smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Very few of the sudden deaths which
are said to arise from diseases of the
heart do really arise from that cause.
To ascertain the real origin of the sud-
den deaths, an experiment was tried and
reported to a scientific congress at Stras-
burg. Sixty-six cases of sudden death
were made the subject of q thorough
post-mortem exanaination in these cases
only two were found who died from di-
seases of the heart. Nine out OF &c had


died from apoplexy, while there were 46
cases of congestion of the lungs; that is,


the lungs We're so full of blood they
could not work, not being room enough


for q sufficient quantity Of air to support
life. The causes that produce conges-
ton of the lungs are: cold feet, tight
clothing, costiye bowels, sitting still
until chilled after being warmed with


labor or rapid walking, going too sud.
denly from close room into the air,


especially after speaking, too hasty walk
ing, or running to catch train, etc.
These causes of sudden death being
known, an avoidance of them may serve


to lengthen many valuable lives, which
would otherwise be lost under the YER


dict of the heart complaint. That di-
sease is supposed to be inevitable and
incuable hence, many may not take
/ the pains they would to avoid sudden


death, if they knew II lay in their power.
Year: 1879

GREEN BAY, July 1.-The town of
Glenmore, in this county, five miles east
OF this city, is just now in a state of the
greatest pertuberation over foul murder
committed within its borders within the
last day or two. Last evening, missing
her presence about her residence, Neigh
bors made search of the premises of the
widow Ann Ryan, without success, but
the barking of her dog in the woods
few rods adjacent attracting attention,
sher apnroach hed the locality and there
side OF the face. Further examination
conveyed the impression that the deed
had been committed on Saturdy, and an
axe the implement used. There is a di-
yersity of opinion as to the cause or
object of the murder, some assigning
pluder as the object, and others imagine
she got into an alteration with lawless
thieves and they to prevent her making
trouble, put her out of the way in the
manner intimated. She was q woman of
over 60 years of age and lived alone.
From the position in which the body was
found it is believed more than one per,
sons was implicated in the foul proceed
ing. The authorities are doing all IL
their power to get at the bottom facts in
the case, and if possible bring the guilty
parties to speedy retribution.
Year: 1879

Ingersoll: | despise stingy man. I
don't see how it is possible for a man to
die worth fifty millions of dollars, in q
city full of want, when he meets almost
every day the withered hand of beggary
and the white lips of famine. How Il
man can withstand all that and hold in
clatch Of his hand twenty or thirty mil
lions of dollars, is past my comprehen-
sion.
Year: 1879

There were two Of them hanging over
the front gate the other night. She was
within the yard and he on the
sidewalk outside, both leaning on the
top rail, aud apparently as happy as two
pigs in a cornfeld. He was saying,
."Now, my own little darling, sweet idol
of my soul, whose image is ever on my
heart when he saw the old man COM
ing down the front walk, and continued
in different strain; 1.-The potato bugs
haven't destroyed our crops SO much
since we purchased Paris green, and you
will find also that cabbages can be raised
better on rich soil" The old gentle
man heard it, and turned back, saying as
he entered the house, .sThese young
people take more interest in agricultural
affairs than people generally suppose.
Year: 1879

y COMPROMIsE.-The death OF Gen


james Shields has revived the following
incidents of his life: He often told
with glee how he and Douglas, the
member of the Legislature, had roomed
together at Fandalia, in boarding
house kept by Col Flack, where, in
accordance with the custom of the time
and locality, they kept a pitcher Of
Bourbon whisky OH tie table. They
were a jovial pair and Flack soon tired
of filing the pitcher and keeping count
Of the number of times it was filed, so
cutting hole in the PARTITION which
divided Shields and Douglas room
from his bar he put in barrel of whis-
Ky with a spigot in either room, the
nasccnt statesmen being allowed TO drink
at one while he sold to the general pub
they were even, the third uay DuGGs las
and Shields had taken decided lead
and Col Flack getting alarmed, COM
promised the contract, which otherwise
would have lasted all winter, for a FIVE
gallon keg Of the beverage.
Year: 1879

tion to repudiate honest debts. If this
is true of Missouri, it is ten-fold more
palpable of the Cotton States.


1t is this intense spirit of sectionalism,
dominating the Southern people, hand
ed down from one generation to an
other. and kept alive by hatred of the
blacks and prejudice against all that is
Northern, which is the chief hindrance
to the restoration of the political peace
and material prosperity of the South.
Time alone can unfold the remedy, so
long as the Southern people refuse to
apply it. Meanwhile the constant and
turbulent manifestation of this vicious
sectionalism is bar to perfect CONNER
cial and political harmony between the
two sections. Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1879

The Comptroller of the Treasury, under a
bill reported by the Senate Committee on
Finance, is empowered to compound and COM
promise the debts and liabilities of the Freed
mans Bank, and TO sell its property and wind
up the concern. The Comptroller is also d.


rected 10 inquire into the management Of he
company and to begin civil and criminal suits
II warranted against the trustees and others
Year: 1879

tempted to resort to means unusual and ex- treme, and some may think that zeal for the Lords house will justify even this step. But l would suggest. my dear sir, that such prop ositions ought not to be made to the people of Washington by any employed on your respect able paper For myself, I do not believe this article was written by your regular correspond ent. Some frivolous young person, some silly jester, has stolen the worthy pen of ''S," for 8 most unworthy purpose Rebukehm

 Of the concert given by the Jones Family, I can honestly speak in very high terms of praise. The audience, not large, but select and critical, showed by constant succession of cheers, the keenest sense of pleasure. The secret of their mysterious appearance was too we'll kept Had a few hints of what might be expected. been cunningly dropped few days before, the hall might have been full, and ''S." might never have dreamed of suggesting the propriety of lottery or a billiard saloon" to raise funds to repair the church.

 But let me assure our friends in other towns, that Judea is not demoralized. Lottery tick cts are never offered here. doubt whether $10 have been spent thus in ten years by any of our citizens Our summer boarders come among us not only for pure air, but for friend shIp's sake. Not knowing your correspondent they resent the suggestion with more impa' tience than does, Yours Truly. G.
Year: 1879

| remember the way it began. 1t was
in April, and some of the cleaning
was done. The parlor stove had been
taken down and sewed up in its usual
canvas bag for the season. Aunty said
she wouldn't have the dirt and muss of
a fire upon her freshly-turned carpet.
We were so sorry, Daisy and Tom and |,
because it was the one CHEEKY spot in the
whole room. Outside of the dear old
thin-legged and thinner toned piano,
there wasn't now comfortable feature
in the whole grim circumference of it.
And because it was April, and some of
the house-cleaning done, aunty would
have it that the parlor was comfortable.
Her poor dear nose was red and her thin
hands were blue, and we felt so sorry to
see her freeze there with her prayer
book in her hand. AS for Daisy and me,
we stayed out by the kitchen range, pre-
tending to be still doing up the dishes !;
and it was a mercy we did, for Cousin
Tom came right to us instead of blurting
into the parlor with his pale face and
melancholy news. Somehow the min
ute he took his hat off l knew by the
look of his hair that something had hap
pened. 1t usually lay kind of curly and
soft about his forehead, but now it was
lank and stiff and petrifed-looking. He
came right up to us and said, in blood
curdling way, "Girls, the bank has
busted!n


"Not aunty's bankP" said Daisy, for l
couldn't speak.


"The one where she kept her tin"
said Tom. "It's gone up the spout
Clean!" he added, with mournfu1 en-
phasis.


"Who can tell auntyp" whispered
Daisy, while we all shrank at the bare
thought of such a thing.


After all, why tell herp" said Cousin
Tom 81 always draw the money; it
will be an easy matter to keep up the
humbug of the book"


"But the humbug of the money is the
difficult part" said.


"WelI, it will be a tight shave" said
Tom; "there'll be some tall scroogeing
when rent-day comes around, but ]
think can manage it now"


We knew that Tom was in an insur-
ance office, and, though the work was
light, the pay was correspondingly va
porous, and he had always given what
he could to the mutual support. l was
| glad to see him put so brave face upor
|
come was gone / couldn't see how We
were to make ends meet. 1t had always
served to pay the rent, which was big
item in our expenses.


We lived across town-no matter
where; we had the whole second anC
part of the third floor in one of those old
fashioned, deep window-silled, wide ant
mellow mansions, that was quite gen
teel and grand when aunty first went t.
housekeeping with her two little orphan
nieces. Daisy was but a baby then, an,
it was not till some years later on sh
gave shelter to Cousin Tom. By tina
time this spacious domain was sadly al
tered; the paint had become more an
more yellow with every year that wen
By; the walls hln toO6 oO6 t6o deeper not to say
evolved itself to such an extent about u
hat the Balbriggans, the family occu
. wing the rest of the house, declared ths
Year: 1879

pearance of beggar. The way she
manages is to find out the name of
some one you know, and she makes
a regular call upon you, as any lady
might do, representing herself as
the friend of your friend, who
has requested her to call. She comes
several times, and there is that about her
that interests you at once. After you
begin to know her quite well she asks for
money, but in the most delicate manner
in the world. She is raising funds for
mission school, or she has check to be
cashed, and the banks are closed. In
deed, she is so clever about it that you
never suspect a thing until you find that
her visits cease after the money has been
advanced. She completely fooled DR.. Hol-
land some time ago. The doctor is one
of the most tender-hearted of men. and
he had the greatest pity for the poor de-
formed creature, and gave her quite
little sum of money. L am sure he felt
great deal worse at his disappointment
in the girl than in the loss of his money.
He expostulated with her and begged
her to give up her swindling ways; but
she positively refused. He went to her
house and found that she lived with hel
mother in very comfortable style, and al
on the money she made by such nefari
Gus means. During Nine. Modjeska's
last visit to New York this clever little
adventures called upon her and said
that she had just received letter from
some of madam's friends in Cincinnati,
who requested her to call. She came
several times and Nine. Modjeska, like
all the Others, became very much inter-
ested in her. One day she asked the
actress for $35, giving some good reason
i forget now just what it was.
Madam did not have the amount in her
pocketbook just then, so she told her to
call in the afternoon, and she should
have it with the greatest pleasure. [
happened to call on Nine. Modjeska in
the meantime. and she told me about this
poor child who was in such difficulties.
''Is she hump backed ?" l inquired.
Eyes, poor thing she is," replied the
kind-hearted lady. "Then beware" :"
said l, for she is the biggest little fraud
in New York." and / told madam of her
tricks. Il should rather have lost the
S35 and been deceived" said she, ethan
to know that the young girl was an ad-
ventures. Indeed, l had great difficult
ty in persuading Nine. Modjeska of her
unworthiness, and, even after she knew,
she wanted to let her have the money.


do not suppose the girl was surprised


when the money was not forthcoming


She probably supposed that she had been


discovered, and started off for fresh
fields.
Year: 1879

Oftentimes | have seen tall ship glide
by against the tide as if drawn by some
invisible tow-line, with hundred strong
arms pulling it. Her sails untitled, her
streamers were dropping, she had neither
side-wheel nor stern wheel; still she
had moved on stately, in serene
triumph, as with her own life. But |
knew that on the other side of the ship,
hidden beneath the great bulk that swan
so majestically, there was q little toll
some steam-tug, with heart Of fire and
arms of iron, that was tugging it bravely
on and / knew that if the little steam
tuguntwined her arms and left the ship,
it would wallow and roll about, and
drift hither and thither, and go off with
the refluent tide no man knows whittier.
And so | have known more than one
genius, high-decked, full-freighted, wide
sailed -pennoned, but that for the
bare, toiling arms and brave, warm
beating heart of the faithful little wife
that nestled close to him so that no wind
or wave could part them, he would
have gone down with the stream, and
have been heard of no more Oiver


Wendell Holmes.
Year: 1879

yention.


The marked characteristics of our age are a
pervading worship of physical nature as the ul-
innate power over man, and growing content
ment with practical energy as the highest type
of life. The first tendency regards the human
spirit as product of physical nature; so that
nature is the master Of the spirit This is the
curious attitude of our generation towards ma
ture; the will rules it as slave, the spirit sub
mits to it as master This tendency speaking
through the ''New Philosophy aims to cut off
intellectual life from the inspiration that comes
from faith in the higher reaches of our own
nature, and would condemn us to think and
work on the level of physical discoveries, So
Geological laws, utilitarian ethics and unimmor-
talized experiences The Influence of this ten
dency makes our intellectual life cowed and
self-conscious exerting itself under nervous
sense of being watched by science, ready to ieer
at it if it attempt generous ideal flight in any
direction. All through our modern literature,
OF any pretension one sees a strained effort to
resist all higher intellectual enthusiasm as
fever, especially in journalism of the higher
class, in the drama and in felton, which seems
wholly given over to an uninSpiring agnosti-
cism. Primness and accuracy a small scale
is the aim of much of our modern education.
Everywhere there is reduction in the tenn
perature of the human mind. The target is
near and definite, but the bow has lost its elias
ticity and fine vibration it once had when it
was not ashamed to aim at heavenly things.
1t is an unimpassioned age, rejoicing that the
world has outgrown idealism and can now really
go to work.


The practical" spirit of our age, not only
resents this supremacy OF intellect considered
as an end in itself, but it also aims to bind to
its own limited Interpretation and use, the eX-
preston OF intellect in poetry and eloquence.
As the monster Caliban wanted tomarry beau
tiful Miranda in order to escape her service, so
our drudging spirit of so-called practical life
allies itself to poetry and eloquence, in order
to make them servants. In England especially,
this tendency has turned all her poets into solv-
ers ''of problems and helpers of causes"
writes 'Queen Mary in the interest of nation
al Professionalism; Matthew Arnold whistles to
keep up his countrymen's courage while wait
ing for a new religion; Swinburne deifies the
passions as q practical substitute for the Chris
tian religion, which he thinks dead: William
Morris affects to be san idle singer of an idle
day." but really feels it his mission to revive
the pagan spirit in England. Everywhere YOU
see poetry i'll England, either as hearae car
rying off some dead creed hope or inspiration,
or else as a dray bringing in the luggage of
some new creed or inspiration not vet arrived.
But immortal poetry is above all this-has no
anxiety-is universal. The highest intellectual
life will do the best work for the world, by
simply maintaining its faith in life's higher
and invisible verities. Not defying our practi-
cal age, but like Prospero using it as the obe-
dent Ariel of the soul.
Year: 1879

Allentown PENN Chronicle


A good joke is told on certain gentleman
which is too good to be lost. Our friend who
shall be nameless, purchased pair of pants
few days ago which, upon being tried on at
home, he found to be too long. That night he
remarked to his wife that he wished her to
take off an inch from each leg, which would
make them the desired length. Being fond
as many good wives are, of teasing her hus-
band she told him ''fat-footed" that she
shouldn't do anything of the kind, and he re-
tired finally, without having obtained a prom
Use from her that she would attend to the mat
ter, Soon after he had left for his room, how
ever, she as a matter of course, clipped off the
superhuous inch, as she had been asked to-
The family is composed OF SIX female mem berS
in addition to the goodman, and it CHANGED
that each one of the five, who were in adioin-
ing rooms. including the mother of our friend
heard the dispute between man and wife about
the pants, and after the latter had taken out
the required inch and retired, the old lady, de-
string to "keep peace in the family and not
knowing what her danghter-in-law had
done, cautiously slipped into the room and
cut off another inch. In this way did each of
the aforesaid five ladies all unknown to the
other, and all with the praiseworthy object of
preventing any misunderstanding between the
married couple, clip an inch from the legs of
the gentleman'S trousers The following
morning, all unconscious of what had taken
place during the night, he rolled up his pants
in piece Of paper and took them to the tailor
to be shortened to the desired length. Upon a
hasty glance the latter ventured the opinion
that they were already rather Short but the
owner was too well posted on that score, and
insisted that they were fully an inch too long.
The tailor had no more to say, and our friend
retired. On the following Saturday he called
for the pants and took them home, and the
next morning when he came to put himself
inside of them he was supremely disgusted at
finding the legs reached only a trife below the
knee. In other words, they had been altered
to the fashion of century ago, when knee
breeches were in vogue. He straightway ac-
cused the tailor of having ruined the pants,
and his Indignation was expressed in language
anything but mild. His wife heard him and
came to the rescue of the knight of the shears,
explaining that she had taken an inch from
each of the legs, and her acknowledgement
was followed by that of each of the other five
ladies, when it was discovered that altogether
the legs had actually been shortened to the ex-
tent of seven inches.
Year: 1879

THE Hartford Courant thinks those who
have heard Senator Eaton the night before
election addressing a crowd composed of
the honest and enthusiastic yeomanry of the
Fifth and sixth Wards do not need to read
his recent speech. ''It is the same old speech
with few Of the customary appeals to the
Deity omitted
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publica
tion but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
journal
Year: 1879

Boston Transcript: You know how disagree
able it is to get hair in your mouth? How
would you like to be a lion, then, and have
whole headful of them thrust into your laws,
with irritating frequency, just to make holi-
day entertainment for a set of staring boobies.
Year: 1879

Steubenville Herald: This is the season of
the year when it isn't necessary to call the
police, turn in fire alarm, and break vour
back getting out doors when you hear a woman
scream in mortal agony-shess only shooing the
chickens out of the garden.
Year: 1879

ResoiUed. That orders be drawn BY the
Chairman aud Clerk Of this Board In favor
OF each Supervisor. for his services
aud mileage at this session OF the Board. as
provided BY law.


Carried
Year: 1879

we reckon they'll not get much of it..
The accused arc bad men, and as the


District Attorney we'll remarked in his
argument to the jury, you can lock out
a thief, you can guard against a mnr-
derer or an assassin, but what man is
safe. in his life. liberty, reputation or
property, if pcrjurels arc allowed to go
free and unpunisled ?"


These convictions, we look upon, as
amongst the most important eyer made
in our district Court, and we hope if the
occasion should ever arise again, that
the District Attorney will do as he did in


this case, hold the parties to account
and prosecute them to the bttcrest e2-
tremitv Of the law, for if any class of
malefactors on earth are to be despiscd,


Ioathed and feared, it is those who under


the solemn sanction Of an oath will
commit this sorl killing crime"


Our District Court is drawing to a
close. All the civil and criminal cases
have either been tried, dead docketed,
or continued (vcry few Of the latter).


Not a single case tried by the Petit


Jury has been found not gnitH, and
not a single mistrial. 1t shows one
thing, and that is, that onr Grand Jury,
weighed well all evidence brought before
them, and sent no one to be tired before
the Petit Jury unless they were satisfied
that the evidence was sufficient to con-
yict him or her. In every case when
the District Attorney filed an infor
formation tile parties have come into
open court and plead guiliy, or been
tried and found guilty.
Year: 1879

The Woodward avenue car going
north at eleven o'clock yesterday fore
noon overlook man with a hand-trunk
of ancient make walking in the middle
of the street. He inquired if the car
went to the railroad track, and then
got aboard. There were several pas
sengers in the car, and as he stood in
the door he looked from one to the other
and said:


eff am intruding don't hesitate TO
tell me so. l like people who speak
right out, and l am used to plain talk. !"
No one objected and he took seat,
crossed his legs and said to himself:


"Pll bet they never built this car for
less than fifty dollars! Pm glad the
old woman isn't here. If she should
see how it's fixed up she'd never let up
on me till / tackled one to the house.
I'll never ride on a wood wagon again
when i can jog along in a chariot like
this. It's got more windows than a
beehive, and wouldn't dare spit on
the floor if was dying to spitr'


AS he made no move to pay his fare
the driver rang the bell.


"Got bells on here, ehp" mused the
plain man. "Now who'd a-thought
they'd have gone to such an expense
as that! Folks here in town are right
on the style, no matter what it costs!"


The driver rang again and again, and
seeing that it did no good he finally
opened the door and said:


"You man in the corner there-you
didn't pay your farer'


My fare! Why, that's so! Hanged
if hadn't forgotten all about it! Were
you ringing that bell for meP"


YES"


s.That's too bad! Why didn't you
open that door long ago and say to me-:
Here, you old potato top, if you don't
pass up your ducats I'll land you in
the mudr I'm plain man, and 1
never get miffed at plain talk. Take
the damage out of this half dollar"'-
Free Press.