smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

n hGOA WEEK in your own town, and no
Ehh capital risked. You can give the bust
QUU ness trial without expense. The best
opportunity ever offered for those willing to
work. You should try nothing else until you
see for yourself what you can do at the busl-
ness We offer No room to explain here. You
can devote all your time or only your spare
time 10 the business, and make great pay for
every hour that you work. Women make as
much as men. Send for special private terms
and particulars, which we mail free. IS Outfit
free. Don't complain Of hard times while you
have such a chance. Address II. HALLETT
& CO., Portland, Maine.
Year: 1879

An exceedingly curious illustration of
the precision with which the New York
Postofice is conducted was had few
days ago in the department in which
misdirected letters are deciphered. A
letter from Ireland came directed to
@My Mother, New York, America" OF
course it was an impossibility to tell to
whom the letter belonged, and prepare
tions were made to send it to the dead
letter Office. The same day, however, a
woman called at the general-d delivery
widow and asked for letter from her
son. The gentleman who had charge of
the deciphering bureau was immediate
ly struck with the coincidence, and sent
for the letter alluded to above. He
asked the woman where her son lived,
and when she gave the name of the
town it was found to be the same as the
postmark on the letter. Other inquiries
Justified the official in delivering the
letter to the woman, buthe insisted that
she should open it there, and, on examin-
alton, it was discovered that it was from
her son, and that she was the person for
whom it was intended. OF course if she
had asked for a letter addressed to her
name the answer would have been that
there was no such letter. Among other
curious letters received few days ago
was one addressed to "J. 81. johnson
wagon and plow maker; all kinds Of
work promptly attended to; America
The writer had evidently been instruct
ed to address in reply according to the
printed letter-head on which the com
munication had been written, and hao
literally followed instructions except II
giving the name of the town and State
-Netu York Tribune.
Year: 1879

There was an affecting and dramatic
scene at a wedding among colored peo-
pie in Pittsburgh last week, when two
brothers whom slavery had divided
were suddenly brought together after
long separation. They had been born
in Maryland, and the planter, whose
property they were, becoming embar-
rassed in business, was obliged to part
with some of his slaves, and the two
boys were among those whom he sold
One of them was taken to Texas, the
other to Virginia. They had grown to
be men before the war came, and never
expected to see each other again. After
emancipation they both went NORTH
and engaged in business, but they never
met. Each supposed the other to b.
dead. To this wedding went many col
ored people from the South and West
emong them the brothers. As they ap
peared to be strangers, some one intro
duced them. Before the day was owe
they discovered their relationship and
each had told the story of his life.
Year: 1879

While workmen were tearing up the
old floor of the Central freight-house at
Auburn, N. Y, lately, preparatory to re-
laying, they came across an unused
scale-box some eight inches deep and
about four feet square. 1t was pried
up from its position, and as it was be-
ing raised rattling sound was heard
inside. The men broke it open, when
out Jumped monstrous rat. Chase
was given the rodent, but the animal
managed to escape by running into a
pile of freight, The rat was as large as
a good-sized kitten, and SO gray from
age that it was almost white. The bot
tom of the box from which it emerged
was found to be completely covered to
the depth of an inch or more with pea
nut shucks, corn, corn-cobs, and the
like. The only opening that could be
discovered was small hole about an
inch and three-fourths in diameter,
through which rod had passed. When
young and small, the rat, it is supposed,
crawled into the box, and, after gorging
itself with plunder, was unable to get
out, and thus became voluntary prls-
oner. It gradually grew until it reached
enormous proportions. The materials
found in the box indicate that other
rats fed it, and thus kept it from starva'
ton. The rodent was undoubtedly con.
fined for several years, and the action
of the other animals in supplying ii
with means of subsistence shows de.
gree of intelligence that the rat has
rarely been given credit for. How the
imprisoned rat obtained water or othel
liquids to quench its thirst is mystery
but that it wes in the box for severa
years there can be no doubt. Its long
Imprisonment did not impair its physi


cal qualities to any extent, as was evi
denced by the sprightly manner IL
which it lodged about to get away from
the workmen when it was released.
Year: 1879

The Christian at Work thinks
Ruskin never said truer thing than
this: If you want knowledge, you
must toll for it; if food, you must toll
for it; and if pleasure, you must toll
for it." Toll is the law. Pleasure
comes through toll, and not by self
indulgence and Incidence. When one
gets to love work his life is happy
one. Said a poor man in Brooklyn,
the other day, with family of eleven
to provide for: "If I were worth
$1,000,0O0, I should not wish to do
much different than do every day,
working hour after hour. I love it
a thousand times better than to rest.
He has for nearly half century been
surrounded by workers, and has caught
the spirit of industry. He loves his
work better than food or sleep. He is
happy who has conquered lazinesa once
and forever.
Year: 1879

The brethren of Hardin Lodge, No.
1922, on last Saturday night, were treat
ed to a surprise on a point not set down
in the books, and which, as an inter
probation of Masonic law, entirely sets
aside all precedents laid down by Oil
yer, Mackey, Moore, Gross, Mitchell or
other learned writer's on Masonic ruling
and usages. It seems that there was a
candidate in waiting to take the second
degree, and, as the lodge had considera-
BILE business to transact and the night
was stormy, the gentleman concluded
to return home until such time as it
should please the lodge to take up his
case. When everything was ready, a
brother was sent to find him, who re-
turned and reported that the brother
had gone home. Whereupon COM
mittee was appointed to wait on the
brother and inform him that the lodge
was now ready to proceed to business.
The committee started out through the
snow and storm and finally arrived at
the house of the gentleman and raped
at the door, which was opened by his
wife, who was already dressed for the
night. The committee stated their
business, when they were politely but
energetically informed by the lady
that at present she had stronger
grip on Mr.. x. than the grip of an en-
tered apprentice; that the lodge might
do as it pleased, but, the Lord willing,
Mr.. x. was now about to retire with
Mrs. x" The committee, struck dumb
with astonishment, formed in solid pro-
cession and returned to the lodge.
Had a bomb-shen fallen through the
roof it could not have created more
confusion than the report of the COM
mittee on the reply of the plucky
woman. The hair of the Worshipful
Master stood upright like quilts upon
the fretful porcupine," and his hat rose
three inches above his head. The
Senior Warden retired from his posi-
ton, and the Junior Warden, in his
excitement, called the craft from labor
to refreshment; the Treasurer slapped
his hand on his pocket-book the Secre-
tary upset his inkstand; the deacons
moved uneasily about, and the Tyler was
heard to drop his sword in the ante
room. But the joke was too good,
and, presently, rising to the occasion.
the brethren burst into roar of laugh.
ter which fairly shook the building
after which order was restored, and the
lodge was closed in due form until such
time as Mrs. x. will allow Mr.. x. to take
the second degree.-Richmond (Mo.|
Gn11SPTnntnr
Year: 1879

Two beautiful girls, who are room
mates in clearinghouse on the West
Side, and who are noted for their
beautiful hair-one perfect blonde and
the other an extreme brunette-made a
horrifying mistake the other morning.
Arising early and dressing hurriedly in
the dark, both wended their way down,
and had seated themselves to breakfast
when the fact stood revealed that the
pair had changed hair, the brunette
sporting two-colored top-knot, and the
blonde wig of jetty black. Two break
fasts were scored to the landlady that
morning,
Year: 1879

WHEN an unattended lady enters a
crowded assembly room, it is interesting
to observe the very natural manner in
which each gentleman turns his head
towards supposititious vacant chair in
the distance. The lady having thereby
been inveigled into forsaking his vicin-
age, and hence relieved him of listening
to the still small voice in his waistcoat
that tells him to do the gallant thing,
each gentleman aforesaid resumes his
attention to the lecture, singing, or what
Dot, with countenance beaming like a
newly-polished brass kettle.-Boston
Irdlscript,
Year: 1879

When the news of the Adelphi's ex-
plosion reached Danbury, citizen,
whose wife had sailed from New York
that morning by way of the boat, took
the first train for Norwalk. They had
never at the best been very loving
couple, but they were eminently re-
spectacle. He had pursued his way and
she had gone hers, each finding pleasure
in characteristic channels. But now,
with the presence of her death upon
him, the old tenderness with which he
had won her came back to him, and dur
ing that long and dreary ride to the sea-
side his thoughts were busy with the
past. He could recall with painful dis
tinctness every help he had refused
her, every cross word he had given her,
every coldness he had shown her. ALI
the little acts governed by petty selfish
ness of which he had been guilty, and
which had passed from his memory in
the doing, now rose up before him as
deeds of monstrosity at whose presence
his heart sank trembling away.


As the last train reached Norwalk. he
hurried out on his wretched search, ask
ing here and there for intelligence of
her, his white lips and trembling frame
testifying most eloquently to his anx-
iety. At last his search was rewarded,
and he found her. Not dead and mu-
tilated, but alive and unframed. 1t was
happy meeting-not demonstrative,
because both were sorely out of practice
in that, but he was relieved of terrible
weight on finding her as he did.


$50 you are all right?" he said.


"Yes," she answered; 81 amt hurt
bit, but was terribly frightened"


"You must have been-horribly so.
1t was terribly narrow escape. Where's
your sachel?"


II don't know. I think it must have
blown overheard"


"Didn't you have it with your"


@No; I left it on bench, and had
gone to the front of the boat to look
out on the water when the explosion
came"


"That was dreadfully careless. I
don't see what you could have been
thinking of to have gone of and left
your sachel like that"


Why never had thought the boat
was going to blow up, did II"


1t don't make any difference" he
persisted. "Some one would have
stolen it, as likely as not, if the boat
hadn't blown up. There was no sense
in it, anyway, and it was foolish thing
to do. I don't suppose there's any use
to go looking for it now"


az know there amt" she answered
because I was sitting right where the
boat blowed out, because it was warm
there"


"Well, it can't be helped, I suppose
but it is too bad. The next time you
go away you'll show more sense, hope
than to go gallivanting all over a boat
without your sachel. el."-Dd71bltry NelCs
Year: 1879

A GIRL 13 years old lately hanged
herself in Liverpool for no ascertainable
reason whatever. She was said to have
been healthy and of playful turn OF
mind, which did not prevent her from
strangling herself with muf1er fastened
to door-handle.
Year: 1879

YOUNG men should beware of the
following paragraph, which was
started by a Philadelphia paper,
and is now going the rounds. The
chances are that the man who
wrote it is tied to a woman with a
hand like a Japanese fan, and a
voice that would make buzz-saw
pause in astonishment. 1t reads :
" Marriage is safe way to gam
BILE; if you win, you win a pile,
and if you lose, you don't lose any
thing"
Year: 1879

1t is sad that girl who can
shed three or four tears at n criti-
cal moment aud follow them lp
with u quivering sigh, can marry
all around good locking blonde
who does nothing but tries TO
blush.
Year: 1879

The Boston Herald has been studying the
Greenback party In Maine, the banner Green
back State. It sees great gains in that party
since the September elections, when it cast
over forty thousand votes. The Herald says
that, owing to the accession Of many new and
influential converts to the new party's doc
trines, the Republicans are so respondent
THAT only one Or two men are courageous
party. Hopes are expressed for Blaine's
health, and he is kindly advised mot to ex-
pose himself to the sun 1t will be In order
to sit up with the Hamlin mourners next fall.
been t.buried in beautiful hole in the
ground"
Year: 1879

The DOVER "Sentinel" in sensible
article advocates the passage Of $500
exemption law, for which the Peninsnlar
"News" commpnds it for taking a step
in the right direction, but for itself, it
advocates an exemption of $4,000. We
heartily second the Sentinel's move
ment, which would be a great improve
ment over the present laws Of the
State, but we consider the proposition
of the "Nsws," at the present time, as
but step in the direction of that COM
munism preached by itself and Dennis
Kearney. We hope however that the
time may come in the not far off future
when the people will become 30 educa
tad, enlightened, liberal and moral and
that prosperity may so abound that
everybody may be able to secure a
homestead OF more Or less value and be
able to keep it.
Year: 1879

The PENINSULA News says that the
majority Of the popular vote in Maine
against tho Republicans is nearly 5000.
We will charitably suppose that ty-
biographical error made our bucolic con.
temporary put a cypher too many at the
end of his figures, for We do not think
even admitting that he has gone so far
wrong after stray gods, that he would
wilfully change GOO to 5000. The only
way to keep some Republicans in the
party is to give them one of the best
paying Offices in its gift, and keep them
in Office the rest of their lives.
Year: 1879

II seems now that the editor of tn


s'Gaz-tte" was at some period in tn


pas mt HON. for his tax receipt be


fore be wonld be allowed to vote, ant


therefore he knew how it was himself


T q editors experience rather comedies


with our view of the duties of inspec


tors at elections. No matter whether


Inspectors be Republicans or Democrats
We contend that they have no right td
subject man to inconvenience, and
badger him out of his vote simply be-
cause he has not his tax receipt with
him as proof that he paid lawful tax.
Had the editors vote been objected to,
and had We been inspector at the polls
where he offered to vote, We would have
administered the oath or obligation the
law requires as to whether he had paid
. State and County tax within two
years, and had he answered satisfac-
torily, w would unhesitatingly have
taken his vote without insulting him
by turning him away from the polls
simply because he had no receipt with
him and as il he could not be believed
on oath. We we're fully aware that
when We wrote our article on the du-
ties Of election inspectors, that We did
not confns our remarks to any party,
bat We fully usant them % bs applic,
able to the guilty no matter what party
they belonged to. In all probability
there may have been some Irregular
ties in the past by Republican officers,
and II they have broken any law they
should have been met with the same
punishment, that We now urge should
be meted out TO the Democratic Inspec-
tors who 80 shamefully violated the
election laws at the late city election.
1t Is NO justification for Democratic
frauds to cay that they we're committed
In retaliation for some fancied frauds
committed by the Republicans years
ago. On the contrary the Democracy
promised the people rstrenchment, re-
form and honesty If they were exalted
to power, and this is what some who
knew no better expected. We are not
glad that such glazing frauds have
been practiced but We are rather
pleased to see the people get their eyes
opened that they may SAG what Demo.
cratic promises mean, and how far they
carry them out when promised. W.
have taken the ground all along that
the inspector who took an illegal vote
knowing it to be such, should be pun


ishe to the full extent Of the law, and
the same We have said about illegal
vot-rs, whether they be Republicans or
Democrats. Surely the "Gaz.tte" in
stead of csrping at us and finding fault
with us for his, which We say is an
honest expression of opinion, should
heartily second our motion, and let all
who have in any manner b en- guilty ot
any infraction of the election laws
knowingly and wilfullv at the late city
election, be punished as the law pro
vides. What does the Gazette" say
about itl
Year: 1879

The large sales at the "Wilmiugtor
Clothing House" during the two weAks
it has been open to the public assures
us that people know where good goods
are sold at low prices. 1t will do you
good to look in their store and price
their goods, II you do not wish to buy.
Year: 1879

Craftsmanship of the State Committee, kilograms
signed by number of leading Democrats were sent
to Thompson advising him to keep his fingers out
of that pie and intmating in case he continued to
interfere that he would not only lose the chairman
ship of tho Committee, but put In jeopardy his po-
sition AS Sergeaut-at-Arms. Some grief Is expert
cnced by the friends of General Ewing in cQnse-
Guenoe Of the refusal of Eastern hard-money Dem
ocrats to contribute funds for the campaign IN
Ohio
Year: 1879


Advices from Liberia announce that tho
Boundary Conference has decided that the Lberisns
have not proved their claim to any territory north OF
the eleventh parallel of latitude. The conference haa
dissolved,
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, Juno s." Blame is one Of the best
fellows in the world said a Democratic Senator
two or three days ago, "and if he was a Democrat
we should almost idolize him. But" he added, she
does thrash round so in coru-feld sometimes
that ho makes me itch to knock him down.
Year: 1879

sailed ont arm in arm to SEQ the town, chuckling
at the fun they were all having in Washington as
the honored guests of the Nation.


johnson, the colored witness for whose arrest on
a charge of perjury warrant was sworn out on
Friday, was locked up yesterday. johnson was
certainly suffering from the tOrtures of guilty con
science but there is a much better reason, lndglng
alone by appearances while undergoing examination,
that he telling the truth to the committee on
last Wednesday when he swore that his aihdavit
made in Louisiana was lie, than that the reverse
was the case. The other witnesses have sworn that
they conscences but the statement is as yet
unite unsupDOrteA
Year: 1879

Editors Table Sunday Afternoon for May.l


Lately we have had disgusting trial
in Washington the private relations of
Il base old man and vile woman have
been exposed to public view by one of
the most indecent of criminal lawyers,
and the newspapers, all over the coun-
try, have been printing this delectable
stuff for the instruction of their readers.
What interest is subserved by defiling
white paper with nastiness like this
There is absolutely no justification for
it; it is an Otfense against common de-
cency; it is IL disgrace to- journalism
that it trades in wares of this descrip-
ton and makes money by hawking filth
and corruption.


Not only do our newspapers offend
by the publication of the vile details of
great crimes, but also by picking up
and spreading abroad little scandals,
little unpleasantness in society, little
bits of gossip that no sensible or honor
orable person wishes to know or would
suffer himself to repeat. Much of the
space of many weekly papers and of
not few dailies is devoted to matters
of this description. The tittle-tattle of
the neighbOIhoOd that is not only silly
but poisonous in the extreme is gather
ed and served up in as appetizing IL
manner as possible for the entertain
ment of the whole community. If ii
woman behaves indiscretely, the fact,
more or less embellished and sufficiently
disguised to whet the appetites of the
gossips, is likely to appear in print the
next day. If a man commits an error
which he is pretty sure to be ashamed,
and concerning which he would be glad
of the indulgent silence of his neigh
bOrs, there is no mercy for him he
will have Il chance to read the record, q
good deal magnified, in the local col.
umn. Domestic infelicities with which
the public has no business at all affort
material for spicy items business com.
plicated by unauthorized reports con
cerning them little troubles in the
churches which those who have the
care of their interests are doing thei
best to compose are famed into grave
dissensiOns by references to them in tn,
newspapers. Sometimes, when the de
tails of these small scandals are no
given, there are little hints and innu
endoes that serve to put all the pruri
ent and meddlesome noses i'm the com
munity on the scent for indecency O
mischief. ga certain unmarried pro
= fessiOnal man is said to be more init
mate than is proper with certain mar
ried woman" in locality that is nam
Il ed. ''The skeleton in certain hous
in Ward Blank is likely to get an airin
Year: 1879

Salem, o., Sept 26.-Judge Goodirg addressed
very attentive meeting Of about 500 voters here
this evening. His indictment Of the Republican
party touching It's legislation In Bvor Of the rich
and against the poor was most terrific, and car
rled conviction TO every listener in spite Of party
many Republicans was significant The tide has
turned wonderfully in favor Of tur invincible
1nnn
Year: 1879

Bellevue, Sept 27-Hon Frank Hurd address,
ed packed audience at the Opera House last
evening. 1t was the first speech Of the campaign
and was not only satisfactory but created great
enthusiasm. The Democrats here will take ad
vantage Of the present feeling Of @ DHdence and
arrange for grand rally at this point at an early
day,
Year: 1879

As Henry Fredericts, aged 10, was working in
the rubber works at Bloomingdale New Jersey,
his apron was caught by belt and he was
whirled among the machinery His head and
all his limbs were torn FROM hiR bodv
Year: 1879

List of the Battles of the War of the Rebellion


We continue in this number the publication of an alpha
betca list of the Battles Of the War Of the Rebellion
from authentic sources continued hereafter 1t will
be pleasant hope for e old soldiers again the
names and dates of battles in which they their friends
took part
Year: 1879

young man named Michael Macarthur attempted
to create = disturbance last night at Bender's
Park sixty-third street and First avenue. Officer
Wade Of the Twenty-eighth precinct. arrested
him and took him outside of the picnic grounds
They had gone but q short distance
from the gate when Macarthur assaulted
the policeman. and while the policeman
was struggling with his prisoner gang of
battle row" rowdies appeared upon tho
scene and took q hand. They knocked the
policeman down. relieved him of his club
and beat him with II about the body
Wade defended himself best he could.
but fearing that his assailsnts intended
to murder him, Or his revolver. at
the sight of which the men ran away Wade fred
at the retreating party, the shot lodging in
McArthur's back aud inficting a fatal wound
The man after being wounded ran for several
blocks; but, growing weak from loss of blood fell
to the pavement. He was conveyed to the
East Fifty ninth street station house and thence
moved TO Roosevelt Hospital.


Wade gave his address No. S11 First avenue. Tho
police say that he does not live there but is noto
rivus character, whose headquarters in East
Thirtpenth street.