withheld
in her company?


Would the doors of the drinking ga
loon be so carefully screened, or tn,


window painted, did they not fear th'
eye of woman?


Are they equally secretive with thei
own sex?


! At home her influence for good an,


purity is never lost upon the brother.
In the social circle she mOulds charac


ter as she mingles with the other sex.
Her companionship, her frowns, he
words are educating powers that amiC
{ lille ITialS may nelp SOule WcdheE OH


TO step into q better way.
In the church she does her part, bu
we ask for more-on the street, in thu
cars, i'm her business, should she max,
her purity and faith to be felt withou
obtrusiveness, aud yet so positively a
never to be mistaken.


; Doing her work always wOmanly, do
ing it well, the world must be better 70
her taking part in its active strife.


Our young lady will marry in time


in most cases she should, thereby chang
ing her work from lower to highe
sphere-but it need not be compulsory


not merely for shelter, only when in s
doing her higher needs are satisfied Il


the companionship of hOme-home
{ that best type of Heaven, wher
, as High Priestess and Queen sh
may ever make daily sacrifice and rul
{ over the hearts and minds of those abou


her.


, Oh! that she may rightly estimat
!, her own powers, and never cease to Ia


Dor for the good, the true, and the beau


tiful.- Temperance Blessing.
Year: 1874

In the recent Suffrage debate in the
Senate, Mr.. Ferry said:


"It is not my intention TO speak on


the merits of this proposition; but, in
asmuch as the Senator from Maine has


raised the question of consistency and
appealed to this record, 1t reminds me of
the fact that the question Of Woman


Suffrage appeared as early as 1858, be-


fore the Legislature Of Michigan. / had


the honor of holding a seat in the Sem


ate of the State at the time, and the
question was referred to the Committee
Of which / was member, and it fell to
INV lot TO consider the subject and re-
mort upon il. The resolution favoring
! The right of women to vote was lost by
but majority of three In the Michigan
Senate. The report was in favor OF
[ Woman Suffrage, and may be regarded


as having contributed to SO large a vote.
To-day, sir, is the first time since that
occasion. that | have been officially
called upon to record my Judgment upon
I the same question. / have had no rea-
SON. since the report was drawn, TO
shake INV belief that the right of Suf.
frage will not be jeopardized or perverted
/ n Welded by the hand of woman. Be
/ lieyinn that now, and desiring to act
I'm accord with my action in 1858, In the


Senate of nv native State, l am glad Of
theopportunity to prove my consistency
/ by voting for Woman Suffrage"