smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

he was impatient to meet the dread de-
stroyer. On the 9th Of October the old
man took his way to High Bridge, and
walking to the centre gazed for time
over the parapet. The distance below
was nearly two hundred feet, but it
seemed to have no terrors for him. He
carefully laid his cap upon the stone,
and as carefully mounted and stood upon
the parapet, his white hair streaming in
the wind. A moment and he was over,
and splash below announced the re-
ception Of his corpse by the river.


CHARLES Martin, Frenchman, forty
five years of age, lived for the nine years
Immediately preceding his death, which
occurred on the Oath Of September, in q
small back room in the house No. 156
Forsyth street He lived as hermit,
and for living made children's toys.
He had 10 friends and made no acquaint-
ances, and the sole desire of his life
seemed to be alone. His business was a
good one, even during the financial
troubles, and after his death orders for
hundreds of dollars worth of toys were
found on files in bis rooms. His ives
certainly one of those cases where
unknown" might be Justly answered
when the question as to the cause is
asked. He was found dead with bullet
wound in his head with the pistol on the
floor beside him. He died as silently as
he had lived.
Year: 1877

The princesse dress, with waist and
skirt in one, is the popular style for
wedding dresses. Newer than this is the
empress dress with the brocaded back
and train, having side cores added to
the waist that extend upward to the neck,
while the plain satin or gros grain front
is made to represent a vest and apron
drapery. :.


The black silk house dresses are in
the new empress style, partly OF brocade
or Of embossed velvet, or else satin. Ii
they are entirely of silk they are made
dressy by having plastrons or vests and
sleeves Of jet or of clair de t'''e beads.


Embroidered gloves are osered, but
the refined choice is for plain, untrimmed
gloves without ornamental stitching ana
with the long wrists that make the hands
look slender. Those fastened by three
or four buttons are most used for the
street. Old-gold. .colored gloves are the
dressy choice for wearing with black and
dark dresses. Undressed kid gloves are
more fashionable than at any previous
season.


Bonnets are chosen with reference to
each dress, but there is more latitude
and less strict matching OF bonnet and
dress than formerly.


Coronet bonnets are suddenly re-
stored TO favor. The coronet Is very
high in the middle, very plain and very
close on the sides. The jet and clair de
lune coronets with dropping fringe on
the edge are very handsome tor black
bonnetS,
Year: 1877

Buckley's sister knew enough of Nor
monism to suspect who had murdered
her brother, and the tragedy preyed
upon her mind till she became lunatic
and one day destroyed her own life.


In the summer of 1853 one of the
wives of a Mormon, named Johnson, a
ranchman, fed from his home on horse
back, leaving the place early in the
morning. Word was sent to the city,
and Case and five other angels" were
detailed to overtake the fugitive and
bring her back. The woman had made
considerable trouble for the Church one
way and another, and it was the inten-
ton to put her out Of the way after she
had been recaptured. The "angels "
found her just at dark in the camp OF
four hunters, where she had taken
refuge about noon. A demand was made
for her, but the borderers refused to give
her up, having promised her that she
should be taken to one of the forts IN
Colorado. Arguments and threats were
of no avail, and the avengers drew of
and began an attack on the hunters.
They soon discovered, however, that
they had more than they could handle.
Two of them were killed and third
wounded. and when they drew off and
despatched messenger for reinforce
ments the hunters broke camp and made
q safe escape.
Year: 1877

The wife of J. M. Berry, the Union
Pacific Railway robber killed by Sheriff
Glascock, Of Fayette county, Mo-, has
brought suit against that officer for S20,
coo damages. Sheriff Glascock, after the
wounded robber had been brought into
the town of Mexico, where he died,
stated that he first called upon Berry to
surrender, and only fred when he at
tempted to escape, thus committing an
excusable homicide by the fact that it
was committed In the lawful discharge OF
official duty. IT is stated that the real
fact is that Sheriff Glascock crept up on
Berry while he was asleep in the brush,
and fred both barrels of his gun without
calling on him to surrender. This state
ment is made the more plausible by the
significant circumstance that eighteen
buckshot entered the robbers leg just
above the knee, ranging upward, and
lodging in OF going out through the hlp,
thus showing that he must have been In
q recumbent position, with his feet
toward the sheriff when the gun
was discharged. 1t is furthermore stated
that the sheriff, and one or two OF his
posse admitted this to be true, and iusti-
fed the act by the fact that Berry was a
desperado of the most dangerous and
savage type ; that he had sworn never to
be taken alive, and that, being dead
shot, he would certainly have killed one
or more of his pursuers had he received
moments warning. 1t is also charged
against the sheriff that he permitted the
wounded robber to bleed to death and
that with timely medical assistance,


which was available, he would have un-
doubtedly recovered from his wounds.
Year: 1877

Anybody can soil thereputation OF an
individual however pure and chastd, by
uttering q suspicion that his enemies
will believe and his friends never hear
Of A puff of the idle wind can take
million of the seeds of o thistle and DO
work of mischief which the hasbandman
must labor long to undo, the floating
particles being too fine to be seen and
too light to be stopped. Such are the
seeds of slander, so easily sown, SO diff
cult to be gathered up, and yet so per-
n;,ions in the fruit. The slanderer
knows that many mind will catch up
the plague and become poisoned by his
iusinuations, without ever seeking tn
antidote, and the mischief is done,
Year: 1877

A man near Winsted, Conn.,, while
hunting recently, saw gray squirrel
high on the limb of a tree. As ne was
about TO fire hawk pounced upon the
squirrel and was bearing it away, when
the man took a second aim and brought
them both down.
Year: 1877

belong to them if their obligations were
met. All the surplus fruit Of labor above
the most frugal living is swept into the
bottomless pit of debt, and each year there
iSless for the support of life. Foreclosure,
bankruptcy and serfdom are the lneVi@
table end that is not fa- remote


"Wc are of the opinion, ADDS the IN L.
dependent, that we are even worse OH
financially, in Minnesota, than our sister
state. Indiana. This whole western
country is thatched with mortgages, real
estate and chattel. Fully nine>tenths OF
the people are more or less in debt. We
believe. that if every dollar OF money
now in Meeker county was collected ana
applied on the Indebtedness of the peo>
ple that there would not be enough TO
pav the interest. These are disagreeaole
and stern facts to look in the face, but
we have either to look out for a way OF
escape from the web that is surely beng
woven abont us, or shut our eyes ana
stolidly await the consequences -


Add to this the delightful prospect
that in less than two years all these debts
will have to be paid in gold, with a cur
rency reduced one half. and we have
future that would make the devils in the
pit laugh with delight.
Year: 1877

The following admirable letter speaks
for itself. It is worthy Of the great and
good old man whose name is the syn
onym OF craftsmanship and philau-
thropy.


New YORK, Dec. l, 1876.
Hon. Moses w. Field, Dear Sir:


I desire to thank yon for yonr very
kind note in regard to the issue Of
campaign which in some respects has
disappointed the. friends Of financial
reform. The people do not seem to be
prepared sufficiently for this reform to
lay aside the trammels Of their party.


False issues, under such political
slang as the bloody shirt, and the color
line,' engendered fror. the passions aris>
ing from the civil war; and not yet sub
sided, have misled the people and blinded
them to their own interests and the true
issues of the day. Bnt we have the sat-
isfaction of knowing that every effort we
have made in this direction has given
light and conviction to the people, which
sooner or later must result in financial
reform. That mischevious fallacy Of
bank credit on paper and specie pay
ments as the only redemption OF paper
money, must be put down. and IN their
place substituted national credit ndfull
legal tenders, made receivable for all
forms of taxes, duties and debts.


The government can always redeem
it's notes by taxes, which are value re-
ceived tor value given. The amount Of
currency per capita actually found IN
circulation at the close of the war will
determine the volume Of currency. The
maximum and minimum of currency be-
lag thus determined the interconvertible
| bond always ready to redeem excess and
advance supplies, and fix in value at
an equitable rate Of Interest, will do the
rest, and give US self-regulating unfuc'
tuating and just financial system. which


neither monopolies nor corporations can
subvert, and worth to this country an1
the world, more than all the gold dis


covered on the American continent.


These are nv opinions expressed il


brief, and think cannot be too Otter


repeated in the ears Of this people. to-


they make for their peace and prosper


ity more tllan Aavthing else that can
present be brought to our notice.
l desire to assure you Of Tiny gratetu
recognition Of your services IN the grea
cause of financial reform, and to tende
! you my hearty personal thanks.


Yours very truly,


PETER COOPER.
Year: 1877

The Indianapolis Sun takes comfort TO
itself as follows:


..The chances for war in this country
are improving. A conflict OF arms :, Is 5
not impossible Such conflict woulo
soon send government bonds below pal
in gold and what paper currency is IN
existence would seek investment IN rea
estate as method Of salvation to the
present holders. Real estate prices
Tonld he better and currency would cir
culate little. so the calamity OF wa
would not be an unmixed evil"


Both parties would initiate the curren
ey, but the trouble is it would be unde
circumstances that would make the cur
rency OF little value to anybody.
Year: 1877

the following significant article:


"A gentleman of this State, says the
indianapolis Sun, whose business as q
money lender and banker for years,
give him peculiar facilities for knowing
the financial situation Of the West, stated
during the week that in his opinion
there is not money enough ,d!a in several
Indiana, to pay the interest due on mort
gage notes to eastern capitalists. If all
the cash in the rural districts were
scraped together and shipped east, the
over due inerest would not be dis
charged. This may not be true. but j,
ID not far out ofthe way: The very bread
and meat the people are eating does moi
Year: 1877

Imports ,ooo


Loss


If we have lost eeighty eight million
dollars Of our coin and bullion in two
years when will we have enough to carry
on the business of the tcountrY?


There is no justice in Mr.. McAdam's
comparison ofmoney with wheat OF IRON.
If we send out wheat we receive some
other commodity which is Of equal value
to US. But the place Of money cannot be
supplied by any other article: Wines
silks, Jewels, or fruits cannot be used ito
carry on trade with. When our money
disappears our prosperity disappears 5
with it, although we may be living IN
the midst Of dry goods. food and every
thing else but money. The Uuited
States are as rich to-day in coal. iron,
wool. cotton and the illimitable capacity
Of the earth to produce food. as they were
five years ago, but our prosperity i gone
and our laborers are starving.
Year: 1877

The King of Sweden being an expert
enced skater recently went skating; but the
King of Sweden's skate unfortunately stuck
in q crack III the ice and the King of
Sweden was thrown down with great vio-
lence. 1t is hardly necessary to say further
that the Royal nose bled, and his
majesty was lifted and carried home to the
palace.
Year: 1877

Mr.. Moody is ''more than satisfied with
the result Of the first three weeks Of the
Boston revival, although he does not find
that New England Christians are as efficient
workers in the inquiry-room as he could
wish. They lack tact and enthusiasm"
The requests for prayer number about five
hundred per day.
Year: 1877

An Irish glazier was putting a pane of
glass into a window, when a fellow who was
standing by, began joking him, telling him
to be mindful and put in plenty of putty
The Irishman bore the banter for some
time, but at last silenced his tormentor
with, "Arrah, now, be off wild We or I'll put
a pain in yer head without any putty"
Year: 1877

a tramp got warm breakfast at
house in Middleton, Connecticut, went to
the postofiice, got a letter with a FIVE dollar
bill in it, came back and insisted upon
paying for his meal. They wouldn't take
pay because they feared the bill was
counterfeit
Year: 1877

An aged man in Liberty, Ind, wooed
girl of sixteen in vain as long as he stuck
to sentiment; but when he got down to
business and offered to give her deed Of a
farm, she consented without hesitation.
Year: 1877

Is this neighboring world the abode
of living creatures? This question
is beyond the present power Of sci
ence to answer. But would it not
be strange, beyond expression, if a
world, with land and water and
changing seasons, and apparently
all the conditions required by life,
so like our earth that it is even pos
Sible that man could exist upon its
surface, should roll through the
ages uninhabite6 and unenioyed?
Our earth teens with life in its re-
motest corners, yet some Martial
astronomer may at this moment be
wondering what is the use of us,
and whether our planet is the abode
of intelligent beings. After the
wonders that science has already
achieved, he would be bold who
should say that this problem can
never be solved. Unfortunately, we
cannot hope for much from the
improvement of our telescopes and
the increase of their magnifying
power. The disturbances produced
by our atmosphere are aggravated
by every such increase. But when
the problem of life in other worlds
is solved If it ever shall bet
seems safe to say that it will be by
the attentive study of our near
neighbour Charles W. Raymond,
in the Galaxy for October.
Year: 1877

never make a hasty presentation or
introduction. An habitual, though
momentary reflection, adjusts in
their own minds the proper relation
Of the two who are about to be
made known to each other, and un-
pleasant mistakes thus become al
most impossible.
Year: 1877

MONTHLY CONTEST OF THE FOUNTAIN GUN CLUB.


Tho regular monthly contest pigeon shooting foa
tho club badge Of the Fountain Gun Club. o Brooklyn
took place yesterday on the club grounds Ocean Park
way. Tho attendance unusually large, but tho
meeting was disappointment to the Shooters owing
TO the non-arrival OF lot of birds that had been
gagged and promised Thoy had consequently to shoot
at birds each instead of scven tho usual number
Tho birds good and the shooting fully up to the
average. Tho Fountain Club splendid rctroivcr
slut for gathering their brds The following sum-
mary oil the DAYS sport


GROUNDS THE FOUNTAIN Gun CLuB, OCEAN PARK.
Way l.. l., February 7--Monthly pigeon shooting Tor
club badge Three birds each Il yards rise, 80 yards
boundary: Fountain Gun Club rules
Year: 1877

SOME OF THE EVILS of trades unions and
strikes are thus cOncisely stated by the New
York Tribune. They forbid capital 10 en-
plOy labor where II can do so to best advan-
tage, and forbid labor to accept employment
when IL can do SO on satisfactory con iitions
They Obstruct the free interplay aud counter
action Of supply and demand, and attem pt
TO create a fictitious value for labor Itself,
ard all the products OF labor. They lay yio-
lent hands on both capital and industry, and
adjust their relations in accOrdauce with
some vicious theory of the strikers OWa
batchiDg, or the y banish both into some re-
gion with more healthful surrOu ndings
They put premium upon idleness and in
competency by fOrbiddiny the superior work.
man TO derive any special advantage from
his industry and skill and oppress the EN- :
poyer by fOrbidding him to make his own
selection and by forcing slOvens and buuglers
into his service. They place the orderly and
cODtented at the mercy OF the lawleSs and
passionate, and Ike bread out of the Chill
dren's mouths to support newspapers like
The Striker and bawling blatherskites who
never earned an honest dollar by honest
labor in all their lives"
Year: 1877

THE BOARD OF Inc UIEY investigating
the Indian office have about closed the ex-
animation OF evidence submitted by the
prosecution, and will soon take a recess of
a few weeks, after which the defence will be
heard.
Year: 1877




THE USE Or THE LEMON AS a
writer in the London "Lancet" re-
marks, few people know the value OF
lemon juice. A piece Of lemon bound
upon a corn will cure it in few days !;
it should be renewed night and morn
ing. a free use of lemon juice and
sugar will always relieve cough.
Most people feel poorly in the spring
but if they would eat lemon before
breakfast every day for week-with
or without sugar, as they like-they
would find it better than any medi-
cine, Lemon juice used according to
this receipt will sometimes cure con-
sumption Put dozen lemons into
cold water and slowly bring to boil ;
boil slowly until the lemons are soft,
then squeeze until all the juice is ex-
tracted add sugar to your taste and
drink. In this way use one dozen
lemons day. If they cause pain,
lessen the quantity and use only five
or six day until you are better, and
then begin again with dozen a day,
after using five or six dozen, the pa
tient will begin to gain flesh aud en-
Joy food. Hold on to the lemons, and
still use them very freely for several
weeks more. Another use for lemons
is for refreshing drink in summer or
in sickness at any time Prepare as
above directed and add water and
sugar. But in order to have this
keep we'll, after boiling the lemons,
squeeze and strain carefully then to
every half pint of juice add one pound
of loaf or crushed sugar, boil and stir
a few minutes more until the sugar is
dissolved, skim carefully and bottle.
You will get more juice from the
lemons by boiling them, and the
preparation keeps better
Year: 1877




New Yorker that when it is desira
bic to produce free growth of shoots
and leaves, pruning should be done
while the trees are dormant-in the
winter or early in the spring, before
the sap begins to flow. When fruit
trees appear to grow too rapidly and
produce too much wood, they may be
pruned moderately in the summer,
cutting away portion of the wood
by degrees but shoot growing in an
improper place may be cut away at
any time. An experiment made by
pruning apple trees every month IN
the year for two seasons showed that
the wounds of branches cut in Febru-
ary and March, at the end of five
wears when all had healed over were
the least decayed under the healed
surface When trees are pruned IN
winter or at any time, it is better to
Fcover the wound with hot mixture
Of tar and pulverized brick dust or
fine sand. A solution of shellac in
alcohol, as thick as can be easily appli-
ed with a brush, is considered by
many to be the best preparation that
can be applied. During the mild
days Of winter orchards may be prun-
ed while little else can be done; but
good judgement should be exercised
in selecting the branches to be cut off.
1t is ruinous to an orchard to cut and
slash away one-third or one-haIf its
branches. All that should be done
IS to give the tree good shape, and
only such limbs should be cut away
as are plainly in excess of the natural
requirements Of the tree to conform to
lue eXIeHI Vi llS IoolS. II We ."ho
away too much Of the top Of a tree, it
is like taking blood from the boly of
man the more is taken the less life
there is left; therefore, in pruning,
only few unsightly branches, and
those impr perly situated, should be
cut away.


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THE HEssIAN FLy.-Prof. Leldy,
being requested to give some facts con-
cerning the Hessian fly, stated lie
Lad examined a crop Of wheat near
Easton, and found the fly was Destroy
ing about one-half Of it, many pros
trate heads being infested with them,
they having past into the second stage.
lie saw in the newspapers that the fly
was in some way connected with the
seventeen year locusts. If one MOTTO
es, the locust never touches the grain.
From what he has seen of the habits
of the fly it would not be difficult to
destroy them, and get rid of them if
the stubble was burnt it would destroy
all their eggs SO that few or none
would be left to hatch next year.
The fly weakens the stalk by taking
out the sap, and so it falls while head
ing up. The locust lives in the
ground, and when seen, it is ready to
deposit its eggs in the tree. 1t never
eats after we see it; it can only suck
liquids; after they come out they
creep up trees and there again depos-
it eggs they only destroy the ends Of
the branches Of trees by taking the
SAP.
Year: 1877

AT GILMoRA's GARDEH-ADDgEssEs BY JUDGE


GILDERsLEEvE, SIR HENRY HALFoRD AND


OTHERS.


One peculiar usefulness of GiImorcs Garden was
well illustrated last evening in the capacity 1t proved
to accommodate comfortably a larger concourse Of
people than any other three places of public resort
IN the city combined. over ten thousand people,
largely made up of the beau monde, who
appeared to have suddenly returned from tho fashion,
able watering places, sat promonadcd at their case
within the vast of The garden They kept coming
in troops from all the uptown streets and avenues for
fully two hours and at nine O'Clock, when Gilmore
Year: 1877

watched with keen interest Sir Henry Halford and
Colonel John BodiDe stand side by side on 1871 points
Sir Henry, after leading his team both days in
the recently CALAMITY fought battle seemed yesterday
to amuse himself with the pleasure OF the sport
than anxious to put forth any great effort
to capture prize. After finishing at
the first range the usual nternission for
lunch had, and firing med 900 yards by ten
minutes alter O'Clock. This range gone
pretty rapidly, ana at quarter to four the whole line
retired to the last stand where the struggle To be
determined Al the wlnd-up II was found that MI n.
Washburne, of Connecticut the successful man in
the race, and plucky little Blydenburgh kept close
given below
Year: 1877

How absurd does it seem to disparage
money as If it were something sinful and
As well disparage man.
power, horse power, steam-power, or any
other power. AS force money is
neither hurtful nor beneficial, neither
bad nor good in itself. All depends on
the way in which it is used or directed.


Gunpowder can blast quarry and bring
forth stones with which hospital may
be built; but the same gunpowder in
the hands of the Russians or Turks can
blow thousands of men into eternity in
single day. A rich man, if he is un-
selfish, has in his wealth the power of
making his fellow-creatures less coarse,
less depraved, and, rs a conse quence, less
miserable. From the underground of
high position he can fight . chivalrous
battle for the afflicted and him that hath
no helper. His good example will have
far more effect than that of poorer
man. His influence, if directed to good
and merciful, objects, is a. powerful fol
good a. that Of the selfish rich man is fol
the reverse. Nobody should be rich, y


said Goethe, but those who understand
it." But when man owns gracefully
and usefully, what good may he not dt
in the way Of Ofening path for other,
and giving them access TO whatever civil


ixing agencies he may himself possess
Therefore we can understand how botl


religion and philanthropy may trea'


with respect and even with reverence tn


motto, "Put money in thy pure;
May we not even say that It il the dcsir,


10 "get on i" and TO become rich tha


prevents our sinking into bsftarismf-
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