smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

A scientist claims that cat has no
affection. We don't know about
that, although deeming IL likely
enough, hut there are two men In
Weston who are willing to make oath
that . cat has no principle, a. one
led the two chase OF several miles
through the snow halfway to their
waists, giving them TO understand all
the time that It was coon.-DanburY
News.
Year: 1879

DEATH OF ISAAC EDWARDS, DEAN OF THE ALBANY


LAW sCuoOL-MENTAL OvKBwoRK SAID TO BE


THE CAUSE.


ALBANY, n. Y, March 26.-Judge Isaac Ed
wards Dean OF the Albany Law School. committed
suicide this afternoon. Judge Edwards had been men
tally oyerworked for several months his duties at the
Law school being exceedingly arduous He was greatly
worried by the action Of the Board OF Regents
last Autumn curaling the privileges enjoyed by the
students in the State Library and was soon compelled
to seek mental rest lie went South few months ago.
but continued to brood his public responsibilities
and exaggerato the obstacles which seemed to be in
his way He returned home last Saturday, and 1t was
hOped that the temporary alteration would soon pass
away. On Monday and Tuesday he went TO his Office,
but made attempt to transact business. He was
conscious OF mental defect and dstrused his own
Judgment He believed that men were hunting him
10 DO injury TO his character About noon to-day
a. returned 10 his home from his once, and
spent hour with his wife and other members OF the
family in pleasant and natural conversation He then
upstairs. cut himself twice in the abdomen with
caIyingSnIfe and attemp ed to throw himself down the
stairway. Each of his wounds fatal Ia its
character and he died in a few moments.


Mr. Edwards was about sixty years old He was
member OF the Albany Board OF Education, and the
author OF a number OF valuable law-boOks He was
member Of the Congregational Church. His WIFE, son
and two daughters survive him.
Year: 1879

The Sportsman says yesterday Hawdoh
commenced active work his forthcoming ach with
Hanan We are sorry to say the climate has Affected
Hanan to rather an unfortunate degree. He hopes 10
be ali right again in about week, but no doubt the
period of his recovery will depend very much upon te
continuance OF the east winds from which the Newcasus
district is suffering at present"
Year: 1879

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 25-A dis
patch says that Jason Little and
other convicted prisoners of
Breathitt County, Kentucky, made
a desperate attempt to escape from
Jail on the night before their de-
parture for the penitentiary. They
had cut through the floor of their
cell to the room below, from which
they could easily have effected their
escape, had their plan worked to
suit them. They had arranged
with friends outside to engage in
sham fight on the opposite side of
the Jail, when they were to make
their escape, but the prisoners were
discovered in the lower room, and
Judge Jackson ordered them put in
irons.
Year: 1879

We understand that quite number
of lawyers in this and Blount counties
are anxious to have the bill now pend
ing before The Legislature in reference
to the judiciary, so changed as to in
cIude Roane county in this circuit.
This they desire, in order that Judge
Staley may be elected as Judge under
the new order Of things.
Year: 1879

An unusually large concourse of spectators assem-
bled at the Jersey CITY grounds yesterday afternoon
to witness the National Association game between
the Jersey City Club and the Holyok Of Holyoke.
Mass. The contest was q remarkably brilliant one.
and all who were present seemed highly delighted
with the game. although the local team were
beaten. The Holyokes one of the strongest
clubs in the National Association In the fifth
inning the Jersey Citys made the first of the
game. Clinton was given life on an error by Powell


and scored amid deafening applause ON .
two base hit by Poorman. In the sixth
inning, by tremendous batting on tho part
OF the Holyokes. they succeeded in scoring
three earned runs, Dorgan, Powell and Connors MAX
ing pretty single hits and dillispie and WEIGH each
making two base hits. The Jerseys tied tho score
Year: 1879

Argument to have been heard by Judge
Barnard. OF the Kings County Supreme Court. yes
terday. on the injunction against the Brooklyn IT,


Company restraining defendants from construct
ing u railroad in front of certain premises in
Lexington avenue, but by consent Of counsel the
case WAS adjourned until Thursday next, when it
will be argued on its merits before Judge Barnard
at Poughkeepsie. The action brought by the city
against the company to obtain a permanent injunc-
Year: 1879

Sou, lern people to see for themselves how gOOu
a paper TIE WORLD is and how worthy it is
OF their support.


eontrole of THE WORLD passsd into the hands
of the undersigned, under whose absolute and
nntrammeed directions THE WORLD has
ever since remained and now remains


During the whole Of this time THE WORLD
has labored patiently and perseveringly for ii he
accomplishment of two objects in politics of
paramount interest to the Southern people.


!. The restoration of Local Self:Government
at the South.


III. A Real Reform Of the Civil Service. in
such wise as to destroy the political machines
under the operation of which it has come to
pass that the people are taXee to support poli,i.
cal parties, whereas political parties have no
other reason OF being except to lessen the bur.
den OH the government


The first Of these objects have been triumnb.
antly accomplished. AL intelligent NOr,hen
men now admit that all parts Of the country
were a. deeply interestedas as the south In seeing
it won. AeOrrupt snd anti Democratic govern.
meut in the South was permanent peril to the
ascendancy of;rue American principles in the
Federal Government anu therefore to the peace
and honor Of the whole people.


The second political object for which THE
WORLD contends still remains to he fully ach.
ieved. The actual Administration began it's
career with excellent promises in this tlirec.
tiOn Of which II is sufficient to say that they
have been a. yet only in part redeemed. THE
WORLD for it's part will resOlutely support any
honest efforts to redeem these promises fully.
by whosOever made, and will as resolutely de.
dOunce every Obstical thrown in the way of re-
deeming them, from whatever quarter


1t seems to the undersigned eminentlv prOper
that he should ask the cooperation of the best
men Of the South with THE WORLD in its pf-
forts to carry out the policy here outlined. lie
belieyes THE WORLD to be paper which
Southern citizens and Democrats can recon.
mend to Southern readers as an ntluece worthy
and important TO be brought to bear with con
silently increasing power upon our national af.
airs, in the interest of truth of Justice aud of
armOny among our people of all sections


1t is my desire to keep THE WORLD in a
lively relation witt the best thoughts of the
South, to tho end that the best ideas. wishes
and feelings Of the Southern people NAV be
clearly aud fairly known to the North the Eas,
and the West Alike in private and in public
affairs the misunderstanding of men by one an.
other lies at tbs root Of 50 mnch evil that the
word itself has come tO be a SYNONYM with
quarreing and strife. Il was wiss sayinr of
Lord Elgin, at the time Of one If oar sharpest
disputes with Great Britain, that two intelli.
gent gentlemen alone on raft in the Atlantic
with plenary power could adjust the whole mat
ter hOnOrably in an hour.


THE WCRLD simply asks its friends at the
South to aid it in bringing about complete
meeting Of minds on all public questions be-
tween the intelligent citizen of all part Of The
Union, WILLIAM HENRY HURLBERT.
Year: 1879

AL Smith of Elko, New. is a tough man, In fight his antagonist chopped three chips out of his skull with an ax, and the chips were afterward picked up on the field of battle. The axe penetrated to the brain, partly paralyzing him, but none of his wounds have inf1amed, and it is thought that Smith will get well, .
Year: 1879

Married ladies will please ski > the fol


lowing paragraph, which we find in For


neys progress.


Mr.. Forney is an old man and ought tc


know better than to place such responsi


bllities upon the female heads of the
household as are laid down: "What men
expect to find in their homes is comfort.
After carrying a burden Of responsibility
on their shoulders all day they look for
ward with the keenest pleasure to the
hours when they can settle down in quiet
ease at their own 6resile They want
their dinners good, and without the bitter
sauce Of knowing (if such has been the
case,) that there has been domestic broil
over it. They want to feel and see, ra:h-
er than hear Of it, that there has been a
deal OF consideration for them; that their
slippers are in the right place, papers un-
disturbed, shirts collars and cuffs starched
and shining, buttons on, stockings darued;
in short, they want their home life to be
IN joyous contrast with the life across the
threshold.


And all these little things are matters
Of such serious import that without them
the haven Of home is transformed into an
abode of discord. l know the argument
on the other side, about grumbling bus
bands expecting to scowl the careworn
wives into smiling angels. We are not
thinking Of such men; their lives are
what they make them, as are all our lives
% certain extent. But experience all
he world over proves that good men are
dependent on good homes, good dinners
and good women for their happinoss.'
Year: 1879

ADVICE TO A YOUNG MAN.-Anothe,
thing, son, you want to remember tha,
wearing twenty inches Of coat propped
out across sixteen inches of shoulders
doesn't make gymuast of you by any
means, any more than straight back, a
measured step, and Burnside hat with a
cord and acorn give you war record.


There have been young men, aye, and
old men too, before your time, who owed
the tailor for their chest and shoulders,
and owed for them precious long time,
too. There have been young men who
could waltz for an hour and sixty. eight
minutes without once sitting down to rest,
who couldn't saw enough wood to warm
flannel cake, not if starvation stared
them in the face and tried to drive them
to it.


Don't worry about your shape, son.
Men will admire your crooked legs if
your trousers are paid for, and if your
back is SO lop sided that you have to keep
your helm hard a-port all the time to
keep from walking around the block to
starboard when you want to 90 straight
ahead, you'll never think of it # you don't
owe for the coat that lies in such ungain-
ly, honest wrinkles across it.


The man who doesn't owe dollar ia a
rich man, even if he hasn't crust to eat
10 the house. And don't borrow. # you
cant get along without having more than
you've got, don't borrow; steal. You'll
feel better about it, and as general thing,
you will be more respected aud less tor
hented.-Burlington Hawkeye.
Year: 1879

The prayer Of socrates.-O, beloved
Pan, and all ye other gods Of this place,
grant me to become beautiful in the inner
man, and that whatever outward things
| have may be at peace with those within.
May deem the wise man rich, and may
have such portion Of gold as none but
prudent man can either bear or employ.
Do we need anything else Phe lrusa 2 for
myself have prayed enough.-Plato
{ Phaedrus.)
Year: 1879

CANDoR. There is nothing sheds so


fine light upon the human mind as can
dor. 1t was called "whiteness' by the
ancients for purity, and it has always won
the esteem due to the most admirable of


the virtues. How ever sought for or


practiced, all do it the homage of their


praise, and all feel the power and charms


of its influence. The man whose opinion


makes the deeper mark upon his fellow


men, whose influence is the most lasting
and efficient, whose friendship is instinc.
lively sought where others have proved
faithless, is not the man of brilliant parts,
or f1attering tongue, or splendid genius, OF
commanding power, but he whose lucid
and ingenious truth can transmit the
hearts real feelings pure and without re-
traction. There are other qualities which
are more snowy, and other traits that
have higher place in the wrold's code
OF honor; but none wear better, OF gather
less tarnisb by use, or claim deeper hom-
age in that silent reverence which the
mind must pay to virtue Bosh.
Year: 1879

TR1FLEs.-Some one has said that. 81,
is hard telling what a trihe means


Everything in nature seems to be closely


connected with everything else. An un.
due preponderance of one force sets in


motion all other forces The eddying of


few particles of air may give rise to a
tornado.


A few drops Of oil slowly leaking from


cask may seem Of little account; but in
due time the vessel will be empty. A
small pin, bolt or screw out of place NAV
stop powerful engine. A particle Of
dust may render chronometer useless
as time keeper. The prick of pin in
balloon may destroy it. Another writer
has put the thought in a still stronger
light: There is no such thing as trifs:"
Any person who has lived many years
aud been engaged in the transactions of
daily life, will certainly appreciate this
quotation. A useless expense Of few
cents daily to a laboring man will amount
to no small sum in series of years, while
judicious expenditure in the same way
will be exhibited in a few years in the
general appearance of thrift around such
man. To know how to do things in the
best possible manner involves knowl.
edge Of a thousand little things to insure
success.
Year: 1879

Prot. Tyndal| says that in Elison's
telephone there is no action which men
Of science would not at one time have
pronounced possible in theory, but i'm.
possible Of realization and mere dream.
It was through experimental tao. alone
that so great things had been brought
about.
Year: 1879

The argus has at last mustered up cour-
age of silver upon precisely the same basis
as that of gold, the profit or seignorage,
while there is any, to go to the Government
and not to the bonanza men. Here again is
quibble. The argus knows, unless it is
very ignorant, that if the coinage of silver
were put upon precisely the same basis as
that of gold, from ten to fifteen cents on a
a dollar would go into the pockets of the
silver-mine owners. Under the present
coinage laws any man can take 2S.S
and have it fashioned into gold coin that
shall be legal tender for dollar. That is
''free and unlimited coinage" Can any
man take 4123 grains of silver, worth now
about SS cents, to the mint and have re-
turned to him a coin that shall be legal ten
der for a dollar? That would be ''free and
unlimited coinage He cannot do it. The
Government can and does. If any man could
do this he would make profit, at present
rates, of II cents on the dollar; and those
men who mine silver by the ton would make
immense profits if they had the privilege of
''free and unlimited coinage"


But the argus says now that it favors the
retention of the seignorage, or the difference
between the actual value of the silver con-
tanned in dollar and the nominal or legal
has said that it favors the "free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver" and has beseeched
the cooperation of the Greenbackers because
of it's position. We must confess that we
cannot reconcile these two propositions, and
we do not believe the Argus can. 1t GER
tainly has not even attempted the reconcile
alton, but has persistently quibbled.


THE Argus wishes to know if the PRESS
is in favor of the present silver coinage law
or not. The PRESS opposed the law because
it believed in Greshams law that the cur
rency of inferior worth will always displace
that of superior worth; because it believed
that the silver dollar should equal the gold
dollar in intrinsic value; because it thought
silver was too shifting in price to make it
safe standard of value. Those who favored
Vio i'" 0oii'oiluou IldI ollNef once remone-
tized would speedily become the equal of
gold. The PRESS did not believe that. If
silver does rise to the value of gold and does
cease its fluc tuations the PRESS will be very
glad and will acknowledge its error
AS the matter now stands it would
like to see all the nations of the world
adopt the double standard, for that might
equalize gold and silver. But it fears that
the attempt by one nation will only result in
failure, in driving out gold, aud in giving us
in reality single standard and that fuc-
tuating one of silver. If we are to have but
one standard the PRESS prefers gold because
it is more convenient and puts this country
in better position toward the other nations
Year: 1879

THE Eastport Sentinel hears from all sec
tions of the State ''reports favorable to the
success of the Republican party in the Sep
tember election. Men who joined in the
Greenback movement last year, and have
seen the thorough subserviency of that fac
ton to the Democratic patty, and honest
Democrats who believe there should be hon
or and principle in politics, are disgusted
with the windings and twistings of corrupt
leaders and will either absent themselves
from the polls, or will vote the Republican
ticket"
Year: 1879

CORRESPONDENT of the State Democrat
who.jeers at Daniel F. Davis, accuses him
of fighting ''for hard money in the war of
the Rebellion. We are glad to see this cor
respondent admitting that the cause of the
Union and the cause of hard money are one,
but regret that he should couple the admis-
sion with sneer at brave soldier.
Year: 1879

We DO not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publica
ton but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

THERE is an old story of young woman
who encouraged a reluctant youth by ex-
claiming; ''Now I know by your looks you
are going to kiss me! You are stronger
than l am and you are going to take advan-
tage of my weakness! 1 shall certainly
screanl-but then the folks are all away and
nobody will hear mer' Apparently the
Springvale Reporter has heard this story
and is willing to profit by its knowledge. In
speaking of the ArOosto0k Sunrise it saws:
''It was not well supported and was on the
verge of suspension when Blaine supplied
the funds to keep it alive in consideration of
the change in politics. Now we want to
make a practical application of this matter.
We hope the Greenbackers. of York County
will not allow us to be placed in a position
that will subject us to any such temptation"
And then it goes on to solicit subscriptions.
The Reporter should not get frightened 1t
is not in the least danger in that direction.
The Republicans wouldn't take advantage
of its weakness for the world But higher
power will take it in hand if it continues to
tell such whoppers as that one about the
Sunrise.
Year: 1879

With the above title the undersigned will pub
lish at Augusta, Maine, campaign paper, beginning
Tuesday, July 29th, and running to the end of the
campaign; devoted to the Honest truth about the
MONEY QUESTION and the SOUTHERN QUES-
TION.


The Honest Truth will especially devote its col
to the interests of the Laboring man, and will
expose the folly and wickedness of the Demagogues
and Democrats who are now seeking to array Labor
against Capital and Capital against Labor-thus
taking away all chance for the return of good times
now dawning upon us.


The Honest Truth will show how the Northern
Democrats and Greeenbackers in Congress have
voted for everything the Southern Rebels have de-
manded. 1t will expose the record of Ladd and
Murch, Greenback Congressman from Maine and
show that they voted with the Southern Rebels all
the time.


The Honest Truth will advocate the election of
DANIEL F. DAVIS as Governor of Maine. He is
the first PRIVATE SOLDIER ever nominated for
high Office in the United States. He is man of the
people, from the people, with the people. Let's
give him lift, Boys!


The Honest Truth will be handsomely printed with
clear type, on good paper and each number will
contain fourteen full columns of reading matter the
columns to be the length the Lewiston Daily
journal. The first number will contain, with other
matter the speech to be delivered by Hon. John
Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, at Portland,
July 23d.


Terms of Honest Truth for the entire campaign,
cash in advance:
Year: 1879

Danbury News: 1t was a new girl who was
stranger in town. The young lady of the
house was much put out by her wanting to go
to church Sunday morning when she wanted
her aid in dressing. 81 don't see what you
are so anxious to go to church every Sunday
for" she petulantly observed last Sabbath;
'you can't know any fellow in Danbury."
Year: 1879

This from the London World, anent tie
knighting of Henry Bessemer:
TTime when men with doughty sword


Their knighthood won and held it;
To earn the spurs now is the word


Net to WELD steel, but weld it.
Year: 1879

New Haven Register: The young man who,
under the pressure of the least real or fancied
adversely takes to drink, is grown-up baby;
but he is nursing the wrong bottle. The young
man who is ashamed of his mother because sho
doesn't "put on STYLE" and of his father be-
cause he doesn't use elegant language, is ba-
by that had no business to have ever grown up.
An overdose of soothing syrup would have
been blessing to him. The eighteen-year-old
girl, who is sentimental, and sighs for his early
coming at the gate well, she is a grown-up ba-
by that likes to sit in lap as well she ever did
Year: 1879

New Haven Register: "This, dear children
is the shoe of a Chinese lady; see how little it
Isl what very narrow sole it has, "I'll bet
it amt as narrow as Deacon-s. Father says
his soul will fall through crack in the floor
some day and get lost" was the shrill COM
ment of a boy given to sharp listening. The
superintendent put the Chinese shoe in his
pocket, and requested the school to sing, "Pull
for the Shore"
Year: 1879

THE Democratic papers are saying that
the Temperance Picnic to come off here next
week is in the Republican interest because
it occurs on the same day as Secretary Sher-
mans speech. The Leader says SOlon
Chase will be present at the Picnic and
make an address. Why don't the Demo-
ocratic papers denounce the affair as in the
interest of the Greenbackers? But it must
be confessed that anything that aids tenn
perance is in the interest of the Republi-
cans.
Year: 1879

The New York Herald gives this good ad-
vice among other to voters:


If anybody tells you the country needs "more
money" ask him at once how much he owes
If he answers correctly you will discover that
he is "stuck" with high-priced and unproduc-
tive real estate, and wants "more money" in
order to ''stick" somebody else with it,


When you are asked to subscribe to the "dol-
lar of our fathers" tell the speaker promptly
that you want a dollar worth a hundred cents
Whatever may be the truth about the great
silver question one thing is certain-nobody
wants an So cent dollar, and that is the reason
why Secretary Sherman finds it so impossible
to get the new silver dollars into circulation.
Year: 1879

Prof. Siatba has devised and made
public process of nickel-plating in the
wet way, without the use Of the battery,
which is said to give good results, and
which is not patented. The process is
described as follows: To dilute So
luton of chloride of zinc % to 10 per
cent? enough nickel sulphate is to be
added to impart decidedly green color
to it, and the solution is then to be
heated to boiling in a porcelain vessel.
The clouding of the liquid from the
separation of basic zinc salt need not
be needed, as it will not interfere with
the effectiveness of the bath. The arti-
cles to be nickel-coated- first carefully
cleaned of oxide or grease-are to be
suspended in the solution from thirty
to sixty minutes, the bath being keptat
boiling temperature. When the arti-
cles are observed to be uniformly
coated, they may be removed, washed
in water in which little chalk is sus-
pended, dried and finally polished
with chalk or other suitable material.
By the substitution of a cobalt salt in
the place of the nickel, objects NAV be
similarly coated with cobalt