smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878




Frederick Hasse graduated at
the head Of his class IN a, Ger
man university, in 1870. He
was heir to S80,00O, and his
prospect Of a successful career
could hardly have been bright
er. A few days ago he died in
st. Louis, where he had for a


been a porter in a medical


,ge, a victim of the opium


t.


physicians of Berlin have sent forth
an urgent warning against the use of
the popular baby carriages in which the
little ones sit facing the nurse and are
pushed backward. The natural desire
Of the eye is to draw nearer to what it
sees. and the practice of reversing this
normal order of things and causing sur
rounding objects to recede is liable to
affect injuriously the developement of
both sight and brain.


An acquaintance Of Herr Diem
the vlolincellist, was compelled
to pay damages in an action in
an action in Stuttgart, instituted
by the musician for injury to
his hand through a squeeze that
disabled him for weeks.


THERE is IN every human coun-
tenance either history or proph
ecy, which must sadden, or at
least soften, every rejecting
observer.
Year: 1878

A physician recently remarked that he
had not seen so much neuralgia for long
time as has been noticed recently. Near
ly dozen patients in Port Townsend
have been suffering with it during the
mast week
Year: 1878

WE learn that during the recent run OF
high tides. small portion of the Dunge-
ness lighthouse spit was washed away,
and that the water has been up around
the lighthouse, deep enough to render
walking In shoes, with dry feet, an I'M
possibility. This is very unusual.
Year: 1878

[Trom the Philadelphia Timcs.I


Speaking of snakes, yesterday
Superintendent Brown, of the Zoo
logical Garden, said that he could
tell snake story, and not second
hand one either. About year
ago one of the large reptiles in the
collection took sick and seemed to
be going into decline. Nothing
that they could give him appeared
to do him good, and from loss of
appetite and sleeplessness the snake
became a mere wreck of its former
self. A large blanket had been
placed in the .serpents cell for him
to sleep upon. One morning the
keeper found that the blanket lad
disappeared. Search was made
throughout the cage, but without
success. At the same time the
snakes body had swelled to the
thickness of good sized sapliDc.
He had swallowed the blanket
But the blanket would not oiges',
and the snake became sicker than
before. In this manner he lolled
around like a wan dispectic for over
four weeks. Finally the blanket
was discharged by natural causes.
Imm medistely the snake began to
improve. The swelling of his body
gradually dwindIed down, and he
grew larger and fatter than before,
till the box became too small to
hold him. The keepers then re-
moved him to a larger cage. lie
ate like q gourmand, and at times
found room for two or three times
the customary quantity of food.
The blanket acted as a sort o: med.
icine upon his stomach and cleaned
him out entirely. Now he is fif-
teen feet long, eighteen inches in
circumference, and is the health
lest boa constructor of the lot. A
change Of CO o. was the My visible
effect on the blanket. Under the
microscope it showed that it had
become little worn by being rub
bed in the animals stomach. 1t
came out undigested, and it was
carefully packed away IN the Su-
perintendent's private Office, where
it now lies.
Year: 1878

THERE is an idea arising out of
the recent Berlin treaty that will
be of interest to the Hebrew race.
It is to the effect that, under the
protectOrate which it is intended
that England shall assume over
Turkey in Asia, Palestine will pass
with other provinces of that En-
pire under British control, which
virtually means under the control
of Disraeli, the English Prime
Minister, who is an Israelite. It is
even stated that it is the intention
of Lord Beaconsfield to have q
Jewish Governor appointed for the
Holy Land. Whether this Is also
o part Of that now famous pro-
gramme set out by him in his
novel of Tancred, over thirty years
ago, for the restoration of Asiatic
supremacy in the worlds affairs or
not, and which appears to have
been literally followed in the Ber-
lin treaty, it is another instance of
the far reaching schemes and wide
sagacity Of Britsin's occult Pre-
mier.
Year: 1878

VENTURA, August 6th.-In the
trial of Lord to-day the prosecu


ton closed at Roon and the defense
occupied the afternoon. On cross
examination, Jones, the States ev-
idence, went back on his several
previous sworn statements by tes-
tifying that he did not 90 to the
ground to kill anybody; he did not
know what he went for. Hither-
to, with the utmost nonchalance,
Jones has admitted that he went
to assist in the perpetratIon of the
murder and arson. A man named
Cyrus Kenny, who Is we'll known
and much respected, was called by
the defense and created sensation
by his testimony. He swore that
on the night of the murder he was
awakened by dogs barking at
stock and he got up and drove
them from his grain. The second
time he got up he saw Lord in his
night clothes talking to Hunt, who
was on horseback. This exactly
confirms the statement of the two
prisoners. When asked why he
had not divulged this knowledge
long before, witness said he was
afraid Of the prosecutors, that


when Hunt told what he knew he
was at once charged with the
crime and arrested to destroy his
evidence and witness feared the
same fate. He said Hunt was ar
rested for this reason only. Mr..
Kenney's testimony carries very
great weight with those who know
him and rigid cross examination
failed to weaken it. The defense
Year: 1878

SECTION I. He shall at al times have charge
OF the Hose Carriages and detail hosemen,
subject to the orders OF the Foreman; with
the permission of the Foreman or First As
slstant, call on as many members as he thinks
necessary to assist him in the discharge of his
duties. He shall see that the hose and the
carriages are properly cleaned and placed in
good order after being in service; report to
the Foreman all delinquencies; and in the alb
Sehee OF tho Foreman or First Assistant, he
snall oitclate as Foreman or First Assistant,
ana while 80 acting be subject to the same
fines and penalties,
Year: 1878

SECTION /. 1t shall be the duty of the FIRST
Assistant Foreman to assist the Foreman
while on duty, to see that the engines are
well worked and properly manned, and that
the members remain by the engines while on
duty; to report to the Foreman all dIsobedi-
encc. neglect or carelessness on the part of the
members; upon the return of the engines to
the house after tire, 10 see that the same are
properly cleaned. In the absence of the Fore
man he shall Officiate In that capacity and
strictly perform each and all the duties of that
once, and he subject to the same fines and
penalties
Year: 1878

Sec. 8. Visiting Committee shall be ap.
pointed by the Foreman at each monthly
meeting, commencing with the first three
names on the roll and so continuing each
committee. They shall visit every invalid Of
the Company and enquire into thoir con dition
and wants, and If necessary, render that com.
pany and brotherly aid which is justly due to
every brother associate and fireman, In the
hours of want and need
Year: 1878

Every ono can do something to add
to the social life at the table. If one
cannot talk, he can listen or ask quW-
tions and draw out others who can talk.
Good listeners are as necessary as good
takers. Never argue at the table; but
tell pleasant stories, relate or read an
ecdotes and look out for the good Of all.
Sometimes single anecdote from a pa
per starts conversation that lasts du-
ing the meal time.


A family table ought to be bright and
cheerful, sort of domestic altar, on
which every one casts down his or her
offering, great or small, of pleasantness
and peace; where, for at least a brief
space of the day, all annoyances are
laid aside, all stormy tempers hushed {;
every one being glad and content to sit
down at the same board and eat the
same bread and salt, making it, wheth-
er it were rich repast or dinner of
herbs, equally joyful, almost sacrament
tal meal.
Year: 1878

A Mexican correspondent of the San
Francisco Commercial AdrOcdte says /:
All through the night heard short,
swapping sound coming from the twigs
of the bushes, but in the darkness was
unable to ascertain the cause. 1t was
not confined to any one bush but ex-
tended along the whole distance. There
was no regularity about it but it fell up
on the ear at intervals like the patter-
ing of the first large raindrops that pre-
cede "A heavy shower; but no raindrops
ever made so loud noise. even when
falling upon the shingle roof of a coun-
try barn. fell asleep trying to make
out the cause, and was awakened by the
continued snap, snap, snap, which DIS
turbed my slumbers. | knew it could
not be the day breaking, because it was
not near the morning hour. But when
morning did come and the sound had
not ceased, discovered that it arose
from the oysters that were actually
growing on the bushes, every twig of
which held along its length cluster of
from ten to twenty oysters about two
inches long by an inch aud halfwide.
| thought it was strange country
where the bushes bore such fruit as
that. The branches of the bushes were
submerged at high water, and the
young oysters grew upon them until
their weight broke off the branches and
they fell into the soft muddy bottom.
1t was the sudden closing of thin shells
which produced the sound. Some ma
turalists have said that the oyster can
be educated but this was the first time
/ was ever an auditor of an oyster con-
cert.
Year: 1878

A Little Compton man has plucky
cat. While lying on the doorstep, the
other day, a large hen-hawk swooped
down into the yard and seized fat
chicken which it attempted to carry off.
The cat at once leaped upon the intru-
der, and clawed him so Justify that he
relinquished his hold and sailed away.
In short time, however, he returned
again and made another attempt, in
which he as signally failed, the cat at
tacking him as soon as he alighted.
Three times did the hawk essay to car
ry off his prey, and as often did pussy
succeed in protecting his charge from
the intruder, until the bird becoming
disgusted with the prospect of obtain
ing dainty bit of spring-chicken from
that hen-yard, scared away To repeat
the attempt upon some less guarded
grounds.
Year: 1878

From the London Daily Teegraphl


As winter approaches the busy and picturesquely
situated town of Dundee is full of excitement. Day
by day is sought concerning the feet which
months ago set sail for the North Seas in search of
rich cargoes of whaebone and OIL and many hope is
uttered that the gallant fishermen who have left their
homes at Broughty Ferry and other little villages on
the shores of the Tay will speedily return with abun-
dant spoil. Then there telegram from the
extreme headand Of Scotland, telling something OF
tho success failure which the Dundee men have
met WITH and shortly afterwarl the ships themselves
sal in with their weather beaten crews. This year.
nnhappiy, the story which the whalers bring back
is very sad. Already the fine ship Arctic,
afoat. has arrived with lamentable intel
lgcncc Smiths Sound has this year proved
full Of ice. Even Melville Bay. where in times gone
by the whales have been most plentiful and the sport
most satisfactory, has been completely blocked by the
terrible hoe In attempting to reach that accustomed
only contryed to escape by the aid Of gunpowder and
the saw, while. to crown all, the few whales which
proach. No more disappointing tale could be told.
and the sadness 1t will bring to many Scotch home
during what promises to be a severe winter cannot
easily be estimated The ships which went out to
acek the whale manned by large crews, and
every Of these gallant fellows had certain inter-
est in successful season II the fates were propitious
he aud his family from whom he had been
separated all through the long summer, and
for whom he had braved unknown dangers.
would be happy until the spring time
camc once more; if the year proved un-
lucky, there would be but little food in the pot and
but poor comfort in the house. the bare pay of .
whaler's seaman being insufficient to maintain de-
Gently the kith and kin Of unfortunate sailor The
worst hos proved 10 be lot this year Of the Dundee
fishermen. Almost empty ships have returned TO
Scotland and the gallant sailors have to share the loss
which is sustained by the of the vessels
Captain Adams has only one FISH board his great
steamer; the Jan Mayen brings but two: and. for
the rest Of the hota. four vessels bring whale
apiece and there the record ends. Nor is this tho
whole of the calamity for such it must be considered
If its results be rightly estimated The Camperown
brave a little ship weathered Arctic sea-
has been caught in the embrace OF the treacherous
ice crushed to pieces and lost, though, happily. the
captain and his saved. Wen may Dundee
he gloomy at the reception of such news from the
frozen North.
Year: 1878

The ship Brown Brothers arrived
at Boston on the 9TH ultimo from
Port Madison, Washington Territory,
taking there the first cargo Of ship
spars and deck planking ever re
ceived from the Pacific Coast. The
homeward voyage was made in 12s
days. The first shipment of this
kind to the Atlantic was landed at
Bath last year. The Brown Broth
ers was built at Newburyport with
the view of being employed in the
transportation Of spars from Puget
Sound, and as more than ordinary
strength Of hull was required for this
service, extra expense was made to
make her the strongest ship in the
American mercantile marine, and her
builders succeeded in this object, ac.
cording to the opinion of nautical
judges. Her original cost was about
$4,000.
Year: 1878

The following remarks are from
the pen of an estimable lady, whose
arguments certainly ought to be as
effective as her intentions are ccm-
mendablc and sincere:


/ would say to any one who thinks
of sending child away from home
to a boarding school, that a more
desirable one cannot be found than
the Territorial University at Seattle,
| confess to a personal knowledge of
this school, as have visited it
several times and have seen for my
self--no HEARsAY--and besides l
have several children in attendance.


beg to congratulate the heads Of
the University on their selection of
an instructor, for in Prof. Anderson
they certainly have the "right man
in the right place" His estimable
wife is in every way qualified to fill
her position, as a true lady and
scholar. AS to Mrs. Curtis musical
qualifications, they are so well known
and so deservedly appreciated that |
need not comment on them. Iwould
much prefer to hear her scientific
playing than the delivery Of the most
learned disquisitions on the laws and
constitution of the United States, or
sciences Of nature.


Mr.. and Mrs. Hill board boys, and
Mrs. Anderson the girls. Every
thing in the power of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hill, teachers and principal, is done
to make cheerful and happy home
for the boarding pupils, and care.
full oversight is kept of their conduct.


The Instructions in this school are
of the most thorough character, the
constant aim being to give a sound
and practical education, and to sur
round the pupil with the influences
of a refined Christian home. l am
pleased to hear that an apparatus
for illustrating both in chemistry and
philosophy has been procured, SO
that these subjects may be taught
not only from text books and by lee.
lures, but are illustrated by practical
experiments. MATERFAMILIAs.
Year: 1878

did Jerry keep it up with a hundred
pounds to the square inch, and for four
mortal hours did Tom take it down in
hand writing as neat and plain as reprint.
For the first time in his life Jerry had
rushed it until he was tired without
break from the receiver. He was aston
ished. When he had finished, the fol-
lowing passed between them:


From Jerry.-"Who the devil are you.
anyhow ?"


From Toni m the new man. My
name is Tom Edison


From Jerry.-"Well, by ripper
Rep. you're the man I've been looking
for for the last ten years, and you're the
only man I ever found that could take
me without break. Shake


And they shook. The astonishment
of the boys in the Office was unbounded.
There was no more gibing nor snicker-
ing. Everybody was Toms friend at
once. The next day Mllliken picked up
sheet of Toms manuscript, and reflect
lively stroked his long beard. 4 never
saw such pretty copy he said. Hes
as good an operator as I ever met"
Year: 1878

One of the missionaries in Eastern
Turkey writing in the Missionary Herald
of the miserable condition of the Armen-
ians, says:


cit is utterly impossible to give you
the faintest idea of the facts. We daily
hear accounts of the unremitting cruel
treatment they receive. Taxes, bribes.
extortions from every source, have re-
duced them to the lowest point of degre-
dation. You could scarcely enter house
of farmer of this region without mo-
ticing that the female inmates flee to
dark corner of stable and there crouch
down to hide their nakedness.


One of the native helpers in the same
mission writes as follows:


whether we refer to the physical or
moral aspect Of the case. the condition
of this people is most painful. In regard
to the former, they are in state of per-
petual, bitter poverty. Their clothing
is most scanty; large proportion, dur
ing the severe cold of this winter, are
covered with only one old tattered shirt;
while there are hundreds who are in
great need of even this garment Many
sleep on staw on the ground, without any
covering. Those best provided have a
rough pieces of earrnt for covering.


They subsist chify on millet, wheat
or corn they cannot afford. In this VII
lage (Havadoric) the people live wholly
on millet, and more than half have not
even this. There were many objects be-
fore my eyes to rouse my deepest sympa.
thies; but one thing in particular moved
me. 1t was that the sick persons lay
almost wholly uncoved, on the bare
ground! A few old rags partly covered
their shoulders. If one should get slight
ly better, and ask for something to eat,
there was nothing to give them but millet.


The poor people would, even in this
condition. consider themselves happy
could they secure freedom from the amjiust
exactions of government on the one hand,
and the tyranny of the cruel Koords on
the other. Every Koord is of himself a
despotic tyrant over the Christian.
Whatever he pleases he does; whatever
he wishes he takes; and woe to the
Christian that opposes his will ! His
(the Christians punishment is sure
Year: 1878

believe there are more ways of prais.
ing God than by singing hymns. There
is another kind of singing which | OBJ
serve here in Boston and elsewhere. 1t
is put under the head of praise, while
there is no praise in it at all. Singing
to one another in psslpa agdu uhgBBfPss 81 ssiHgs fRs
ing alone, as We have been doing here
and elsewhere. | conceive that this kind
OF singing is not thoroughly understood
by most of people. That is to say, our
understanding of it and theirs are not
alike. If should come here and sing
solo, as we shall have tonight some
song sung in that way, there is no praise
in that; and IN our prayers on this plat
form we often ask Gods blessing on
praises, and we join together to sing His
praise.


We scarcely ever ask a blessing on
the preaching of His Word in song. The
mission of preaching and teaching in
song is not understood fully. 1 believe
that the hymns, "Jesus of Nazareth
passeth by" and the "Ninety and Nine"
and "What shall the harvest be ?" do
not contain a word of praise, and yet
they are sung in all the meetings all
over the country. | wish people would
get the distinction that one class of
hymns is to teach, and the others, such
as 'Praise God from whom all blessings
fow." and "Jesus, lover of my SOUL"
are hymns in which the whole congrega-
tion can join in praising God. But for
one man to sit here and try to praise
God for this whole audience would be a
strange performance.


Perhaps many here wonder why
have sung alone. 1t is because | thot
that by these sweet Gospel hymns 1
might reach some heart in the great con-
gregation. l thank God that He has
blessed His message as sung IN these
congregations. God has been blessing
the message whSn l.x. L las pee9 sung alone
some poor soul, who has received the
message Of Gods love through these 1T
tie Gospel hymns, and, therefore, | want
the Christians to have faith that God
can bless this way of delivering His
message of love and then we shall all
Join more heartily in the days to come
in the singing.


O. how we might 60 to the bedrldden
and outcast in this city. and sing song
for Jesus Christ If you cannot 60 to
preach to them, what blessing would
accompany the singing of one OF these
sweet Gospel hymns to those who don
come to these meetings at all May God
give us hearts thus to d If we cannot
preach, let us go and sing for Jesus
Christ. He has given thousands OF yot
voices-better voices than mine, or those
upon the platform, SO that you can g
and carry this message of His love.
Year: 1878

The last person to find out that ne Is
in the ranks of the army of the moder-
ate drunkards is the person himself. All
his friends have known it for long
time, but he keeps serenely unconscious
of it until it is too late to yindicate his
manhood from an appetite that burns
fercer than the fires of hell. Sinbad
took upon his shoulders the old man Of
the sea. 1t was at first pleasure to
carry him, but he afterwards discovered
he was carrying monster whom ne
could not shake off nor in any way get
rid of.
Year: 1878

"BUFFALo BILL 'explains his shoot
ing of a boy in an upper gallery of
Ford's Opera house at Baltimore the
other night, by saying that his aim was
not SO good as usual that night, and that
he thought his rifle was loaded with on
ly sufficient powder to shatter the glass
balls at which he had been firing.
Year: 1878

The Antioch Leader says that near
ly all fruit trees ale, on their trunks
or among their branches, affected with
moss lice and various kinds of insects.
These can be effectually cleared away
by wash Of lye made from potash
or wood ashes, of q strength suffi-
cient to bear up an egg. 1t will kill
every noxious insect, and will not
hurt the bark. a pound of potash to
a pail of water will make it sufficient
" strong.
Year: 1878

The wolf asked the goat to dinner,
but the goat declined. The wolf
changes his hair every year, but re-
mains wolf Dog, why do you bark?
To frighten wolves away. Dog, why
do you keep your tail between your
legs? am afraid of the wolf Love,
fire and a cough cannot be hid.
Make friends with the bear, but keep
hold of the ak. Everything is bitter
to him who has gall in his mouth.
Bread and salt humble even o robber.
A full stomach is deaf to instruction.
If you hunt two hares you will catch
neither. God is not in haste, but he
has a sure aim. You may shut the
door on the devil, but he will enter
by the window. Praise not the crop
until it is stacked. 1t is not necessa-
ry to plow and sow fools-they grow
of themselves. With God go even
over the sea; without him not over
the threshold Truth is not drowned
in water, nor burned in fire. A fool
may throw stone into q pond-it
may take seven sages to pull it out.
No bones are broken by mothers
fist. Whose bread and salt eat, his
praises | sing. Lies march on rotten
eggs; he who lies will steal.