smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

upon the street; two are left at Mr.. C's door,
six at Mr.. D's-who is passing the summer
out of town with his family-and the four
remaining handbils are conscientiously de-
posted at the doors, respectively, of the en-
gine house, schoolhouse closed for the sum-
mer vacation, a dwelling with To Let pla-
carded in the window and shop in process
OF building. Now consider how many of
these bills are likely to be read. Those left
upon doorsteps are blown into tidy front
yards or left to litter the well swept steps to


the great annoyance of careful housekeepers,
or they are brought indoors with the
comment, ''another of those tiresome
handbills," and are used to light the kitch-
en- fire. If the carrier has rung the
doorbell to leave his handbill the serv-
ant who answers the bell is naturally
exasperated at being uselessly called away
from her work, and the mistress of the house
promptly decides never to buy an article so
impertinently thrust forward to notice. The
handbills given to the little manufacturers of
mud pies are, of course, not read-but blow
about the street, together with those handed
to passers. The handbills left at the engine
house, schoolhouse, untenanted dwelling and
unfinished shop are probably not read, unless
by some loafer unlikely to profit the adver-
tiser. The result is that very few of the bills
have been read, and those few have actually
created prejudice against articles which
may be good in themselves, but which are
made to appear cheap, worthless and made
to sell, because of the importantly and bad
style of the advertisement. If the merit Of
an article be set forth in the columns o


respectable and reliable newspapers, the
advertisement will be read by the man of the
housewife would rather miss his breakfast
than his paper, and who never sees the hand


bills left at his house during business hours
by the women, children and servants. Thu;
for half the money expended upon the use


less and annoying handbills that faunt thei


red and yellow impertinence at our doors


advertisers can establish solid and steady
patronage for their wares. The same reason


ing applies equally we'll to the advertising o


entertainments. The "amusements' column
OF newspaper is conspicuously placed, ant
one which is most eagerly turned to by read
ers. Eternal advertising is the price of pros
perity-but to be effective it must be b


means of reliable newspapers, and free from
the suspicion of charlatanry and humbu
which attaches itself TO the handbill system
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi.
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used
Year: 1878

THEY are doing it out in Michigan, too.
The Nationals OF the Fifth District of that
State have nominated a capitalist" and ''pro-
fessional politician" for Congress. That is as
bad as bondholder Smith and banker Phil
brick
Year: 1878

A SENSATION IN THE GREAT WILL SUIT.
UNsAvORY CONFESSIONS OF THE WOMAN WHO


CALLS HERSELF MRS. DR. sToDDARD-HER PRO


NusCUoUs LOVE AND MANY PROTECTORS


URGING THAT SHE BE COMMITTED FOR PERJURY.
The eatire day in the Vanderbilt will case yester-
day was consumed by the testimony of the woman
who called herself DR.. StOddard's wife. Under
sharp eross-examnatiOn she was forced TO confess
that she had lived with number of men, at least
one of whom was a convict. Mr.. ChOate created a
sensation in the courtroom by urging that the
woman be locked up, he intended to move that
she be committed for perjury. be afterwards made
this notion and the Surrogate will hear further ar
gument on it to-day.
Year: 1878

The Australians then took the bat and made
90 runs the in first inning thus
standinQ go TO So The second inning
was begun but only four Of the New-YOrk 10
the bat The game will he finished to-day. The Aus
traliap eleven has for itself great reputation
in England, which 1t deserves. for It has
some brilliant batsmen and the helding OF the
team is wonderfully fine. Its play is altogether
worth seeing, aud this afternoons play, when
both sides win be more at their ease than they were
yesterday, will probably be very brilliant
Year: 1878

ARB THE PIONEER wATCHslAKERs
q this country and their experience OF nearly thirty years
fully warrant them asserting the Howard Watch the
best in the market In purchasing watch be sure and exam
inc into their merits.
Year: 1878

The Art School of the Academy of Design
was opened yesterday The pumber Of applicants for
admission large. Up 10 this time between fifty and
sixty persons have admitted TO the school, and the
Year: 1878

razor had been for many a year
He wore very dark suit of jeans,
a pair of COW skin boots into which
his pants were tucked, slouched
hat, a pair of buck k-skin gauntlets
from which fair, rather small hand
with plain gold ring) was slipped
to adjust heavy gray blanket
upon his. shoulders dripping with
sleet. His proud nostril seemed to
quiver as his black, keen eye flashed
over the crowd, then defiance to
settle upon his handsome, we'll cut
features as he looked upon the
prison walls. N i.sr


This is the petted idolized son of
the widow! The criminals are put
in Jail, heavily ironed and a well
armed guard put over them. 1t is
a work that will admit of no neg
lect and one that will demand quick
shrift A gentleman and his good
wife are selected to bear the fearful
intelligence to the long neglected
and lonely mother.


.tai-..t ITO be Continued.)
Year: 1878

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub-
scription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. No
wouid take great pleasure in extending
credit to our friends and patrons, but
cash alone win yay our expensss, and
we are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity OF such a
course, and renew your su scriptiOn
without delay. We solicit your favor.


eB- We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance
Year: 1878

We have made inquiry in the proper quarter
ment leases OF building lots in Honolulu, This
We did because Of rumors we have heard about
difficulties between the government and indi-
viduals respecting property belonging to the
former. In the first place, 1t is well TO pre-
mise that many persons who manifest desire
TO erect buildings for business purposes on
government property, object to laying out
large sums Of money in erecting 6re-proof
buildings on leased property. because, they
say, thAI at the end of their lease the govern
ment would become the owner of the build
ings, and they would lose their investment.
This would be true if the government desired
10 drive hard bargain with the leSsees; but
we are authorized to say that such is not the
fact. On the contrary, the Minister Of the
Interior is quite wilhng-yea, anxious, 10
afford all reasonable facilities 10 any and all
persons desirous of building upon the lots in
the burnt district or elsewhere in Honolulu !;
and TO that end, leases Will be granted for
long terms-say, for fifteen or twenty years.
for building sites for business purposes, pro-
yided that the lessees will put up tire-proof
buildings. In order 10 induce persons TO do
this, the government will covenant in the
leases 10 gaans long terms as above stated
, with provision to graduate the rental: that is,
b add reasonable per centsge Of increase al
the end Of each 1--WE years, such as may be
.,,I ar =.
each lease the government will agree to take
the buildings at fair valuation in cash. or
continue the term of the lease as may be de-
sired. This we consider fair and very rea-
sonable proposition, and one that can work no
hardship to any one. Indeed, such an arrange
ment would be an inducement for the invest
menE Of capital in business enterprises, and
should induce those having money to invest
to avail themselves of such an opportunity
We repeat that tile government is fully aware
Of the mutual advantages of such terms 10 our
citizens or others who may feel like investing
capital in paying enterprises; and while it is
the policy Of the government to control the
fee in the lands, for prudential State purposes,
it is, at the same time, 4 settled purpose tC
encourage enterprise and industry for the de-
veloyment Of manufacturing and commercial


objects, in spirit of iberality and fairness
to all concerned. We hope this explanation
will be satisfactory TO all, and remove any
doubts that may have arisen touching the
leasing Of government lands in Honolulu We
cannot but commend the desire manifested by
his Excellency TO have the burnt district
covered with fre-proOf buildings, as well 4:


the lots on the Esplanade, in the rear of tn,
| Custom House, and also those lots to wind


ward of the government wharf; and thus ayoic
the recurrence Of such disaster Us the fire o
[ the 18th December last.
Year: 1878

We call attention of subscribers TO the fact
that our terms, for subscription, are payable
in advance They viii do us a kindness
by responding with the needful promptly.
'' Money makes the mare e" and 50 does il
make the press 20. We have to pay cash for
everything, and want cash to keep the thing
moving.
Year: 1878

Considerable damage WAS done by the heavy
rain storm last evening to cellars in different
parts OF the city. Tho houses on the south
side of Pennsylvania avenue, between Four.
and-a-half and Thirteenth Streets were par
ticularly affected. There were floods in the
streets in several parts Of the city, where the
sewers are out OF repair or insufficient; but, rs
u general thing, the large mass OF water was
quickly carried of from the streets.
Year: 1878

There is an element in modern life
which is radically hostile to the cultivation
or even the retention of fine manners.
This is its extreme hurry and its constant
hustle. Fine manners require calm grace
and calm grace is not easily preserved
amid the hubbub, jostling. and anxiety of
the existence of to-day. Fine manners re-
quire time; indeed, they take no note of
time. A person of fine manners may him
self always be punctual; but he can
scarcely preserve his fine manners while
laboring to compel other people to be so.
Fine manners are absolutely incompatible
with fussiness. Fine manners take their
time over everything. This is not to say
that they are inconsistent with exertion or
even great energy. But the exertion must
be equable; the energy must be uniform,
not spasmodic or hysterical. Watch diff
ierent orders of persons proceeding to
take the train from one place to another.
Persons OF an inferior condition OF life
appear to be deeply tormented with the
fear that they will not catch it. They ar
rive out of breath, though they are ten
minutes before the time fixed for starting.
They hustle over the taking of their tickets,
they scramble for a seat in some carriage
or other, the whole business is with them
one of haste and disquietude. People of
higher grade, but still of what is termed
middle condition of life, do not mani
test so much incoherent solicitude as all
this
Year: 1878

! came to the conclusion-to me a very
unexpected One--that the Americans are
reserved people. They are not eager
to talk to you about their own affairs.
Manufacturers, except when asked them.
did not tell me how many men they en-
ployed. Merchants were not anxious TO
impress me with the magnitude of their
business transactions. Nor, indeed, did
lind that the strangers | met were very
anxious or, indeed, very willing to talk at
all. | often found it hard to discover
whether the people was travelling with
approved OF Mr.. Hayes Southern policy
or not, or even whether they belonged to
the republican or democratic party. When
| was fortunate enough to find man with
cigar in his mouth, standing on the plat
form of Pullman car, | could sometimes
make him more communicative and Oc.
caslonally, under these conditions, |
learned Il great deal about the country.
But, as rule, strangers opened slowly and
shyly. Nor was this because | was an En-
glishman. | used to watch the people in
the carriages-a dozen or twenty in Pull
man drawing-room car, forty or fifty in an
ordinary car-and if they did not know
each other they would travel together all
day without exchanging half dozen
words. Occasionally three men who were
friends would ask a stranger TO take
hand at whist, but this was not very COM
mon. Perhaps the retcence is confined to
the weather. people. On the line which
have two classes OF carriages l often spent
half an hour in smoking-car intended
for both classes of passengers. There /
generally found much more freedom.
Working men talked to each other without
any difficulty; but even there the passen-
gers who had come from the first-class
carriages sat and smoked in silence The
Nineteenth Century.
Year: 1878

MANY of our personal friends have been cured
by the PERUVIAN SYKUP, but we have proof
more powerful than all these and that is--OUR
Own PERSONAL EXPERIkNCEl No authority
can pu, this down-no argument can contradict II ;
aud no good word shall be spared on our part un-
til knowledge of this blessing shall be spread
broadcast among the people"
Year: 1878

many Of his countrymen he has
rather a mathematical tnrn of
mind, so he soon completely mss
tered the rules Of the games in
vogue at his clubs, and applied
them with peculiar skill and dar-
ing. For a number of years Wolff
has been renowned as one of the
best card players in Paris; he was
constantly lucky, as good players
generally are, and won large sums
very frequently. Not very long ago
Wolff was known to have won some
three millions of francs in two
years, and he should have foresworn
play when he found himself such a
large gamer.


Three millions is a large fortune,
even in these days of high expense
and extravagance and in the Wild
est dreams Of his youth, Wolff can
never have imagined himself the
possessOr Of such a sum. But even
this cool, cautious German was un-
able to resist the constant, never
allayed cravings for gain which al
ways lead the gambler to his ruin.
Wolff lived for several years in the
finest style, almost gave up journal
ism, and went in for speculation on
a large scale in stocks and shares.
The fluctuations of the market
were unfayorable to the lucky play
er, who lost at the Bourse large
portion of the sum he had won at
the tapis vert. The cards ran
against him, too, for a while, and a
short time ago Wolff was obliged to
betray how great had been the in
roads upon his gambling gains, when
he had to request a short but sig
nifcant delay in the payment Of
100000 francs, which he lost in one
night at baccarat. Wolff produced
the sum without any great difficul.
ty, however, and has since had q
return Of his old luck; several
thousand of louis have come back
to him, and he is once more the
terror of his set. Though he de.
votes his entire time to cards


Wolff occasionally pens some bril-
liant criticism or witty review; he
shows in all his articles the posses
sion Of more taste, thought, anC
power Of observation than the 9th
er men of the Figaro can lay claim
to, and it is certainly a pity that ht
should prostitute his talents t
gambling.
Year: 1878

twenty InOuSanO PeOpl0
old and young, every week. It'll just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best GLASS Of
community.


We desire our business men to make note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free Of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
tising; for many good people seeing an ad-
vertisement in paper, especially their
church paper. take it as guarantee Of re-
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not TO
abused when it can be helped. We want,
therefore,
Year: 1878

through all the solemnity of a regu-
lar funeral. For several days he
continued to visit the grave Of his
little friends, and mourned over
them with a grief which did not
seem at all theatrical.


=" In week or less the tendency
to arrangement in Booth became
more developed. One night, when
be was to act, he did not appear;
nor was he found at his lodgings.
He did not come home that night.
Next morning he was found in the
woods, several miles from the city,
wandering in the snow. His de-
rangement proved to be temporary,
and his reason returned in few
days. He soon left the city,"
Year: 1878

The value of the miorophone in
operations for stone and other deli
cate surgical manipulations has Just
been shown at the London Univer-


sity college, The apparatus con-
sisted of the usual feeble battery
with wires connected with two tele.
phones running to different parts
of the room. The ordinary sound


used in operations for crushing the
stone was attached by a wire
to the circuit of the battery.
Near the handle a piece of carbon,
such as is used by Professor Hughes,
was carefully balanced and attached
by a delicate spring to the battery
circuit. When the end of the
sound strikes against the smallest
piece of calculus, the acoustic wave
is transmitted along the steel of the
instrument to the carbon, whers it
is transformed into electric vibra.
tions, which are multiplied through
the telephone, SO that the noise be-
comes loud and unmistakable. The
carbon arrangement on the sound
must not be too delicate, nor the
battery too strong; but with the mi
crophone properly adjusted, it was
easy by trial to detect the presence
Year: 1878

Of even a minute fragment of un-
removed calculus. The carbon
needed only to be fitted to the
probe; also, to detect bullets or
fragments Of bone. But while it
is quite possible for a skilful sur
geon to make himself absolutely
certain by means of the microphone
of what he was previously only
morally convinced of, no very re-
markable results, at least in Ordin-
airy practice, are anticipated from
the use of the instrument.
Year: 1878

From the "Liie of George
Combe F" we find the following
strange statement;


Prince Albert mentioned that a
gentleman had lately applied to him
for leave to dedicate a scientific
treatise on naval architecture to
him translated, think he said),
because "it would be the first in the
English language"


Impossible" said the prince.


Nevertheless true"


The prince was incredulous, and
sent a note to the admiralty beg
ging them to send him the best
treatise on naval architecture. The
answer came:


"No such book exists in the
English language"


lie became curious to learn by
what rule they built their ships.
They had measurements which were
practically known, but in forming
the curves on which the ships sail
ing powers depend, they were guided
wholly by the eye and hand!


"How by the hand?'


"You may well ask that ques-
tios."


The prince then placed the palm
Of his hand on the window shutter,
drew it carefully along, and said:


That's the way they do. They
actually feel the curve by passing
the hand in that way over the
planks as they are placed on the
skeleton ribs, and they raise or de-
press, extend or contract them, ac-
cording to their estimate of the APP
proach to an ideal model existing in
the operators head"


l expressed surprise.


EYES," said the prince, "the
English boast of being practical
people, but was there ever such an
example of it as this? The safety,
glory, riches Of the country depend
on this success in ship-building,
and their knowledge Of the art is
wholly practical. No wonder that
they spoil so many vessels"
Year: 1878

Ma. AILMoND is citizen Of high char
.ctsr, and would make very good Mayor;


but he ought not to be selfish. He is now
|. Water Commissioner at $1,000 per year
that will do for the present. We are Sci
firmly in the opinion that one office at one
time is enough, that is our only objection
10 Mr.. Almond.
Year: 1878

Here is a noble and beautiful passage
from letter from Miss Cushman,
which should inspire and encouragethe
heart of every mother;


All that you say about finding your
own best expression in and through the
little life which is confided to you is
good and true, and am so happy to
know how you feel on the subject. l
think mother who devotes herself to
her child, in watching its culture and
keeping it from baleful influences, is
educating and cultivating herself at the
same time. No artist l0ork is so high,
so noble, so grand, so enduring, so inn
portant for all time as the making of
character in child. You have your
own work to do, the largest possible
expression. No statue, no painting, no
acting can reach it, and it embodies
each and all the arts. Clay of Gods
fashioning is given into his hands to
mold to perfectness. Is not this some
thing grand to think OFF No matter
about yourself--only make yourself
worthy of Gods sacred trust, and you
will be doing his work-and that is all
that human beings ought to care to live
for. Am rightP
Year: 1878

Cherry trees are so far advanced
that the coming man is being shot out
of them with delightful precision. 1t
is an extraordinary fact that one cherry
tree will shed more boys in season
than twenty other kind of fruit trees,
Year: 1878

IMPORTANT To PERSONS VISITING New
YoRK.-One of the best kept and 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 on the European plan
you therefore only pay for what you get.
Everything is FIRST class, and prices mod
crate. adapted to the stringency of the
times. You save the expense of carriage
hire. and By leaving your baggage check
on the counter of the Hotel, your baggage
will be delivered in your rooms, fifteen
minutes after the arrival of the cars, free
Of expense. We advise you to give the
Grand Union trial.
Year: 1878

DUBUQUE. Oct. 14.-To-day at noon
just as the noon train vas moving out, a
young man named Selig, attempted to
cross the track in front of the engine, but
had FL. The engineer saw him however
and stopped the trfiu just as the wheels
touched him.


A young lad named Fisher was run over
tonight by buggy and received internal
injuries that may prove fatal.
Year: 1878

seven the Savior" SAID Colonel
Ingersoll, "allowed the man to di-
vorce the woman, but denied the
right to woman. A woman had to
90 and ask forgiveness for being the
mother Of babes. Splendid! I APP
plause and laughter. When the
woman was taken home she was
bade to shave her head and pare
her nailS-probably in seli-defense." "


The Bible, he thought, taught
the existence of hell. He'll, we
were given to understand, was
nearly filled with devils aud hob
goblins, and when we got there it
would be quite full. Witches, the
law said, were to be suffered to live.
If there were no witches, why make
a law against them?


SIS it tpossible, asked the Colonel,
"that any man can believe that the
devil took God Almighty and put
him on the pinnacle of a temple,
and then tried to make him jump
down." Such stories had peopled
the sweet world of imagination
with monsters. Under the law OF
the Bible, if the wife of any person
in the hall had said to him: "Let
us leave this bloody Jehovah; lei
us worship the pleasant sun that
gave your face to me, and gave me
the sweet features of my babe" il
would have been that mans duty,
if he had been a Hebrew, to have
turned upon her and stoned her tc
death. 81 hate such books" said
the speaker, with sudden energy
"and | hate the God that is de.
cribed in them. If the God who
taught this doctrine in the OLD
Testament-I say it with all rever
ence-afterward came among the
Jews and made himself flesh to
teach a religion at variance with
the one he had given them, and
was crucitied for it, did he not
read what he had sown? If ii
were not for the treachery Of Judas
and the bi rotry of the Jews, Goo
would not have been cruci6ed. W.
are indebted to the devil for exist
euce. What they call the atone
ment is a kind of moral bankruptcy
1t leads mar when he sins to SAY
charge it, This kind of book


keeping breeds extravaganza in sin
Who ever heard of a man who rodt
in his carriage going to hell? No
body These are the kind Of mel
who talk of the masses" The,
say; 'We have all the luxuries w
need-give hell to the poor"