smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

The case of Reynolds, soon to come before
the Supreme Court for argument. does not
involve a claim that n colorcd person put on
trial for crime is entitled 10 have some col
orcd men upon the jury. Such claim would
not be a novelty in Jurisprudence. 1t vas an
early rule Of English Law that persons liable
to serious prejudice or account of race. BY
reason Of foreign birth. might demand to be
tried by juries composed onc-half Of the nation
ality Of the accused and stalutes perpetual
ing this rule have existed 10 several OF the
States. An enactment giving TO any negro
culprit the right to ask thai SIX negroes should
be drawn TO serve on the jury to try him
would be only repeating a measure of protec-
ton against race prejudice which has been
familiar for centuries. But no such enactment
is asserted; no such claim is made in
Year: 1879

The directors of the New-YOrk Institution
for the Deaf and Dumb dispute the correct
ness of Nj. Apgar's reflections upon their
management; but absolute proof that they
were unjust would not affect the strength Of
Dir. ApgaI's argument for State supervision of
State charities


The beautiful festival of Easter, which is
growing into more general and more afcc-
tionate observance every year, was celebrated
in this city yesterday with great splendOr.
The musical services III most of the Roman
Catholic and Episcopal churches were very
elaborate, and the decorations of flowers
which belong 10 this anniversary above all
others, by association and exquisite fitness as
well as 10y the order OF nature, were in many
cases exceedingly beautiful.


A little publicity j. an excellent thing, now
and then The special attention directed by
TIE TRIBUNE 10 the case of Keeper Ludlow,
of the fe-SGWng Service, has been the means
of disclosing a much more seriOns case of
neglect Of duty. Keeper Ludlow was sometimes
absent from has post. but never without leaving
a substitute behind him; Keeper Newman,
however, ls accused by his own subordmates
OF gross indifference to his duties, taking no
care to keep the apparatus OF his station in
proper order, never drilling his men. etc
The stern justice with which Keeper LudiOw's
case was decided leaves no doubt that, if
these charges aTe sustained 10y the testimony,
Newman will soOn cease to be Keeper.


The bill reported by Mr.. Sloan's Committee
for the taxation Of corporations Is understood
TO embOdy the views Of the State Assessors
as set forth in their last annual report, and
is a less radical measure than that which Is
under consideration in tho Senate. There is
no reason 10 suppose. however, that 1t will be
less strenuously opposed on that account
The feature To which most objection will be
made is that which requires the business of
the corporations to be reported in detail to
the Controller. Under this bill they will be
obliged to state their receipt. from all sources
during the preceding year, their surplus eaIn-
ings. their real and personal proDerty-by
estimate-snd to give other information upon
which the Controller ia to determine, subject
Year: 1879

While French ship was detained at
Southern port on the coast Of Georgia, the
officers amused themselves by fishing and
hunting, making their rendezvous at the
house Of an old farmer, where they cook
cd their game and slept. Tho old man
watched their foreign ways with intense
curiosity, and listened eagerly to the be.
wildering tongue they so huently dis.
coursed in, and after some de Us had
passed he picked up some Of the phrases
most agreeable 10 his ear, although he
could not catch the pronunciation or may
have scorned to initiate It. He had been
fond of holding forth In prayer night and
morning for many years, with no audi
ence but his wife, and that Providence
had provided congregation who were
necessarily compelled TO sit around his
fire for rest after the days hard work, his
outpouriDgs began to stretch far beyond
the patience Of bis guests, and soon they
showed no hesitation in dropping off in
the midst of his exhortatlons. Noticing
and resenting this, he commenced the
usual nightly exercises earlier one even
ing, before any of The party had left, and
after enumerating every sin of commits.
sion and omission they had been guilty of
while under his roof, besought for pardon
for them. "But if,"he prayed, with fervor
''their godlessness and sipfulness are past
forgiveness, then, 0 Lord, beseech you
10 look with a sang froid on their daily
life"


1t Is hardly necessary 10 say that the
French words were pronounced with all
the hardness bis voice was capable Of
enunciating, aud each letter dwelt upon
with fervid distinciuess.
Year: 1879

The man who tales over ten minutes
to pack trunk Is doltl said Mr.. Bow
erman as he slammed down the lid and
turned the key. Mrs. Bowermsn had
been at IL just seven days aud seven
nights and, when her husband went up
stairs at ten O'Clock, she sat down before
the open trunk with tears in her eyes.
You see how II is, she exclaimed, as be
looked down upon her in awful contempt


I've got only part Of my dresses In here,
saying nothiugIof aIthousand other thinge,
and even now the lid wont shut down


I've got such headache must lop down
for few minutes. She went away to
lop, and Mr.. Bowerman sat down and
mused: Space is space. The use Of
space is In knowing how to utilize H..
Removing everything, be began repack-
ing, He found a silk dress could be
rolled to the size Of a quart Jug. A fresh
ly starched lawn was made TO take the
place Of pair of slippers. Her brown
bunting Into the niche she had reserved
for three hsndkerchiefs, aud her best bon
net turned bottom up in its box and
packed iull of underclotblng. He sat
there viewing sufficient empty space to
pack in whole bed when she returned
and said he was only the good husband
in this world, asd she kisses him on the
nose as be turned the key. II is simply
the difference between the sexes, was bis
patrouizing reply as he went down stairs
to turn on the burglar alarm. When that
wife opened that trunk last night But
screams and shricks would avail nothing
Year: 1879

The other day a young gentleman from
the rural districts came to town with jag
of wood and pair OF oxen, and in the
course of his wanderings he came across a
fire hydrant that had been opened to clean
out the pipes. He stared at the gushing
water in dead silence for moment, and
then gave the alarm by shrieking: "Gosb
all hemlock. Here's a hitchin' post sprung
alesk worse than sugar maple"
Year: 1879

For those who have an abundant sup
ply ct ice this may not be matter of
much moment: but for poor people,
who may rarely use ice except in sick
ness, and to whom the expense is not in
significant, the following hints. from an
English source. may be useful: "Cut
a piece Of flannel about nine inches
square, and secure it by ligature
around the mouth of an ordinary tum-
bier, so as to leave a cup-shapcd de-
preston of flannel within the tumblcr
to about half its depth. In the flannel
cup SO constructed pieces Of ice may
be preserved many hours, all the longer
if piece Of flannel from four to five
inches square be used as loose
cover to the ice cup. Cheap flannel with
comparatively open mcshcs, is preferable,
as the water easily drains through it
and the Ice is thus kept dry. When
good flannel with close texture is en-
ployed, small hole must Dc made in
the bottom of the flannel cup; other*ise
it holds the water and facilitates the
melting Of the ice, which is, nevcrthc-
less, preserved much longer than in the
naked cup or tumblcr. In tumblcr con-
tanning a flannel cup, made as above de-
scribcd, of cheap, open flannel, at twcn-
ty cents yard, it took ten hours and
ten minutes to Dissolve two ounces of ice,
whereas in a naked cup under the same
conditions, all the ice was gone in less
than three hours"
Year: 1879

was still her husband, but never referred to
his strange departure, nor offered her any
means of support. Their conversation Was q
brief one, and they parted without enmity.
Neither had an idea of the plans of the other,
nor asked to know. Tho next that the wife
knew of her husband was learned from Z
newspaper. There she saw that he had been
arrested for leading Fenian riots in Canada,
and was sentenced to be hung. A subse
quent report informed her that bis sentence
was commuted to six years. impris-
onment. During those six years she
retained her love for him aud clung to
the faith that her constancy would eventually
be recognized and appreciated. After the
man was led out from the prison cell he
again became an adventurer and again acci-
dentally met his wife. He said to her,
'What did you think when you saw me sen-
fenced to be hung?" She replied, II sup
posed you would be hung" A short inter
view, in which neither learned the plans of
the other, was the result of the meeting.
And again he was off. After several years
mole they again met, recognized, but passed
by in silence.


Strange as has been the first act in this
comedy of curious actions, the sequel is still
stranger. Last February the wife received
q letter from her cratic husband. in which
ne begged for forgiveness, and asked her to
60 to Washington and live with him. He is
IN the government employ, and she has con-
sented, and will start for her new home in
September.


twenty-five years elapsed between the day
OF the wedding and the receipt of the letter.
During that time she never ceased to love
him and he never commenced to love her.
Neither ever tried to obtain divorce. The
lady is tho picture of health. The man was
a tine looking fellow when he was married,
and had jet black hair. To-day he is much
thinner and his hair is almost white.


AS dream-like and unnatural as all this
may seem, it is asserted to be true by re-
sponsible and highly esteemed lady, whose
relations with the wife gave her the means
OF knowing the full particulars of the extra
ordinary romance.
Year: 1879

II NF"ht0h <Jfcf Il SEPARATION of 1HcHfy-


1iue FEARS.


Milwaukee Wisconsin,


There is now living in this city lady
whose life so far has been filled with more
real romance than are the most delicately
wrought characters of fiction. Twenty five
years ago she was married to man who
like herself, was in humble though respect
able life. Their courtship had been pleasant,
and for aught the lady knows, harmonious
and mutually agreeable. On the day fol-
lowing the wedding, however, the husband
left home without any apparent reason, or
any warning whatever. The wife merely
supposed at the time that business had
called him hence, and that he would
soon return. Days, weeks, months, years
passed before she was aware that she was a
deserted and wronged woman. She heard
nothing from him, but could not entertain
the idea that he was dead, and instinctively
believed that she would again see him. And
just as she became convinced that she was
deserted her martyrdom began. She was
thrown entirely upon her own resources for
subsistence, and they we're simply honest
toll, a living faith in the reward of duty
doing, and great self-sacrificing spirit.
Thus she toiied on, never hearing a word
from her husband for many years, but
till clinging to the strict and self
imposed duty of silent forbearanco. One
day after eight years she accidentally
met him, but he failed to recognize
her. She did not speak to him, but learned
from others that since his departure he lad
led rowing life, and had been into every
State in the Union. Now that she knew be
lived and yet did nothing to aid her in her
battle of life her action toward him. herself
and the world remained unchanged. And
just here she exhibited to great degree her
almost sanitary character, for instead of &C.
cepting any of the numerous and advanta-
geous offers of marriage which sho might
have done, she silently did her every day
work, bearing his name and cherishing the
same affection for him that induced her to
become his wife.


There was then another long time that she
neither saw nor heard from him. But fate
seemed to favor her, and again she met him
by accident. He acted pleased to see her,
told her what he had been doing, that he
Year: 1879

Linen lawn neckties, or those Of India
null, are made long enough to pass
around the neck inside the linen collar
they are not considered stylish if worn
outsidc-and the ends form bow: in
front; hem and fanciful hem-stiching
in blocks or bars across the ends of some,
while others are finished with the most
exquisite embroidery.
Year: 1879

A court dress made for an American
beauty, who was presented to Queen Vic
toria the other day, was Of white. satin
trimmed with blue chenille fringe headed
by silver net. Bands Of daiscs and green
leaves in chenille embroidery divided the
rows Of fringe that extended across the
front breadth Of the dress; daisy was
placed in each of the scallops edging the
train; a large daisy held the train plaits
on the ri ght shoulder, and cluster of the
same flowers held the plaits on the left
side
Year: 1879

The Young Princes Prayer.


The following is a translation of a prayer
found among the papers IN the late Prince
Imperials desk. 1t was in his handwriting,
and is believed to be of his own compost
tiou


My God: give to thee my heart. but
give to me faith. Without faith there is no
strong prayer, and to pray is longing of
my soul. Ipray, not that Thou shouldst
take away any obstacles in my path, but that
Thou mayest permit me to overcome them.
1pray, not that Thou shouldst disarm my enc
mics, but that Thou shouldst aid me to con-
quer myself. Hear, o God, my prayer.
Preserve to my affection those who are dear
to me. Grant them happy days. If Thou
only givcst on this earth certain sum of
JOY, take, o God, my share and bestow it on
the most worthy, and may the most worthy
be my friends. If Thou seekest ve ergeancs
upon man, strike me. Misfortune is con-
verted into happiness by tho sweet thought
that those whom We love are happy. Hap
piness is poisoned by the bitter thought
while rejoice, those whom love thou
sand times better than myself are suffering
For me, q God, no more happiness. Take
it from my path. l can only find Joy in
forgetting the past. If for get those who
are no more, l shall be forgotten in my turn;
aud how sad the thought which makes one
say "Time effaces all"' The only satisfac-
ton l seek is that which lasts forever. that
which is given by tranquil conscience.
y, my God show me over where my duty
lies and give me strength to accomplish it
always. Arrived at the term of my life
stall turn my looks fearlessly to the past
Remembrance will not be for me long re-
morse. Then shall be happy. Grant, O
God, that my heart may be penetrated with
tho conviction that those whom love and
who are dead shall see my actions. My life
shall be worthy of their witness and my in
ner1nost thought shall never make them
blnsh
Year: 1879

Of the mistaken notion that by so do
ing the person that is 50 married can
be made happy at the other ones eX-
pense. II the true were ever carefully
analyzed from the false, it would
be found in every instance that
the prime motive which infu-
ences such a decision and such a
step is simple vanity.


81 don't care much for her, but she
loves me, and it would be cruel 10 dis
appoint her." excl Zines swain, whose
heart is not in his decision.


MAYBE I'll learn to love him after a
while, and he loves me ss-dearly that
cannot bear 10 give him pain" solilo-
quizes the maiden whose heart is not iu
her choice.


And so the world waEs. Men and
women marry in deception, and when
too late, repent in wretchedness, going
through life with a ball aud chain drag
ging at their heart-strings, or subsiding,
as happily many Of them do, into a
practical apathy from which all the
elixir Of existence Is a0stracted from its
poesy, ani its place usurped 10y the plain
prose Of endurance.


Grace's determination to make a con-
fident of Lillian was thoroughly shaken
by Lillian's hdUte5r. Through all their
past years they bad been so much TO
each other, these two; but now, between
themselves and their innermost lives
there was a gulf fixed. Would they
ever he able TO bridge it? We shall
see.
Year: 1879

w. B. Hopkins, clerk of the Tip
top Company, whose Office is at
Gillett, arrived in town Wednes.
day from that place, and informs US
that the mill is working steadily
and upon richer ore than at any
period since it started, over a year
ago. The mine is looking we'll,
the vein widening as they 60 down
into the bowels Of the earth. Pie
yield of bullion this month will
-aMsunt to fully $4,000 and should
the ore continue to improve in the
mine for the next thirty days as it
has in the past, the next months
yield will far surpass anything
heretofor realized by the company.


We can see no reason why the Tip
top should not at once become q
dividend payer every thirty days
and Its stock run up to So or $40 per
share. 1t is now being properly
handled, and we believe the ques-
tion as to its permanency is no
longer doubted, therefore q change
in its value may reasonably be ex-
pected.--Pescot (Arisona) Miner.
Year: 1879

Mayor ridiculous as her suitor. and showing that
ne is implicated in her schemes. In the moment OF
danger she discovers her true character to Duva


his old love for her revivng. and marriage seems
probable the play ends. There is slight under
plot. turning upon the jealousy of blacksmiths
apprentice Pierre. and the coquetry of the village
belle, Marie. niece of the blacksmith.


OF the lbretto. which is by Mr.. Il. A. Dixon. con-
siderable might be said in commendation, put "
the music. which is the for the former rev
words will suffice. The only really passable Feature
of the first act is the love duet between the Mayor
title than recitatiye When the villagers enter at
the close of the act and surprise inc
Mayor he is dancing in fancied sui
tude there is promise OF good chorus'
but the hope soon vanishes and the melody a,sap
pears in jig music which brought the curtain down
between the widow and Duva in the second act
which might have been made attractive II caretuiy
rendered, and the portemanteau recitaton os .uo
Mayor was worth waiting to hear The operetla
contained only two and the general opinion was
that IL was quite long enough.
Year: 1879

A ladye fair" writes 70 Causeur
that Airting Is worse in man than in
woman, "because his position makes
him in 3 great sense master Of his sit
uAtien." She sdds:


There is no sta more iutUiArable and
base than to imply, by all the language
Of eye aud touch and intimate atten-
ton, that . man has the most tender
regard for . woman that he has no
thought of making his wife, knowing
all the time that he is awakening feel
ings and heartthrobs TO which be can
never respond. Women have no re.
dress. Men know themselves safe I;
for women can have no real claim until
asked to become a wife. Thus, while
q fondness has become aroused, waiting
for an expected declaration, women
6nd themselves suddanly thrust aside
To be sure, one Is fortunate to be de
serted by such coward with a soul Of
= pickpOcket; but then does it not leave
its mark on her life-pathi


AL very well, sweet my lady, all
very true, perhaps but is there not an
other side Of the picturei If it be the
the prerogative of the man to ask, it Is
the privilege Of the woman to refuse,
and one may well doubt whether one
man in hundred was ever fool enough
70 ask unless he had reasonable ground
to expect acceptance. Certainly there
il no being more despisable than "a
''rnan flirt," but where Causeur has
known one such, he has known twenty
victims of women firts, poor fellows
who have been led on and on, fAscinat-
cd and charming, until it suited the
convenience or caprice Of the objects of
their affections to turn them off with a
laugh. The man whes deliberately
seeks TO win the love Of woman only
to cast her from him is a villain al
heart. Can anything better be said Of
the woman who IS guilty of the same
offence.
Year: 1879




There is no business with which l
am acquainted which affords greater
scope for thought, or which is more
provocation of reflection, than farming.
The careful farmer must be daily meet
ing with subjects which challenge
thought and require the nest profound
study Farmers ought to be the nest
thoughtful class of people il the ceun-
try. The balancing of cause and eject
in a business wherein =. thousand
causes are more philosophical mind
than any other business whatever. Il
is possible for farmers to get into the
rutS and 60 in the beaten track year
after year, without Thought but such
farmers are not successful, and each
year are becoming less So Whsnever
q farmer gets out of the ruts-ceases
to do things because it has always been
the practiee-he necessarily has t.
think. 1t is pretty safe to say that
such farmers ~ill-Ise saRe-to want all
the agricultural books they can get.
And as thinking men ultimately must
always supplant those who do not
think, the problem how farmihgis to be
made successful and the hon
ored, will be settled. as so many like
problems have been, by the Darwinian
law-"the survival Of the fttest. =
Country Gentleman.
Year: 1879

The following anecdote is told to
show the informal and domestic man
ners Of the Grown Princess of Ger
many and the rigid etiquette of the
German court: One day, at ball in
Petsdafa, the Princess could not find
the Prince, and, meeting the Empress,
asked where her husband could posi-
bly, be. II do not know where your
husband is, said the Empress, shut 1
can tell you where the Crown Prince
is" The Princess made no reply but,
soon afterward, seeing her husband,
she complained Of the rebuko she had
received. The Prince bit his lip, and
walking up to the Empress, said,
" Mammas win you be good enough to
tell me where my wife is :"
Year: 1879

The arrival in the Dominion Of the
Marquis of Lorne and his regal wife
brings to mind the fact that when the
Queen admitted the Marquis within the
circle Of her ewn family Is . suitor
for the hand of the Princess Louies she
made an innovation upon ; ceurtly
custom which required an alliance for
her children with some royal house out
side Of her own country. Thelady had
the courage to accept the suit and take
husband from amsng her own people,
and her royal mother felt free tS uphold
her daughters choice. ParlimaSt did
not object, and at the wedding the
bride was given away by the Queen
herself, who after the ceremony, kissed
her daughter with q matronly warmth
of affection which was accepted BY ell
present as unmistakahle proof Of the
great qualification which the union Of
forded her Majesty.
Year: 1879

A correspondent writing to the Ore
CONAN from Umatilla says: Emigra-
tien is still flowing in, and there is
great demand for houses and farms to
to rent at the time of writing, Dec.
4th, the weather was pleasant and far
mers were busy blowing and sowing.
Twice as much ground win be cultiva-
ted this year as the last Wheat is
worth SO cents bsashel barley and
oats cent and half pound. Sheep
are worth two dollars per head, cattle
two or three cents pound on foot.