smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

ly Of the trimmings on the bonnet of the
lady in the next pew in front.


An unmarried woman who never had an
offer.


A pocket knife that is never in ''them
other pants.''


A mother who never said she would
rather do it myself" when she should have
taught her child to do that thing


A child who would not rrther eat be-
tween meals than at meals.


a person, age or sex immaterial, who
does not experience flush OF pride upon
being thought what he is not and may
never hope to be.


A singer who never complains of a cold
when asked to sing.


A woman, who, when caught. in her
secOnd-best dress, will make no apology
for her dreadful appearance Boston Her.
aEd
Year: 1879

A man who will refrain from calling his
friends speech ''happy effort.


Apencil that is always In the first pocket
you put your hand into.


A man who has been fool some time
during his lite and knows enough to keep
the knowledge Of 1t to himself


A married man who does not think all
the girls envy his wife the prize she hss
captured.


4 married woman who never said. mo
wonder the girls don't get married NOVA
days; they are altogether different froEi
what they were when was girl"


A woman who remembers last Sundays
text, bat u unable to speak understanding
Year: 1879

Efforts are being made to cause laws
to he passed in regard to mineral land, in
which preference will be given to square
locations, instead of bounding claims, by
vertical lines. A writer on the subject puts
the case so forcibly that We copy as fol-
lows: This system ought not to be de-
cided upon until the question has been
thoroughly examined, however. We are
not prepared to say that it may not be the
best adapted to gold mining, the conditions
OF which are altogether or mainly different
from those of silver mining, but it certainly
is not at all adapted to the latter. Square
locations with vertical boundaries would
make silver mining SO hazardous and un-
certain business that few would engage
In It; for the chances would almost be
against the discoverer, and the work Of
prospecting and opening the veins would
be for the most part sort of Jackal SER
vice, performed for the benefit OF sharp
SPECTATORS, whose knowledge as to the To-
cation of the patent lode would be obtain
ed at the expense OF the prospectors. The
'sdips, spurs, angles and sinuosities' of sill
ver-bearing veins would play havoc with
the vertical boundary principle, and mani
Sestly would defeat the true end OF all leg
islatiOn, which, Of course, must be the Sc
curing Of justice to all men.
Year: 1879

ljsh language being a composite of all the


European tongues, does not admit of the
literal use Of grammatical rules, as is both
possible and necessary in the dead Ian
glages. OF what is known as the Quincy
experiment an exchange says:


Recently an experiment was made in
Quincy, M,ss., by Charles Frances Adams,
and some friends of his, who controlled
the School Board. They found as has
been found elsewhere, no doubt. that un-
der the old system the pupils did not learn
anything, and that the whole thing was a
shell and sham. Pupils who had gradu-
ated could not spell, write or read correct
ly, and it was plain that the most Of their
school years had been literally wasted.
ThereupOn the committee resolved to try
change. They got hold OF a gentleman
who had been educated in Germany and
who had ideas about teaching. and they let
him have his way. He at once abolished
most of the text books, and began to teach
the children how to do things by practice
in doing them. Instead of muddling their
brains with complicated rules of grammar
which are never ofthe least use to any,
body, the Quincy children were taught
composition by familiarizing hem with
the best models. They were made to read;
not merely reader, but general literature,
even magazines and newspapers and then
they were made to write about what they
had been reading. The result was that
they learned to read and write and speak
correctly, Notwithstanding the fact that
very many of them were ignorant of the
parts of speech.
Year: 1879

To THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Dur
ing the year that has just closed our
country has been blessed with peace,
good order, an abundant harvest and
reasonable degree of prosperity in mer-
camille and industrial pursuits, for
which we should be grateful to AL
mighty God.


In harmony with an established GUS
tom, and in obedience to the require
ments of the Constitution of the State,
it is expected of me, as the Chief Ex-
ecutive officer, to advise you, in an an
nual message, of the condition of State
affairs, and to make such suggestions
as, in my judgment, may be necessary
to promote the general welfare. dis
charge this duty with considerable
degree of diffidence, being well aware
that experience in the execution of the
laws as they are can alone furnish that
knOwlede of their details and actual
working which is of the highest value
in forming a correct opinion of their
efficiency and of the necessity of
amedments. A statement of general
principles is comparatively an easy
task; to properly apply these princi-
pies is much more difficult, and, in
many instances, largely experimental.
Not every theory will bear practical
test. Too much legislation is one of
the recognized evils of government.
One of the most correct thinkers of
modern times has affirmed "that the
wisdom of the legislator is oftener
shown in the repeal of old statutes than
in the enactment of new" Partial leg
islation is always to be ignored as pos
sibly, if not most probably, inimical
to the interest of the people at large.
The GENERAL welfare of the country
is the ONE and ONLY TRUE test to be
applied to every measure of legislation.
During your session you will doubtless
be called upon to act upon many SUBJ
jects in which the State of Ohio and the
constituency you have the honor to
represent are greatly interested. A
careful consideration of, and prompt
action upon, such subjects is always
desirable, and I can but hope your
deliberations will be marked by wis.,
dom, energy and dispatch.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


The following is summary exhibit
of the finances of the State for the fis-
cal year 1878, the condition of the same
at the close of the year, and the esti-
mates for the current year, ending No
vember Is, 1879:


THE FUNDED DEBT.


On the 18th of November, 1877. the


funded debt of the State was .S6, ,4795 sos 80
The redemptions during the year


were-lOan of 1875 (being all that


ofs sai1 1oanl I'M m
Year: 1879

Net earnings. gs............--.-.--. $6S91S So


AS this is an important subject of
legislation, the above statement is made
to show that the works, under present
management, are in safe condition,
and to assure the General Assembly
that no haste is required in determin-
ing the final disposition that may be
made of them, but that full time for
deliberation may be taken, without
detriment to the interests of the State.


BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.


The report of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics is filled with statistical and
other desirable information in relation
to the producing interests of the States.


The special attention of the General
Assembly is called to that portion of
the bearing on the system of paying
the wages of labor other than in law
full money, and which system at your
last session was sought to be eradicat-
ed by the enactment of laws against
the payment of wages in scrip. checks
or orders not redeemable in lawful
money. claws of Ohio, Vol. IS, PIP.
124 and 141.) These laws are openly
and persistently violated, and you are
earnestly recommended to perfect the
legislation necessary to secure their
full enforcement.


Such legislation is not an interfer-
ence with, but would be in the inter-
est of a permanent peace between cap
ital and labor, and would be dictated
by justice and sound public policy.


Any measure tending to prevent
strikes among workmen should receive
your earnest consideration, and the
recommendations of the Bureau of La
bor Statistics that legislation should
be had providing for the creation of
Courts of Arbitration and Cancellation,
which would, without cost to the
State, be a means of preventing many
strikes, and inaugurate a spirit of for
bearance and cOncilaition between
employer and employe, deserve atten-
ton.


RAILROADS AND TELEGRAPHS


1t is gratifying to be able to call at
tention to the facts that the statistics
Year: 1879

The MAYOR has offered s5oo reward
for the arrest and conviction OF ths men
Who committed the highway robbery oi
Mr.. Toft, on Pennsylvania avenue on
Saturday night. 1t is very douo'iu'
whether Mr.. Toft will recover from the
effects Of the wound received. Should
desth ensue murder will be added to the
crime Of robbery, If 1t is not legally 50
considered now in the intent to Kill anu
rob. The fact that the pistol was In the
possession of Mr.. Toft instead oil the
robbers may modify this in some sense
But this crime Of robbery itself is OF such
an outrageous character as to deserve the
severest punishment the law will permit
And it is hoped that the villains Will be
caught and that speedily. These crimes
are becoming alarming and make II
dangerous to be abroad even when arm
ed, as Mr.. Toft was.
Year: 1879




There has been In circulation recently n
rumor TO the effect that Red River parish in
tended to antagonize the nominees of the
Democratic party FIR judge and district Mt
torney by supporting independent candidates
We have made careful examination into the
matter and have become fully satisfied that it
Is unfoundcd We know that tho Democratic
party of our parish will cheerfnlly and cor
daily support the nominees. Outside Of the
party We cannot predict, Of course, but are
decidedly Of the opinion that ~ independent
candidate for those Offices would he counte-
nanced or tolerated. There IL no member Of
the bar of our parish who would accept either
Of tho Offices on such terms On the contrary
OUR people ana bar are entirely satisfied and
willing 70 support the entire ticket put IN tho
explanation IL due to the nominees and to the
people of this parish.
Year: 1879

TAugusta (Ga) Chronicle. Dem.l
One at least ought to be abandoned, and
that Ia the distinctive Western alliance, which
Is now proved to be o delusion and q snare.
The South must look Eastward. That is her
only hope, politically.
Year: 1879

until an hour before his death, and proposed
going to New York Tomorrow To atteud TO
business matters. He took bis walk In tho
park during the afternoon. and did not com
plain OF feeling Eli Till about o'clock.
Year: 1879

The probability of speedy retrial of Mrs. Smith
and Covert d. Bennett forms the topic OF conversa-
tion in Jersey City and vicinity. Judge Knapp. who
tried the last when the prisoners were convicted
is now in Colorado and does expect to return to
the opening of the September term 1t is said that
Chief Justice Beasey. who read the opinion
in the Court Of Errors aud Appeals revers-
ing the conviction, will probably try the
prisoners Counsel for the defence say that they
will be ready to go on with their case as soon as
court opens. They have not yet decided whether
and is thought likely that they will be tried Jointly
before District Attorney McGill is also prepared


to 90 ahead at with the new trial, but he does
not know what engagements the Attorney Gem
eral may have to interfere with beginning
the trial at the opening of the term.
1t was reported that Mrs. Mary +. Phillips VINO,
while an inmate of Mrs smith cell, captured the
fatal eight p ge letter, had dsappeared but the
prosecutor says she assured him that she would ap
pear whenever lie sent for her.


The prisoners continue to live their quiet life in
the County Jail. Rev. DR.. Rice their spiritual ad-
wiser, is in the country. Both Mrs. Smith and Ben
nett employ themselves through the day III praying
aud reading their Bibles and newspapers.
Year: 1879

small sailboat came alongside the schooner Five
Sisters lying at the foot of Bridge street, Brooklyn
shortly after two o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
three men climbed from it the schooner with the
agility of sailors One the trio made his way the
captains cabin and securing valuable revolver
appeared deck. His comrades mean while observed
that the object of their visit had been discovered
and rapidly got into their boat Officer Boone of
the Second precinct, appeared on the dock moment
later and seeing him of the party his haste
get off the schooner Jumped into the river He
picked up by his companions. and the boat set sail
for the New York shore. The policeman brandished
his club at the thieves and commanded them to
back, but answered with q shout OF derison and
a pistol
Year: 1879

Superintendent Wallng received telegram yes
terday Chief of Police Draper. of Toronto ask
ing Cool Burgess had been arrested in response to
his despatch of the day before the charge Of shoot
ing William widgery. The superintendent replied
in the Affirmative but not believing he could de-
tain him advised Chief Draper to communicate
with the British Consul. Later In the day tele-
gram from Toronto requested Superintendent
Walling to release Burgess if he would promise
to return to Canada. Burgess released and ap
peared at the theatre where he is performing again
last night where after being encored several times
he addressed the audience, going over his domestic
troubles and expressing the hope that he would not
ing go back and has written to his lawyer for adj
vice. Burgess denies that he the worse for
liquor and says that his Wife mother has been with
him throughout the difficulty.
Year: 1879

The death of Mrs. Anna Maria Tilg ghman Smyth
took place the Sd inst, at the residence of her
son. Rev. Henry Mason Smyth. Pattsbure. N. Y.
She granddaughter of Colonel Tench Thigh.
man. an old and much loved friend of Washington
and bearer of all the letters that passed between him
and Lord CORVALLIS at the time of the surrender of
Yorktown Mrs. Smyth remarkable for pre-
serving the dignified simple and urbane manner of
the ladies of the past generation and endeared
to large circle of friends by many domestic virtues
and charitable works.
Year: 1879

The Harlem Railroad Company recently succeeded
in getting the assessment its property situated in
the town of East Chester reduced OO0 while all the
rest of the property in the town vas only reduced
little over $4,000. Within few Mys after the tact
published in the city journals the in
question raised from S120. 900 to 100000.
Year: 1879

What is the matter with the South
crn exodus? There seems to be an ebb
in the tide--a lull in the enthusiasm
n falling of in contributiOns-a general
stagnation in the business that even
the cl0duencc of Parson Conway fails
to rcvivify.
Year: 1879

The managers of the Pennsylvania Railroad
have been ntting up and furnishing the companys
steamer Richard stockton excursion boat for
daily trips UP the Hudson, touching at West Point and
Ncwburg The Stockton will start from the wharf Of
the Pennsylvania Company in Jersey CITY, aud the new
arrangement is intended mainly to offer the pleasure of
a cool Summer day the water 10 people living In the
cities and towns along tue New-GOrk division OF That
road-a privilege OF which even PlIladelphians eau
ayn themselves or two days every week. when the
boat will connect with the fast express trains. The eX
cursion season will open during the latter part OF this
month.
Year: 1879

CISCISNATI, October S.-This morn
ing all the stove moulders in the Ohio
Valley Works struck for an advance Of
II per cent. and renewal OF the Old
board OF prices. Three prominent
stove firms have yielded to the demand
and the men continue at their work. a
number OF others decline to give an in
crease
Year: 1879

shame on both families. But Horton belong
ed to an old.fashioned, highbred family, and
pride was his most striking characteristic
He notified Reynolds that he would send
Jessie back to him, with their child, and
that he would at once apply fora divorce
He then went back to his home, called Jessie
into private apartment, and there told her
the story of the quadroon woman, who was
then dying, as he repeated the words she had
spoken to him. :.


The wife was struck with terror and could
not utter word. She acted for a while as il
she were bereft of her senses When she be-
came composed she found herself and child
in her fathers house. She at once became an
object of pity and sympathy. She will see
no one, and passes her time locked in her
room with her child.


This exposure broke up the Horton family,
the old man selling out and returning to
North Carolina, and Mark having left a few
days since for California-after the court
had declared the marriage void because OF
fraud. Reynolds is endeavoring to dispose
of his property, intending also to leave the
country He is blamed by everybody for
the misery he has brought upon his unhappy
daughter and the Horizons. He attempted
to induce his daughter to contest the divorce
suit, but she was not in a condition to appear
in court. The case brought together the
largest crowd ever gathered in Walker coun-
Cincinnati Commercial.
Year: 1879

"The prisoner was employed by your part
ner, in your absence, and was arrested about
the time of your return p


"Such was the case"


"Have you ever seen him ?"


"Not to my knowledge"


"Or met him in your travels?"


"If he will.turn his face this way, | can tell
better"


At my bidding, Gilbert turned and faced
the witness.


The effect was electrical Mr.. Mangle
turned pale and red by turns.


"One other question, Mr.. Mangle. DO you
recognize in the defendant young man from
whom you won thousand dollars at poker,
while on your travels ?" and | named the
time and place at which the prisoner had met
his misfortune.


The man of iron virtue hesitated worse
than his amiable partner had done. He was
halting between point blank lie, which
might entail the penalties of perjury, and the
truth, which would cost him money.


Cowardice performed the office of con
science, and the truth came out. The firms
money which George Gilbert had lost, had
been won by the senior partner; and the
court instructed the jury that inasmuch as
the sum in question had actually been de:
livered to one of the joint owners, who was
bound to make account to his associates, the
prisoner could not be convicted.


"God bless you, Mr.. Parker" faltered the
happy little wife. II knew you would bring
us out all right"
Year: 1879

Wounds in the heart are commonly sup
posed to be instantaneously fatal, but such is
not the case. Indeed, it is not possible, except
by some extreme violence, such as dynamite
explosions, to blot out human life instantly.
Keeper Goods pistol ball went right through


the heart of Barrett the Sing.Sing convict,
vet he lived four minutes. Portfolios knife
cleft the heart of Bolander completely in
twain, in New York, but he did not fall dead


upon the spot. The instinct of selfpreserva-
ton remained,- and even that horrid wound
had not deprived him of the strength to obey
it. He ran first toward neighboring drug
store, then turned and ran down Fulton street,
and had reached point, many feet distant


from where he was stabbed, before he fell and
expired. So O'Connell, who was stabbed by
Nichols, at Nyack, New York, though his
heart was actually cut in two by the stroke,
ran several feet after the wound was inflicted.
A puncture of the heart is necessarily fatal,
but the victim is often conscious for two or
three minutes, though generally without much
power of motion or Speech save the first cry
of agony. This shows that the brain can act
even after the heart is destroyed On the
other hand, the heart continues to exercise its
functions after the brain has ceased all action,
as in case Of death from severe blows on the
head. The hearts of criminals, who have
been hanged, generally keep up their pulsa.
tions for twelve or fifteen minutes, although
it is reasonably certain, when the neck is bro
ken, that they can receive no nervous impulse
from the brain during that time. The con-
tinued working of the organ is attributable
to residuum of nervous force. In the case
of some animals, this is sufficient to keep the
heart pulsating for hours after it has been
taken out of the body. The common notion
that the heart is delicate organ is a mistake.
1t is, on the contrary, one of the most robust


Its muscular strength is enormous, and its
tolerance of disease is something marvellous.
Men and women, whose hearts have been dis.
eased from childhood, sometimes attain ripe
old age, and many people with heart disease
live for years in almost momentary expecta-
Year: 1879

AN ENGINEERS NEED OF NERvE.-Un-
questionably the bravest men in America are
those who stand upon the footboards Of the To-
comotives which draw the fast express trains.
But few persons are aware of it, but on lead
ing railways, where connections must be made,
if possible, only engineers known to be brave
and daring are given engines on express trains,
and, as soon as the engineer shows the least
timidity about running fast, he is taken from
his engine and given one on freight train to
run. Two such cases have occurred recently
on indianapolis railroads. Railroad officers
state that the first sign that an engineer is be-
coming timid is that he will be five or ten
minutes late possibly half hour, for some
days or nights in succession. He is then
called to an account, and unless his reasons
are convincing, another engineer is given his
engine to run for few times, and should he
bring in the train on time, the frstnamed en-.
gineer gets freight train engine to run until
he braces up. It is stated, however, that after
an engineer allows his timidity to get fair
hold, he seldom so far overcomes it as to have
the bravery to step on an express engine and
run it at the speed necessary to make the time.
Quite recently, an engineer on one of the
roads running west from here, got an impress
sion that some accident was going to happen
him, and one night, when running fast ex.
press, he constantly lost time. At the first
station, when the train stopped, the conductor
berated him for running SO slow. The en-.
gineer actually shed tears, and owned that
fear had overcome him, and that he dare not
run fast, and at his own request an engineer
of freight train, which stood at this meeting
point, was given the train to run through.
The timid engineer has since run freight
train on the road.-InGianapohs Journal
Year: 1879

CATCHING CoLD.-This pertinent question
is just now engaging attention. There is an.
other question which should be answered first,
namely, What is cold? The old idea Of a
"chill" is, perhaps, nearer the truth than the
modern notion Of "cold." The hypothesis
would seem to be that "cold" is something
more than cold, because, it is said, "You do
not catch cold unless you are cold" The fact
is there are probably as many diverse occur
rences grouped and.confounded under the &c.
neric title Of cold catching as diseases covered
by that popular term fever, which is made to
comprise every state in which the pulse is
quickened and the temperature raised. BY a
parallel process of reasoning, "cold" ought to
be limited to cases in which the phenomena
are those. of a "chill." When person
"catches cold," either of several morbid acci.
dents may occur: Cd He may have such a
chill of the surface as shall drive the blood in
on the internal organs and hamper some weak,
or disorder and influence some diseased viscus;
(2) the cold may so impinge on the superficial
nerves that serious disturbance Of the system
will ensue and morbid state be set up; 90
the current of air which causes the cold may
in fact be laden with the propagating "germs"
of disease or (4) the vitality Of the organism
as whole, or ofsome one or more of its parts,
may be so depressed by sudden abstraction
of heat that recovery may be impossible, or q
severe and mischievous reaction ensue. The
philosophy of prevention is obviously to pre-
serve the natural and healthy action of the
organism as whole, and of the surface in
particular, while habituating the skin to bear
severe alterations of temperature by judi
cious exposure, and natural stimulation by
pure air and clean water and orderly habits
of hygiene and health.-Lancet.