smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

A very few years agO-perhaps four or fivc-garroting became terror to the London pedestrian. For assault and robbery, withoutin to kill, the death penalty was too terrible, and and the other penalties failed to intimidate, as they generally do when the crime is lucrative, easily accomplished, and not immediately dangerous. It could not be trified with, and something had to be done. A 'sbarbarous" whipping of the bare back was resorted to, and garrOt- ing subsided. The result was what the public wanted. Sentimental eyes may show their whites, mortified hands may go up, floods of twaddle may come forth in sympathy with the discouraged gar roter, but men of common sense, espec- ially if they have been garrotted them- selves, will say the end was worth what it cost, and believe in the inhumanity that achieved it.

 Nothing has been said of Delaware No valuable lesson could be drawn from her without considerable investigation and perhaps not then. She may do tot much logging, or she may not dt enough. Her ministers of justice may be models of enlightenment, or they may be models of debasement. The lasf there may be still class instrument or it may not. She has no great city an exceedingly important consideration and two portions of her people art jostling each other as nominal equals fl the race of life, who but the other day held the relation of master and slave She is probably not indifferent to goot name. and her retention of the whiI under all the sneers she receives is some evidence that she at least re gards it as still having defensible use The GGlaEy.
Year: 1877

IRON WORK may be effectually secured from rust by treating it with melted paraftin whilst heated under pressure. If paint is used where heat is impracti- cable, it should always be mixed with the best linseed oil, and turpentine must be most carefully avoided.
Year: 1877

DRY YEAsT.-In pint of water boil 8 handful of hops till one-third of the water is boiled away, pour this, boiling hot, through a sieve on to two table spoonfuls of sifted flour. Stir the mix ture till smooth, and add cup of fresh bread bowl, and mix It with corn shapes and dry in the shade. When thoroughly dry, put them in paper bag and hang in dry place. For use, dissolve one of the cakes in a cup of water, stir in flour to form batter, and when light, set sponge for bread.
Year: 1877

FRENCH POLISH FOR BooTs AND SHOES. Mix together two pints of the best vinegar, and one pint of soft water ]; stir into it a quarter of pound of glue, broken up, half a pound of logwood chips, quarter of an ounce of finely powdered indigo, a quarter of an ounce of the best sott soap, and quarter of an ounce of isinglass. Put the mixture over the fire, and let it boil for ten minutes or more. Then strain the liquid and bottle and cork it. When cold, it is it for use. The polish should be ap- piled with clean sponge.
Year: 1877

IMPORTANT FAcT.-If you are very warm, perspiring profusely, and are. very properly, afraid of cooling off too quickly, fill basin three parts full of warm water, and paddle the hands in and out; the layer of the water touch ing the skin is converted into steam the moment the hand is out of the water, thus causing rapid carrying off of heat by way of evaporation.
Year: 1877

Compressed Air for PoaUer.-In using compressed air as means of transmit ting power, velocity of about 40 feet per second for the air in its compressed state has been found to answer in prac

 tice. When the diameter of the pipe is so adjusted as to secure this velocity, the pressure expended in overcoming friction may be estimated at one per cent of the total or absolute pressure of the air, for every five hundred diam eters of the pipe in length.-Rankine-
Year: 1877

AN INEBRIATE ~lrishman on being kindly questioned in a very narrow lane, across which he was reeling, as to the length of the road he. had travelled, re- piled, "Faith it is not so much the length of it as the breadth of it that tired me-"
Year: 1877

E FRENCH CREAM CAKE.-Beat three eggs and one cup of sugar together thoroughly; add two tablespoontuls of cold water stir teaspoonful of bak- ing powder into cup and half of flour; sift the flour in, stirring all the time in one direction. Bake in two thin cakes; split the cakes while hot, and fill in the cream prepared in the following manner: To pint of new milk, add two tablespoonfuls of corn starch, one beaten egg. one-half cup of sugar, stir while cooking, and when hot put in piece of butter the size of an egg; flavor the cream slightly with lemon, vanilla or pineapple.
Year: 1877

STANDING WArER.-A very 1mpor- tant work is to let of any water that ac- cumulates upon the surface. This requires constant attention and the use of hoe or shovel. Whether there is a crop in the ground or not, it is equally necessary to do this thoroughly, else the soil is soaked and dries very slowly. The amount lost through water remain ing upon fields, would each year buy for every farmer who permits it, good paper and more books than he could well study in 8 year.
Year: 1877

The following were the receipts aod shipments
OF the leading articles OF produce in this city
during the twenty four hours ending ut o'clock
On Saturday morning and for the corresponding
day last year:
Year: 1877

Every Intelligent person should
know how to ascertain the state of
the pulse In health; tben by compar-
ing it with what it is when he is all
ing, he may have some idea of the ur-
gency of his case. Parents should
know the healthy pulse of each child
AS now and then person is born
with peculiarly slow or fast pulse,
and the very case In hand may be of
that popularity.


An infants pulse is one hundred
and forty; child of seven, about
eighty; and forty TO sixty years, it is
seventy beats q minute, declining TO
sixty at fourscore. A bealthful grown
PERSONS pulse beats seventy times In q
minute; there may be good health
down to sixty but II the pulse always
exceeds seventy there Is disease the
machine ia working itself out, there
is fever or Inflammation somewhere
and the body Is feeding on itself; as
In consumption, when the pulse Is
quick, that is, over seventy, gradually
increasing with decreased chances of
cure, until it reaches one hundred and
ten or one hundred and twenty,
when death comes before many days.
When the pulse is over seventy for
months, and there is slight cough,
the lungs are affected.
Year: 1877

To TAN THE SHEEPSKIN WITH THE
Wool oN.-If you wish to tan the
sheep skin with the wool on, stretch
1t to its full size In all directions, and
nail it on board to dry. Dress the
flesh side with mixture of equal parts
of rock salt and alum, dissolved in
water, with coarse -four added, to
make it about the consistency of thick
cream. Spread this all over the skin
a quarter of an inch thick or more,
and let it dry, after which scrape off
with dull knife. If the skin does
not appear to lie well tanned, repeat
the operation then when well cleaned
rub and beat the skin until it is soft
and pliable.
Year: 1877

The great railroad engineer, George
Stephenson, who ran his engines at q
mile minute, said his doubt was not
how fast he could make them go, but
at what pace it would be proper to
stop. He said that he could make
them travel with greater speed than
any bird can cleave the air, and he
had ascertained that four hundred
miles an hour was the extreme veloc-
ity which the human frame could en-
dure, at which it could move and live.
Year: 1877

you will oblige me by accepting the
loan of the two hundred rubles in
question:


Prince. am not worthy OF your
kindness, for dOn't know if / shall
ever be able to pay the loan, answered
the young man, In voice tremulous
with emotion.


Take the money, at all events, /
can wait until you are able to return
| it.


Thereupon the prince held out two
notes of a hundred rubles each, and
coming close up to him, whispered a
few words very softly. There was a
sudden lighting up of the officers
face. He Immediately took the two
notes, and turning toward the lady,
handed them to her, with a polite
bow.


Il hope, madam, you are Satisfied


With malicious smile, she reach
ed out her hand for the money.


Yes; now I am satisfied


With q scornfuI glance over the
crowd of spectators, she prepared to
leave the courtroom on her husbands
arm.


Stop, madam said the officer, who
suddenly became like another man,
with a firm and confident manner.


what do you wantP'


The look that the young woman
cast upon him was as insulting as
possible.


Il want my Dress he answered
with a slight but still perfectly polite
bow.


Give me your address, and will
send it to you.'


%, no, my dear madam; 1 am in
the habit of taking my purchase with
me at once. Favor me with the dress,
Immediately


A shout of appreciation came from
the gallery.


Order y cried the judge.


What an insane demand y said the
lady's husband. My wife cannot un-
dress herself here.'


i have nothing to do with you, sir,
In this matter, but only with the
complainant. Be so good, madam, as
to give me, the dress Immediately. 1
am in a great hurry, my affairs are
urgent, and cannot wait a moment
longer


The pleasure of the audience at the
expense of the lady increased with ev-
cry word, until it was hard to enforce
any approach to quiet, so that either
party could be heard.


DO not jest any more about 1t. I
will hurry and send yea the dress as
soon as possible


L am not jesting. demand from
the representatives. of the law my own
property-that dress. said the officer,
raising his voice.


Thejudge, thus appealed to, decid-
ed promptly.


The officer is right, madam. You
are obliged to hand him over the
dress on the spot


Il can't undress myself here before
all these people, and go home without
any dress on said the young woman
with anger and tears.


You should have thought of that
sooner. Now you have no time to
lose. Either give up the dress, of your
own accord, Or A nod that could
not be misunderstood, brought to the
lady's side two officers of justice, who
seemed about to take upon themselves
the office of my lady's maid.


Take your money back, and leave
me my Dress


%, no, madam that dress is now
worth more than two hundred rubles
to me-


How much do you ask for it?'


Two thousand rubles, said the off,
Ger firmly.


L will pay the sum. the weeping la
dy's husband responded promptly
Il have here five hundred rubles.-
Give me pen and paper, and 1 will
write an order upon my banker for
the remaining fifteen hundred


After he had written, the draft, the
worthy pair withdrew, amidst Misses
from the audience.
Year: 1877

AS A LOCAL RAPER-
The publishers ADVERTISER labor aduousy
ming industry, prejudice paray
localities desire welfare
prosperity
ADVERTISER only willing, Believing


TOWN AND COUNTRY,
prosperity depends upon
consistently work for the prosperity of ALL


that labor give
greatest variety reading possible
the quantity quality with
other weekly the State from the daily We
determined THE ADVERTISER that the people will
or money invested in it,
Year: 1877




She bad just returned from a
visit to a married couple, and,
as she threw her hat on the sofa,
she turned up her nose, put on
a look Of disgust, and said: "If
there is anything on this earth
that is hateful it is 10 see mar
ried people kissing and hug
ging and gushing before folks" +"
Her little brother crawlcd ont
from under the table where he
had been hunting a stray mar
bic, and addressing his sister,
said: "You and George is all
the time kissing each other be-
fore me; hut you isn't married
yet, and then l suppose Pm too
small to be folks" That boy
told another little boy next
morning that it wasn't always a
sign when your cars ring that
somebody was talking about
YOU. a IS
Year: 1877

a sremarkable piece of work
near Yuma, Arizona, on the South.
ern Pacific Railroad, is known as
Tile Loop and many persons
come long distances to see'it2 In
laying out the line. the engineers
found great difficulty in reaching
the summit without exceeding the
grade to which they had been Re.
stricted. They lleveled here and
there, and found they could only
accomplish it by winding d long
distance around and making sever
al bends in the track, Colonel
Grey found a way out Of the trou


bic by making the road form o
loep or circle upon itself, this, first
attempt Of the kind in railway
engineering. The road passes at
certain point into a short tunnel,
and bends gently to the left; it
goes on and on, till at length as
you look from the rear platform of


the train, yon find yourself direct,
ly above the tunnel, and discover
that the track has made loop
around The mountain as perfect as
the one you form around your fin
ger with bit Of thread. The de.
sired elevation has been gained,
and the train is headed 10 the
same direction as when it emerged
from the tunnel, and almost ex-
actly above the former position. a.
Year: 1877

Cauqht at LdSt.-For some time past
there has been number of deprayed
men, who would stand in the neighbor-
hood of Eighth and Washington streets
and when ladies would pass out that way
on their way home, Unattended by an
escort these wretches would stand and
expose their person. On Saturday even
ing, as Annie Bowe was on her way
home, and when reaching the above
corner, man suddenly jumped out from
some place where he had been secreting
himself aud caught her by the coat
Fortunately she broke loose from his
hold, and started on run up Washing
ton street, crying murder, and the man
pursuing her. Officer Meachem, at the
time was walking along Eighth street,
near West, heard the cry of the young
lady and started to her assistance, aud III
few moments he had captured the man.
At hearing before the Mayor yesterday
morning, he gave his name as George
Kelly. lie was held in the sum OF $500
! for court to answer the charge OF assault
End battery, in default of which he will


be committed to-day.
Year: 1877

been SO used does not at all prove that
they auere, and we ask if there is more
direct evidence


l have before this spoken of the
probability that the ancient heather
worship of the Bulgarians has left its
trace upon the Christianity which sue
ceeded it, and an interesting fact in
this connection was brought to my no.
tice. 1t is customary even now in some
parts of Bulgaria on feast days, fer
families to go to these mounds and have
what we might call a family picnic, but
a part of the cere mony is to sacrifice a
lamb.


Now l do not suppose that at the
present day this has any religious sig
MITIGATION whatever, still it may be the
trace of an ancient heather rite handed
down through the ages. c. AS.


Robert College,


COnstantinople, May I5, 1877.
Year: 1877

man. "The slivers kinder catch as they
go down, and the paint gives me the
heartburn. After two meals changed
off on to brick-bats. / see you are as
tonished, but the truth is my motto
and here is the proof" s


He pulled out piece of brick and
held it to the citizens nose. There were
tooth marks, and no chance for argu-
ment.


"They don't agree with me-" sighed
the old man. "The per cent of nutri-
ment doesn't hardly come up to my
standard, and bad taste fingers in my
mouth. l only ate half dozen and
then changed off to old boots. L take
one out like this, soak it over night in
strong lye, shake out the pegs in the
morning, and then we boil it with an
old bone, sprinkle in little bran, and
the soup fills up if nothing more. This
is the fourth old boot, and suppose I
might get along all right for week or
so, but to-day is my birthday, and
thought I'd like little bread to sort %
commemorate the OCCASION"


The citizen looked at him, mouth
open, and not word to say.


81 suppose l might skirmish around
and find an old piece of buffalo robe
and take it for dinner, but if you had
just as soon lend me ten cents | think
I'll accept it."


The citizen handed out the money
like man in dream, and slowing it
down in his pocket the old man picked
up the boot and smelled of the heel,
lifted up the picket and bit off silver,
and said as he moved away:


eff you ever get down to brickbats
call on me for loan" ."-DetrOH Free
Press.
Year: 1877

A citizen was yesterday halted near
the Soldiers Monument by frank faced
old man who had fence picket in one
hand and an old boot in the other. He
said he wanted ten cents to buy bread
with, and the citizen replied:


81 don't know anything about you.
There are lots of dead beats and impos-
tiers around:


''See here" began the old man as he
laid the picket and boot down. 81 live
on Croghan street, and l can take you
to forty men who know it. We haven't
had anything in the house for week.
Day before yesterday l began eating
the pickets off the fence, while my wife
commenced on bedroom door. knew
every body would think was liar, and
so brought one of the pickets along.
There's the marks of my teeth to show
for themselves"


Eyes, looks as if you had bitten in
there" replied the citizen as he scanned
the picket.


''I don't like 'em continued the old
Year: 1877

Frenchmen cling to their bad custom of
holding elections on Sunday, and tomorrow
France expresses her opinion of MacMahon's
pretensions. On this side the water we
await with intense interest the result of the
contest between the Republicans and the Re-
actionists, and heartily hope that for once
the truth of the adage, "the better the day
the better the deed" will be strikingly DEM
onstrated by the choice of full four hundred
Republicans to the national legislature of
France. The hope for the success of popular
government seems well-founded, for French
men haveimade great progress in the man.
agement of free institutions within the last
few years and have prospered so well, under
parliamentary rule that they should have
little mind to return to absolutism.


The canvass has been an exciting one, and
has, in addition to its good influence in fur
thering the Republican cause, been an in-
strument of benefit as educating the people
in their political rights and duties and fa-
miliarizing them with the forms of free gov
ernment, the advantages of organization and
the methods of political parties. The Re-
pubicans have gained confidence as the cam
paign has progressed, and have steadily made
converts despite the arbitrary measures taken
BY MacMahon and his ministry against them.
The government has put in action all the
machinery of absolutism in order to defeat the
popular will, but the general opinion is that it
has weakened instead of strengthening its
cause by muzzling the press, and prosecuting,
Inning and imprisoning the Republican lead.
ers. Intelligent and liberal Frenchmen
perceive that it has thrown itself into the
arms of the Bonapartists, and they have no
mind to assist in the restoration of dynasty
which has so deeply disgraced France. Yet it
must be borne in mind that the power of the
clergy is exerted for the government, and that
clerical influence is still strong in the rural
districts. The Napoleonic legend, too, has not
entirely faded out of the minds of the peas
antry. These two influences combined may
be strong enough to overcome the arguments
OF the intelligent citizens of the large towns,
but such an outcome to the contest is not
probable. The total registered vote is $780,
COO. Probably not less than 5000, 900 will be
polled, and of this number the Republicans
confidently count on two-thirds. Unless the
government succeeds by the exercise OF arbi-
trary power in making the election a farce
and swindle this hope will be realized.


The result of a Republican triumph no one
can foretell. Gambetta says that MacMahon
must either submit or resign soumettre on
demettre as he epigrammatically phrases it.
That however is not certain. The course OF
the Marshal-President depends upon the
temper of the army. If he finds that the
troops can be trusted to follow him he will
disregard the popular will and the acts of the
new Chamber. But there is great reason to
believe that the army is in sympathy with
the people, and will refuse to bear arms
against them,
Year: 1877

AS the purpose and design of the Tamma-
ny and canal rings to capture the state of
New York and hold it indefinitely become
more and more apparent to the people of the
state at.large, the determination to give them
vigorous battle and thereby to elect the Re-
publican ticket becomes more and more con.
spicuous. asE2s
Year: 1877

A SOUTHERN paper is loud in its praise of
Gen. Mcclellan and hopes the Democrats Of
New Jersey will elect him. This is only
fair-McClellan never did the South any
harm, even when he had the opportunity.
Year: 1877

we 10 not read anonymous etters and communi-
ctlons' The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
out as guaranty of good faith


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1877

The champion fool has been found
in the tangles of Florida. He lives
at Monticello. He is the rector of an
Episcopal Church. He refuses to
pray for the President. He doubts
the legality of Hayes election. He
should pray for Tilden. 1t might do
Sammy some good, it couldn't do
him much harm. He was predestina-
ted to be an ass and he is conscien-
tiously trying to fulfill his destiy,
and to make his calling and election
sure. He would make good chap
lain for Bishop Wade Hampton.
Perhaps commission of and 7
could reconstruct him. He is Doc
tor of Divinity, by human appoint
ment, and his name is Harrison.
His christian charcter, and brilliant
genius deserve a Bishopric. Pass the
hat round for collection and build
him monument when his too early
death leaves a world in SORROW


Westminster Sentinel,
Year: 1877

The Democratic press does not
seem especially anxious for the return
of David Dudley Field to congress.
There seems to be a suspicion that
the party can't stand much more Of
his kind of service. ....'.... ..
Year: 1877

deHQ body was shortly after found by
the Turks among the slain, and
ki1oWn by his rich apparel, whose
he{ being cut off, was forthwith
nresented to the Turkish tyrant, by
Wise command it was afterward
thrAst upon the point of lance, and
in3AIeat derision carried about as a
trofHy of his victory, first in the
cailN and afterward up and down
the clty.


Yne Turks, encouraged with the
tiisht of the Christians, presently
advanced their ensigns upon the top
OF the uttermost wall, crying vic
tory ;and by the breach entered as if
1t had been great flood, which, hav-
ing oice found breach in the bank,
dhweth. and beareth down all
before it; SO the Turks when they
had won the outer wall, entered the
city by same gate that was opened
for Justinianus and by breach
which they had before made with
their great artillery, and without
mercy cutting in pieces all that came
in their way, and without further re-
sistance became lords of that most
famous and imperial city. In
this fury of the barbarians perished
many thousands of men, women and
children, without respect of age, sex
or condition. Many for safeguard of
their lives, fled into the temple of
Sophia, where they were all without
pity slain, except some few reserved
by the barbarous victors to purposes
more grievOus than death itself. The
rich and beautiful ornaments and
jewels of that most sumptuous and
magnificent church - the stately
building of Justinianus, the Empe-
ror-were, in the turning of a hand,
plucked down and carried away by
the Turks; and the church itself,
built for God to be honored in, for
the present converted into a stable
for their horss, or a place for the ex-
eeution of their abominable and I'M
speakable filthiness; the image of
the crucifix was also by them taken
down, and a Turks cap put upon
the head thereof, and so set up and
shot at with their arrows, and after
ward, in great derision, carried about
in their camp, as it had been in pro-
cession, with drums playing before
it, railing and splitting at it, and call
ing it the God of the Christians,
which | note not so much done in
contempt of the image as in despite
of Christ and the Christian religion -
Year: 1877

The Tribune says the coolest as
sumption of the period is that Of the
Democrats who claim that they drove
the President against his will into
withdrawing the troops from the
South. Gentlemen advancing such
pretensions ought to establish land
agencies and sell off township or so
of cheek.