smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

There are several merchants and
manufacturers in Cincinnati who will be
interested in studying the Communistic
doctrines of the Republican candidate
for the Governorship. That they may
not be forgotten we again reproduce
them:


81 would go further and try the ex.
periment-but do not know that it
would succeed-I would arrange and fix
a minimum of prices for all who labor
in the mines and upon the railroads, and
then require that of all the net receipts
and proceeds of the capital invested the
laborer at the end OF the year should, in
addition to his fixed compensation, re.
ceive certain per cent of the profits.
Applause, and cries of That is the
man.


This is entirely harmonious with the
Republican platform.
Year: 1877




The Enquirer nips in the bud the cry
that Bishop was elected Mayor of Gin
cinnati as Know Nothing in 1859 in
this effective manner:


Mr.. Bishop could not have been q
member of the Know Nothing party in
1859, for the reason that it was dead and
buried and the Republicans had admin.
istered npon The estate, and appropriated
all the assets as early as 1856.


If there had been any Know Nothing
party in 1859 Mr. Bishop couldn't have
been very rampant and hloodthirsty
member of it. or Fred Hassaurek and
other prominent Germans would not
have given him their support when he
ran for the Mayoralty .-s.
Year: 1877

F One ofthe greatest changes which
have taken place in New York of late
years has been in the matter of marriage.
Thirty years ago the money question,en.
tered comparatively little into consider.
alton, but now among the upper twenty
thousand, or those who consider them
selves SOFT has very great weight
Mothers keep their girls as much as pos
sible out of the way of pleasant but
poor young men, and many girls are
quite disposed to discourage the atten
tions of men who could not even afford
house in the city. The number OF
spinsters in the higher class here, and
more especially in Boston, goes on in.
creasing, and early marriages become
fewer every year. 1t is the penalty paid
for more highly civilized and artificial
existence. e
Year: 1877

Philadelphia Bulletin) re.


Cooley's boy has liver-colored dog


which he has upon several occasions


made the subject Of very interesting and


instructive experiments. Originally the


dogs tail curled up over its back; but


Cooley's boy was prejadlced in favor OF


tails that hung down behiud, so after am


putating the dogs tail with halchet, he


spent a whole nothing trying to graft a
skate strap on the stump. 1t was not a


courageous dog. 1t would bark all night


when nobody was about, but # tramp
came near the house in the daytime the
dog would put the skate strap between
his legs and go in and lie down behind
the stove. Cooley's view was that he
would prefer fighting dog, and one dav
he read in paper that timid dog could
be made brave by filing his meat with
gunpowder and red pepper. Accord.
ingly be put about quarter Of pound
of pepper and little powder in some
meat, rolled it up in kind of ball and
tossed it to the dog. The dog swallow
Gu IL Us quick as 1aSn.


For few moments the animal seemed
conteEted But presently he gave lit.
tie start, and then paused and looked
around to observe if anything had hap
ipened. Then he gave another jump and
began to assume very solemn appear.
ance. All of a sudden he uttered sharp
howl and began to circulate around the
garden. He went faster and faster, and
Cooley is willing to swear to at least 400
revolutions minute. Over the goose.
berry busiest through the asparagus bed,
across the fences, among the bean poles
he flew with fury, swapping at Cooley as
he passed him, soaring the chickens and
setting them to cackling, and smashing
the vegetables into ruin. The louder
Cooley called on him to stop the faster
be went, and at last Cooley got his gun
and tried to shoot him. He shot fifteen
times and blew holes into the smoke
house door, killed four chickens and put
half a pound of quail shot into his Dut
ham cow: but the dog still revolved and
went 80 fast that be looked like single
streak of dog reaching all the way around
the garden.


At last the animal ran against the
pump, and, being switched off of his
course, he dashed through the kitchen.
door, knocked down the stovepipe,
whirled into the dining room, across the |
table, smashing two, dollars worth Of
crockery, burst through the open door |
to the parlor, and brought up against the |
mirror, which he shivered to atoms
Then he fell on. the Brussels carpet, had
spasms around on the floor for an hour
or two, and finally expired with his hind
legs in the CRATE and his head on forty |
dollar rug, which was covered with beef
and red pepper. They buried him at
the roots Of the Isabella grapevine, and
Cooley's boy, after recovering from the
that his father gave him with
fence paling, finally came to the con-
clusion that as a matter of practical fact
red pepper will mol make dog anxious
for war. GSt
Year: 1877

The SECOND THouaHr.-Alas! it is
not till time with reckless hand hae torn
out half the leaves from the book of hu.
man life that man begins to see that the
leaves which remain are few In number.
and to remember, family at first and then
more clearly, that upon the sarly page.
OF that book was written story which
he would fain read over again.
Year: 1877

The most thorough specimen of infla-
ton that we have witnessed for many q
day was the speech of Charles Grosvenor
as temporary Chairman of the Republi.
can State Convention at Cleveland. II
was not only windy, but cheeky and i'm
pudent Mr.. Grosvenor has long been
trying to climb the ladder of statesman
ship, but so far with quite Indifferent sue
cess.
Year: 1877

Duncan, the author of the infamous
Registry Law, was defeated for nomina-
ton for Attorney General in the Repub-
lican State Convention. They dare not
put the author Of that law before the
people.
Year: 1877

(From the Bellefontaine Examiner. published


at the home of W. Il. West. Republican


candidate for Governor


Mr.. West was a very vicious Know
Nothing.


1t is now about % years since Mr..
West solemnly swore by his Maker that
he would never vote for foreigner or a
Catholic for any Office whatever.


We dare any dear friend Of Mr.. West
to deny one thing and that is that the
news of his (West's) nomination for
Governor fell with dead thud upon the
Republicans of this city.
Year: 1877

With a few rare exceptions the news
papers agree in denouncing the Ohio
Republican platform as snare and de.
lusion, and the candidate for Governor
as a demagogue. Where is the hard
fisted workingman of Ohio who was to
dance to the Cleveland music2 With
out few repeating Communists the Re
publican cause in the Buckeye State is
irretrievably lost.
Year: 1877

Private Dalzell sends to the Tribune
graphic picture of the scene at Cleveland
when Judge West arose to deliver his
speech. He says "hush fell upon the
assembly," Under the circumstances
it would have been better if the hush had
fallen upon the Judge.
Year: 1877

WPrIngneIu. IranscrIptJ


Judge West, the Republican candidate
for Governor, was an out and out Know
Nothing in 1854 He then edited the
Logan County Gazette in the interest OF
Know Nothingism. A few extracts from
the Gazette of 1854 would prove mighty
funny reading just now.
Year: 1877

The Herald has special that gives the
startling statement that Lieutenant Bulls
lost nearly all Of his men while engaged
in the desperate task of cutting his way
through the lines of his opponents, and
also that Colonel Shafter had been sur
rounded By a force of 1000 Mexicans.
Year: 1877

The Cossaek cavalrymen are all
comparatively young men and have
young wives Whenever they set
out on a campaign, they have scarf
or handkerchief to take wit1them At
the close of their period Of service,
they return to their villages and are
met by the whole population. Now
wife who has been unfaithful to her
lord, kneels down before him in the
road, puts her face in the dust, and
places her husbands foot upon her
neck. This is confession of guilt,
and at the same time a prayer for
forgiveness. If the husband then
covers his wife's head with the white
scarf, it means that be forgives her
and agrees to forget her fault IL he
white handkerchief is not produced,
the woman returns straight to her IA
theirs house without again entering
her husbands dwelling, and divorce
is pronounced A war correspondent
recounts q tragical story which SOL
dier told him on the Danube. A re-
turning Cossask was Informed by a
malicious neighbor before he reached
his home that his wife had been un-
faithful His comrades perceived that
he had all of q sudden taken to dissi-
patton and drink, although he was
not man given to these vices When
he reached his village bis wife, as be
feared, came forward, knelt down, and
put her face in the dust at his feet.
The spectators saw him look al her
as she lay in the dust for long time.
Two or three times be put his hand
in his breast for .he white handker-
chief as if he were going to cover the
woman's head-two or
three times, the movement was re-
strained Finally, as if driven by a
sudden impulse, be drew his sword,
and with one stroke severed her head
from her body. The punishment for
this crime was two months imprison-
ment, while the malicious neighbor,
who had taken the trouble to inform
him before hand of his wife's miscon-
duct, was sentenced 10 Siberia for
three years.
Year: 1877

Whenever a fly, or other insect, a
small flying seed, quick-lime, dust or
any other minute object, gets into the
eve, do not adopt the common habit
of rubbing, or even of washing with
water, but gently raise. or get q gen.
tie hand to raise Tor you, the evelid,
and head the head forward. In
kesping thus the evelia elevated, and
the eye quiescent for a few minutes,
one feels the flow OF tears starting
from the organ which seldom fails to
bring along with it the cause of the
pain, or at least to carry it toward
the corner Of the eye next to the nose,
from whence it NAV be removed by
fine handkerchief folded to point,
If this operation is not sufficient, then
finger ought to be passed frequent
ly. tGt gently over the lid, from the
exterior corner of the exc toward the
interior corner, by which Means the
substance is p.sGa TO descend toward
the lsehrymal glands from whence it
May be drawn by fine hair pencil.
If the irritating substance stu re-
mains, then we are further instructed
that the upper eyelid must be taken
sa before, aud kept elevated as much
Ss possible. and. the eye being then
turned towards the nose, a very 6ne
eamel's hair pencil dipped in cream,
oil, or perfectly fresh butter, without
an atom of salt in it, remember, mast
be introduced between .ke syelids
and the body of the eye. beginning
at the exterior corner aud ending at
the ;atusior corner. lfthe very fine
hair pencil is not successful, you viii
be almos, certain to succeed witt one
rather larger. Shoald all these eff
forts fail. which is EXTREMITY unlikely
i lhey are properly performed. DO not
set rubbing or washing the eye. "a
ou must Obtain professional assist
aupe, Ae eare to hattie the eye fre-
gaenlly in cold water as soon as and
for some time after the irritating sub
stance has been extracted
Year: 1877

The arrival OF Cleopatra's Needle
is an event Of sufficiently near fu-
ture to involve the necessity Of set
Ting where il is TO be put up The
decision rests with the First Com
missioner of Works, who may be
trusted. under due advice, TO come to
d judicious decision, while his liberty
OF choice is limited by the physical
impossibili;y oi marGEsring the auge
monolith about the streets. II sor56
suitable spot cannot be found upon
the Thames bagS, The ubelisk might
as well have stopped in Egypt. In
mere bulk, if we view it as structure
and not as a stone, it is not 80 vast,
and in particular il really can stand
of itself upon a very small square or
patch Of ground. Bat Il is just the
material ease with which it may be
reared upon almost any London site
not involving a long land transit that
makes the decision more delicate and
difficult Artistically, the process is
one of turning an adjective into u
substantive. Obelisks, in their natu-
raj home at Memphis. Thebes. or
Heliopolis, were only one, and not
the biggest. out of many elements
which combined in the most gigantic
architectural conceptions which the
world has ever seen. No one thought
of their size, for they were co-ordinat-
edwith the whole artificial world round
them. But an obelisk torn away
from old Egypt, aud set up to be
looked for its own sake, like a Colo
RADIO beetle in bottle, is very diff
cult affair, particularly as, apart from
associations, the obelisk form is not
one of extreme beauty The Ro-
mans, indeed, were exceptionally
lucky in the use 20 which they could
put such acquisitions, as the spina Of
q circus, while we can only use them
rs central ornaments in public places.
OF course, an appropriateness in the
surroundings is ou. of the question.
nor will it be easy to evolve q piquant
contrast Still, contrast is what
must be aimed at, with the general
intention of so suiting the monolith
to the adjacent buildings that it
shall neither seem very big nor very
little-neilher an overgfown stone,
nor puny spire. The question of
pedestal is hardly less important
than that OF position. Some people
take for granted that because the
obelisk is Egyptian and sternly plain
in design, the pedestal must cores
pond. We are unable to bow to this
dictum, which is refuted by the still
erect companion Cleopatra's Needle
at Alexandria, of which the pedestal
has just been cleared, with the dis
covery that the Roman architect
raised the monolith upon four metal
rests. The most complete treatment
would be gracefully proportioned
pedestal of bronze, with historical
groups-Egypt, England, Nile,
Thames, and so on-at the corners,
out of which the naked shaft would
shoot up. But these groups must be
truly artistic, or they bad better not
intrude themselves upon the scene.
A good artistic pedestal will be best
of all a square mass big enough to
tilt the obelisk up to It's right height
will be second best a bad artistic
pedestal worst of all.-The Saturday
Perje1r
Year: 1877

No. by Texas Jack . "I was
once ont with a party in Texas, and we
came across big cinnamon bear. A fel-
low proposed to capture him with his
lasso. He made a good throw, and got
the loop around the bears neck. When
old Cinnamon felt Il get tight, what do
YOU think he did? He just sat up on his
launches, felt Of the rope with one paw,
and then began pulling it in hand over
hand. There was horse and a man
fast to the other end of the rope, and
they had to come, both of them. AS for
the hunter, he jumped Oft and got away,
but the bear drew the pony right up TO
him, and killed him.


No. 2.-By the Glencoe Mimi Reg
sstcr: son Thursday last son OF
Christian Hanson, about 3 years of age,
went to a straw-stack near the stable to
oct some straw for orse-beddingf He
says while pulling out the straw a huge
black bear held him in such way that
he could make no resistance, but, after
running n considerable distance, nearly
half mile, and leaping a high fence,
the monster seemed TO get ont of wind.
and let him drop ON the ground, while he
stood over him with his great red tongue
hanging ont OF his mouth painting for
breath. The boy says he seized hold of
the bears tongue with both hands, and
held on until he raised upon his hind
feet and scratched him in the face with
his fore paws 80 hard that he let 60 and
ran. The bear did not follow, and the
little fellow made thebest time possible
toward the house Mr.. Hanson was away
from home at the time. The next day
he and his neighbors followed the bears
track for some distance and the citizens
Of Helen win make it warm for Bruin If
he does not return 10 bis hole.
Year: 1877

fas-iousbie chroncler says: "Old lace is
more fashionable and more worn than new"
Old clothes are more worn than new. too.
and it is hoped that the time will soon come
when they will be more fashionable.
Year: 1877

A large amount of much needed side
walk is being constructed, and the third
street property holders are following
the example set by those who filed the
hole near the corner Of Main and 4tb
by filing near Sd and Meigs.
Year: 1877

Persons who are particular as to. who
receives their mail and yet who desire
to send others for it occasionally should
take lock box. Three keys go with
each box. The new postofice will be
opened to the public on Monday.
Year: 1877

Remember the St. Paul Branch Cloth
ing House is not selling out but is 60
ing to build up large trade, and to
succeed in our undertaking, we are sell
ling goods at the lowest living prices.
Our motto is Live and let live. 2-3w
Year: 1877

Don't do it. When you commence
reading an article, read it through. AS
sertions, apparently leaning to one side
of the question in the beginning, may be
modified or explained before the close in
such way as to put an entirely different
face on the matter. The Dutch Justice
was satisfied to give his decision when he
had heard the evidence produced by the
plaintiff in the case, without waiting for
the story of the defendant. A cattle
doctor in Massachusetts,, who was called
in the dusk of the evening to prescribe
for a sick COW, entered the stable and
commencing his physical diagnosis in the
manner usual with quacks. He took
hold of the tail, exclaiming, "Just as l
expected Horn-ail is the trouble. Here
are all the symptoms: Softening of the
tail-wasting of the bone: No mistak.
ing the cause of the difficulty, this time. u
Going thence to the head of the animal,
and attempting to take her by the horn
to further diagnose her, he found she
was mulleyl
Year: 1877

The Hartford Courant says that some
Glastonbury parties recently captured a
couple of rattlesnakes-a large and a
small one-and brought them in a box
to town to exhibit. The larger snake
was about three feet long and eight or
ten years old. Last Sunday, at East
Glastonbury, while number of people
were looking at the reptiles, man
named Grover, butcher. came along,
and, announcing that this kind of cattle
didn't scare him bit, he took the big
snake out of the box. Holding it around
the neck be performed number of dare
devil tricks with it, and at length
actually put its head into his
mouth several times. Then, getting
bolder, he announced that instead of the
snake biting him he'd bite the snake, and
he made pass toward it with his head
and planted his teeth on the snakes
throat. But in doing it he brushed his
cheek close by the creatures mouth, and
in an instant like flash, it drove its
fangs into his cheeks. The blood spirited
out in needle-like stream, and the fun
was over. The spectators at once (it by
good luck being at handy produced an
abundance of gin and stuffed the man
full of it. DIR. Stocking was sent for, and
ordered continuance of the treatment
Against all protest the patient was
deluged with liquor, and by Monday he
had so far recovered as to be up an6
around. On Tuesday he was at worl
again as usual. He will probably mo-
bite that kind of CATTLE" as he called
! it, any more,
Year: 1877




A number of absurd stories are going
the rounds of the press as to the DISPOSE
tion of the remains of ]. Wilkes Booth.
The lates is by Captain Oliver P. Leslie, of
Pittsburg, who states the body was sunk
in lake seven miles below Alexandria,
Virginia. The incontrovertible facts are
as follows; The remains were ordered to
be delivered to the friends of Booth by
President Andrew johnson. John H.
Weaver, the undertaken of this city, was
sent to Washington by his family to
bring them here for interment. A box
was taken up from the arsenal building,
and delivered to him. 1t was brought
by him to Baltimore and was examined
by him and reporter of the Gazette, at
his room on West Fayette Street, near
Holiday. They found in it skeleton,
wrapped in an old army blanket. When
the blanket was taken of, the skeleton
was covered with powder having the
appearance of soapstone, and on being
rubbed between the fingers, it disap-
peared, just as soapstone will do. On
the right foot was an army shoe, cut
open at the top its entire length, as if
to accommodate swollen foot. On the
other was large cavalry boot. The re-
porter of the Gazette examined the bones
in and above the shoe, and for some time
could find no injury. Believing the re-
mains to be those of Booth, the reporter
made persistent examination, and Mt
last discovered the leg was fractured
clean through, just above the ankle.
The fracture was clearly marked, and the
portion below the fracture being lifted
out of the box, the ends of the bones
were of pure whiteness, leaving no doubt
as to the fact that Booth in leaping from
the box had fractured his right leg, and
notsprained it. Still the identity of the
remains were not satisfactorily estab-
ished, especially as there was no portion
of the spinal vertebre missing, and no
mark of any bullet upon them. A
brother of Booths was sent for, who was
told by Mr.. Weaver of the doubts as to
the identity of his remains, and Mr..
Weaver requested him to think of some
popularity, if any existed in the struc-
ture of his brother, that would forever
remove any doubt. After thinking for
brief while, the brother said that all he
could remember was that his brother had
his tooth plugged with gold in apeculiar
manner. He described the location of
the tooth, and drew with pencil the
shape of the plug, which was of unusual
size. The teeth were taken out, and the
tooth was found plugged justas described
by the brother, and forever setting at
rest any question of the identity of the
remains. The remains were buried in
Greenmount Cemetery, in the same lot
with his grandfather, father and other
children of the family.
Year: 1877




The Erening Journal says that a Chi
cago man thought he needed an errand
boy, and so he hired one. He advertised
for him, and picked him out of drove of
two or three hundred, or maybe more,
because he seemed to be brighter and
smarter boy than any of the rest, and
the man had the pleasure of telling his
wife and all his friends that he had got a
"tip-top good boy"


The first errand the man sent that boy
only took him about three minutes to do.
1t was to go down the street and back, to
take letter to the mail box. Evidently
he was ".tip-top good boy"


The second errand was to carry book
to friend near by, and occupied an
hour. Evidently he got slow very fast
for a " "tip-top good boy"


The third trip was to carry bundle
of papers to a lawyers Office, and the
boy was gone until the next day, giving
as an excuse that he thought it would
be Just as well to hand in the bundle
when he came from home in the morning
Evidently the boy was very slow boy
for "tip-top good boy"


The next errand the man sent that boy
was for a quarters worth of envelopes
The boy got the quarter and started out
Three minutes passed. An hour passed
A day passed. 1t has been six months
since the boy went out after those en-
velopes, aud he hasn't got back yet. Ev
identity he is an awful slow boy for s
"tip-uop good boy" Still, when he get
back it shall be our pleasure to finish
this item, and let everybody know JUS
exactly how long "tip-top good boy }
usually stays away on his fourth errand