smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

the city lay far below us; we caught
giddy glimpses of the world from the
openings in the wall--the tempting doors
that invited us to step into eternity with
out waiting our turn. By this time
the hollow of the tower looked
like q monstrous funnel. We were
stumbling over the stone stairs in an
unpleasantly suggestive manner, when
we came to the top chamber where the
great bells hang. Here we breathed
more freely. The big bell, weighing six
tons, hangs on the upper side of the
tower, I" to windward," as is were; the
smaller bells take their chances on the
down grade. This little fact relieved us,
for we were still affected by the un-
steadiness of the long, spiral stairway.
While we were looking off upon the
country from the turrets above the bell
chamber, 10! all the bells began ringing
right under our feet. The sensation was
as if the tower were about to be shaken
to pieces; every stone trembled per-
ceptibly; the air was whistling about
our ears; one man did il allI He sprang
on to one of the bells and set it swing
ing, then leaped gayly ON to another, and
at last caught the big bell TO windward
and got its thick, black tongue in motion;
so he skipped lightly from one to the
other, lodging the roaring monsters as
they heaved about him Escape was inn
possible while this concert was in prog
ress. We had only to wait and stop our
ears, meanwhile trying to get interested
in the landscape. The green hills were
about us on the inland side; the country
was as flat as floor from Pisa to the
sea. Away off in corner by the shore
lay Leghorn. Should we not go to Leg
horn when it lies but an hour hence by
rail? We thought it best, and as soon as
the bells were quiet we went down that
corkscrew stairway and came to the
outer door in capital order. had thought
to receive the finishing touch on the way
down, but, on the contrary, having be-
come somewhat tangled during the as
cent, l had only to descend to unravel it
all, and come out precisely as l had en-.
tered
Year: 1875

THE amount of muscle that can be
saved by little brain labor is wonder
full. And yet the science of doing every
thing in proper season and place, in
fact, properly, is something that agricult
'ural papers or farming books cannot
teach. Experience, calculation and fore
thought are the mentors. A month be-
fore piece of machinery is to be used
a glance at 1t will show where 1t is de-
fective. A rainy day, a spare hour, a
sent themselves to the intelligent farmer,
and when the harvest is ripe, or the corn
Year: 1875

THERE are I 900 store clerks working in
New York city on salaries averaging ten
dollars a week, but they couldn't part
their hair in the center II they were
working on farms OF in shops and max
ing thrice the wages
Year: 1875

terdsy:


Without giving away to unnecessary
alarm il would behooye the community
to bear in mind that violent contagious
disease has taken foothold here, and that
unless carefully and effectively dealt
with. it may become epidemic. The
measures of the Board of Health in put
ting up a temporary hospital and estab-
lishing.a sort of surveillance over the
cases reported are good SO far as they go;
but, besides, individuals should adopt
other guards for personal safety, notably
that of vaccination


There is daily communication between
Pittsburgh and this city.
Year: 1875

It is not possible tonight, says spc-
cia of the 4th to the New York Times,
to state precisely, the aggregate amount
of money appropriated at this session Of
Congress. The Clerks of both houses are
50 completely overcome by the exhaust
ing labors of continuous session OF near
ly three days and three nights, that foot
ings have not been made; hut close
approximation is possible, which presents
as nearly accurate the following sums:
Year: 1875

The woman whose nature is SO nearly


fiendish as it is possible to conceive of lives


at Bastrap, Louisiana. Her name is Luna


McRea, and she is now in prison upon the


charge of numbering a small child. AT her


preliminary examination the testimony in


pleasure in killing the child by inches, and


after the accomplishment of the deed to


have felt no compunctions or any of the


ordinary dislike of a murderer to having


the body Of the victim in any place to serve
as reminder. The woman's own sen, a
little boy of twelve, was the principal wit
ness against her. She made this mere
child dig up and remove the body of her
victim two or three times within the space
of a week. She first buried the murdered
child in garden, and when it disappeared
and excited comment and caused the in
stitution of a search, she attracted the
| attention of the officers to another point,


she herself accompanying them, first telling
her little son to dig up the body in her
| absence and hide it in the chimney. The
boy performed the task, and at night was
| made to carry the body to q cotton pen and
subsequently to thicket, whore it was
finally discovered. During the course of
| the trial, with her own son giving such
| testimony of her atrocity, the woman
eyinced little feeling of any kind, passing
through the entire ordeal with an unrufied
i CemeanOr.
Year: 1875

within. its legitimate sphere. They
seek only to define that sphere by
Fsystem and habit of constitutional


Interpretation that will both develope
its extent and save it from encroach-
ing upon the prerogatives of the people
and the States"


The highest considerations of duty
and patriotism require that the sound
principles of Constitutional interpreta-
lion by which the powers OF the Fed
eral government ought to be measured
shall not be overthrown for the pur-
pose of enacting laws, which enforce
social equality, or enable Federal
officers to control State elections or in
trude impertinently into the regulation
of the local institutions and internal
affairs OF. the States. ........
Happily the desire and demand of the
people, rs emphasized in the recent
elections, seem to be in accord with
these views, and to justify the belief
that, with the advent of the second
century of our Independence. there
will dawn new era of liberty and
prosperity during which the rights of
the people shall be perfected, the re


served powers of States preserved, and
our 'matchlcsss system of government
perpetuated in all its perfection of pro-
portion and harmony of movement.
Year: 1875

We have one word to say to those
Republican journals throughout the
country who are determined to support
this Louisiana wrong through thick
and thin. 1t is this Just so far as
any reputable Republican paper de-
fends or countcnances this outrage, it
makes the Republican party response
bic for it, and just so far as the party
is made responsible for it, just so far
is it weakened in the estimation OF
every citizen concerned for the pre-
servation of the sacred rights OF citi-
zenship."
Year: 1875

LOCAL self-government is topic upon
which our Democratic friends put great
deal of stress just now when they are out of
power. The administrations of Pierce and
Buchanan had no faith in the doctrine when
they were attempting to force slavery upon
Kansas. The Democratic Legislature of New
Hampshire lost sight of it when they changed
the ward lines of Ports mouth, Dover and 9TH
er cities so as to give Democratic minority
the control of the city government. But the
most notable outrage upon the principle of
local selfgovernment is found in the action
of the Democratic Legislature of North Caro-
lima relative 10 the city of Newbern in that
state. The city is Republican; the purpose
of the Legislature is to make it Democratic.
To do this, the ward lines were so changed
that one ward having $50 voters was given
three aldermen, another having 300 voters
was given five aldermen and and other wards
so made up as to give the Democrats control
OF the city government. Republican wards
were so made up that one having 900 voters
was given two aldermen. It was there pro-
vided that the aldermen shonh elect the
mayor, and the Legislature named board of
finance who are to audit all bills and give
warrants for the payment of the same. One
of the first results of that system is that the
salaries of Republican officers are not paid


Is this the local self-government of the new
Democracy?
Year: 1875

THE Plimsoll controversy in England suggests
to the Christian Union "a possible scene. say
in 1916 A. D., between an ingenious youth and
teacher in history. Teacher: 80 these rich
men were in the habit of sending their ships
to sea till they were worn out and rotten; and
if when the sailors found they were unsafe they
refused to go in them they were put in prison
and very many of these ships went down, and
thousands of sailors perished. And at last
man named Plimsoll found these things out,
and went into the Great Council of the People
and told of Them Ingenious youth: And
what did the Council do?' Teacher: They said
they had other things to attend to, and that it
was very wicked of Plimsoll to lose his tenn
per and speak disrespectfully.' Youth: But
wasn't England a Christian nation?' Teacher
oh yes, very Christian nation, and spent
vast sums to maintain Christianity. But at
this time part of the church were very busy in
preventing Wesleyan minister from putting
Rev. before his name on his daughters tomb
stone, and part were contending about which
side of the table the priest ought to stand at the
Lords Supper, and so the church cOuldn' II pay
much attention to the sailors. Youth: And
what became of Plimsoll and what became OF
the church? what the teacher will have to
answer remains to be seen."
Year: 1875

An earnest desire to justify your generous conf
dence, and strong regard for the honor and aoel-
fare of State, inspire acith the firm resolve to
spare effort and to consider other consequences
in the edeavor to faithfully discharge the duties that
soiI be incumbent on me II yoar choice shall proue
to be the choice of the people also. pledge you and
thousands for aoto you act in that event, honest
purpose and faced determination to make the public
good my single aim and constant care.


Gen. Connor's Acceptance.
Year: 1875

WELL, Senator Morton has seen the error
of his ways-his initiation ways, we mean
and declares against any imitation of the cur
rency, for resumption, but is rather opposed
to contraction. There is yet hope for Nor
Year: 1875

the character of Gen. Roberts as so Id lie
had been slandered, when, in fact, it was
clearly stated in the outset that he was a
brave man and faithful soldier so long as he
remained in the army. But despite the oft
repeated statement of Republican journals
that no imputation affecting his character as
soldier in the field had ever been made, the
Democratic journals are constantly reiterat-
ug talsehoods to that effect.


But why enumerate; why attempt the end
less labor of setting forth the many instances
of making figures lie, the malicious calum-
nies, the clouds of Misrepresentation with
which they have obscured facts? The ma
jority of the Democratic papers have so reck !.
lessly pursued the policy of abuse and falls E.
hood that the campaign, so far as they IRE
concerned, may be called the campaign OF
lies and calumny.


If this is an evidence Of the new birt h OF
the Democratic party, by all means let tire
turn to its old ways and its old and real be.
liefS
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
ncations that are not used.
Year: 1875

Probably there is no complaint that aflicts the
human SYSTEM which is SO little understood at the
present time, as some of the varied forms OF Kid
ney Complaints.


There is no disease which causes such acute pain
or more alarming in its results than when the kid
neys fail to secrete from the blood the uric acid,
and other poisonous substances, which the blood
accumulates in its circulation through the system.


If from any cause the kidneys fail to perform the
functions devOlving upon them, the cuDuatons
are taken up by the absorbents and the whole sys-
TEN thrown into state of disease, causing great
pain and suffering, and very ofeu Enme iiate death.
Hence the importance of keeping the kidneys and
blood in healthy condition, through which all the
Year: 1875

A dummy engine drawn by compressed
air has been successfully tried in Paris.
It's speed was under perfect control; the
car was stopped and started with rs
much ease as when horses were used.
and the working Of the engine did not
N the least frighten the horses in the
street. That's the kind Of dummy
wanted here. That Frenchman and his
dummy ought to be secured for the Cen
tennial.-Philadelphjd Chronicle.


Undoubtedly that is SO; the dummy
should be had.
Year: 1875

AS the engagement or this very distinguished
tragedienne draws to q close the interest OF the
public seems to increase. After the performance OF
.narie Antoinette" last evening which play will
also be given at the Saturday matinee, there re.
maius put one more night Good Friday TO wit.
ness the Queen OF the Stage. On this farewell
occasion, which viii be devoted to the benefit OF
the Italian School Building Fund, Nine. lfistori
Will appear in one OF her very pest characters,
Sor Teresa. The recollection OF her wonderful
triumph IN this play during ner previous engage
mcnt III this city is Yet fresh IN the minds OF all
who saw ner.
Year: 1875

UNAVAILABLE LETTERS. BY direction of the
Postmaster. General all letters dropped in the
office here with insufficient postage are sent
to Washington the same day; consequently
the publication of such has been stopped
Persons should be quite sure that stamps of
the proper denomination are put on their
letters. Drop-letters require two-cent
Year: 1875

rfE INQUEST BEGUN EsTERDAY-DIAGRAM OF


PIECE OF THE LADDER, SHOWING HOW THE


BUILDERS TEMPTED FATE


Coroner Croker began inquest yesterday IN the
cases az william H. Nash Philip Maus and william
Uurhes the three fremen who were killed last Tuesday
nv the hreakuS Of the aerial ladder during an expert


men, With il al the junction OF Canal street and East
Rreadyay During the forenoon and before the inquest
bcrau. the HERALD reporter took occasion TO make
thorough examination Of the broken pieces Of the
ladder now in possession Of the Coroner.


Below will be found diagram showing the exact size
the main posts of the seventh sectonwhich about
seventy seven feet from the pavement at the time Of
the breaking and just twentyfour feet from the top
This stick like all the others, white pine and s
dimensions three by two inches with the corners
trimmed of shown The dotted lines running through
il show the holes that we're bored the larger for
the admittance OF the round and the smaller for
binding pin A careful measurement Of the stick
shows il to contain, when whole, 575 square inches
Of resisting surface at any given point out of
which has been bored for the round and pin
26O square inches, leaving but 315 square
inches OF solid wood The diagram shows where the
first break occurred that is about foot above the
bottom OF the seventh section There eight sec
tons each twelve feet length and these were on top
of a truck the height of which five feet from the
ground When it is understood that the three men
who their lives above the fra place shown by
the diagram some idea be formed OF the criminal
stupidity Of those who directed the build
ing of this instrument of death. Had
the ladder stood in a perpendicular position the
danger of breaking would have been greatly lessened
but standing IL did angle OF about 20 deg the
wonder is that its weight did not bring il to the
ground before the unfortunate had time to reach
the 1rst round IN making their ascent


n
Year: 1875

mortem statement, m which ne toh the story as
given in the part OF this report Corrgan lives at
No pa North Sixth street. Williamsburg, and has
large family II should be stated that the name OF the
man whom he claims 20 have shot him Is well known
10 the Coroner and the police but, the
evidently one Of suicide Mr. Kesser declined 10 make
il known until further examination could be bad.
Year: 1875




A PARTICULAR MANA few days since
chap from Polk county, Oregon, went down
to Portland to see the sights. He is sort OF
natural philosopher, who takes the world as
it comes, detests chronic growers and boasts
that he never finds fault with anything or any
body. :


He entered the dining-room of one of the
hotels, and the waiter placed his dinner be-
fore him. After he had done plejustice to,
the meal, the empty dishes were cleared away
and the after.pieces brought in. He then
went for his dish of pudding with zeal that
was remarkable. He had taken several spoon
fuls, when there appeared something he did
not exactly believe was legitimate, and upon
close examination it proved TO be a yellow:
jacket, which he quietly laid to one side, and
resumed his work of putting away the pud-
ding, when he ran foul of yellow: jacket No.
q he gently took him by the left hind leg,
hauled him from his resting place and laid
him on the table just as if nothing had hap
pened; but turning his dish of pudding around
to prevent further accidents, he made des-
perats dive at the dish with two spoons, when
the mangled form of yellow:jaeket No. 3
made his appearance. This was more than
the Young man could stand. so he sadly
laid bis spoon down and sang out "Waiter !!
This summons was answered, and he was
asked what he would have Says he "This is
the third one of these Internal bugs that l
have found in this dish, and if find another
One I'll be blamed if Ill eat it."
Year: 1875

The rain storm Of Wednesday was very severe
on Long Island-about q ounterpart In It's effects
OF the one which occurred just week previous.
Heavy bodies OF water accumulated at various
points, and much damage was the consequence,
dams being carried away. buildings wrecked and
cellars overlooked The Southern Railroad this
time escaped special injury the late trains on the
main line being run with great care and the
trains on the RockaWay and Hampstead branches
being intcrnlitted. Tue Long Island road was less
fortunate. On the Port Jefferson branch the track
was washed away in several places, ana at st.
Johnsland bridge sixty ieet long was
entirely washed away by the Hood, 30 that
travel was entirely suspended, and passengers by
the late tram only reached Nortbport. In many
places on the man line the track was washed to
the depth OF three feet and a detention was then
caused to both the passengers and the mails tue
company being Obliged 10 transfer passengers at
the break previously made between Westbury and
HicksvlIle Yesterday trains were running
slowly TO avoid accidents ana were, consequently,
all behind time. some idea OF the amount OF
water tnat cll and renamed on the surface OF the
ground may be gathered from the fact that at tne
crossing OF the Whitepot road on the Long Island
Railroad, IN the town OF Ncwtown. the water was
A. least five feet IN depth, covering che neighbor-
ing lences ana completely inundaun9 the low
farming lands IN the vicinity. NO loss OF lie Is
thus lar reported.
Year: 1875

REAL AND APPARENT WAsrE.-All is
not waste that seems such. The time
spent in the pasttime of childhood and
youth is funded in health and strength,
and whole exchequer of delighted
memories, on which the man or wo-
man can draw at will. The time
spent at school and for cultivation, is
a splendid investment for all after
years. The time taken out of busi~
ness for needful rest and recreation is
not wasted, but saved. The danger
is not that we shall rust out, but that
we shall wear out and break down be-
fore our time. The men who live on
the jump, in a perpetual rush and
whirl, as though an instant were eter-
nifty and their fate depended on its
use, are more wasteful of time than
movers to a slower measure and III
more leisurely ways. The man who
bolts his dinner as though he had a
set of mill-stones in his stomach. to
grind the food he does not stop to
chew, may save five minutes in q day;
but he may lose hours of sleep and
months in debility, and carry a shat
tered constitution to premature
grave. A distinguished physician
said it would be wise economy for
every business man to spend one year
in ten in travel, or comparative leis-
ure.
Year: 1875




GOLDEN WORDS. The habit of look
ing upon the bright side is invaluable.
Men and women who are evermore
reckoning up what they want instead
of what they have-counting the diff
culties in the way, instead of contriv-
ing means to overcome ilem-are al
most certain To live on corn bread,
fat pork and salt fish and sink into
unmarked graves The world is sure
to smile upon a man who seems to be
successful; but let him so about with
a crest-fallen air, and the very dogs
in the streets will set upon him. We
must all have losses. Late frost will
nip the fruit in the bud, banks will
break, investments will prove worth.
less, valuable horses will die, and chi
ma will break, but all these calamities
do not come together. The wise
course to pursue, when one plan fails,
is to form another; when one prop is
knocked from under us, to fill its place
with . substitute, and evermore count
what is left rather than what is taken.
When the final reckoning is made, if
it appears that VIC have lost the f.
nal consciousness of our eternal recti-
tudc; if we have kept charity toward
all men; if by the various discipline of
life we have been freed from follies
and confirmed in virtues, whatever we
have lost, the great balance sheet will
be in our favor.
Year: 1875

and voters could not secure the rights to
which they had been declared entitled
then that is the best argument that they
are not worthy Of them.


We have referred to this case again
because our people are especially inter.
ested in the decision, since all the fines
which have been laid by the Courts un.
der the provisions of the Enforcement
act will doubtless be refunded to such
parties as have been tried and convicted
under the law should the Supreme Court
declare the act unconstitutional,


1t will be remembered that it was un-
der the Enforcement act that Mr.. Arch
ibald Given was tried and convicted in
this city.
Year: 1875

The lease of the Berks and Lehigh
Railroad to the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad Company was effected on
the 11th of March, and appears to have
been a said ending of the struggle be-
tween the latter Company and the Will
mington and Reading, a great part OF
which, as our readers know, is already
advertised to be sold As the bonds
against the w. & K. are also entered ur
in this county We presume the part oi
that road in this State will also be sole
by the Sheriff. This, however. may pos
sibly be averted by some arrangement
between the parties in interest and those
who purchase the part of the road to b.
sold on the 22d instant.
Year: 1875

exceptionally large and the ring fea-
lures, exciting, amusing and often bril-
liant. 1t was noticeable that every
thing was kept in n most cleanly con-
dition and the ushers and attendants
were especially polite and attentive
At night the utmost capacity of the
huge covering was unequal to the dc
mands for space. The popularity of
Adam Forepaugh's always great, must
increase, and the public can rely upon
finding his show every way worthy OF
liberal patronage,
Year: 1875

Memorial Hall, by roofing over the gardens in
the rear of the front arcades 1t is pleasure
to visit the busy city in the park about these
times. Not often in life such tremendous
evidences Of mans energy and systematizing
power seen, IsDLx.