smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Many people who never lived any pace
( but in city, imagine 1t a very unpleasant


place to live in thecountry, but such people
never lived on nice farm, or they would
think very different, for there the birds
sing most and the ar is purest. When
You wish to take walk there is the nice
orchard and gardens to walk through,
which presents many pleasant sights
II YOU do not care for this. You can 90
and gather wild flowers which grow so
beautiful III the country. l think this
much more pleasant than walking IN the
crowded streets Of the city. Iou do not
see vour neighbors quite so often as You
do IN the city, therefore, when You do see
them, you enjoy their company much
more Whenever yon wish to 90 any
place, or to take pleasure ride, you have
vaur own horses and carriage 10 use


Almost every young lady in the country
is a GOOD rider, and has nice horse and
saddle. The Young ladies often have rid
ING parties which they enjoy very much


IF vou wish to 90 to church, there is a
pleasant walk or ride on the way, but i'll
the city it is So near oar homes. We do
not have the pleasure of either q walk or
ride. In the winter, they have dances,
oyster suppers, sleigh rides, soeiables, and
sometimes shows. When there Is plenty
of ice they have skating parties, which
are far superior to the skating rink of the
city. In the summer they have great
many picnics they select nice grove,
and have a good dinner and nice singing
and many kinds of merry games In
every district where there are children
enough they have school, at least six
months ont ot the year. If any one
wants to 90 To school more than this they
can 90 to the city, and not only 90 to
school. but learn something OF city life
also. In a GREAT many places churches
are Euilt, aad if there is no churches, the
school house is used for that purpose, so if
people care, they can G, to church and
sabbath school every sunday. | do not
think ihcrcara SO many bad temptations set
before the young folks Of the country as
thereare inthc city, with regard 10 saloons,
dyunfarls. ard their forms OF dissipation
| think n WV Of all these benefits that
a country lie IS much more preferable
than Ii IL = city.
Year: 1879

ATHLETICISM AND CRUELTY Attention
IS very properly called by the Phiiadel-
phia doctors to the spectacle OF "olnah
show now before the public in their city
By the terms Of the match III which the
women are there engaged, they must
make four thousand quarter miles IN tour
thousand consecutive quarter hours
Four thousand quarter hours run through
fortv-one days and sixteen hours, and Ior
that extended period these women can
never get good sleep-slnce even with
the best strategy on the part oi their at
tenaants they can never be off the course
for more than twenty minutes at any one
time. There is no doubt that the women
are sometimes simply dragged around the
course while asleep. II Is cruel, brutal
and disgusting exhibition And this Is
done IN the name Of the enthusiasm Tor
athletic sports We are as much an ad-
vocate of those sports as any one, but We
wopld ike TO see them always confined TO
ths;r legitimate limits and to the rational
purpose of the improvement OF the phys
ieal frame OF the people Pedestrian e2-
erc;se has become popular with our peo-
rIe lately. and should haze legitimate en-
courasement. 1t viii be a public nlisfor-
time 10 have it DEGRADED by brutal catch
nennv shows like the one objected TO, and
we hope the police of Philadelphia VIII
act Oh the suggestion of the physicians
and stop It.
Year: 1879

by the State but this year it had been hinted
on account of the need of economy, that the
college need not expect anything from this
legislature. He could not believe this, for
the man who would turn his back upon the
industrial classes is a craven. He showed
how far Maine is behind Prussia, Russia,
Austria, Sweden, Belgium and other nations
OF the world in industrial education. The
State has to show in property and endowment
some S27 900. for the small amount that she
has put out. II is said this college does not
educate farmers. Ii is hut six years since
the school turned out graduates; of 1879 who
have gone out from the college and have be-
come settled in life, % per cent have taken
to farming and 60 per cent. to other industrial
pursuits. Thirty-three per cent of the boys
embrace the mechanic arts. But shall we
compel the young man who graduates, no
matter what his bent on development may be,
to become farmer? Sometimes the posi-
bilHies before a man, in the profession which
he may choose, are worth more To the world
than an entire college. 1t is deplorable that
foreign skilled laborers have to lead and di-
rect the laborers of this country, because the
facilities for industrial education there are
greater than ours. He referred to Maine's
liberalty to other institutions of learning,
and asked that this institution be sustained.
II could not be neglected in honor. He asked
that the State carry out its solemn pledge and
agreement; the school should be sustained,
that all classes might have an opportunity to
expand all their natural powers. He asked
that the industrial classes be not deprived of
their beneficial means of education. Only
an appropriation of 5000 is asked for this
year. Let not word go from this Legislature
that the college of the people is to be stricken
down.


The address was an able and eloquent ap-
peal for the college. and cannot fail to be
heard from in this winters legislation.
Year: 1879

The Legal Affairs committee met yester-
establishment of Catholic school at Lewiston
to a subcommittee, TO ascertain if the same
could not be done under the general law
They decided that the order asking for the
uniform taxation of dogs should be referred
10 the Committee on Agriculture. Bill re-
quiring trial Justices in certain cases to re-
quire complainants to become responsible for
costs. should their action not be sustained,
was referred to a subcommittee to report.
Several other unimportant matters were
passed upon.


The Committee on Commerce met and as
signed the stevedore's bill to Wednesday
afternoon, Jan Goth; the question of building
bridge over Campbelfs cove, Boothbay, was
assigned tie Wednesday next.


The Insane Hospital committee met and
voted to make an official visit to the hospital
next Wednesday afternoon. Members need
not feel alarmed, there will be no cost to the
State.


The Railroad Committee met yesterday
afternoon. and voted to report a bill amend
ing the charter of the Rumford Falls and
Buckfeld Railroad, extending the time for
building their road to 1885. To give hear
ing on Wednesday afternoon next to the Bos-
ton & Maine Railroad company on their
proposition for the discontinuance of the
North Berwick branch All interested rail
roads are to be notified of hearing to be
held on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. Goth, on
bill fixing uniform rates of tariff for freight
on connecting railroads. This is designed to
change the law so that shipper may choose
his own route for sending freights. without
regard to trades that railroad companies may
have made ith each other
Year: 1879

The German societies in this city are to
receive the remains of Bayard Taylor on
their arrival, with appropriate honors The
remains are to lie in state in the Governors
room, City Hall, and the societies will sing a
1irUa nv.r thnpt
Year: 1879

Why are fat people always complaining
asks some one :. ho entertains the popular
though erroneous notion that health is
Synonymous with fat. Fat people cons
plain because they are diseased. Obesity
is an sbaormal condition of the system.
IN which the saccharine and oleaginous
elements of the food are assimilated to
the partial exclusion OF the muscle-ior
ming and necessary to assert the we'll
known fact that excessively fat people are
never strong, aud seldom distinguished
for mental powers or activity. Besides,
they are the easy prey OF acute and
epedemic diseases and they are the FREE
quent victims of gout, heart disease, and
apoplexy. A lan's Anti-Fat il the only
known remidy for this disease 1t con-
tans no acid is absolutely harmless, and
is warranted to remedy the most con-
firmed case of obesity, or corpulency
Year: 1879

Tax payers of Ohio county will take
notice that this is my last call for taxes
for 1873. If you do not want your
land advertised TO sell at the March
County Court, you had better come in
at once and pay up, and save your
credit as well as costs and commissions
| am bound to sell the land of every
taxpayer who does not pay by the 18th
of February, as | am behind with the
Auditor in State RevenGe, and this is
my only method to protect myself and
>urelies. Respectfully,


e w. PHILLIPS,
Year: 1879

The following il a correct statement
OF the representation TO which each
county in the State will be entitled in the
coming May Convention. The county
Of Leslie has no basis Of representation
of record in the office OF the Secretary oi
State, and is not included in the list; oi


Counties. Ders.
Year: 1879

Now. when the vote of ,OOO republicans against
271 900 democrats last year is looked at when it is
considered how nearly equal in strength the parties
are. the greenback vote of 3S 900 important
factor in the present contest The majority
Of the latter vote, o considerable proper
ton Of it, il diverted to the support Of the repub
the democratic ticket, might decide the issue.
Although campaign leaders publicly deny the fact.
happen to know that the utmost is being done on
both sides to pull the greenback party apart. One
of the shrewdest democrats in the State said the
other evening: :-"Ewing isn't fool for talking US
much he does on the money topic. The question
with US is. How many voters can we win over
from the national party" And the republicans
who are running the canvass. while they sound the
tocsn of alarm for the Union in every county, sell
dom fail to impress on greenbackers all the argu-
ments they devise for their return to the repub
lican fold. Mr.. Foster, republican candidate for
Governor carries around with him set Of tables in
manuscript, showing where most Of the green
hackers originally came from. and guiding him
to the course be pursued in his addresses in the
different towns. have taken pains to explore the
election statistics in the Office Of the Ohio Secretary
OF State, with the object Of more extensive COM
parson and analysis.


WHERE PROM.


Picked out and set in the two opposing columns
below the greenback votes respectively OF the
l. e., the counties that gave republican and demo-
cratic maiOrties
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-


As you to be the champion Of all long sufer-
ing females, am going to ask il you will not call
attention to matter which is source of great
noyance to the residents of the side of the up
per part of the city? refer to the filthy condition
in which the bridges crossing Fourth avenue are
kept, particularly the one at Forty-ninth street,
which is thick with long accum ulations of dust
and ashes that it is certainly in condition for
ladies' to cross and as numbers have to use it you
would confer n public benefit by calling attention to
its condition. AS the railroad company
the public by making them mount many steps
they ought at least to keep them clean and passable


LONG SJFFERER
Year: 1879

To TIE EDITOR OF THK HERALD:-


While crossing the New Jersey Central Railroad
Company ferry am amazed to the large number
ofladies standing in their cabin while gentlemen
have their seats. This should not be. The company
ought to instruct their guards to compel men va
cate their while ladies standing. The fact
Is our cabins disgustingly filthy, caused by
the villanous tobacco used aud expectorated. that
they more fit for pigs than men. and they drive
decent people out. But that is we should
not stand in the ladies' cabin when there are not
seats sufficient to accommodate them.


"A GENTLEMAN
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


Is it not the business Of the Board Of Health to
see that the public halls Of the city properly
ventilated? If it is they should certainly visit the
hall at Cooper Institute during the holding of the
Sawyer and Sankey meetings every Sunday night.
The heat great that the people just bathed
in perspiraton and the odor of the air is perfectly
intolerable. T. NJ. r.
Year: 1879

To TUE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


Having had some money in the Peoples Savings
Bank am very much interested in its business
affairs. hear that there has been receiver ap
pointed, and think he has had sufficient time to
examine the accounts Of the bank SO as to give q
poor man like me. who has been out of work all
summer-and poor prospect Tor the winter-an
idea OF when ne can get some money.


A SUFFERING DEPOSTHOR
Year: 1879

[NoTE.-Leters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full and address to
insure attention. Complainants who are unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Write only side of the paper.-ED. HERALD
Year: 1879

THE sEvENTY-FoURTH STREET SEWER NUISANCE.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


OF all the smells ever smelled never smelled q
smell that smells that smell smells that is waited
upon the wings of every zephyr from an establish
ment near Third avenue and Seventy-fourth street.
live in Seventy-fourth street. and when the wind
Is from the northeast the stencil from the sewers
and water closets flowing over manure piles in the
yard is almost uncomfortable. Cannot something be
done to abate such terrible nuisance? +. NJ.
Year: 1879

The Washington Capital crowds the
issue between the Radicals and Democrats
in Congress into paragraph. Thus
''The Democrats are maintaining and act
ing upon the theory that it is the
prerogative of the representatives of the
people in Congress assembled, to prescribe
the conditions under which supplies shall
be voted for the civil and military conduct
of the government. While the Radicals
are maintaiDing-if they are really serious
in what they say-the doctrine that the
President is vested with absolute power to
stop tho wheels of government whenever
the conditions imposed by the representae
tives of the people upon the votes of sup
plies may be distasteful to his sovereign
pleasure or obnoxious to his imperial judg-
ment!"
Year: 1879

Mr.. EDIToR-I intended to give you a


full account or my trip to Vicksburg and
Edwards, but had not time. L would like
to mention the grand concert at Edwards,
however, which attended ON the night of the
of 10th, complimentary to the beautiful and
talented Miss Jessie Burns, by the members
of her music class. The hall was crowded,
showing the high esteem as an instructress
Miss Burns is held by the citizens of her
town. For amateurs, the performance
throughout was as good as any town in the
State could get up. The Woodland Choris-
ters, composed of Miss Burns, her father,
and two sisters, elected unbounded applause
by their splendid vocal music. In fact the
performance of the whole school was par
excellence. Edwards is a go-ahead thriving
little city, and shall pay it another visit
soon, and promise a more extended notice
Of the town and people. O.
Year: 1879

The Sun is not much addicted to glarinl


captions, and sensational headings. II
endeavors to utilize its available space fol-
solid reading matter, giving its readers as
| little of the shell and as much of the ker-
mel of subject as it possibly can. 1t saves
time and labor, it is true, to advertise an
item OF news or an editorial by spreading
in large capitals, and attractive Italics the
heads of subject over column, at the
same time it is cheating the reader out of
more solid reading. Macon Sun,


There are frequently instances, how
ever, when the reader is willing to be
cheated "out of more solid reading"
following the glaring captions. As an
economizer of the time of the reader
we think the headline system q good
one. The headlines generally give the
reader an idea of what is to come-the
subject and the line of treatment
and that is very often all he wants to
know about it.


Mon who read by the square inch
may possibly consider themselves cheat
cd by the title-page in a book, but men
who read for ideas and information
consider it no robbery if the author
devotes page to the title, and head
ings to his chapters. They are in fact,
marked convenience to the reader.
And SO it is with long article in
newspaper. When an editor inficts a
long leader on his readers he ought
to have the charity to tell them what
it is all about. Perhaps it is upon q
subject the reader don't want to ex-
plore, or, perhaps, he has already ex-
plored it, and exhausted it. If the
ead-lines indexed to him what the
"solid reading" was driving at he
might be saved the time and trouble of
reading it, and no editor ought to seek
to palm off his views upon an unoffend-
ing man or woman surreptitiously.
Year: 1879

The Widow Oliver having failed to make


anything out of her suit against Simon, is


bound to turn her notoriety into some


account, and for that purpose inflicted a
lecture upon some sixty citizens of Alexand-
ria ten days ago. The widow gave an
exhibition of the same style of composition
that characterized her letter to naughty
Simon. She wore green badge over her
shattered heart, and appealed to the
Irishmen on the ground that her case was
only another instance of the oppression of
the Irish in this country. The two or three
Irishmen in the audience refused to inaugu-
rate an insurrection. She did not crafty
the audience with description of the
meeting of Simon and herself. One of the
hearers, anxious to get down to plain busi-
ness rose in his seat and requested her to
detail what happened between them at the
Congressional Hotel, and she promised to
put it in writing and send it to him. The
widow threatens to take to the lecture field
permanently as a means of getting even
with Simon.
Year: 1879

WHAT is the matter with all the circuses?
We haven't had a circus for eighteen
peditions organizing for this county.
How do they expect us to keep pace with
the civilization of the age If they don't
bring their circuses? And how is it possi>
BILE to stop the exodus of the darkies unless
we can hold out to them reasonable hope
that circus will come along once yearP
Year: 1879

To estimate what bridge will cost any
city if it is done by contract Take the
highest figures presented by any engi-
neer and multiply them by the length
of the bridge in inches, point off two
places, and then ala enough to pros
ecute any one WIZ Ls anything TO do
with handling the funds, and the result
is-that the bridge is an obstruction to
navigation.
Year: 1879

THE Ouachita Telegraph, of Louisia-
ma says: "The sublime indifference
shown by many of the patrons of this
paper as to the state of its finances
calls for comment. We are too proud to
beg, but it is highly probable we shall
have to resort to stealing to make a
living"
Year: 1879

WHEN the Radicals of the North
can't think of any thing else mean to
say of Mississippi they throw it up to
us that General McCardle is a Repre-
sentative man of the State, and they
expect their dupes to swallow an alb
surdity like that as a fact.
Year: 1879

|IN Japan, they place different construc-
b upon the code of honor from ours.
Ia young blood of that country is grossly
|ulted, he kills himself in revenge, and
IN the other fellow is in honor bound to
! himself.
Year: 1879

CHE Index claims by the record that
|umlias is one of the most orderly
! well behaved and peaceably dis
led cities or towns in the south or in


Union." 1t is certainly a record to
|nroud of
Year: 1879

A CONVENTION of colored people met in
New Orleans recently to take INTO consid-
Grafton the "Kansas movement" all was
not harmony; Pinchback was there and
had his say; from his speech We would
judge that he is not ambitious to become
= Kansas 'jay-havker7
Year: 1879

A SYNDICATE composed of New York
and Boston capitalists made subscrip-
for one hundred and ninety million
dollars of United States four per cent
bonds recently, the largest single SUBJ
scription ever made in this or any
other country.
Year: 1879

Now that our friend Harper of the
Okolona States has captured the Capt.
tol, we wish TO know what the dickens
he is going to do with the painting in
the rotunda of "The Landing Of the
Pilgrims Macon Sun.
Year: 1879

Nashville Banner: 1t appears to he
the intention Of the legislators to al
low the Fowlkes amendment to the
present liquor bill answer as a spbsti
tute TO the local option law By this
amendment, liquors can not be sold in
towns containing three hundred and
Fifty and less inhabitants, provided
that town is within three miles of an
Incorporated school
Year: 1879

An Act to regulate the disintermeat of
persons who died ,ciH yeIior terer.


Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State of
Tennessee, that it shall not he lawful
to disinter or remove the body Of any
person dying with yellow fever at any
time within fifteen months after the
death Of such person, or when the
thermometer indicates a temperature
of more than 81 deg. Farenheit, and
any person violating the provisions OF
this act shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon convection
thereof shall be confined in the coun-
ty Jail, where such conviction is had,
not less then three nor more than nine
months, and shall pay fine Of not
less than one hundred dollars, nor
more than one thousand dollars, and
that this act take effect from and after
its passage, the public welfare requir>
ing it.


Passed March l, 1879.
Year: 1879

We desire thank people coua tributary to for
their kind patronage first When
said various advertisements would goods
regular selling prices that we have done as we a We would
we leave to the judgement of those who have bought frem
We volume trade we have done sns
Unprecedented in the Annals of Milan
at this usually dull season Of the year.


thanking people with their patronage we will
will excite their asonshmen.


the ground and only those who built upon the
hope stand before the great competition of mercantile life


WeBuy Our Goods Strictly for Cash,
and any who dsc benefit will give
the address Of every


MERCHANT FROM WHOM WE BUY GOODS
And you any discount will
stand before the inhabitants of Milan


AS Deliberate F'alSifiers.
We goods Strictly country produce We buy for Cash
Sell for Cash. takes risk in selling goods consequently goods


Very Low Margin of Profit.
in order to make little naagu the


Great Eastern 5 Cent Table
We have secured these various household goods aof
who wish to housekeeping furnish house cheap that ALT


PLEASURE OF BOARDING HOUSE LIFE
VIII snh they contemplate the various household
Year: 1879

from the Cheapest the Best also intend open Magnificent
DRESSiL4hLA'G q and ,HILLLNERY DEPARTNEHT
And negotiations with Of the EXPERIENCED MIL
LINERS and MANTUA MAKERS the SOUTH We ask those desir


have Dresses made in the Latest Style and those who wish have
Hats trimmed in a beautiful manner, Q wait for