smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

am thinking, I an thinking

 Ofmy mother dear. that's dead, or the things she used to tell me, With her hand upon my head. Of the way she used to guide me, In the pani of truth and love, I am thinking, I am thinking,

 Of my mother dear above. She was always kind and gentle. All her ways were meek and mild, When she died she said, my darling, must leave you now my child; You'll encounter many trials,

 Temptations meet on every side; Ever think of your dear mother, Of her words before she died. I've been thinking. I've been thinking. Ever since she left me here. That life's path is rugged, very,

 When you have no mother dear; When you have no oae to guide you In the way you ought to go, No kind mothers hand to lead you, As you wander to and fro. My young friends, if you have mothers, Treat them kindly while they stay. For they will not always be here,

 They may sOOn be carried away. Think, oh. think of the orphans warning, Telling you to treat them kind; Telling you to always 'ove them,

 Tkey rlay soon leave you behind. I am thinking, still I'm thinking

 or my mother dead above. Thinking of my lonely journey

 With no mother here to love. am thinking, I am thin king,

 And my thoughts afar have strayed, To yon lone grave by the seaside,

 Where l saw my mother laid.
Year: 1878

The United States Senate was not in
session yesterday, having adjourned from
Thursday until Monday next. The House
concurred in Senate amendments to
House bill providing that whenever a
vacancy shall occur in the office of PEN
sion agent by reason of death, resigna-
ton or failure to qualify, the President
may designate any officer of the United
States to perform the duties of such Of
flee. A bill was reported from the post
office committee to provide for ocean
mail service between the United States
and Brazil. The House then adjourned
till Monday
Year: 1878

where with full houses and her arguments are
SAID to he clear aud convincing She is working
under the auspices of the New England Woman
Suffrage Association which pledges itself to furnish
much means to carry forward the work as the
friends of the cause will RAISE. Ms. Campbelrs
address in Fairfield, Maine
Year: 1878

An exchange says One of our merchants,
who never advertises any to speak of, was favor
ed with a visit from his excellent wife the other
day Wishing to start interesting subject of
conversation. he said: My dear how many peo-
pie do you suppose pass our store in the course of
a day !" II should think that about all of them
pass by" she replied, with degree OF nonchs-
snce that was really exasperating.
Year: 1878

with reservation. She felt the gull
b,tv cen them, aud measured it by
the worlds standard. Therefore
when Mr.. Scrope made his somewhat
startling offer, she, in spite Of bel
surprise. vas not uhprepared with an
answer. And now that she had
given it, she asked herself if she lad
done right


Mr.. Scrope was an only son A
brilliant future was before him. A
world of which she was nothing
was familiar to him. Could she, who
was accustomed to the littleness in
ciden. to circumstances somewhat
above actual poverty, move with
propriety 10 circles accustomed to
every luxury? Would his relatives,
so far above her, accept her and her
belongings She answered no.
Mr. Scrope bad argued what matter,
since it rested with him to give her
place and position in the world as
his wife. But that, she knew, would
be a separation from him for al former
associations; and her own un6tness
to move in her lovers sphere would
make her clog upon the life of him
to whom, before she knew ii, she had
given her heart. Such had been
the train of argument she had pur-
sued She had struggled free from
the prospect open to her-not with
out pain-snd had dismissed it as q
dream of beauty that had naught to
do with waking hours Aud now
but it was over


The morning rose and she went
about her tasks as usual-perhaps
even more energetically, since she
needed an outlet for her pentup feel
ings.. Mingled with pain there came
a sense of happiness in the knowl-
edge of Mr.. Scopes love. To have
possessed it-nay! perhaps to possess
it still-carried her into another
world, in which, however, she must
always be alone, since all that had
passed must forever remain her own
special secret
Year: 1878

IL is very bad habit to eat orange
peel Nor is the Juvenile habit Of
eating apples with the peel on to be
recommended either Parents who
do not care as yet to correct these
evil propensities will perhaps be more
inclined to do so when they hear
that the little black specks which may
be found on the shins of oranges and
apples that have been kept some time
are clusters of fungi, precisely similar
to those to which whooping cough is
attributed DR.. Tsehamer, of Graz,
who has made the discovery, scraped
some of these black speeks of an or
ange and introduced them into his
lungs by a strong inspiration. Next
day he was troubled with violent
tickling in the throat, which by the
end of the week had developed into
an acute attack of whooping-cough.
Year: 1878

The world would be dull place
were it not for day dreams, in those
visions we have wealth and joy, and
honor and love, such as whenever act
ully experience. No one is so rich as
the young man who has formed some
plan for a.cumulating millions and
has in his pocket perhaps dollar or
two-perhaps not.


No one is so famous as the young
poet of sixteen, who has just written
his first halting verse and mails it to
the magazine. In the distance he sees
himself bowing thanks for the ap-
plause of millions. In the future he
writes the greatest volume of the age;
and women adore him.


Who has ever loved as the unknown
lover of the day dream loves her?
Even constant, ever true. ever brave,
noble and the handsomest of all men.
be never loved before they met, and
never would love again, should he
lose her


Oh, the youths lady love is the
fairest rose in all the garden, yet one
no other has ever sought to win.


The wife of one who never marries
is aperfect creature. The husband
of one who keeps her maiden dreams
unhroken loves and cherishes, and i:
never careless or forgetful. And, oh
the children of those who never held
any in their arms how beautiful they
were, and how well they grew up
| Never a home like the home We
only dream of building. Never {
voyage like the one we never take
Often | think that those who only
dream OF, and never actually possess
what they desire, are the happiest il
this world, and that heaven is th,
only place where our dreams cal
ever be realized.
Year: 1878

Spain claims the discovery of in
eOmbustible paper. A number OF ex-
periments have been made with the
process, and the results are said to
have been very satisfactory. The
paper will not burn, no matter what
may be the Intensity of heat applied
A single sheet submitted to the d.
rect action of flame will carbonize,
but does not take FIRE. If roll Of
prepared paper is placed in the hot
test fire the outside leaves will car
bonize and the edges for a short
depth, but the interior remains unal-
tered, the writing or printing being
perfectly legible. Papers already
written or printed upon may undergo
the process without injury.
Year: 1878

A young man 10 Wes, Thirty
fifth street, New York, who lately
introduced cat fishing as manly
and beneiieient sport can scarcely be
said to have devised an absolute
specific for cats, but be has inquest
lonably contributed TO lessen the
number of cats in bis immediate vi
cinity. To the end of strong blue
fish line be affixed a salmon hoos,
baited with delicate morsels of meat


At FIRST, this hook. deiIly dropped
from back window, was permitted
to lie on the back fence. The FIRST
cat that passed over the fence woull
investigate the bait, and, fading il
apparently tree from fraud, would
begin to eat it. A slight pull at the
line would usually fix the hook in
the cats mouth, and the angler
would haul in his prey and knock it
on the head The young man be-
came greatly fascinated with his new
occupation, and having effected an
arrangement with popular French
restaurant, was enabled to dispose of
his game easily and pro6tsbly On
moonlight nights, when the late Fall
cats were in season, be often caught
string of from three to four dozen
during a single night, many of them
weighing ter or fifteen pounds each.
So few cats escaped after having once
leaped at the bait. that no general
suspicion of the deadly nature Of ap-
parently aerial meat was disseminated
among the feline population Of the
neighborhood Before the Winter
was over cats had become so scarce
that the sportsman was seriously
contemplating the necessity of arli-
ticially stocking the back fences Of
Thirty fifth street, when an unfor-
tunate accident brought his benef-
cent occupation to a sudden end. An
old gentleman, residing in a house
on Thirty-sixth street, the back yard
of which adjoined the fence where
the young man practiced his sport,
noticed one evening that something
attached to string was dangling
over bis back fence As be bad a
pretty daughter, he immediately sus-
pected that it was a surreptitious
note, and stole softly out to seize and
confsca.e it, Mounting on a barrel
be elutched the supposed note, and


was instantly hooked Tue tackle
was strong, and he would perhaps
have been landed had not the hook
torn out when be was about forty
feet from the ground After be had
recovered from bis injuries caused
by the fall and the weakness eanse-
quent upon the amputation of all his
legs, be eviuced so much ANNOYANCE
at The sO-called outrage which had
been inflicted upon him, that the
young maa, who was person of the
most d; iicate feelings, promised to
give ~ eat fishing OF course, had
the oil gentleman been thoroughly
GATED, be would not have fallen, and
perhaps the Young man felt that his
failure to gaff him was an inexcusa.
bic error, which really called for his
graceful retirement from cat fishing
Year: 1878

Preserve the privaeies Of your
home, marriage state, heart, from
father, mother, sister. brother, aunt,
and all the world. You two, with
Gods help, build your own quiet
world; every third or fourth one you
draw into it with yon will form q
party, and stand between you two.
That should never be. Promise this
to each other. Renew the vow at
each temptation; you will find your
account in it. Your souls will grow,
as it were together, and at last they
will become ss one Alb, if many q
young pair bad on their wed5iag
day known this secret, how many
marriages were happier than-alas
they are
Year: 1878

She stood at the threshold AT evening;


She was clad in her bridal dress;
She knew he was ready TO greet her,


And she longed i0r his fond caress.
Twas the robe she would wear on the norro'
And she wanted her love to see
How fair was his chosen flower,


How beautious his darling could be.
And hope with her glittering finger


Babe her look to the life before:
And she smiled in the mirth Of her spirit
As she stood at the study door.
Years passed, three short years Of gladness.
And the stream of her young lie flowed
Like the stream ofa laughing riyulet,
When the sunshine knows no cloud.
Andsga! does she stand at the threshold,
Where she stood on that happy night
But her eyes are no longer laughing,


Her dress is no longer white
And the sorrow that DER her features
Is as dark a. the robe she wears,
And a wreath Of undying flowers


To lay on the dead she Gears
For he never again shall greet her,


He shall rise 10 receive her no more;
The voice which she loved is silent


As she waits az the study door
Then her step was so firm and eager.
II IL now so suhdued and slow
Then twas he who had stepped To Kiss her,
She must kneel 10 Kiss him now.
But cen SO, with consoling finger,


Hope points to the life above,
Where beyond the dark night Of sorrow
Is the dawn OF eternal love.
Year: 1878

A man saw ghost while walking
along lonely highway at midnight.
The ghost stood exactly in the mid
die Of the road, aud the wayfarer. de-
Gliding to investigate, poked at it with
his umbrella. The next instant be
was Knocked twenty feet into q mud.
hole. Moral-Never poke an um-
brella at large white mule when its
back ia turned.
Year: 1878

Nine women out of ten will lock up
the cream. hide away their valuables,
see that windows are fastened just
before they start down town, and then
step to the front door, lock it, and
deposit the key under the trout door
mat, in full view of any one who may
pass by.
Year: 1878

Owing to the severity of the weather
aud The fact that this is Christmas
eve md everybody is occupied in some
way With thoughts Of the occasion, 1t
liz Been decided by those having the
natter in charge not to hold a meeting
at the courthouse room tonight. 1t
has bean determined, however, to hold
a mass-meeting at the Greenlaw Opera
House Tuesday night, the evening be-
fore New Years day, to discuss the
proposed repeal of the city charter.
The house will be lighted and warmed
and the people are expected to attend
REGARDLESS of opinion or position taken
in regard to the subject. This will be
people's meeting, and we hope there
win be a full turnout and free anc
intelligent expression. Whatever is
done should be done before our repre-
sentatives leave for Nashville, while
they are still on the ground to judg,
Of the state of the public mind fol
themselves.
Year: 1878

The THEATER.-Last night an appre-
ciative audience attended the Memphis
Theater to witness the production of La
Perichole, by the Adah Richmond Opera
Boufe Troupe, the version being in En-
glish. Miss Richmond maintained the
title role with consummate art and happy
effect, being admirably supported by Miss
Jennie Winston, who as Piquillo,' fairly
divided the honors. The troupe is good
one and numbers lyric talent of high
order, combined with dramatic merit as
rare as it is pleasing. The solos were un-
exceptionally good, while the choruses
were smooth qAd well trained. The cos
tuning was beyond critical objection, and
the opera was rendered in a manner both
interesting and satisfactory, the orchestra
rendering the music with animation and
exactness. La Perichole abounds in sweet
melody, and is withal a sparkling opera
quite difficult to comprehend. tits never
tedious, but ever pleasing. Tonight it
will he repeated and we dare say there
will be large and fashionable audience.
At the matinee tomorrow afternoon La
Grand Duchesse will be presented. Gil
roAe- -Girofia is announced for tomorrow
night.


MARY ANDERsoN.-This gifted child Of
nature and beautiful young queen of the
stage, will appear at the Memphis Theater
next Monday night and open an engage
ment for one week. The early promise
she gave of genius and success has been
more than realized. Training, study and
foreign travel have rounded up and fin
ished the rare gifts of genius First she
came upon the stage as the experiment Of
young, ambitious, but half-assured girl


The public readily made all allowances
for the absence of stage mannerisms and
that self-pOssession which comes only by
practice. Two years have suficed to bring
out all her latent force and endowments


Superb dressing, spirited natural act
ing, study and perfect self contro
combine to make her the leading actres
of the day. She has been here twice. bu


returns with new laurels and enhanced


personal charms. In Memphis she wa


made welcome before the curtain wa


raised which disclosed her pedestal o
fame. In Memphis she will be more thar
ever welcome since she has fulfilled ou
highest predictions and brings back tn
golden sheaves of success. Here she vii
receive cordial Southern greeting, anC
looking upon her as splendid type of al
actress and of womanly excellence, on


people will be proud to do honor to tn
e superb Mary Anderson.
Year: 1878

And what would they say to the gowns
of the accomplished Mile Bartet in
"Montjoye?' Her dress, in particu-
lar, would throw them into convul-
sions. 1t is composed of real and
very fine Indian shawl Zone of those
that have no plain center, but are all
border, the most expensive style, by
the way, cut into a polonaise and
worn over long underskirt of pea
cock green satin. The sleeves and the
front of the polonaise are trimmed
with peacock green velvet, exactly
matching the skirt in shade. Her
second dress is of white watered silk,
with sleeves and paniers of white fou-
lard, trimmed with Valenciennes lace


A scarf drapery of white foulard is
drawn around the lower part of the


skirt, and is knotted in front in very
graceful fashion. These dresses were
both made bv Worth.
Year: 1878

Baltimore Gazette Paris letter.


| wish that some Of the critics who
raise a rout about the dresses of Nine,
Modieska and Miss Ward would jour
new across the water to see how such
things are done in artistic Paris, the
home par excellence of the highest
form Of decoration art. They would
find Crotzette at the theater Francois
PLAYING in lie Sphinx = in a sealskir
dress that cost three thousand dollars
Year: 1878

DoN'T yon wish you knew what you
could get that would cure that fever and
ague which has fastened itself on you and
is almost shaking the life out ofyou? Just
get a bottle of Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic
Take wine-glass full three times day
and you will find that it will subdue the
most Obstinate 1t is unfailing in its effects,
pleasant, wholesome and agreeable, and
its purity is guaranteed
Year: 1878

ferry EXPRESSED its willingness that Mr.. Hall should
meanwhile fill the pulpit of Grace Church He has been
successful in his work. and the church mas increased
largely in numbers The members being dissatisfied
with the action of the Presbytery, and induced by some
other causes, decided TO leave the denomination AZ
recent meeting the society resolved themselves into
Congre gational Church
Year: 1878

Editors Dispatch: Governor Holiday has
greatly endeared himself to the people Of
Richmond since his residence here. 1t is
in his power still further to win the appro-
baton of the community by having the
Capitol.Square walks put in decent cCndi-
ton. Ali the rough and sharp gravel have
worked to the top, and they are death to thin
soled shoes. and painful indeed to tender
footed people. There are no other walks
in Richmond IN such bad plight Consider
ing that they can be rolled and put in Or
der without the expenditure of a single
cent. it is not too much TO ask that the State
authorities will have them attended to.


o.,
Year: 1878

COLLISION ON THE CHESAPEAKE AND ONO
RoAD.-The westward bound mail train and
the eastward bound accommodation train
on the chesapeake and Ohio railway col
lided yesterday morning at Peaks turnout
while the accommodation train was about
to 60 upon the siding. The engines were
somewhat injured. No one was hurt.
Year: 1878

VIZ have thought Of plan for pay
:rs of the national debt in six weeks.
Let the Government levy a light tax,
not to exceed three mills on tho dollar.
on all the poetry written In the United
States. and let every poet name the
value OF his own poetry. That will do
IL. and we won't charge the Government
n cent for II. either.
Year: 1878

An interesting and worthy young lady
In London. was addicted to the habit oi
reading in bed by the light OF candle.
The first public mention Of that young
lady appears in connection with a YER
dict OF accidental death rendered by a
Coroner's Jury.
Year: 1878

TuIrns was so small baby that he
could have been put into wooden shoe.


He Was baptized in q cellar. for the
Reign OF Terror had only just come to
u close. and the priests weie still afraid
TO perform any ceremony in the churches.
Year: 1878

The ever-blOoming roses are best
for house culture in pots--bccause
they bloom quicker and more contin.
uously than Others. and, besides this,
their style and habit of growth is
more busby and better adapted to
the purpose They can be kept nico-
ly with other growing plants, and


with proper attention to the require
meats will bloom freely. Do not use
too large pots-if possible, not more
than three or four inches. The rule
is, one size larger than the plants
have been growing 10. The smaller
the pot-proyided, Of course, it is
large enough to contain the plant
the quicker and stronger the plant
viii start. 1t Is very difficult to get
o small plant TO live and grow in a
large pot. \ rose will not bloom
much till the pot is well filed with
roots therefore, small pots facilitate
quick bloom. II the pots be old they
should first be thoroughly wssL d.


If new, they should be soaked in Va
ter, otherwise they viii absorb the
moisture from the plant. Have good
rich soil-mellow and friable That
made from old decomposed sods is
the best. If manure is used, it should
be old and thoroughly eompos;ed
fresh manure is Injurious. Put some
bits OF broken croekeIy, charcoal or
similar material ia the bottom Of
each pot to facilitate drainage, then
enough fine earth to raise the plant
to a proper height II should not be
much deeper than it wss before.
Next put in the plant and spread out
its roots as near their natural position
as possible then fill in the earth and
press firmly down with me band
When done, the pot should not be
quite foil little space is needed for
water Wien Grst potted, water
thoroughly, and, if the sun is strong,
shade for few days, then give full
light aud air. Though the plant
should not be allowed to wither for
want of water, the earth should get
moderately dry before watering
again Too much water is worse
than not enough. Very littls water
is needed until the plant starts to
grow.
Year: 1878

J. P. Cum Of THE CITIZEN. is justly indignant because the Salt River Her. aid misrepresentcd him and made him say that he was candidate for Con gress, whereas he said no such thing. In his paper, TIE CITIZEN of the 24th ult., he charscterizes The statement of the Herald as being neither smart, funny nor true" and intima.es that on the contrary it is silly and the emina- ton of simple mind

 Misrepresentation in the public press is a nuisance and a curse to which Inc people have patiently sub miIted too long, and in many instan- ces gaping idots have even applauded the perpetrators of villainous false hoods, and regarded it as a smart thing to impose upon ;he reading pub lic.-Miner. May 27.
Year: 1878

The following from the Mesilla Val ley Independent is good, though it in. inmates that some one was very badly scared:

 The gallant knight of the road who or Monday last, singlehanded and alone, surrounded the Mesilla and Sil- yer City stage and relieved the party. consisting of the driver and three pas, sengers, among whom were two army officers, of the mail bags and such loose change as they happened to have about them, may be known by the fol- lowing description as given by HathO way, one of the passengers: Rather heavy built, about ten feet five inches high, weight matter of conjecture supposed to be two tons, wore mask which concealed features, north eye only visible, said eye cherry-red, and about the size of bulls eye to dark lantern, voice like the roar of noun tain lion; no time to take notes of wardrobe"

 After receiving the mail sacks which he gracefully slowed away in his vest pocket, he approached the door of the coach and in voice of thunder roar. ed out, II am desperate, sling out your odd change or I will at once, commence 6 reduction of the United States armyl" As the gentlemen within were opposed to the reduction of the army and in favor of keeping ItI up to the full standard, they at once complied with the demand and threw out to his knightship about $26 As Hathoway only had ten cents he was graciously allowed To keep il, the knight Temarking you may want that to buy an oyster supper when you get to Sam Lyons"
Year: 1878

TIE Salt River Herald is charged, by a correspondent of the Enterprise, with having libelled the churches and people of the valley. This may be true. We have wasted no time in reading that paper. Life is too short for us to do so. The correspondent desires us to take charge of the young typo" who runs or pretendS 10 run the Herald. ThIs is impossible, typo " means printer; the young man you al- luded to Mir Correspondent, is not a printer; nor can he ever become a printer. much less an editor. The best we can do for our correspondent and his broth r salts is to give up portions of our columns to communications from them stating their grievances.- Enterprise.