smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

Bernard Lynch was arrested in New
York the other day charged with having
abandoned his wife and two children,
one of them mt the breast. Mrs. Lynch
testified that he would not give her any
thing to support herself and babies. Mr..
Lynch retorted that he had been locked
out five nights in succession, and, de-
spairing of peace at home, had chosen
another place to lay his weary frame and
wrestle with his daily and nocturnal
hash. The injured man expressed a will
lingness to contribute to the maintenance
OF his family if his wife would not expose
him in the fnture to the unhealthy dcws
of heaven and to the butter sarcasm OF
her eloquent tongue. Wherenpon this
scene occurred:


81 don't want you to support me" sai'!
Mrs. Lynch; 81 only want you to keep
these children from starving. You take
the children and l will take care OF my
SELF
Year: 1878

Golden Medical Discovery
Is alteratiye, or blood cleansing.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Pee toral.
Golden Medical Discovery
Is Cholagogue, or Liver SIimulant.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Tonic.
Golden Medical Discovery
Year: 1878

Some young men, and now and
then one which is not so young,
have a habit of acting as though
they were supremely unhappy un.
less they were in the act of doing
some little nonsensical and silly
thing in the way Of fumbling peo-
pie over. Such people are etor-
nally Strengthening the necktie of
the man with whom they are talk
ing or fumbling at his watch chain,
or picking spocks of lint or dust
from his coat, or picking at a but
ton, or pointing out the absence of
a button, or sticking his fingers
into a rip in ones coat or remark
ing upon ones beard and showing
how it would look better longer Of
shorter, or better off entirely-in a
word, seem to be a sort of positive
pole to galyanic battery, and their
fingers and hands are continually
attracted to the negative pole, their
Wis q Wis, These same are ipnaoent
enoqgh and they don't mean to
annoy, and possibly they who know
them get used to it and don't mind
it much. But it looks silly, Then
these fellows are worse yeg when
with ladies, They And a bpeastpin
out Of plumb, or a bairpin sticking
a sixteenth Of an inch further out
than it should, or o lock OF hair
astray, or watch slipping out of
a belt, or a gather of the dross has
started the stitching, or the flower in
the hat droops a triAe, or the shawl
pin don't hang Just so, and they in
slst upon fixing these matters, and
keep fumbling and paving and
picking away at a lady until atten-
Year: 1878

virginia WY chronicle.


The case Of John Doe Tome a man
whose real name is said to be Burns,
came up again before Justice Knox,
Saturday. The man is one Of those
characters known as a check gHer.
iilla. He was accused of having
picked up $40 piece from the faro
table at the Capitol Saloon, the
money belonging to a player who
was in a half intoxicated condition,
Tome demanded a jury trial, and
when the selection had been made,
each juryman was asked whether
Year: 1878

ton is drawn to the performance
and an annoyance is the result.
One of these fellows will put his
hand under a lady's elbow to lift
her over a straw on the walk, or
across six-inch gutter, and when
going up a rise Of two or three
steps will insist upon putting his
hand upon her waist and showing
her up. If he helps a lady into a
carriage he wants to lift her in, and
in assisting her to alight he makes
her jump into his arms, where he
holds her as long as he dares.
While riding with her he always
has his hand upon the back of the
seat behind her, ready to seize her
waist every time there's a Jolt big
enough to give him an excuse to do
so-in fact, he seems to be contin-
ually aching to paw, in one way or
another, every lady into whose conf
pany he is thrown. 1t may rot be
improper between people pretty
well acquainted with each other,
but it don't look well, and ladies,
while they don't like to appear an
nOyed; still they feel so and wish to
be let alone. 1t may not be smiss
to take lady's arm in the evening,
but it is much more proper for her
to take the gentleman's, and it's all
nonsense to try to make anybody
believe that a lady is necessarily SO
delicate that she can't ascend two
steps without a pusher. Gallantry
is one thing, but namby-psmby
paving and stroking and smoothing
down lady in pus8y-cat style par
takes too seriously Of the sappy age
to be admissible among those who
profess gentility.
Year: 1878

Twenty Thousand People
old and young. every week. 1t is just to say
that tho patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class of
community.


We desire our business men to make note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adyer-
tisinS; for many good people seeing an ad-
vsrtisement in a paper. especially their
church paper, take it as a guarantee Of re-
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not te
abused when It can be helped. We want,
therefore.


The Advertising Patronage
Of such business men and firms as we can
recommend to our friends and tho public
without compromising the character of the
paper.


eur Terms Shall bO in Harmon


With thO Business Outlook.


Send In Your FavOrs.
Year: 1878

BREATHITT COUNTY STILL UNDER ARMED con-
TRoI.--coNsTANT FIRING KEPT UP-coUITs.
cLosEp--No PROMISE OF PEACE.


[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


LEXINGTON. Nov. 30. 1878.
Communication with the town of Jackson in
Breathitt county, is almost entirely cut OF. and
news from the seat of is difficult
to obtain. special to the Lexington
Press from Mount Sterling gives the information
that the armed factions still hold the town and say
each other as opportunity offers. At last reports
lighting still in progress maintained principally
by sharpshooters. both parties having thrown mp
barrcades and cntrenchnents The party headed
by Ned Strong. an old rebel soldier, who
served officer in the Fifth Kentucky
regiment under the Senator elect from Kentucky old
.Cerro Gordo Williams hold the Court House and
the jail The latter is protected by barricade and
defended by men accustomed to rifle practice. The
murderer Little is still in jail, and 50 long as crcum-
stances remain they there is small probability
OF his release.


COURTS CLOSED.


The Judge of the Circuit Court has disappeared no
one knows where. The Special Judge who has been
elected unable serve, from the fact that the mob
would permit court to be held. The County Judge
is dead and buried, and the Sheriff is penned up
in the beeaguercd town. his deputy, who is also the
Sheriff elect, being the leader of the enemy. official
information. therefore of the condition of things i'll
Jackson hardly be sent out of the town.


WILD SHOOTING


Tom Little who shot through the body while
addressing the mob ut the jail door. did not die until
the next day In revenge for the shot that laid him
low. several mortal wounds have been inflicted II
only the rioters killed there would be little to
complain of, but combating citizens have been
hit and IN few instances killed by crratc bullets
that had been sent voyage of discovery. Firing
has been sustained from the houses adjacent to the
Jail, which i'll the possession of the Sheriff s
party.


PROSPECT OF ORDER


At last accounts there abatement Of the dis
tlrrbance and none likely to be without more blood
shed and violence. As far as be ascer-
tanned Governor McCreery has official noti-
fcation Of the disturbance. He is not at the capital
and kilograms either fail find him he declines to
give the information asked for. The people are
everywhere talking of the necessity OF sending the
militia, done before, to restore order in
Breathtt county, but nothing whatever has been
done. The undertaking is of some magnitude. The
militia sent to that place before numbered eighty
This is a much more serious disturbance, and ac-
cording to the judgment of Captain Hendricks who
dred men win be required for its suppression.
Year: 1878

Aa officer. Donahue, of the Sixteenth precinct
was passing along Fourth yesterday
morning ho saw large crowd collected
around lying the sidewalk near
Twenty seventh street. After dispensing those
assembled he asked the what the trouble.
He answered the officer unntelligibly and seemed
dazcd. The officer took him to the police sta
tion, and in the afternoon he taken
to the Jefferson Market Court, where he gave his
name as James Irwin, thirty seven years of age a
horseshoer, aud charged with drunkenness. During
the evening it discovered that he in terrible
suffering and then removed to Bellevue Hospital
where it discovered that his skull was fractured.
Inquiries last night in the neighborhood where the
found failed to discover any clew as to how
the man got his injuries
Year: 1878

AS once was walking over mead and lea
A curious circumstance happend 10 me,
A huntsmhn saw in the forest brake,
He rode up and down beside a lake.
And many deer ran past the spot;
But what did the huntsman? He suot them


not?
He blew his horn by the fores' green,
Now tell me, good people, what could that


mean?
And as rode on long the shore,
A curious circumstance happen'd once


more,
In a little bark, fisher maid
Rode DER close by the forest glade,
And many a fish swan past the SPOT:
But what did the maiden? She caught


them not
She sang a song by the forest green.
Now tell me, goou people, what could that


mean?
Retracing my steps at evenings fall,
The most curious circumstance happen'd


OF all.
An empty skifr reposed on the lake.
A riderless horse stood In by the brake,
And passing that grove Of alders there;
What heard | therein? ? A whispering pair
The moon shone brightly. the night was


serene. ~
New tell me. good people. what could tina,


meanY
Year: 1878

"Just little, very little, very lit
tie r' said the Brook to the Bank.


And the bank was silent, and the
Brook wore its side Till the earth melt
ell away and the sods floa ed down the
stream.


"Just little more, a very little more,"
said the Brook again.


And the water pressed against the
ro0ts of the willows that grew beyond
the bank, and laid them bare.


"Jast little, little more" said the
Brook again and Il o wild, n ng stream
advanced with fresh force till one by one
the willows fell, and were borne away in
the torrent.


"Alas !" cried the meadow, as the
water closed in on IL, ''if had not neg
lected the a tack on my bank, my fence
would never have been destroyed but
pow my protection is gone, and I am
rightly served in being turned from a
fruitful field into a watery waste"
Year: 1878

CCin. Enquirer 25th.


We have read the call for State
Convention by the Central Commit
tee IF the Democracy OF Indiana.
We think We see in the document
the hand or the same architects who
haveherctoforo played INTO the lands
of wall street, aud have brought
shame and defeat upon tho Democra-
cy of our sister State. In the call
they have devoted thirty-six words
to the silver and resumption ques-
tons, and three hundred and eighty
three words to the wounds and brulis-
es of Messrs. Tilden and Hendricks,
as if pamding the frauds by which
these gentlemen were defeated was
going TO put bread INTO the mouths
of thousands upon thousands of the
suffering poor Of Indiana. The De
mocracy Of Indiana need no remind
ing Of how Hayes was elected OF
how Ti,den was defeated. They
are at present engaged IN finding
how to stop the universal conisca
ton OF the property of the debtor
class, how to prevent the heartles'
Money Power from taking thcll
farms, houses and savings, and how
to give employment to the thous
ands of working people who are
starving and freezing. The call wa'
evidently inspired by the swell head
ed Washington Club that does the
gentcel for the high steppers of The
Bank Democracy Of Indiana. The
ragged Reubens who do the work
pay the money and cast the votes
we are sure had no hand in bringing
forth q document that never men
toned the question Of Nationa
Banks and Grcenbacks. They al
tempt to ignore these questions, as i
they were new to the Democracy
but we are sure that this attempt Il
stltle the voice OF the Grcuhbayl
men will cud in the Convention
adopting the mosl pronounced plat
form that Indiana mas yet had. TIN
call contains no invitation TO the lie
publicans who think as they do OF
the financial question TO unite wit
them, but invites that portion Of tn
people who think We were chcale
last year to come 10 the gathering
If the call were made into pial
form tor Indiana 1t would not sc
twenty thousand votes in the Stat,
The Democracy must order the mi
kers of the call TO the rear, and d
their own work in constructing


platform.
Year: 1878

Missouri Republican: 1t is not to
be forgotten that the estimates made
of the present valrc of the silver
dollar are necessarily Inaccurate and
that il is practically impossible for
any one TO say just what the rel
alive value of u silver dollar com.
pared with a gold dollar will be
when it is made full Icgal-lcnder.
The most careful of estimates can
be no more than Approximately cor,
rect and very few Of them assume
to give more than the value of the
4l2 IL grams Of standard bullion
900 fine contained in the silver
dollar. But 1t would be plain tc
every one that the bullion when put
into the shape Of r'ia must repre-
sent a greater value than it did be,
fore, because Of the addt lonal labor
expended upon it, without regard tc
the value given it b. its logal.tcn
der quality.
Year: 1878

st Louis Times: If our friends
Of the grecnback persuasion expect
to make any impression on the in
coming session OF Congress, they
should get their ammunition ready
A slow siege will never capture the
citadel.
Year: 1878

We published last week a call
made by tho County Committee for


meeting an the 2Sth inst. at Col,
lier's office. We were informed that
n copy was furnished the Constitution
but we failed to see it in the columns
of that paper. Why is this thus
Has the Constitution become so much
wooded to instantaneous" resump-
ton that il doubts the Democracy
Of the County Democratic Commit
tee. Come neighbor, that nest Of
neutral eggs won't hatch, and Con
gress meets again on the 10th inst
Year: 1878

We Have Only n Few Left and they


viii be sos,n Gone.


II YOU have not yet ayailed yourself of
our grand machine of YOU should not
lose a day 10 remittiug the amount and
getting No. 5 Wilson Sewing Machine
and The WEEKLY TIaEs ir five years.
This u really the best offer ever made by
any paper.
Year: 1878

the gener sly Of the government is fully
appreciated. The press and people have APP
plauded your action and approved the dis
mittee great disappointment is felt at the
revocation of your order; still hope you
will permit this unfortunate people to have
the benefit of your second installment; no
one can imagine the extent OF the suffering
and starvation who has not been constantly
with it.


[Signed,] GEO L. SMITH,


Collector Of Customs.
Year: 1878

The rapidity OF its operation, perfect safe
t., permanent healthful effect, and the e1-
ceeding depth and richness of the hues it
impar,s, distinguish this preparation from
all other Dyes in use in this country or in
Europe
Year: 1878

Truman says he has known for yea s

 that king birds would eat bees, and that they would drive away crows. He

 planted about two acres of corn, and when it was up nicely the crows and

 king birds together nearly destroyed it.

 He put up lines. shingles tied together, stuffed old clothes, and made all the dilfer' nt kinds of scare-crows he could think of. and they done no good. The birds would look at him while at work arranging the different things to scare them, and as soon as he was away they would march up to the corn and help themselves. After he had tried all other means, he wont into the house and brought out lot of back numbers of the NEwTowN BEE and spread them around the lot, laying a stone on the corner of each of them, and there has not been a crow or king birI in the lot since Truman says the birds have found one kind of bees they are afraid of, and he thinks it is bccluse they are afraid they will get reported if the BEE or the BEE man gets hold of them. Truman is an odd Dick, and no one but him would think of using newspapers for scare crows, much less the BEE. H: NJ. Can field, on East Hill has used corn with strychnine on 1t with good success, having counted as many as nineteen dead crows in one lot at one time.

 Decoration Day was. observed here in good style. An old lady, Mrs. Nancy Warnor, who sent three sons to the war, resolved herself into committee of one and then proceeded to tho graveyard and decorated the graves of all the soldiers there. This she has done every year since the war; and If any one thinks she does not respect the dead who died in defence of their country, just let that one tell her so, and my word for it, they will find themselves in hot water. She made 1t hot for those who opposed the war at the time, and sic (though some years older) has not forgot how to use her tongue against rebels; yet have seen her when the good old lady was aroused, when I thought she could and would use something besides her tongue, if need be.

 News is scarce.

 Report says one of our village girls, 47 years of age, has taken to herself q rib; how true it is I do not know, but it looks that way. We'll supposing it is so. whose business is it? she is nearly old enough to know and attend to her own matters, the wise ones here to the contrary notwithstanding
Year: 1878

but two other worry important items, to wit the proper grading of our slreets, particularly Main street. and the oxtsn- sion Of the borough limits. Some four years ago a committee of gentlemen were appointed to report on plnn for grading and improving Main street, but no report was ever made.

 Inc present condition of the street Is such that every rain fills it. in front of the Academy. with large pool Of water. which cannot find an outlet. In front of the town clerks office the water has conmensed to wash out ditch. and. unless 1t is stopped in timc. frequent rains will do the highway greater dam age.

 Tho citizens of the borough should consider this matter, and repair tho Street before necessity compolls them to do so at some future time, at much larger cost.
Year: 1878

Last Friday MT. Charles Blaekman of Hawleyville had his right arm severe Iy crushed while adjusting bully. his hand caught on to the belting and was drawn into crushing machine. his arm was not cut, nor could the Dr.. say that there was any fracture of the bones, but the arm is black and very much swollen. Dr. Benedict of Bethel was sent for and attended the young man, whose many friends sincerely sympathize with him, and hope that he will soon be well.
Year: 1878

And now, Gentlemen, one word in regard to the evidence coming from the prisoner him self. He has right to testify, and the credit to be gwen to hls testimon is entirely for you. The suggestion made by the Government in regard to the weight to be given to that tes-

 timony, you must give due confederation You

 will remember that he testifes under the high

 est interest. You are to consider the chsrac-

 ter of the man, his truthfulness in other re-

 spects, and you are to say what credit, if any.

 you shall give to his denial under oat5 on tSe

 stand of the charge against him. And upon the whole, if you are satisfied that the defend ant is guilty of the crime with which he is charged, beyond reasonable doubt, then there can be no doubt that walking up to the

 discharge of your duty like men, you will come into the court and say so. And that, on the | other hand, if you are Rot satisfied beyond 1 reasonable doubt whatever may be the opin- | ion or criticism of the community in regard to you, you will come into this court house and like men you say SC and no more.

 THE JURY AND sENT1 NCE.

 The Jury were out only an hour and quar- | ter, though in five minutes after entering their room, on an informal ballot, it was unanimous, guilty. While they were out the judge was fx- ing the time of sentence. The Jury reported ! at 1.45, and the prisoner was as cool as ever.

 Sentence was at once moved, no motion for

 new trial being made, and Judge Cot in pro Inouncipg sentence, referred to the patience of

 the Jury, the fairness of the trial, and the ver- | dict, and counseled him to turn his hopes to other than human aid. HE WAS SENTEN- I when the court pronounced the sentence, with ! husky voice and tears in his eyes, the prisoner l smiled. All the audience arose when sentence | was pronounced. On his way to the jail he was quite talkative, and told Deputy Root that his father would never hang him. He is in his old l cell, but every precaution is being taken to prevent suicide. He talks freely, eats heartily | and sleeps well.
Year: 1878

ing upon the facts in the case, the inquiry before the district court, the inquiry before the grand jury for the examining of the witnesses. the empaueling of the jury, this trial. finally the sent nee ard punishment which follows inflicted upon the party gull. ty of murder committed with premeditaied malice aforethought, the highest penalty known to the law.

 It is that the people of this Common. wealth wherever situated in the remotest and most secluded or the high or low villa. ges for each sex of every condition in life, may pursue peacefully their avocations without fear of the murderer or the assas- sin.

 But, Gentlemen, this high solIcitude of the law of this Commonwealth does not end with protecting the community exactly as l have describ d. It protects the prisoner in the dock as well It takes care that he shall come into court and be brought with the witnesses produced against him face to face. 1t gives to him the right out of the treasury of the Commonwealth to procure all the evidence that he may think will ald him in his defense. It gives blm the right to the assistance of counsel free, faith ul and learned, illustrated in this case with the fidelity with which they have devoted them- selves to the case of their client It gives him the right challenging as many jurymen as the Commonwealth challenge, and tbere- fore glves him in some sense right to elect a jury falr and impartial, It gives him the right to except to any rulings or in- structions that may be given to the jury that may be unfavorable to him. It gives him the right to stand here upon the witness stand and testify in his own behalf. It protects him from the clamor of the mob when they may seek his life in the first flush of excitement that at tends crime so appalling. It gives to him when that excitement which prevails in the community may entirely subside, an opportu- nity to be tried here away from the immediate scene of the murder before this tribunal, It assures him that he shall not be convicted un- ,ess jury Of twelve men thus GS selected and erything in his own defense, should be satis- fled beyond a reasonable doubt of his guilt. It is equally right that he should be protected, and that the community should be protected,
Year: 1878

To stop bleeding at the nose, saws
m exchange, exercise the jaws as if
in the act of mastication. 10 the
case Of child give it something 70
'hew--a piece ofpaper for instance.
The motion of the jaw will soon stop
he flow Of blood. 1t is sure remedy
simple as it seems.
Year: 1878

Perry Smith killed a red adder over on Mutton hill last Sunday, which meas ured 3 feet 1-2 inches To s, l-2 inch es in circumference.

 Those three men who worked last Sunday were little surprised to sec Q le of the number arise in evening meeting and thank God he was not as other men: and then go on and denounce the sin oi Sablath-breaking, saying he knew oi two men who had been hard at woik all day. If he had said there was three oi