smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

In '52 there wasn't likelier fellow on
the line than George klrke.
He was the son OF a poor man. and his
mother was dead His father was IL con
firmed invalid of the rheumatic order,
and George played the dutiful son to him
in a way that would astonish the young
men of to day.


Somehow, nobody knew exactly how,
George had managed to pick up good
education, and he had polished it Oft, so
to speak, by two years course at com
mercial college.


Kirke began on the Stony Hill railroad
when he was about twenty y-one or two
wears old This railway business is a
regular succession, and, generally speak
ing, man has to work his way up. 1t
amt often that he gets right up to the
dignity Of a conductor at one step, with
the chance to pocket ten cent scrips, with
the privilege of helping all the good.
looking and well dressed ladies out of
the cars, and letting the homely ones,
with babies and bandboXes in their arms.
stumble out as best they may,


George did his duty so well that he
was SOC n promoted to fireman, and atler
, ne had learned the workings Of the ma
chine, he was made engineer and given
an engine


This engine was one Of the newest and
best ON the line, and was called the Fly
away. and George was mighty proud of
her, you may well believe, rrE Rr1
| tell yon. sir, your true engineer
one US is out and out for the business,
and feels his resp 'n>ibility-takes as
much pride in his engine as the jockey
does his favorite racehorse, and would
sit up nights, or neglect sweethear, to
keep the brasses and filagrees Of his ma
chine SOS you could see your face in EN-
Tn re was another man wanted
Georges chance. There's generally
more than one after every pay ing job.


Jack Halliday had b, en- waiting for
some time to be engineer ofthe Flyaway,
and when he lost he was mad enough to
pull hair. II was brakesman likewise.
and had been on the road full two years
longer than Ki,ke, and it would seem
that the chance really belonged to him,
vet he was n quarrelsone, disagreeable
fellow, with independence enough to have
Sc, an emperor up IN business and still
have some left.


When Jack realized that George had
got the inside track of him, his anger
was at white heat. He cursed kirke,
and cursed the company and old Whate
| ly, the superintendent, and things gener
ally, until it seemed u pity that there was
not something else to curse, he was in
such fine curslng order


There was more than one thing which
made Jonh Halliday down on George
Kirke. George had been his rival in ma
ny respects, and particularly whee he
fairer creation was concerned George
was great favorite with the girls, for
he was handsome and generous. and
good natured, and Jack was sarcastic,
and always on the contrary side. and the
girls avoided him, as they always should
such man


We always expected that i'll would
come to George. from Jacks bad blood
against him, and we warned him more
than one, but he always laughed, ard re
minded us of the old saw that barking
dogs seldom bite which is true in tue
main.


And, as time went on, until two, three,
Year: 1877

Don't 60 asleep during the 6rst part
of your minister's sermon. At least pay
him the compliment of supposing that he
will be both entertaining and instructive,
If, however, after fifteen minutes, you
feel drowsy, you can go to sleep with
quiet conscience, because you have given
him fair chance to keep you awake and
he couldn't do it. ... a...
Year: 1877

INCREASING MECHANICS wAGES-THE NEW


SECRET OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF


THE OLD TRADES UNIONS.


The plastcrcrs are rejoicing that in some Of the
shops or from some OF the employers. advance Of
wages was given TO 81 SO day. So fur this season
this has been tho highest price paid to mechanics,
thousands Of whom glad to work for 81 so day.
There Is just now an increasing activity among the
building trades but the season for this branch has
not yet fairly opened the number Of Idle men s still
very large. fully 10000 Of them, not including the
laborers, being among tho unfortunate. In
all the branches connected with the clothing
interest there Is q demand for more hands In Q
yesterday with some of the trades leaders


claimed that the SUCCESS which had attended the
paserers and some OF the other trades IN getting an
advance of wages So so day - due the influence
OF the mechanics secret organization, which was
established recently in this CITY, and which Is said TO
be spreading as national organic itiou through
out the large cities Of she Union. 1t freely ad-
mttcd by these leaders wLo declined allowing their
be puhlshed that last winter In the tcrrble
destitut'on which fell upon the working classes gen.
orally. II was found that tho old trades
unions had proved TO be failure MS protection 10
workingmen, and chief reason tor this lay in the
fact that they came to be used as mere political ma
chimes This mechanics secret organization made
cardinal point in ITS constitution TO demand work for
the million pubic improvements, but having re-.
Gently discovered that political machinery was put to
work IN tho direction OF the movement as In
uuguratcd by tho men, this project was abandoned
and efforts in direction the very opposite 70 that
Of the politicians were at once made ~ mas oesn now
mand work public improvements. until the secret
organi advanced to greater strength than at
present The HERALD has already explained the COM
position Of this mechanics secret organization, which,


IL would 10 In the future to take the place Of the
old trades unions, once 80 powerful Committees OF
tho different trades have been formed IN every ward
in the city and TO these 10 nrusted the consolidation
of the work OF the society.
Year: 1877

viii have been mitigated and the peo-
pie will be practically unit in favor
OF some such bill. Moreover, we have
been advised 10y some OF those who
are in favor Of the measure that il will
be very well to let it go into the next
fall campaign as All issue before the
people and let the matter be uumis-
takably cleared up. In other words.
be sure it is the will of the people and
then go ahead


Another difficulty was the fact that
the delegates from the other counties
embraced in the bill would not con-
sent to hold it back longer from its
passage. We had to act at once, or
not at all. A still stronger point pre-
sented itself to our minds, in this, that
il was very unsafe step to have bill
for our county tied with other counties
in it. If these counties should please
to oppose any amendments which our
county might hereafter wish made,
we would find ourselves embarrassed
by their common interest with us in
it. We find it is much the best to
have bill OF our own with no other
county in it. Under all these circum-
stances, ard with these conflicting let
ters, we thought it best to withdraw
Washin pton county, and we did so.
The matter will go into the next can
vass, and some OF the parties who
have thrown obstacles in tie way of
the bill will have an opportunity to
see how far the people of the county
agree with them in their opposition to
it.


Mr.. Berry, of Bedford, has intro
duced another general dog tax bill and
as it eXempts one dog to each family,
it may pass. But fail to see how any
farmer who will not stand small tax
on his property to make good the
roads through his land can sustain
himself in imposing a still heavier tax
on the poor mans dog, which is not
property, to protect his own property,
which he says must not be taxed.


The upshot of 1t is this. The poor
man must pay the dog tax and work
the roads for the benefit of property.
l am in favor of protecting property,
but doubt the property of putting all
the burden of its protection on those
who have none of their own.


The weather here is very beautiful,
and the naples and aspens are in full
bloom. The Ground Hog had abun-
dant opportunity TO see his shadow
last Friday, but if he went into his
hole and drew the hole in after him,
he has deprived himself OF week of
very lovely sunshine. Thus far the
Ground Hog is a fraud, | SEE.
Year: 1877

since the panic up to this time they do
not propose TO go to hard drinking again.
Getting sober is notso delightful as keep.
iDg up the intOxication, but 1t Is absolute.
ly necessary for people after a long spree
to at last cease TO stimulate their shat.
tered nerves, II they desire to recover
their health.
Year: 1877

ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
GENERAL NEWS.





A Delegation Of Discharged Post
ofiCeClerks Visit Washington.
They Complain to the President
and Get a Flea In their Ear.
Editorial Excursion Over the Dem
YER & Rio Grands Railroad.
The Most Elevated Railroad In


the World.
Year: 1877

THE story that one OF the sons of the
President is to go to Paris as second sec
retary of legation is going the rounds of
the papers. If it be that such an arrange
ment is Contemplated, we see no good
reason why anybody should object to it.
If the young man is fit for the place sure
ly the fact of his father being President
should not disqualify him.-BditimOre
Gazette.


Our excellent contemporary is quite
correct. But if the President puts his
own son inloffice, why not his wife's cous-
in, who, weiwere. told, applied a few days
since, and on account ofsuch kinship,wa;
told he must remain ont in the cold.


This Office that is used 10 educate, eli
vate and enrich mans family would be
valuable acquisition were the salary
one-fourth h what it is, including the am.
pie supplies made by Congress for his
household. - -a
Year: 1877

LoUIsIANA.-Iti is said that conserva.
tlves who are in Washington state t hat if
Packard initiates hostilities it will not be
in the power Of all the troops that are in
New Orleans to protect him. They also
say that it is time the administration had
decided on its course, and they repeat
that if it undertakes to afford any active
sympathy or assistance to Packard that
the people of Louisiana will not submit.
Most of them, however, still adhere to
the hope that the President will do what
is right in the matter.


President Hayes is acting exceedingly
shabby in this matter. He and his Cabi-
net were committed to conservative pol
icy, and now they are acting as though
they were waiting to be bought-waiting
for a consideration before they make de-
cision, and the people of a whole State
are tormented and kept in state of civil
war by this policy. Win the Presidency
never get into honorable hands? Must it,
like the Senatorial Office, be longer drag
gsd in the slime of dishonor and be con-
tinually smirched with transactions be-
meath the countenance of such as Morrisy
and other high-toned gamblers? When
will the people see the evils which result
ed from Grantism and denounce such
trucking peddlers in politics as they de-
serve. Eyarts' whole life has been one of
aquisitions ofhigh fees for small service;
and now there is no telling whether he
will not attempt to make merchandise of
his position as Fish was charged with do
ing.
Year: 1877

when it comes to be question be-
tween the existence of the federal armz
and the existence of state governments" !"
says the New York World, "the doom Of
the army is sealed" The trouble is that
OF late years we have had altogether too
Year: 1877

Senator Ferry is of the opinion that he
holds over as President pro tempore Of
the Senate until the next session, because
Vice President Wheeler having remained
in the chair until the Senate adjourned,
and thus obviated the necessity for new
election Off President pro tempore, nc
vacancy exists in the position.
Year: 1877

LAUGHTER.-Laushter very often shows
the bright side of man. 1t brings out
his happier nature, and shows of what sort
Of stuff he is made. Somehow we fell as
if We never thoroughly knew man until
We hear him laugh We do not feel "at
homo" with him till then. We do not
mean a mere snigger, but good hearty
round laugh. The solemn, sober visago,
like Sunday dress, tolls nothing Of tho
real man. He may be very foolish, or very
profound, very cross or very jolly. Let us
hear him laugh, and We can deoipher him
at once, and tell how his heart beats.
Year: 1877

A commercial exchange says: "Hogs are
dull" We never thought hogs were very
sharp. When one breaks into cabbage
patch you may chase it fourteen hundred
times around the lot, and it will try to crawl
through cvory three inch crack in the fence
without once seeing the hole it made to got
in
Year: 1877

LEMON PUDDING.-One pint of fine
bread crumbs, one quart of sweet milk, one
cup Of sugar, yelks Of two eggs; grated rind
of one lemon beat the yelks well add the
other ingredients, with little salt, pour into
well-buttered pudding dish aud bake
until done. When the pudding is cold
beat the whites of the eggs to stiff froth ;
add one teacup Of pulverizcd sugar and the
juice Of one lemon spread this on the pud-
ding put it in the oven until it is delicate
brown. To be eaten with cream.
Year: 1877

To MAKE A Cow GIVE MILK.-A wri-
ter who says that his cow gives all the milk
that is wanted in a family of eight persons
and from which was made 200 pounds of
butter in the year; gives the following as the
treatment. He says:


: IF you desire to get large yield Of rich
milk, give your COW, three times day, wa
ter slightly warm, slightly saltsd, in which
bran has been stirred, at tho rate of one
quart to two gallons of water. You will
find, if you have not found this by easy
practice, that your cow will gain twenty. five
per cent, Immediately under the effect of
it IA She will become so attached to the
diet as to refuse to drink clear water unless
very thirsty, but this mess she will eat al
most any time, and ask for more, The
amount Of this is an ordinary water pail full
each time, morning, noon and night. Your
animal will then do her hest at discountins
the tactical. -Four hundred pounds of but.
ter is often obtained from good stock and
instances are mentioned where the yield
was even at higher 6gurc.-E:rchange.
Year: 1877

Miss MAGGIE BCrrEEFIELp, for the past
TWO years employed IN the STATESMAN office
a. compositor, is ahont to leave us to as
sumo other relations in lie We regret to
part with Maggie, and in taking leave of her
We can bear witness 10 her kindness Of heart
Ha Nd many excellent traits Of character. She
Sm ever have our hest wishes for health.


51applness and every blessing that mortal can
Year: 1877

The city was startled last evening by
a rumor that gained rapid spread, that
Edward Simpson, Deputy United States
Marshal had committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head
VITA revolver The rumor was only
partially true. He had made the at
tempt but il failed, and unless the con-
cussion should affect his nerves for a
day or so, he will be as fit for duty as
ever this morning. The escape, how
ever, was marvellous one He had
placed the PISTOL at his head and pulled
the trigger so close was it that the
flash burned his forehead. It was
about or ha'f past 9 o'clock, and he
was alone . his apartments at 2l8
Wiscon in street at the time, 1t was
but ,non ent before his wife and
others were in the room, and but a
very few moments snfficed to bring
DR. M4rks His professional glance
rested on the wound, aad he naturally
began to wonder what business man
with a bullet in his brain bad to be
walking around. Then he attempted
to probe it, but Simpson refused to
allow him to do so. He had shot him
self. he meant to do it, and was going
to die anyway, Finally, in the interest
Of science, he consented to allow the
wound to be probed, and sat down.
The doctor felt cautiously, expectin if
he touched the ball it would drop
through into the brain. Further and
further went the probe, revealing at
last th, astounding truth that the bullet
had fullowsd the .kall for three or four
inches, aud gone upward aud out
through the hair, cutting neat fur
row between skin and bone, and dam
aging nothing-not even personal ap-
pearance.


The reason for this attempt at self
destruction Is not obvious, though cir
cumstances would indicate that it was
wholly irresponsible ct Sentinel, q.
Year: 1877

FROM Mr.. IL Mills, who owns the boom
above town, We learn that within the
last eight days, between three and four
million feet of logs have been taken from
the boom to Priest Point. There are
between two and three million lett on the
Skykomish, that probably will not be
got down till the next rise in the fall.
The Pill Chuck logs are still up that
strean--and 50 are Mr., Roberts on Rich
ards slough, We have not included
Blackman's or those Of Fall City in the
above estimates. Probably three or
tour million have gone to Priest Point
from below here, off the main river and
the different sou hs.
Year: 1877

WHAT scathing criticism newspapers
sometimes get from the smart men around
town, Often they throw down the paper
with II look of disgust like that caused
by TIE accidental breaking Of a bad egg
in the palm OF the hand. They muttur
something about the sheet being newsIess
having nothing in it or something in it
that ought to be out, then they stalk of
to the nearest saloon and after running
their cheek Tor some tangleleg, they pick
up another paper and repeat the proscess.
Thus they toll on through the day till a
late hour at night and then go home
cross and illnatured as hungry dog.
They are the first to get hold OF he pa
per when issued, but are too mean to
subscribe for it themselves. So they &c,
even with themselves by growing at the
paper
Year: 1877

We miss our old friend H. G. York
now that Independence day is upon us,
more than ever. He always took lively
interest in getting up celebrations and
was not parsmonious about it either.
Hiram, come back--some ofthe machines
are getting rusty for want ot some one
To run them since you left us.
Year: 1877

could love any one but you? Oh,
Lena darling. for heavens sake
don't ever speak to me again as you
did just now."


She clasped her little hands
around his neck and laid her head
on his bosom and looked up into
the deep blue eyes that gazed so
lovingly into hers. "Forget and
forgive, Douglas; was mad with
pain and jealousy or 1 would not
have spoken so. 1t was my love
that made me so bitter. All the
agonies of a breaking heart were
endured from the moment l heard
those whispered words behind the
laurel fence she told him what she
had heard till you told me of Jen-
nie's engagement, and that you
loved me and no one else. l am
sorry Jennie is in trouble. She is
very dear friend of mine, and will
go and see her tomorrow, but not
this evening"" "Oh, Douglas" she
cried a moment afterwards, show
miserable 1 would have been all my
life if you had gone of without
coming back"


He held her close to his heart;
"Let it be a lesson to both of US,
darling. 1t might have wrecked
our lives for years, if not forever.
But for the laming of my horse l
should have gone to India believing
you to be false girl


"Hush, my darling" she whis-
pered softly. "After all, it is passed
and gone forever, and though it
might have wrecked our lives, it
can not now. 1t was my first fit of
jealousy, and shall be my last. l
will love and trust you always and
forever more"


1t was more than five years be-
fore Jennie Grayson became the
wife of Mark Lesley. She had been
an orphan for three years, and her
home was with Lena, who had been
the proud, happy wife of Douglas
Bertram all those five years, and
was now the mother of two lovely
children, Mark and Jennie. And
Amy Dane slept her last sleep in
the village churchyard, by the side
of him for whose sake she had
lived single life.
Year: 1877


There are no eyes that tears don't love.
No life without hopes fed;
There is no heart without grave
Whore buried love lies dead.
OH breathe not her name but in sadness and


scrrow,


She slumbers in death and our heart sadly


weeps,
In vain it may sigh and welcome the morrow,
For its dawn will not waken the loved one


that sleeps.
Cold, cold is thy form that all virtues did


hallow,
The light of its loveliness no longer we


view,
And still are thy feet that delighted to follow
The pathway of duty, the good to pursue.
OH breathe not her name but in sighing and


sadness,


The cru'l reaper, Death, culled the flower


in its bloom,
In the dark of the grave the smiles of her
Forever are dimmed by the depths of its


gloom.
Dim are thine eyes that love and light


haunted,


And closed are thy lips that but parted to


smile,
flushed is thy voice whose music enchanted,
And pulseless the heart that knew nothing


of guile.
oh! breathe not her name but in sighing and


weeping,


Her cold hands are folded and hushed is her


breath,
She sleeps her last sleep, and forever is


sleeping,


Where the sad willows weep DER the cham


bers of death.
Pure was thy spirit that sweetly united
The treasures of wisdom and beauty ofsoul,
Sweet its communion, that all charmed, de-


lighted.


By the meek power of its gentle control.
OH breathe not her name but lowly and sadly,
No longer she fingers to gladden. our sight,
Vanished the face that shone brightly and


gladly,


That yielded to others the sweetest delight.
Bright was thy soul as the light of Aurora,
That dawns IN the east in a chariot ofgold,
Sweet was thy life, and as fair as the flora,
That do their pure blossoms in beauty


unfold.
Oh! breathe not her name but fOndly, and


solely


AS the name of dear one you tenderly
Fer angels aow breathe it both sweetly and


holy,


'Tis the name of an angel that dwells in


the skies. NJ. ID.
Year: 1877

The Memphis Appeal says
There are more unhappy families In
the United States 20 day than could
have been found at any one time
from 1861 TO 1855, when civil war
made desolate firesides from Maine
to Louisiana. There are more able
bodied men out Of employment than
there were soldiers in the field, in
both armies. There are more peo-
pie living on public and private
charity to-day, than there were
wounded and sick and poor at any
one day in 1868, in the hospitals
and aims houses Of the country.
There has not been year In twenty
in which the crops have been 50
abundant and promise 50 great
yield Of all things which contribute
TO mans happiness. But there has
not been a year in the life Of the
Nation in which there has been so
much discomfort.
Year: 1877

The pencil marks you see around thi
paragraph (thus) mean that your


scription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure in extending
credit to our friends and patrons, but
cash alone win way our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere 20 a strict cash
rule. We hope you viii comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of such a
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


eB- We enter no new names on our
books without the money In advance.
Year: 1877

An extraordinary pen has been
patented in England and France.
1t writes with water. The nib has
some peculiar property by which
the water is instantly changed into
first class ink; and as the pen can
be made as cheaply as ordinary
steel pens, and will last as long, the
invention will probably be success
ful
Year: 1877

This from the Clevland Banner is
just as applicable TO Giles as to
Bradley.


We hear that several Of our citi.
zens are going To Texas this fall.-
Our advice to them is to stay where
they are. Many of them will wish
they were back long before they
will see old Tennessee again. We
know what we are talking about.
1t will do for men to move there who
cannot worst their condition, but
for well-to do people it is a great
piece OF folly. Recolleot, you win
move against our remonstrance, that
when you get dead broke out there,
that we are not going to send you
money to bring you back.
Year: 1877

The New York Herald thus sum.
marizes the Maine platform "Plank
l resolves that twice two make four.
Plank 2-Also that three times
three are nine. Plank 3-And that
no one but a Democrat can doubt
that four and four are eight. Plank
4-That the Democratic party are a
set of scoundrels, and that the poor
negro is necessarily murdered and
outraged in the South. Plank g.
That it was just like a parcel OF
Democrats to refuse 60 vote the
army appropriations-confound'em."