smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

When l was young man l was
always in a hurry to hold the big
end Of the log and do all the lift
ing. Now l am older | seize hold
of the small end and do all the
grunting. Wise men make the
mistakes and fools the plumbers,
and this is about all the difference
between them.-Josh Billings.
Year: 1879

A woman cured her husband Of
staying out late at night, by going
to the door when he came home
and whispering through the key
hole, "Is that you, Willie ?" Her
husbands name is John, and he
sleeps with one eye open and a
revolver under his pillow.
Year: 1879

SEATTLE, Nov. 5-One Of the most
terrible atrocities ever perpctrated in
this community was brought to light
this morning AT about 6 o'clock Mr..
Post herad faint moaning sound in
his privy, which he at first supposed
to come from cat. He was subse.
quently struck, however, by the close
resemblance between the sounds and
those produced by child. He there
upon called neighbor who CHANGED to
be in the back yard opposite to come
and listen to the sounds, and both
were soon convinced that the sounds
were produced by child and imme-
diately instituted search for the
same, but without success. They
thereupon summoned the chief of po-
lice to assist in the search, and upon
procuring lantern discovered that
some person had effected entrance to
the back yard through the fence dur
ing the night and with an old shovel
found just over the fence had excavat-
ed wheelbarrow load of earth from
the corner Of the yard and thrown il
down the privy into the vault. A
woman's track was subsequently found
in the yard and tracked across lots and
through an alley to point near thu
university, where it was lost. The
means having now ceased, the parties
procured an ak, and upon tearing W
the seat of the privy discovered wha1
they supposed to be the dead body o.
a child lying in one corner of thu
vault, whittier it had rolled, the eartl
being thrown in to conceal it, TIL,
child was Immediately taken out ant
placed in an old box where it remained
for several hours, while efforts wer,
being made to trace out the tracks
Subsequently a bucket of cold waite
was thrown over it for the purpose o
washing off the filth preparatory t.
taking it up to the sisters for burial
Upon receiving it. the sisters had i
placed in tub Of warm water in OF
der TO further wash for burial. Upol
beng placed in the water, however
the child began to revive and NANTES
signs Of life. a physician was sun,
lnoned and the little waif is now dc
ing well. 1t had been dropped dis
tenco Of about eight feet into tn
vault, and was slightly bruised abou
the head and body.
Year: 1879

The west offers better inducements
at present than any other part of the
United States, being more energetic it |
will grant capital more sea room in its
undertaking. Notwithstanding that
transportation from the interior to the
seabord is quite reasonable there is
still no reason why the manufactured
material could not be more easily and
to the producer more proftably brought
the first shipping the raw material to
some seaboard town or city for manu-
facture and thence returned in part to
be consumed by her inland populace.


The emigration now to the west is
very great, and must be increased
rather than decreased. Millions Of
acres of the choicest Of lands await
the hand Of the cultivator, and the
boundless prairies give all the advan
tages for the person of small means to
make himself home where comfort
shall be his. Different at least from
his present position in some Of the
eastern countries, being dependent
upon the successes of some manufac-
turer to supply him with sufficient
labor to keep himself and family from
want laboring from dawn till close of
day, or later forced to slave for his
daily subsistence. TO aid those who
have not the means to move to the
west and start homes, grand oppor-
tunity presents itself to capitalists to
make purchases Of lands in the best
portion of the west, partly improve
them and place thereon such men with
families who would be industrious,
frugal and energetic, make this prop
erty bring them in reasonable inter
est ON their investment, and by proper
allowances for the extra labor perform
ed by the tenant keep him and his
family in such comfoet that in due
time enough would have been saved
that the tenant would be required te
rent no longer, but become free
holder and the owner of home


This is one of the many schemes
presented to the capitalist, and as
there will be great immigration dur
ing the coming year it is well for al
interested in the welfare of the Yves
to make such arrangements that capi
tai either collected in form of coin O
in form Of labor be induced to cas-
lots with tie industrious pioneers wh'
have been SO battling depression in th


past.


There is room enough for all.
the laborer of other countries desire
to come among us we still extend al
open welcome. Come and be as maj
to man-t the peer of all.--Er.
Year: 1879

A belated husband, hunting in the
dark for match with which to light
the gas, and audibly expressing his
disappointment, was rendered insane
in an instant by his wife suggesting in
a sleepy voice, that he had better light
one and look for them, and not 60
stumbling around in the dark break
ing things
Year: 1879

There is nothing like settling
down." said retired merchant to his
neighbor "When ] gave up business
I settled down and found ! had quite
o comfortable fortune. If / had set
tied up I shouldn't have had a cent. u
Year: 1879

1t being claimed by one of the sterner
sex that man was made first and lord Of
creation, the question was asked by an in
digrant beauty how long he remained lord
creation. "TIll he got a wife, was the
reply
Year: 1879

The real end of argument is truth
and it matters not where you find 1t.
Therefore when disputing do not pre-
suppose that you are already in pos
session of truth nor at the same time
be too ready to acknowledge any ar
gument which might lead you astray
and thus cause your fall. 1t is best
however to avoid dispute as much as
possible.


In order to appear easy and we'll
bred in conversation, yOu may assure
Yourself that it requires more wit, as
we'll as good humOr, to improve than
to contradict the notions of another;
but if you are at any time obliged to
enter on an argument, give your rea-
sons with the utmost GOODNESS and
mOdesty, two things which scarce
ever fail of making an impression on
the hearers. Besides, if you are
neither dogmatical, nor show either
by your actions or words that you are
full of Yourself, all will the more heart
ily rejoice at your victory. Nay,
should you be pinched in your argu-
ment, you may make your retreat with
very good grace:-yOu were never
positive, and are now glad to be bet
ter informed. This has made some ap,
prove the SOcratic reasoning, where
while you scarce affirm anything you
can hardly be caught i'll an absur
dity; and though possibly you are
4 endeavoring to bring over another tC
your opinion, which is firmly fixed
you seem only to desire information
from him.


Be careful not to get out of temper
When an argument is over how many
weighty reasons does a man recOllect
which his heat and violence made nin
utterly forget! And never get angry
with your opponent because he doe


not apprehend the force of your argu
ment CT gives weak reasons Of hi


own. No one of your equals Will thinl


more of you on account of your ange


which only deprives you of your righ


reasoning. If you should OvercOm


your opponent show your generosit
by saying nothing Of yOur cOnques


and dropping the subject without cal
rying it too far.


l The first races of mankind used t


dispute, as eur Orninary people d
Year: 1879

A young colored man about twenty
five years old appeared at the office
of the Health Department and in
formed the Secretary that he was i'll
suffering from the smallpox. He was
was at once confined in an isolated
room, after causing the persons on
business to scamper in different direc
tiOns, and afterwards sent to the Ma
rine Hospital. But in some manner
he escaped and at latest accounts the
police were looking for him to arrest
him and thus prevent the spread OF
the disease.
Year: 1879

The Sunday edition ofthe american
saws "The recent move of the colOred
citizens of Baltimore to have teachers
of their own race appointed by the
Board of Public School Commissioners
to teach their children, calls attention
to the fact that the board of this
county THagerstown correspondence
employ several colored teachers both
male and female and as far as is known
they give entire satisfaction III the
performance of their duties.
Year: 1879

term1nOu WndU lnOS6 picSchO PA0-
ferred: whether to have teachers OF
their own race appointed simply to
demonstrate that certain privileges
prevailed, or whether to secure tor
/ the numerous cOlOred children III the
civ, the best and most complete
school education, the school board
can afford them.n That is a fact.
These questions have been always
difficult for that party to deal with.
And the rapid march of civilization
has caused them to do more for the
questions, than they would have done
otherwise.


The matter at issue could not have
been more simplitied than it was. 1t
was distinctly stated by the speakers
that the desire was that we desired
not to have all colOred teachers, but
some in the Public schools. This
would cause us to think that they
really did intend to g We us a little
show in regard to public intructlon
And as far as securing the most com
petent instruction is concerned, we dO
mot want ignorant cOlOred men when
we have intelligent ones who cal
(when opportunity is atforded teacl
as we'll as those now teaching.
Year: 1879

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING New
YoRK,-One of the best kept aud most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and others
to stop at when in New York is the Grand
Union Hotel, nearly opposite the Grand
Central Depot, kept Oh the European plan
you therefore only pay for what you get


Everything is first class and prices mod.
crate, adapted to the stringeDcy of the
times You save the expense of carriage
hire, and by leaving your baggage check
on the counter Of the H Jtel, your baggags
Year: 1879

SAN Francisco, March 1l.-At a large
republican mass meeting to night the state
ment was endorsed that while crediting the
President with honesty Of purpose in veto
log the Chinese bill, his action did not rep
resent the views of the republican party of
California and the party decline the re-
sponslbihtY there for
Year: 1879

Several Mexicans were in camp
at the mouth of Memphis creek,
Utah Territory, and were lying
about the fire, when one of them,
Telestoro Crucus, saw q large
centepede, fully nine inches long,
travelling slowly over his leg.


Knowing that the least motion
would make it sink its deadly


claws into his skin, without
moving his leg he got out his re-
volyer and waited until the beast
had almost reached his knee,
when, slowly putting the mouth
of the pistol to its head, he pull
ed and the centipede left. But the
centipede's claws are quicker
than gunpowder, and Crucas be-
gan to cramp in few minutes,
the track of the reptile turned
brownish yellow and the place
where it was killed swelled up
frightfully. Crucas rapidly grew
worse, and in a little over four
hours afterward he died in great
agony. But the most singular
part of the story is that the bull
let from Crucas' pistol cut a
small hole in the foreleg of a
mule that was tethered near by,
and at daylight next moring the
mule was also dead, with its leg
SO swollen that the skin burst in
several places. se I5..qe
Year: 1879

A gentleman was once travel
ing through the Soonderbuns in
"a native boat, that is to say, a
boat surmounted by a mat-con-
structed cabin. 1t was Decem-
ber, and as the cold north wind
came oozing in through the mat
ting, he drew his blanket over
him on getting into bed. He a
woke earlier than usual the next
morning, feeling very cold, and
wondering at the large amount
of morning light that peryaded
his cabin. To his dismay he
found not only that he was blan-
ketless, and that a hole two feet
square had been cut in the mat
ting, but that the sheet on which
he had lain was no longer on the
bed. The inference was clear
that he had had a nocturnal visi-
tor. He had heard stories of
sheet-litting before, but not till
now that he had himself been
successfully practiced upon, did
he believe that the feat could be
accomplished. The scoundrel
who covets the sheet under you
approaches your bedside armed
with Il feather, with which he
gently tickles your ear. Accus-
toned as you are to the buzz of
mosquitoes-which, by the way,
have a notable penchant for sing
ing in ones ears-you only fidg-
ct in your sleep, and turning on
your side, press the ear that has
been operated on on the pillow.
Immediately the one-half of the
sheet thus released is rolled up
lengthwise closely under your
back. The feather is again eau
tiously applied to the exposed
ear; you turn once more, and the
other half of the sheet is released.
One more tickle adroitly admin
istered, disengages the sheet al
together, and the rascal no doubt
inwardly chuckles as he leaves
YOU to your sluunber.
Year: 1879

HQ1e Faith IN OEe Another.
Have faith in one. another,


And let justice be your guide;
Then will all our life be cheerful


Whatever may betide.
Let kind words alone be spoken,


To cheer each sorrowing heart,
And the clouds that hover DER them,
Like a vision win depart.
Have faith in one another.


When We pledge loves holy VOW:
1t will not be always summer,


Nor be always bright as now,
And when age comes stealing Ger ye,
II some kindred love We share
And have faith in one another,


Ye shall never know despair.
Have faith in one another, la
And respect brothers name;
A careless word quite often leads


To ruin and to shame.
False friends may reign season,
Oil doubt not that they will;
But have faith in one another,


And the right shall triumph still.
Year: 1879

Some of the highly cultivated
Boston people, who have a theo-
ry that entirely too much atten-
ton is paid to woman, in this
day of civilization, are coming
to the front with some puzzling
facts. They wantto knowwheth-
er any of the twelve Apostles
ever married or whether there is
any record in the Bible OF else
where of any of their children.
IF there was a Mrs. Matthew,
Mark, Luke or John, nobody
ever heard of her. They point
to the fact that Christ had broth
ers and sisters but had no wife
OF daughter; there is no woman
in the Trinity. Women were
not permitted to speak in the
early Christian churches. The
Bible takes no more account of
woman generally than the Koran
or any other Oriental book. The
ancient Greeks were the only
people who gave woman in those
days a partnership in the affairs
! of life-and they were pagans
and idoIators. This is really
horrifying, and the ladies should


call an indignant meeting in eve


Try city in the land. They might


establish the fact that one of tho


Apostles was a married man, foI


we are told that one Of the rela-
tives of Simon Peters wife was


sick of a fever on certain oc.


casion.
Year: 1879

at tell you, but for my ceaseless
| Jealous rage, my poor wife would not
now be lying there victim of that acci-
dent. If she dies, l shall have been her
murderer, and cannot, will not, survive
her"


You must not yield to this mad
! ness, i" said his friend. True, you have
cruelty wronged your wife, and are but
receiving a Justly merited punishment,
and must submit to the blow; and
should the worst come and seal life
separation, it would be better for you
both than the life you had commenced
to inaugurate with that pure, sensitive
and trusting woman"


81 know it, God help mel" exclaimed
the contrite, broken-hearted man, as he
sank into a chair, and covering his face
with his hands, wept rePentant tears
that balm of Gilead for tortured soul


Long hours passed before Mr.. Lads
was summoned to the side of his wife.
She had at last sank into a quiet and
peaceful slumber, and he was permitted
to watch alone by her bedside for the
same awakening the physician had pre-
dicted was to follow


4llC DAdC6il-H9 vi II III AAsANA Ae'NAN~NN
the rosy dawn of a new day, before she
opened her eyes to meet the loving ones
bending over her. There was a silent
meeting of lips; whispered words OF
assurance and thahkfulness from the
husband, as he bedewed her hands with
tears and covered them with kisses.


In reply she only whispered lOwly and
trembingly, though jOyfully:


Bring me my rings, Edward"


He did as she had requested, and
slipped them one by one Upon the poor
white hands, even to the last emerald,
and sealed them with a kiss, explaining
briefly how the missing one had been
found. And at last, when Mr.. Ellery
came with the physician for tidings Of
the invalid, they found her slumbering
sweetly with her head upon the breast
of her husband. whose face smiled upon
them unspeakabie JOY and thanks for the
life preserved and their kind sdministra-
tiOns.


Since that hour, life has glided for
them as a peaceful stream, with no vain
cOquettishness upon the part of the wife,
and no jealous doubts on that Of the
husband
Year: 1879

LONELINESS in women, though it may
vary in its character and manifestations
at different periods of life, is not the prop
erty of youth only. There is a great and


lndeniable charm in q fresh beauty of
eighteen, to which ihexpcrience and
eaTly romance lends perhaps, additional
fascination. A pretty girl Of that ags,
who has been untouched by care, and
who knows of the world through imag-
inatiOn only, is a very delightful ObjeCt;
and many men wish they might take cap
tive her first affections. Between eigh-
teen and twenty-one the changes in a
Girl; so far as the charms Of her person
90, are not likely to be great; but in that
time, by longer intercourse with society,
and by natural development, she may
get more cOmpaniOnable for men of
maturity, and her carriage and self
control become better and greater.
Those are important years in young
wOman's life, the years during which, in
cur climate, the majority of the sex are
married. And yet, from twenty-five to
twenty-five or twenty-six a maiden may,
and generally does, still further advance
in attractiveness, and add to the store
of her charms. She is still young, but
she has outliyed some of the youthful
fahcies, and feels some of the dignity of
womanhood. No better ages than those
in a maiden's life, and never is she love-
lier. But why stop at twenty-six? What
fairer women are to be found than many
of those between twenty-six and thirty,
and even older? Girls Of eighteen may
look on them as unsought old maids, and
yet they are in their wOmanly prime,
and may capture hearts that have been
steeled against girlish destinations.
Oftentimes they make the best of wives,
and men find a solace and communion-
ship in their society which immaturity
cannot give. They have the advantage
of experience, and they have learned the
lessons taught by longer contact with
the world, while still they may not be
averse to falling in love-
Year: 1879

WHAT Zulu discipline and rule was is
clearly indicated by a story told by Ceta-
wayo himself while on his way down to
the pl2ce of embarkation. Pointing to a
busn, he informed his conductors that in
front of that bush Chaka used to sit af-
ter a battle had been fought in order to
hear accusations of cowardice against
any of his soldiers. IF a man were con-
victed on what appeared sufficient evil
dence, he was expected to stand still with
his arm high above his head, while an
assegai was slowly and by degrees thrust
downward from the armpit till it pierced
the heart.
Year: 1879

WITCH burning is not recognized as a
crime in Russia, although this is the
nineteenth century, and the age of holy
missions Seventeen peasants of Mini
NQvgorod met the other day and sol
emnly cremated an elderly female resi-
dent in their neighborhood, who was sus-
Peeted of black cat and broomstick ten
denotes. The court acquitted them all,
but directed three of them to make their
peace with the church.
Year: 1879




Francis Bacon supplies a very effective
piece of evidence as to the influence of
the imagination on external growths
which seem to have their origin in de-
ficient vitality of certain parts of the
external surface of the body, as warts,
wens and the like Bacon did not, how
ever, treat the evidence afforded in his
own case with the aCumen which might
have been expected from the inductive
philosopher had, from my child
hood" he says, Z" a wart upon one of my
fingers. Afterward, when l was about
sixteen years old, being then at Paris,
there grew upon my hands a number of
warts-at least 100 in a months space.
The English Ambassadors lady, who was
a woman far from superstition" "a state
ment which must be taken cum grdnO
saLi8), /" told me one day she would help
me away with my warts; whereupOn she
got a piece of lard with the skin on and
rubbed the warts all over with the fat
side, and among the rest that wart
which | had from childhood; then she
nailed the piece of lard with the fat to-
ward the sun upon postof her chamber
window, which was the south. The sue
cess was that within five weeks space all
the warts were quite away, and that
wart which | had so long endured for
company. But at the rest | did little
marvel, because they came in q short
time, and might go away in a short time
again, but the going away of that which
had stayed so long doth yet stick with
Year: 1879

The straRgestnews coming to us from
Germany is that learned doctor has
discovered means of dyeing human
eyes any color he likes, not only without
injury to the delicate orbs, but, as he
asserts, with positive advantage to the
powers of sight. He can not only give
fair ladies eyes black as night, or blue as
orient skies by day, but he can turn
them out in hue of silvcr'or of gold. He
Says golden eyes are exceedingly becom-
ing. Nothing goes down without a aname;
therefore the German doctor calls his
discovery Ocular Transmutation" He
declares himself quite ready to guarantee
success and harmlessness in the opera
ton,
Year: 1879

BoSToN, August IA fire broke out
tonight in the rear portion Of the roof
OF fremont Temple, adjoining the rear
of the Parker House. The flames got n
pretty good start before the arrival OF
the fire department, and before the en-
gines got fairly to work the roof was de-
stroyed and portion of the walls on the
sides and in rear had fallen in, almost
completely destroying the building.
The fine organ, near which the fire
broke out, is ruined and the building
very thoroughly gutted. The blaze soon
assumed the proportions OF an extensive
conhagration, and the proximity to the
Parker House caused great alarm among
the guests, nearly all of whom had re
tired, but made rapidly ready for a
speedy exit. Beyond slight scorching
Of the walls in the rear, no material
damage, however, was done To the hotel.
The loss on the Temple, owned by the
American Bible Society, is estimated
at from 100000 TO $l20,0O0 Several
firemen were injured by the falling
walls, but none are thought to be dan
gerously hurt.


fremont Temple was occupied by
numerous Baptist Associations, the
most important being the Baptist Book
Concern. 1t was also used for the meet
ing of the National Temperance Organi-
zation and various similar organizations
There was great excitement during the
fire
Year: 1879

ST. LOUIS, August LIT appears that
the party of colored men who passed
through East st. Louis last evening, was
gotten up by merchants and planters OF
different places in Mississippi, having
negroes who wish TO emigrate TO Kansas.
An opportunity is given them to go
there and Judge of the country for them
selves and if they like it stay, but il they
dislike it they can return. Theexpense
OF the trip is merely nominal. Ii seems
that the planters apprehend that after
the present cotton crop is picked there
will be an extensive exodus from the
South. Some, therefore, got up this ex-
cursion with the idea that the unfavor-
able accounts would have a strong in
fluence with the negroes generally and
eventually kill the migratory movement
Quite large number Of whites took al.
vantage Of the cheap rates and joined
the excursion.