smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Il has been profoundly remarked that the true way Of
telling oadstoo from mushroom to eat it, If YOU
die 1t was toadstool if you live it mushroom.


similar method is employed in the selection of husbands


marry him, it he kills You he bad husband : if he
makes you happy he is good There is really no
other criterion AS Dr. Samuel Johnson remarked sahe
proof OF the pudding is in the eating thereof" Some
young men that unexceponable indeed very esir
able when they SINGLE perfectly horrd as soon as
they get married All the latent brute there is in the
seeks her happiness in his companonship. The honey.
moon lasts very short tme the receptions and the
parties are soon and then the two sit down TO make
nome happy Ii she has married society man. he will
soon begin to get bored he will yawn and go sleep on
the SOFA Then he will take his hat and go down the
cinD and see the boys, and perhaps home till
morning Ii she has married engrossed in business
ne VIII be tagged out when he home He may be
scky man that she must nurse and morose man that
she must seek to cheer drunken that must sit
up Tor Violent man that she fears fool whom she soon
learns TO despise vulgar for whom she must apollo
gize-in short there thousand ways of being bad
husbands and very few ways of being good And the
worst OF IL Is that the silly apt admire
Ia single men the very traits that make bad husbands and
look with contempt ridcue upon those quiet virtues
winch make home happy. Men with very little personal
beauty OF style often make the wife happyand sometimes
quite the reverse. The number of ways Of being bad
husband is almost great the number Of ways of be-
ing ugly No one tell from the deneanor of single
man what sort OF husband he will be. Meantime She
naust marry somebody Eat it if you die it must be a
toadsool II You live it sort of mushroom Bat
tinaore Eoery Saturday.
Year: 1879

AS before 1858 the native army may be divided into
three grand divisions which take their names from the
three presidencies of engal Madras and Bombay The


first of these is composed of 10 regiments of cavalry as
regiments native infantry native regiments Of Gooas
regiments OF Punaub cavalry regiments of Sikh in-
fantry regiments OF Punjaub infantry 2 regiments OF
Central India horse regiments of Meywar Infantry and
the Hvdefabad contingent


With hardly exception all these cors have since the
mutiny had them names changed The cavalry has been
entirely altered The II regiments o semi Europeanized
native dragons been abolished and their nace taken
by what used to be called Irregular cavalry is 10
say by regiments in which the armed dressed
and mounted after the native fashion, change for the
better which cannot be too highly praised.


In the Bengal native infantry the numbering the
lments has also been altered Thus the present First Reg
iment was before the mutny numbered the Twentyrst
the Second was formerly the Trty-rst the Third the
Thirty second and so ON throughout the list.


In the Madras service there regiments of native
cavalry and al of native infantry while Bombay army
consists of regiments of native cavalry besides the Poona
horse regiments of Scine horse and 30 regiments of
native infantry But in the Bengal army that the
greatest changes have been made The custom that had
by degrees become unwrtten law, from which no evi
alton was permitted of enlistng none but ghcaste


IN the ranks has been completely abrogated In the dark
days twenty years ago, when we losing In
da. these men always the dsatfected. Since
then not only have lowcaste men been encouraged
ter the service but natives belonging tribes formerly
un endly and unwilling serve have been sought after
and enrolled and they thought than the Brah
minis and Rainpoos from whom regiments used to be
almost exclusively recruited But perhaps the greatest
alteration is in the in which native army is
provided with European officers When vounCster
went out TO India he used to be gazeted ensign ma
tive regiment in which he remained the list untf he
obtained the rank of major Under the system the
only entrance to the native military service is through the
English army An officer who wishes to serve in our In
dian army must first qualify and pass his examination and
enter as second lieutenant in the cavalry infantry of
the line After two years of regimental duty may a
Ply II the corps to which he belongs stationed India
and after ne has passed preliminary examination in one
OF the native languages to be attached native reg
ment as "a probationer for the staff corps" Should his
probation satisfactory he gazetted from the corn


TO which he has hitherto belonged and roll
OF the saH corps of the Presidency in which he is serving
When this change has been made he is available for any
duty in lndia but matter of course the major


y OF the officers belonging TO the staff corps employed
with the different native regiments.
Year: 1879

The first epistle of the apostle Paul f, the Corinthians, the second chapter and the second verse: For am determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ and him crucifled," ." was the text. The preacher said that Saint Paul was a man Of great parts and could have obtained the highest eminence in any ot the callings Of his native land. He Ien all behind to preach the cross Of the then despised Christ, conceIving this to have the first demand on human effort and ability. Sin was the universal affiiction. the cross was the divine remedy. The dark storm which gathered at the flood

 which broke on Sinai and which spent ifs force on the uplifted cross wss the theme of Paul's preaching. The same thing appeals to our hearts to day. There was a large congregation, the largest we have seen in some time, and every thing would have been lovely if it hadn't been for that stove again. It was warm morning and SO some one filled the stove full Of wood and 1t took a notion to burn and just melted the grace out Of saint and sinner around. But 1t might have been worse, some one might have put pepper on the stove. The first hymn was Jesus, lover of my soul ,p and all the congregation "jined in," the excellent leading Of the organ and choir preventing any dragging. The fine old tune of Martin brought ont a number of voices in the congregation that are some what chary of tackllng the newer sym phonies Of Bliss and Sankey. But It must be admitted that many of the latter are beautiful The older hymns sound better to some Of us because we sang them when our old hearts were young.
Year: 1879

THE party at the Park Hail last We'd nesday evening, given by the officers of Camp Lowell. Is spoken Of by all present as a most enjoyable affair. The company was just large enough to allow convenient room for all the dancers, and the ladies were unusually elegant in their attire. The supper comprised many dainty dish es and was served by the gentlemen, with out tables. The officers manifested great consideration for the entertainment of their guests and certainly none can com plain of neglect at their hands. The pleasures Of the evening will be long re- member by all who participated.
Year: 1879

THE civil calendar for the next term of this District Court will contain about eighteen cases, and one appealed from the Justices court and two from the Unit ed States court. The criminal docket three cases indicted for murder. and six persons are now in custody to await the action of the grand jury.
Year: 1879

H. MURPHY, a weary traveller through this vale of tears, became disgusted with things in general and Tucson in parti- cular. and so yesterday he thought to end it all and his quietus make with a bare razor. Accordingly he retired to George Fields corral, and with one mighty gash laid open his wlndplpe. The attempt was a failure. He found it somewhat difficult and painful to breathe, yet 1t was !mpos. sible to die. The doctor was called and the wound sewed up. Murphy asked fl he would die, and when the doctor told him he would not, the would-be suicide seemed rather pleased and said he didn't want to die just yet any how. The cause of the rash act was too much bad whiskey and slight touch of the jim-jams.
Year: 1879

The political fight made against the
Superintendent of the Insurance Depart
ment was settled yesterday by the in
definite postponement in the Assembly of
the resolution calling upon that officer to
resign. The Senate had previously dis
missed the charges made against the Super
intendent by private citizen and sub
mitted to that body by the Governor. The
motion that killed tho Assembly resolution
originated with one Of the leading 'sreform"
members of the House, Mr.. Hepburn, which
is good evidence that the resignation was
not regarded rs essential TO the public in
teresta. The movement against the Super
intendant was doubtless political one, in
cited by jea!ousies and rivalries within his
own party aad helped OH by democratic
members who hoped TO banetit their party
by the removal of a republican official
whose deputy is democrat. Now that it
is over it may be well for the Legislature
to look at this insurance business from the
poin. of view at which the public interest
comes in and to inquire whether there are
evils in the present system Of supervision
which call for statutory amendment.
Year: 1879

A petition, to which the names of some Of
the most prominent citizens of New York
are appended, is about being presented to
the Legislature, praying for an invcstigh-
ton ~ the whole system of insane asylum
management as it exists in this State. The
charges made in this document are certainly
of very startling character, and, in view
of the responsibility of the gentlemen
making them, demand immediate action on
the part of the lawgivers at Albany. We
may take it for granted that such men as
Drs. Parker, Hammond, Clymer, Markoe,
Sands, Seguin and many others as eminent
in the medical profession would put their
names to nothing they did not believe. If
one-half the allegations made in this me-
mortal are true the insane asylums within
the limits of the great and enlightened State
OF New York are disgrace to civilization
and should at once be taken in hand by the
strong arm OF the law and purged Of their
iniquity and incompetence


Not little of the bad state of affairs is
apparently due to the inefficiency of the
present State Commis sioner of Lunacy, who
appears to have regarded himself as n buffer
between the public and the asylums. The
memorial makes some grave charges agninst
this functionary. Senator Mccarthy went
not bit too fur when, few days ago, he
introduced bill into the Senate providing
for the abolition OF the office. We lave
only to call to mind the fact that only few
weeks before the recent exposure of the
disgraceful condition of the Onondaga
county asylum the State Commissioner
Of Lunacy reported the institution as
being in excellent order. Five thou
sand dollars of the peoples money
are given annually to this official, practi-
cally for the purpose of bolstering up the
superintendents of asylums and keeping
the public from knowledge of the facts
connected with their doings. AS Senator
Mccarthy shows the State Board OF Chari-
ties works without pay and renders effi-
cient service. We agree with him in urging
the abolition of the Office of State Commits
sioner Of Lunacy and transferring his
powers to the State Board of Charities, and
We hope that when the memorial to which
we have referred reaches the Legislature
the Senator will be equally energetic in
insisting upon the appointment of u COM
mittce to inquire into the manner in which
the insane Of this State are treated and the
asylums managed.
Year: 1879

The world is probably better off for the
loss Of the six perhaps seven-men cx-
ecuted yesterday for murder, but strang-
ling men to death is sorry way of improv-
ing humanity. In the cases alluded to
those of which the circumstances are best
known are the least likely to elicit pity,
for the murderers seem to have
done the deed without any provoca-
ton deserving OF the name. Without
exception the men appear to have belonged
to that very low and worthless class from
which murderers spring and which is TO
society a standing menace which no care
lessness or scntmentalism can alter. How
Year: 1879

The last day OF the great pedestrian con-
test opens with enough OF uncertainty In the
outlook to maintain excitement at a high
pitch until we'll into the day, II, indeed.
it does not last until within an hour Of
Sunday morning. Hartman, who has
done SO well in struggle for which lac was
SO badly prepared, is going to have about
and fifty mile limit, and MS 10 do this will
also be to pocket few thousand dot
lars all who have noticed tho Yankees
pluck will be nervous until they
know that the critical period is passei
by him. The firm belief OF In
MIS- friends that their champion has an
immense stock of vitality in reserve may be
justified to-day; but unless Rowell breaks
down the reserve alluded to must be equal TO
many hours of running or the belt will
so back to England. A gain of more than
n mile an hour upon Rowell, provided the
Englishman maintains his pace, will be
almost greater triumph than win
ming the belt would be. for Row
ell is holding ont wonderfully. The
chances OF the day are numerous enough TO
frighten even the coolest calculators, and
among the most portentous of them is the
possibility that by cipherins too finely
upon. how little sleep their men can
get along with the record of one
or the other may be suddenly spoiled by
nature being confined to too little margin.
Otherwise the interest of the day will
fuctuate according to the record which
Ennis makes hour by hour. II ut noon
he has reduced one-half the distance be-
tween him and Rowell at midnight, the
last few hours of the race will be the most
exciting ever known to any large body of
people in America.


Pedestrian arithmetic seems q peculiar
science. According to the agreement
signed by the contestants the second man
in the race is not fairly provided tor.
Supposing that the net ''gate money"
reaches the sum estimated $50, 600 the
winner gets S15, 600 if all three of the men
now in the race cover 450 miles each, the
second man gets $4,000 and the third
$4,000 But if only two accomplish
$50 miles the winner will receive 22,5OO
and the other $500. So if Har-
riman fails, Ennis supposing him to be
second-will lose $1,000 and Rowell gain
$500. 1t would appear fairer to give the
second $4,000 should he and the winner
be only entitled to the profits of this sin
gular enterprise.
Year: 1879

The BUTCHERS at the slaughter house on
johnson avenue, where the diseased cattle from
Blissville are killed, seem to have determined to
initiate their ncghbors and try to intiniidatc
representatives of the press. reporter from the
HERALD having been insultcd and threatened
yesterday. Are there police to stop this
nonsense! Any pcaceable stranger is likely to
be set upon by these brutcs and maltrcatcd ON
suspicion OF being a reporter
Year: 1879

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Thc stock mar
ket was dull and quiet. Government bonds were
firm States lower and railroads irregular
Money on call was fairly active at 3l2 per
cent, advanced to 3 and closed mt i per cent.
Year: 1879

a NEW JERSEY CITIZEN proposes to prefer
charges against Captain Williams to-day. claim
ing to have been brutally clubbcd without hav-
ing given any provocation. The complainant
evidently believes that Commissioners have
courage and character enough to do justice to
the case, but then the complainant is "a Jersey
ulnrl
Year: 1879

THE REPORT that some one is going to build
several thousand cottages in the Westchester
wards, each with quarter acre of ground about
it. is the best news that the workingman has
lcartI in a long time.
Year: 1879

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty-four hours in
parison with the corresponding date of last year.
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy.
HERALD Building No. 2ls Broadway
Year: 1879

A dispatch to The Standard from Calcutta
states that Major Cavagnari had an interview ON
Wednesday with the Vceroy OF India which he In
formed the latter that all hope OF peaceful negotiation
with Yakoob Khan had failed. An immediate advance
upon Cabul been ordered.
Year: 1879

De kALB, Miss, Sept l2.-The court
in which is being tried the case of the
state against Henry j, Gully for the mur-
der of Cornelia Chisholm, convened at 9
clock, and Judge Morris closed his argu-
ment for the prosecution. At half-past
10 this morning the case was given TO the
jury. Within less than half an hour they
returned verdict of not guilty. During
the week of trial large crowd has been
in attendance. Perfect order and quiet
prevailed.


A fortnight ago while several gentlemen
were sitting on the portico of private
residence in DeKalb, negro came to the
gate and called for Judge Morris. The
Judge being undressed declined going t.
the gate and the negro declined to come in
Year: 1879

IF the thousands that now have their
rest and comfort destroyed by complica-
tions of Liver and Kidney complaints
would give natures remedy, Kidney Wort,
a trial they would be speedily cured. Ii
acts on both organs at the same time and
therefore completely fills the bill for q
perfect remedy. If you have lame back
and disordered Kidneys use it at once.
Year: 1879

No use of having the chills, no use of
headache, ,Or any of the ills that come from
a disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

The Emerald Isle has long been IA
nous for producing giants. The most
celebrated of these was the well-known
O'Brien, whom we first hear of as q
great raw youth crying in n public house
because unable to pay bill, having
been left penniless through a quarrel
with his exhibitor. A gentleman, taking
compassion on him, paid the debt, and
advised the young giant to set up on his
own account. Acting on this recon-
mcndation, O'Brien started 4 public
house in Bristol, long known by the
sign of Giants Castle A memorial
tablet in Trenchard street Roman Catho-
lie chapel records his stature as having
eight feet three inches. lie was very


anxious that his remains should not fall
into the hands of the anatomists, and
gave directions for securing his grave
against dissertation from body-snatchers.
1t has, however, been disputed whether
the giants bones still rest in his grave,
or form one of the curiosities of the
Huaterian Museum, though we believe
that they still lie undisturbed in deep
sunken grave. Poor O'Brien had to
take his constitutionals under cover of
darkness, to avoid being mobbed by the
curious, and like most big fellows proved
himself simple and inofensive man
though he inadvertently terrified a
watchman almost to death by lighting
his pipe at street lamp, the sudden ap.-
pearance of which strange apparition
threw the Waterman into fit. His
colossal proportions once saved the giant
from being robbed, the highwayman
who stopped his carriage riding away
in terror at the sight of O'Brien's huge
face thrust throug gin the window to sec
what was the matter. - Chambers Journal
Year: 1879

4 piece of lemon upon u corn will
relieve it in a day or so; it should be
renewed night and morning. The free
use Of lemonjuice and sugar will always
relieve cough. A lemon eaten before
breakfast every day for a week or two
will entirely prevent the feeling of lassi-
tude peculiar to she approach of spring.
Perhaps its most valuable property is its
absolute power of detecting any of the
injurious and even dangerous ingredi-
ents entering into the composition Of so
very many of the cosmetics and face
powders in the market. Every lady
should subject her toilet powder to this
test. Place teaspoonful of the sus-
pected powder in a glass and add the
Juice of lemon; if effervescence takes
place it is an infallible proof that the
powder is dangerous, and its use should
be avoided, as it will ultimately iDjure
the skin and destroy the beauty of the
complexion.
Year: 1879

Lisle thread and silk gloves are intro
duced in great variety, in consequence
of the demand for them during the warm
summer months. Some pretty styles are
in opeh- work almost up to the elbow,
resembling the open-work stockings of
the day. The new silk gloves, with long
open worked wrists, are the novelty in
this class of goods and will be much
sought after during the reign of the
short sieve now so fashionable. These
silksgloves are shown in variety Of
pretty colors, and those in black are
very elegant for ladies in mourning.
They are o choice article and can only
be had from the leading glove houses rs
vet
Year: 1879

the general excitement goods at old prices our
may assured that large force will do their best
to supply all that can waited these short days. The increase
clerks quite noticeable but at times in the day it far
from ample Please take kindly disappointment in not being
again. We have lately gotten hold of lots
Of Dress Goods that ORDERS and sold to
a sacrifice As very desirable quote in Ladies' Dress
Goods
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HrRsLp:-


So many people want to know what Anna Dickin
son purposes doing and many unauthorized and
contradictory reports have been put in circulation
that must beg space in your paper to give general
answer and TO do il my own name. That
have not been work for the last year is solely the
consequence OF i'll health. Ipropose lin answer to
almost innumcrablc requcsts) to talk about the
platform and the stage the platform and. later
in the season, to do what can upon the stage In
new piece cf my own writing, ana in an engagement
already made. May add that hope my old friends
will be half glad 10 me as shall be TO meet
them and that wish and all happy New
Year ANNA Il. DICKINSON.


PHrLApFLpHIA, Jan. 2, 1879.
Year: 1879

Frederick Pfeiflcr, aged twenty eight. residing at
the corner of Cedar and Washington streets. Are
man on the New York Elevated Railroad. was looking
out of the window Of his engine. yesterday. when
his head came in contact with the iron railing at
the Fifty.uinth street and Third station He
was removed " the Roosevelt Hospital.