smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

had ensusd before she reached the patient
she could not say, upon oath, that attempt
ed abortion produced death. So the jury
rendered verdict of "Death in labor"


An odd feature in connection with this
sad case was the operation performed by
Miss Swinney-the taking of a live child
from corpse. This was done by an alb
dominal incision, four hours after death
had ensued. The child lived but few
moments, but the Doctress thinks that an
earlier operation would have saved its life.
This rare operation is known among the
medical faculty as the "Cesarean system, u
from the fact that Caesar, the Emperor Of
Rome, was given to the world by such q
process. He was not born.
Year: 1877

We look upon the drama as great public
educator, and at the same time most po-
tent factor in corrupting the morals of the
young. The worst feature Of our modern
plays Is their suggestive immortality. In
the whole range of what is improperly
called the decent drama, few are more
suggestive of impure and sinful thoughts
than "Divorce." Parents who are regard
less of the infection Of prurient thoughts
into their daughters minds will permit
them to go to tho Opera House Tonight;
they who do not will keep them away. Is
the Opera House intended to be focus Of
Of suggestive immortality under the present
management
Year: 1877

The Passamaquoddy Indians have got in.
to bitter wrangle about silver medal
which the French government gave the
grandfather of their late Gov. Francis for
serving on French man>of-war. At the
last election son Of Governor Francis was
defeated for Governor, and now the claim
is made that the medal belongs to the Gov-
ernor, and is part of his insignia of office.
The Francis House is also claimed as the
Governors residence because the State
aided inIts building, but the Franchises and
their friends show that the house was most
ly paid for by the family, and that the
State aid was given because of the general
offer to anybody in the tribe who would
build him home. Both parties have ap"
pealed te the Catholic Bishop.
Year: 1877

There never has been more satisfaction
given at any performance in this city than
was given at the re-opening of this exhibi~
tion last night. The new addition In the
Museum and the performance in the payil>
lion were very fine. Every one was delight
ed with the performance, especially the
ladies and children.


Those wishing to spend pleasant even~
ing should not fail to attend Tonight.


The admission is only Is cents.
Year: 1877

The newest thing in business is big
lottery store on Broadway. IT has just
been opened near the Fifth Avenue
hotel, and the stock fills three large
floors. 1t includes pretty much every
grimCrack under the sun, from a jump
ing lack to a set of silver ware or gold
watch. The stock is distributed in
cases, each bearing letter numbering
and containing several Al Iticles Of about
equal value. One case IS filed with
triAes of little value, and another with
things really worth some money. If
you want to invest you 20 to an Office on
the first floor and buy ticket for one
dollar. The ticket comes out at random,
and bears a letter number corresponding
with that on one Of the cases. You don't
know which case, of course, but you hunt
it up. and when you find it you have
the right TO select any single article II
contains and take it for the dollar you
have left at the office. The whole thing
is very much ike a fraud, of course, for
the chances are about ninety-niue against
"A hundred that the case your ticket calls
lor contains nothing worth half the price
of the ticket ITSELF n j. LctfCr.
Year: 1877

The most extensive deposits of meer-
sohaum in Asia Minor are about twenty
four miles southeast of the city Of Eskischer,
formerly Dorylea, the inhabitants of which,
numbering about twelve thousand Arme-
mans and Turks, are principally employed
in collecting or dealing in this mineral. It
is obtained down in the earth, shafts or pits
being sunk to depth of twenty seven to
thirty-three feet Forty to fifty miners
work in one mine and form company,
dividing the profits among themselves. The
stones are generally irregular in shape, and
vary greatly in size, being from the size OF
nut to square foot or more in bigness.
The largest pieces are the most in demand
and the dearest. The mineral, when fresh
ly dug, is Of yellowish white color, and
covered about finger thick with red,
greasy earth, so soft that it can be cut with
knife. The treatment which the meer-
schaum must be subjected to before it is fit
for export is very expensive and tedious
The pieces must first be freed from the ad-
herring earth and dried for FIVE or six days
in the sun, or for eight or ten days in warm
rooms The mineral is then cleaned q
second time and polished with wax. After
this it is sorted into different grades, of
which there are ten, and carefully packed
nth cotton into boxes for export The
stones lose two-thirds of their weight and
volume in the operation of cleaning and
drying. The price depends upon the de-
mand. The largest quantity is sent to
Vienna and Germany.
Year: 1877

A mail train and a carrier pigeon recena.
had race from Dover to London. The
pigeon was Of the Belgian breed, and wa
''homed" to house In Cannon street. On
the train leaving Dover it was thrown from
carriage, and was observed to circle round
for few moments, when it took its flight
in line between Bittingbourne and Maid
stone, which would, Of course, be the near
est route to London. Although the railway
people were confident in the powers of their
locomotive the Continental express) ths
bird arrived twenty minutes before the train
The times sre not given, but the pigeos
must have hovn at the rate Of fifty maa' n
hour.


A 1zxA IN case Of explosion from
bringing light near mixture of hydro
gen and air is ssported, in the foreign jour-
mails, to have occurred recently on board
the vesuvius torpedo vessel. It appears
that in tho fore part Of the ship there Was
water tank of galvanized iron, which wae
ir such state that it was condemned.
A workman having taken his candle too
close to snamine the sttashments in order
to remove the tank, an explosion of gas,
produced by the galvsnic action between
the zinc and iron, took place, fortunately
without doing more damage than rendihg
the side of the tank. The occurrence af-
fords striking illustration Of the energy of
this galvanic action when once started il,
this mischievous combination Of zine snd
iron. .... .....


There is white man in our city, sober.
sensiols gentleman, TOO, snd now in his for.
ty-secend year, who has good common
education. He never wrote letter in his
life, never owned q postage stamp and never
received but one letter. He states that the
letter received was never read by him. out
was deposited in his pocket and packed
around until worn ont and he does not know
till this day the name Of the author
H.nIo.son ( K,\ Ppnorypr
Year: 1877

The Montreal Journal of Commerce.
an excellent authority on commercial mat
ters says in its last issue "The Dunkin
Act has been carried in thirteen counties
in Ontario. In this connection we learn
that within the past few months three dis
tileries have had to close. Their stoppage
is attributed to the falling off in the con
sumption of liquor and excessive compe-
tition. What better proof than this can
be demanded to show that drunkenness is
on the decrease in Canadao
Year: 1877

A man from Honey Lake saw railroad
train for the first time in his life, the other
day, at Reno. In speaking of the wonder
to Il FRIEND he said The forward thing
gin couple of coughs, and then the whole
string Of EN- got up and started right off. "
-Ntrginta Enterprise.
Year: 1877

reason why they have now emerged from
their place Of concealment,. appears to be
that they have just learned that there has
been no warrant yet for Johns arrest. As
soon as he became aware Of this fact, the
apostle showed himself to his friends yester-
day morning, and during the afternoon the
Cobb girl promenaded the street with her
husband in the Mormon faith. She seemed
quite ccntented and rather proud of her
choice and the marked attention she was
attracting.
Year: 1877

Go TO the old Darcy lat store, corner Of Canal
and Chartres streets and purchase one of those
helmet bat. the la est and nabbiest style. Our
friend Reinerth will see that you are properly
smiled
Year: 1877

" Nothing is wrong with you, Nellie,
but with me. | can't rest in my grave
knowing the wrong l unintentionally
committed in binding you to perpetual
widowhood for my sake. l come to
revoke my decision, to give you my full
permission to marry again, and my
advice is to marry Harry Levison.
Promise me you will do it, and l shall
rest peacefully forever"
40, Will! if you say so-if you think
it best-yes, yes, / will"
| Her face was pale enough now to have
passed for ghost herself.


Go and look at the clock in the
dining-room, Nellie, and see if it is near
the stroke of twelve"


She went dumbly, mechanically at his
behest, and when she came back he was
gone, and the moonlight streamed in on
an empty room.


Then the reaction came, and Nellie
flew on to her bedroom, and locked the
door, and covered her head with shawl,
and sobbed and cried Historically until
her overweight nerves found relief in
sleep.


The next day Mr.. Levison sent a little
note over, apologizing for the seeming
discourtesy in not coming to bid her
goodbye on his sudden departure for an
indefinite time, and telling her that her
cruel decision never to marry again had
been the cause of it.


To which Nellie, all pale, alarmed,
and crimson with confusion, penned an
answer, assuring him she had changed
her mind, and begging him to come over
to lunch to see her and meet her brother
in-law.


Of course Mr.. Levison came, and it
did not take two minutes to- settle it,
nor did he laugh at her when she
solemnly related her experience of the
night before.


For it was his ghost, Harry, just as
sure as l am alive and speaking to you"


GA jolly old mean a thoughtful,
painstaking spirit, Nellie. Bless his
ghostship. Well hold him in eternal
remembrance"


Nor did his countemance change a
feature, even when he, Nellie, and Fred
Willard discussed the marvelously
obliging kindness of the departed.


Nor did pretty, blooming, blushing
Mrs. Nellie ever for a moment dream
that her visitant was Fred himself,
assisted by wig and false whiskers.
Year: 1877

John Keats, the poet, seems to have
been clear-headed fellow, with an eye
to business. In one of his letters lately
published he tells what a successful
tragedy would do for him, and then he
tells something of his own habits. He
says: My name with the fasionables is
vulgar; am weaver-boy to them.
A tragedy would lift me out of this mess,
And mess it is, as far as rewards our
pockets. But be not cast down any
more than ! am. l feel that can bear
real ills better than imaginary ones.
Whenever l find myself growing vapOr-
ish 1 rouse myself, wash and put on a
clean shirt, brush my hair and clothes,
tie my shoestrings neatly, and, in fact,
Adonize as if was going out-then all
clean and comfortable, l sit down to
write. This l find the greatest relief.
Besides, 1 am becoming accustomed to
the privations of the pleasures of sense.
In the midst of the world l live like a
hermit. have forgot how to lay plans
for enjoyment of any pleasure" He
endeavored to give pecuniary assistance
to brother who had settled in thewilds
of America, and wrote (this was, after
the Edinburgh ReUie,0 was supposed to
have slaughtered him), "To this end
| will devote whatever may gain for a
few years to come, at which period
must begin to think of security for
my own comfort when quiet will become
more pleasant to me than the world.
Still would have you doubt my success.
'Tis the cast of die with me. You say
These things will be a great torment to
me- shall not suffer them to be so.
l shall only exert myself the more, while
the seriousness of their nature will pre-
vent me from nursing up imaginary
griefs. l have not had the blue-devils
once since l received your last. / am
advised not to publish it until it is seen
whether the tragedy will or not succeed.
Should it, a few months will see me
in the way okacquiring property; should
it not, it will be drawback, and shall
have to perform a longer literary
pilgrimage"
Year: 1877

A DUTCH seaman, being condemned
to death, had his sentence commuted to
Punishment for life upon St. Helena.
On being landed there he stole coffin,
and, having made rudder of the lid,
ventured to sea in it. When his guards
on the ship, which had become becalmed
within league and a half of the island,
saw the strange craft floating slowly
over the water, they at first imagined a
specter, but, on recognizing the fugi-
tive, they took vote of the officers and
crew, and it was decided to show mercy
to the courageous fellow. He was
picked up, taken to Holland, and sup
ported by the crew until pardoned
through the intercession of the late
Queen.
Year: 1877

THE Latest Hotel lNews.-Wife Ito her
husband just come up from the city,
40, Charley, such lots of news! Pat
rick has got an awful boil on his nose,
so drove over, and that foreign count
who made you so jealous ran away with
out paying his board, left his trunk with
only some carpet and half a dozen
bricks in it, and heard that horrid old
Mrs. Jigwig say that we had plenty of
money and no brains," etc., etc.
Year: 1877

A FLORIDA boy has succeeded, in some
inexplieable way, in so far tanning an
alligator that it comes to the pier at his
call and takes food out of his hand.
Some cloudy morning it may take the
Florida boy, too.
Year: 1877

OUR young boys have many of them become shepherds. Quite large flock of sheep passed through our suburbs last week. Many were quite exhausted with their long tramp, and the strsgglers were willingly given to the youngsters who brought them in and have been successful in reviving them. Lack of food was their chief sil.
Year: 1877

You kissed me; my head dropped low on your breast
With feeling Of shelter and Infinite rest;
While the holy emotion my tongue dared mot speal
Nnshed mp Ike 8 661ne from my heart - my cheek.
Your arms Held mefSa, O your arms were % bold,
Heart responded to heart In that passionate fold.
Your gisnees seemeddrswins my souI Through mine


eyes,


AZ the sun draws the mist from the sea to the skies
And your lips clung to mine till Iprayed in my bliss
They might never uncissp from that rapturous kiss.
You kissed me; my heart and my breast and my
In delicious delight for the msuent stood still.
Life had for me then no temptation, no charms,
No visa Of pleasure outside Of your arms;
And were this moment IN angel, possess d
or the glory and peace that belongs TO the blesd,
would cs& ny white robes unrepiningiy down,
And tear from my forehead IT. beautiful crown,
TO nestle once more In that haven Of rest
With your lips pressed to mine, and my head on your


breast


You kissed me; my soul In bliss 30 divine,
Reeled aud swooned like man that Is drunken with


wine;


And thought twere delicious to die then, If death
Would come while my lips we're still moist With your


breath;


'Twere deleiousto die, II my hes It might grow cold
While your arms wrapped me fast In that passionate


hold;


And these are questions ask day and night,
Must my life taste but once such exquisite delight
Would you care II your breast were my shelter u


then?


And II we're there would you kiss me agairs
Year: 1877

+ This is the name of the new Chinese
Laundry now open on Main Street, near
the old Land Office building. Look in
any day and you will find the good ma
tured zHesthen about their work or
Singing soup with q fork at q lively
rate.
Year: 1877

The following were the receipts and shipments
OF the leading articles OF produce in this city during
the tweoty-four hours ending at z O'Clock on
Saturday morning, and for the corresponding
time last year:
Year: 1877

Once more was mule. He had q
pair of timber legs and heels at the end
of them. Mule thought his master did
not give him enough corn to eat. So,
OIL day as the boss was passing behind
him, he lifted up his heels aud boosted
him to the other side Of the barn. This
is what Mr.. Mule called a strike. He
thought he could get all the corn he
wanted now.


Presently he wanted water. He
didn't get it, though. He wanted more
corn. He didn't get that. He went TO
bed that night without any supper.
Next day he didn't have to work; hp
didn't have to eat either. He didn't
have any company. All he had to do
was to stand s'ill ana think. He
couldn't imagine why that master Ut
his didn't come to feed him. The next
day was the same, and the next.


Before that mule got anything to eat
again, be had grown so gaunt and gem
tie that he was willing to keep his heels
on the ground. The strike was ended
Year: 1877

The proceedings of the State School
Board Indicate that there will be at least
an attempt to elevate the standard OF
school teaChers' certificates.


This is as it should be, for there is no
doubt that in several respects the stand.
ard has not heretofore been as high as
the thOroughness Of the education sought
through the medium Of the public schools
demands. As rule, the qualifications
have been too Low and persons
have been accepted as teachers at too ear.
Iy anage, which is obitionable even where
the parties may be otherwise well quail
fed.


There should be revision Of all the
certificates granted with view Of ascer,
tanning whether those who have already
received and for years, perhaps, acted in
the capacity OF school teachers, have ad'
vanced any in their qualifications. From
those who have not made such
advance as will enable them to gil the
measure of the standard adopted by the
State Board, the Legislature should pro,
vide by enactment for revokiDg their
certificates. There is no doubt that the
professioni is numbered with great deal
Of dead weight in the shape Of incompe
tent teachers who under proper reghla
tions, would never have received certif
Gates. Still 1t is an error which should
not be irreparable.
Year: 1877

Our telegraph dispatch from Deer
Park, it will Ia seen, puts a new feature
on the railroad dilEiculty-opeus up the
situation to an entirely new phase. 1t is
more than likely that our reporter is cor.
rect in his impression that the difficulty
is but fairly commenced.


Notwithstanding the report Of Colonel
Delaplain to the effect that the back bone
Of the rebellion Is broken and that things
would be all right In day or two, there
Seems to be point which Col. Dslaplain
and his military conierrees have entirely
overlooked until the emergency was upon
them in full force. 1t is the fact that the
United States troops are operating under
the call oithe Governor Of West Virginia
and whatever they do in the matter Of
suppres'ing the demonstration Of the
striking trainmen must be done within
the meles and bounds Of West Virginia.
Unfortunately the line Of the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad runs through the
State Of Maryland and IA the Governor
Of that State had not called upon the
President for military aid in protecting
the interests Of the Baltimore Company,
the soldiers Of the United States dare
not set foot upon the soil Of that State
for the suppression Of any disturbance
therein until so ordered by the President
at the instance Of the Governor Of Mary.
land. The Governor Of Maryland will
therefore have to make, in the language
Of Mrs. Chick, an effort or inform
the President. Of the United States
that he has no force at his command SUI.
fcient for the exigency, in which case, Of
course, the troops would be ordered into
the State Of Maryland. Whether the
Governor Of Maryland will choose to try
his hand unaided by the forces Of the
United States, in wrestling with the pres.
ent emergency, remains to be developed
In any event there will be some delay,
and at 50 critical a jnncture, delay
may greatly complicatO the diff
Guilty. It would seem that the strikers
areiully aware Of their present advantage,
and not only are the railroad men flock.
ing to Cumberland in great numbers but
they are also joined in large force by men
from the Cumberland mining region.
The people, too, in all the region round
about are becoming active in their sym.
pathy with the strikers, and are encOur.
aging them in every possible manner,


Added to these things is the fact that
the strike is spreading to all the trunk
lines and their principal branches, which
will tend to stifTen the strike at all points
and 10 increase its violence. We await
with anxiety further developments.
Year: 1877

Some clear-headed fellow says that there is but one road to happiness and prosperity, for either individuals or a nation, and that is faithful persistence is the legitimate paths of business. The riches that come in an hour do more harm than good. Hence we call upon all good people to unite in an effort to stay the tide of wild excess. Let man be drowned upon in society when he is living beyond his means. Let all noble and true women express their disgust at the extravagant and indecent display of the followers of fashion. And 80 shall the nation be saved from the mill stone that has dragged other republics to destruction; or shall our young men find a larger and nobler devotion than that of money, and modesty and dignity shall not wholly desert American wo- manhood.
Year: 1877

Oft in fancy have builded

 Airy castles to the sky, And as oft I've seen them crumble To the dust, where now they lie. have longed to climb the mountain That is called the Mount of Fame, And upon it's lofty summit

 There to write an honored name. But to-day view the ruins

 Of so many shattered dreams, And the far-off Height of Glory @ Gray within the distance seems; Yet the ceaseless. quenchless longing Grows with isappointment- pain, And it may not fill my spirits With its whispering in vain. He may bid the shapeless marble Rise in beauty, grand and real, And each sorrow prove chisel That may shape the fine ideal; Or, perchance, the inmost feeling, In pathetic verse may flow, That would ne'er have had being Had the soul not tasted woe; Or perhaps. should language fail me, Grief in broken strains would sob, sf And the pulse which beats in music With some weary life might throb.
Year: 1877

best quality. The difference between the effect
PRODUCED by the tweye-lght sash and thc 1ouf-
light sash Ia one Of degree OF clectro-magnet'c
number Of adjacent blue and pla1n paheS tnele
are the greater the power.


Let the glasses be arranged like chess board:
blue, white, blue; white, blue, white; and so on
till the window has six or nine blue and six or
nine white pancs-accordfng to the size OF tne
windows. A south or southeast exposure is
best. Bear in mind that it is not blue glass nor
Year: 1877

Citizens of the Lafourche parishes
are at present considerably exercised
over the proposition to place IL lock
at the head of Bayou Lafourche, and
we think they have just cause to be
indignant. A lock there virtually
means levee, for very soon bar
would be formed which would close
the bayou altogether. We see that
the State Levee Board have made the
proposition, aud it is charged that DR..
Darrall is engaged in efforts to secure
the necessary Congressional legislation
to authorize it. If so, he is lending
himself to an ignoble work-in fact,
an unconstitutional one, for navigable
streams can not be legally closed.


The only reason given by the ad-
vOcates for closing the Lafourche is
that it will avoid the expense of keep
ing up the levees to prevent overflow.
That is Il poor excuse indeed, for, if
relieved of the levee tax, the people
are more than willing to do the neces-
sary leyeeing themselves-in fact,
they do it any sCGy, and still pay this
tax.


TO close the Lafourche, preventing
the shipment of produce by steamers,
would place the whole population
completely at the mercy of Mr.. Nor
gan, whose charges would then be
greatly increased it is not un-
reasonably suspected that the whole
scheme is for his individual benefit.


The LafOurche is one of the natural
outlets of the Mississippi, and to close
it will be as much a wrong to the peo-
pie residing below DenaldsOnville, by
increasing the pressure against their
levees, as to the people residing along
the stream proposed to be barred.
We do not believe, however, chat there
is any great danger of a measure so
wrong and unlawful being carried out.