smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877




opening one door after another, and had
nearly completed her review. of the peo-
pie here, when her piercing gaze alighted
upon a man who was comfortably seated
by the side of female of attractive ap-
pearance The lady, who had spent near
ly half an hour in gazing into the faces of
the congregation, had now apparently
found whom she sought, for, with a
tigers fierce bound, she sprang upon the
man, and, seizing him by the arm and
wildly glaring at him in the face, she
screamed: I've caught you, sir; I've
caught you at last! Did you think you
could deceive me thus?" Then, turning
the darts of her piercing eyes on his fe-
male companion, she was about to give
her piece of her mind, when the man,
who was apparently wayward husband,
seized the zenraged Amazon by the arm
and they left the hall, followed by the
gaze of the astonished spectators of the
scene, who evidently understood
meaning of the furry Post.
Year: 1877

A few days ago a young man with his
bride came to Chicago on their wedding
journey and located at the Sherman
House. 1t was apparent at first sight
that they were unused to city ways, but
the bride was SO radiant with the Trash
bloom that country life and air alone can
give, that the groom was envied by all
the young men who make that hotel their
abiding place. The morning after their
arrival, the chambermaid visited the
young couples room, at the unconscious
bly, early hour of eight O'Clock. A " come
in' answered her knock, and on enter
ing the room she found the bed made
up and the room in the neatest kind of
order. The chambernaid was astonished
to find all her work anticipated, and pro-
posed to sweep the room willie the young
couple were in the dining-room. "Why,"
was her answer, g we had breakfast two
hours ago. During the stay of the
couple, the chambermaid had no work to
do in their room. The revelation to the
servant that woman in hotel could
do something Tor herself was strange
one, and was duly reported. The young
men took a deeper interest in the little
lady who knew how and was not afraid to
g do up" her own room, and the exam
pie becoming contagious infected the 9TH
er ladies in the hotel, much to the salts
faction of the chambermaids- Prairie
Farmer.
Year: 1877

There was scene at Music Hall yes
terday morning during the Rev. Mr.. Muir
rays services. During the early part of
the exercises a handsomely -attlred lady,
with prepossessing face and pretty
figure, was observed to be carefully scan
ming the vast congregation from different
parts of the house After having appar-
emily inspected the people on the floor of
the hall she hurried up to the first balcony,
and first scanned the visages of the wor-
shippers on the west side. Soon she made
her appearance on the east balcony, and
Year: 1877

LAST Tuesday, In Seattle, VIM, Strong,
dropped dead on the street when in con-
yer,ation with a gentleman Of that place.
During the conversation il was noticed
that his language was incoheent, and he
seemed dizzy. Suddenly he fell 10 the
ground dead. The cause Of his death is
no doubt heart disease. The deceased
came to this country during the Indian
troubles aud was one Of Capt. Shaw's d.
vision, and did such good fighting In
Grand Round Valley, Oregon. Shaw
pronounced him the bravest man in the
company. lie was the first to discover a
trick Of the Indians in the fight in that
valley. The tules and grass were higher
than mans head and it was impossible
to see a friend or an enemy. The Indians
procured long poles and would poke them
through the grass until they struck a
white man, then fire along the pole and
kill him. Strong discovered it, procured
a pole and taught the redskins that two
could play at the same game.
Year: 1877

THE Isabel, on Tuesday morning, ex-
perienced some difficulty in finding the
wharf at this place, owing to fog, which
was so thick that passenger remarked he
was standing midsbips and could not see
the bow of the steamer, The Isabel blew
her whistle while off point Hudson, which
was answered by the Annie at the wharf,
and by the additional service Of q couple
of wags, who tried their lungs on fish
horn, the steamer caught the sound and
came along side the wharf all safe.
Year: 1877

WITH pleasure the news have been re-
ceived that the description Of the "Eula-
chon," recently published In the ARGUS by
our esteemed townsman, Judge Swan,
has been favorably received and is highly
priced by various scientific gentlemen.
This article is something new; and, as the
Judges thorough and explicit knowledge
OF his subject is sufficient guarantee for the
reliability of the description, it will no
doubt be adopted by standard scientific
works.
Year: 1877

For several days divers were employed
in closing the ports and the holes cut in
the hull of the Constitution, preparatory
to raising her; and on the night of the 18th
they finally accomplished the object, and
the next day the water was pumped out


The ship was atloat again, and towed to
the foot Of Second street. 1t is impossible
at present to ascertain the amount Of dam
age by fire and water, as the hold is full
OF mud, debris and water soaked cargo.
Year: 1877

The British consul at Nicolaieff, Rus
sia, is said to have discovered that Pc
troleum is the greatest of all hair invig-
orators. In o report to his government
he says that servant formerly in his
employ was permanently bald. The
servant was engaged to trim the lamps,
and had q habit of wiping his petroleum
besmeared hands in his scanty locks.
Three months of this lamp-trimming and
dirty habit procured for him q much
finer head of black, glossy hair than he
possessed before his badness. The con-
sui tried the remedy on two Spaniards
who had become suddenly bald, and met
with the same wonderful success. He
then suggested his petroleum cure to
the owners of some black cattle which
had become bald, and to the possessors
of horses which had lost their names and
tails. The rernedy dy not only prevented
the spread of the disease from which the
animals suffered. but also effected a
quick radical cure. The petroleum, he
saws, should be of the most refined
American quality. It is to be rubbed in
vigorously and quickly with the palm Of
the hand, and applied at intervals of three
days, six or seven times in all, except in
the case of horses that have lost their
tails and names, when more applications
may be requisite. The experiment will
not be wholly a new one in this country.
It was remarked, however, that major
ity of the people who went into the oil
regions when petroleum speculations
were at the highest, came out bald-head-
ed and with tired appearance. On the
other hand, a we'll known and popular
unguent for the hair is asserted to be
one Of the nsw petroleum products.
Year: 1877

A Paris correspondent describes one
of the recent novelties at the Alcazar-a
masked singer. On the opening night q
man in evening dress came forward, his
face covered with a velvet half-mask,
the lower part Of his countenance disap-
pearing under natural and well-grown
gray beard. He attempted to sing the
solo from "La Juire," where Eleazer
in prison hesitates whether he shall sur
render the cardinal his daughter or al
low her to be conducted to the stake.
The man in the mask had a tolerable
voice, but nothing beyond the average.
He might have sung a simple ballad
very sweetly, but he had evidently un-
dertaken too much in selecting an oper-
attic piece. He was recognized and
named by many of his friends among
the audience, who ironically applauded
and recalled him. It is said that the
masked singer is a very rich merchant,
who made wager with friend that he
would appear masked on the stage of
some music hall and sing song.
Year: 1877

Most people would like to be hand
some. Nobody denies the great power
which any person may have who has q
handsome face and attracts you by good
looks, even before a word has been
spoken. And we see all sorts of devices
in men and women to improve their
cooks. Now, all cannot Lave good
features, but almost anyone can look
well, especially with good health. 1t is
hard to give rules in very short space,
but in brief these will do:


Keep clean-wash freely. All the skin
wants is leave to act freely, and it takes
care of itself. Its thousands of airholes
must not be closed.


Eat regularly, and sleep enough-not
too much. The stomach can no more
work all the time, night and day, than a
horse. It must have regular work and
rest.
Good teeth are help to good looks.
Brush them with soft brush, especially
at night. Go to bed with cleansed teeth.
OF course, to have white teeth it is need
full to let tobacco alone. All women
know that. Washes for the teeth should
be very simple. Acid may whiten the
teeth, but it takes off the enamel and
injuries them.


Sleep in a cool room, in pure mir. No
one can have cleanly skin who breathes
bad air. But more than all, in order to
look well, wake up mind and soul.


When the mind is awake the dull,
sleepy look passes away from the eyes.
do not know that the brain expands,
but it seems 80. Think and read, not
trashy novels, but books and papers that
have something in them. Talk with
people who know something hear lee:
lures and learn by them.


Men say they cannot afford books, and
sometimes do not even pay for news
paper. In that case it does them little
good, they feel so mean while reading
them. But men can afford what they
really choose. If all the money spent in
self-indulgence, in hurtfrl indulgence,
was spent in books or papers for self-im'
provement, we should see a change.
Men would grow handsome, and women
too. The soul would shine out through
the eyes. We we're not meant to be
mere animals. Let us lave books and
read them, and sermons and heed them.
Year: 1877

May Linton sweet May Linton I" he
murmured, as he went home from his
business.


Eome! It was only a dingy boarding
house, ruled over by dwarfed and
wizened landlady, in purple worsted
shawl. But May dwelt there-sweet
May, with her girlish grace and ready
laugh, and her braids twisted round
high comb on the top of her little head.


She met him in the hall.


"I'm so glad to get home !" he sail.


Her face flushed little, and her eyes
grew more full of light. 1t was 40 easy
to see why he was glad.


."i only came in myself a moment
SINCE" she returned, and stopped, en-
barrassed at having answered his mean
ing rather than his words.


But young men are less observing of
these little inner shades than young girls,
for they are not required to guard the
expression of their feelings, and Harry
Bender was too happy to notice, or, if he
did, it sounded qnite right.


They were drifting toward that hour
VIXEN some word or look would prove the
open sesame, to their untried hearts,
and then there would be silence full of
speech, into which q kiss would come
of it's own accord, to be remembered
ever after as the'awakening froma vague,
sweet dream, into the sweetest reality on
earth. r...


It all happened just so; and then there
were few happy weeks of extra work,
aud much planning of days in store.
One morning, with light hearts, and the
unspoken conviction thet not even n
moral earthquake could unsettle their
well-secured happiness, Hsrry Bender
and sweet May Linton, accompanied by
Mays Aunt Dodo, went to church, and
we're married with the same ceremony
which the strange minister used for the
uniting Of couples whom God or Nam
mon had joined together.


There was precious little Mammon in
this case. Nobody took any bridal tour.
They never thought of the little expe-
dient practiced by the steady young
business man, who, seeing that his bride
had set her heart on conforming to the
custom, sent her off alone for two or
three days, while he worked in the Office,
ns usual.


The wizened landlady had hurt their
feelings by raising the rent of the room
prospectively.


"A family. is great disadvantage,
she had said. ....


But Harry and May thought family
was just the incest thing in the world,
and after their wrath had died down,
tried to pity the landlady for not seeing
the matter from their standpoint.


At last the family was born. It was a
very small one, and Harry addressed it
as coUle,r de rose.


Three or four months later they moved,
for May declared she would not live
"where darling baby is considered q
nuisance"


Harry wrote to Aunt Dodo about this
tipee, and May put in a postscript.
Year: 1877


but neither saw.


"It is not quite what we expected OF
life, is it, a1nty2" said May. "But God
and heaven and hope and love remain
just the same, only the present is hard,
and hides the truth from us at times.
You must not believe" she went on,
"that Hal and are less dear to each
other than of old; but when he comes in,
full of his politics, and angry at this
man, and eager about that one, and finds
a cross, faded wife, who somehow seems
to blame him, I dare say, though she
never means it, and when the children
trouble him with their noise, and don't
look as neat as they used; and I feel all
the time while I'm getting the supper
as if could die of pain, and WEAKNESS
worse than pain, or give one dreadful
shrek and 60 mad, and get rid of it all;
and I have to fight it down, and go on
seeing to fifty things at once, don't you
see, dear, we cannot exactly be as we
were five years ago9 And yet if were
to die, don't you suppose know how
Hal would feel, not counting the need of
me for the children or the work, but just
the loss of me and my love? And if
Hal should be brought home from one of
those political meetings to speak noword
of anger or hope about any man, or any
word to me ever again May rose and
clasped her hands" aunty, it would be
worse, a thousand times worse, than it
would have been five years ago, when I
was his itty bitty pa'idge." And May
sobbed wildly.


A deeper sob, like an echo, startled
them, and they saw Harry, who, with
his head on his arm, had sunk into o
chair by the door.


"My May my poor little love" he
cried, as he took her in his arms and
looked into her eyes, ~ came home to-
night very angry and obnoxious fellow.
I have lost the election, and, what is
worse, Martin has gained it. But now I
am glad, and not sorry, for am going to
spend my time and streng tn in serving
my May instead of my conntry."


And Harry was as good as his word.
Six-eighths Of the time he had given to
political excitement he restored to his
business, and the mortgage was cleared
from the homestead in short time. The
hours at home were hours of mutual
help and harmony; for strong. deter
mination will carry all before it, like the
turn of the tide.


Msny rest on the little lounge, while
the maid-of-all-work was putting the
kitchen to rights after tea, did May en-
JOY.


Many an evening, when the children
were asleep, her husband sat beside her,
her sensitive clinging spirit resting in his
loving presence, and her strained nerves
relaxing from their long fatigue.


"Hany," said Aunt Dodo, during q
flying visit, Happiness is the best and
truest condition, Of course, but I think
you will agree with me that the happi-
ness we have fairly won is worth the
most; anil, May, we can not really de-
serve ii Until we have learned the
uses Of Iversity. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Year: 1877

Hippety hoppety, toodledy DUN!


Nobody knew he WAS going to come


Ringing the rounds Of rangeless fame, o.


Now we are gladfully glad that he came;


And when he flies to his Western home,


We will be happy to think he had kome;


Winging his way to that Westerly CLINE,


May he be happy to think that he kline;
He may be sure thereu be plenty Of room,


Waiting for him the next time he may COON


Fact


The above is all We are permitted
to publish of an unpublished poem by
Mr.. Tennyson on the occasion Of Gen.
Grants recent visit to England. We
only present this exquisite stanza to our
readers for the purpose of allaying the
fears of those who thought the Laureate
was going to neglect our e1-President.- =
Burlington Ha,okeye. -st...
Year: 1877

SATURDAY, November 3.-PrIce asked
leave offer a resolution providing for the remone
tization OF silver. Objected to-. Consideration
was resumed OF the bill for the repeal Of part Of
the resumption act. After discussion to the pro-
posed terms for the management and consideration
making il the special order for Tuesday next and
until Thursday Nov. 15, when the previous ques-
as he regarded the bill assault upon the
tonal credit. The remainder of the morning hour
was used up voting on the motion to adjourn, and
the bill went over till the next morning hour
Bills were introduced and referred; For the
reconciliation of silver. and the recoinage of the
standard silver dollar; amending the constitution
SO as to elect President and Vice President by di-
vote of ne people Adjourned
Year: 1877

kell in member from Kansas Bills
were introduced: To aid the building of q narrow
guage road from tidewater to St. Louis and Chicago
authorizing the secretary of the treasury to pay
owners the value of cotton and tobacco seized by
the government since April TO- 1865. Ewing call
ed up his motion to reconsider the vote OF yester
day recommittins TO the committee on banking and
currency the hill to repeal the third section OF the
resumption act After considerable discussion the
motion reconsider carried .. A resolution to
adjourn TO allow members to go home ana
vote, defeated....A resolution to end the extra
session on the 2Sth OF November referred.....
The house then went into committee of the whole
on the state OF the union. ....Ad journed
Year: 1877

cargo until the desired means of trans~
portation could be secured.


While thus engaged in conversation
genial, generous friend came up
whom we will dub Maggins; after e1.
changing the compliments of the sea-
son said he had concluded to enjoy
Christmas regardless of cost or conse-
qnence, and for this purpose his brain
had been working for a week in devils
ing the best method. All the old al
manacs to be found had been ransack-
ed, but the only information gained
was that Christmas came on December
25th. After consulting the various
cyclopaediAs Wsbeters unabridged,
the complete Horse Doctor aud the
Cave Tattler, had settled on DR..
Chase for the last receipt; in fact a
careful Investigation had dsnoustrat-
cd egg nogg and therefore he deter
mined to egg nogg it. He said he
had con6scated second hand wash
boiler, and, after procuring the neces-
sary ingredients, had manufactured a
first class article and forthwith ten.
dersd us pressing invitation to join
him in testing its quality. Without
further discussion We joined. Gather.
ing round tho boiler We drank each
Others health to such an extent that
in short time va found the same
somewhat affected. Auggins propos-
ed toast to


The Frostburg Fire Departmental
independent and thorough organization,
our local pride. M y the Water Company
never go back on them in dry weather.


Responded to by member Of that
organization present who vaxed elo-
quent, but soon grsw hoarse.


Another toast vas drank


The editorial stef of the Cave Tattler.


Responded to by tn. boiler.


At this juncture one Of the company
with owlish gravity pointed to the
heater end inquired what was meant
by having two stoves in the room. He
vas informed there was but one stoyo;
the suggestion was added that the
cause Of his defective vision might be
attributable to the inward working of
egg nogg upon the retins Of his eye.


This solution Of the problem seemed
satisfactory, as his reply was that "the
(hicD heater must be an egg stove
with negg in itr'


Another of the company who stood
leaning against the wall, in lugub-
rious tone asked to be excused that he
might 50 out and fling up. This rsa-
aonable request was immedistsly
granted with the suggestion from
Muggins "to be sure and not get flung
up until he got out"


We moved to vamoss; the question
was put and unanimously adopted,
and we sdiourned sine die. The last
We saw of Muggius, he was turning a
corner some distance off with his
musical powers in full blast. We
caught the words of the song as they
were waited back on the keen frosty
air:


"For the old mans drunk again"


Some of the party went down Main
street to look after fight reported in
progress. They perambulsted as if
loaded with No l store box filled
with brown muslin. Ad.os.


DEN.
Year: 1877

TURKEY will peremptorily refuse to
submit to occupation of her territory
by any of the Powers. She will not
even consent to a pacific occupation
by the forces of the neutral King Of
Belgium or the friendly Queen of
England, and will, therefore, have to
submit to, or forcibly resist, an occupa-
ton by her worst enemy, the Russian
Emperor.
Year: 1877

regards the public funeral of any per-
son dying of scarlet fever, diptheria.
measels or whoopingcough dangerous
to the lives Of such as may attend
who have not had the disease. and
requests families to limit the attsn.
dance to as few as possible, and to
prevent the presence,so far as they are
able, Of those who have not had the
disease of which the deceased person
died.
Year: 1877

A hundred and ffty-nine divorces
were granted in New York city last
year, and yet good men 60 on marrying
women for their beauty, and pure girls
we'd wild Young men with the hope of
saving them.
Year: 1877

An exchange says: A very common
mistake is made and much fuel wasted in
the manner of replenishing coal fires,
both in furnaces and CRATES. They
should be fed with little coal at a time,
and often; but servants, to save time and
trouble, put ON great deal at once, the
first result being that almost all the heat
is absorbed by the newly put on coal,
which does not give out heat till it be-
comes red-hot. Hence, for while, the
room is cold, but when it becomes fairly
aglow the heat is insufferable. The time
to replenish coal fire is as soon as the
Goals begin to show ashes on their sur
face; then put on merely enough to show
a layer of black coal covering the red.
This will soon kindle, and, as there is
not much of it, an excess of heat will not
be given out. Many also put out the
fire by stirring the CRATE as soon rs fresh
coal is put on, thus leaving all the heat
in the ashes when it should be sent to
the new supply of coal. The time to
stir the fire is just when the new coal
laid on is pretty well kindled. This
method of managing coal fire is trouble
some, but it saves fuel, and gives a
more uniform heat, and prevents the dis
comforts of alterations of heat and cold
above referred to.
Year: 1877

An aged parent living on Vest Seventh
street didn't like it because young man
who came to visit his daughter staid 80
late. One night the young man called
and settled himself down ON the sofa
with a gentle thud that meant two o'clock
in the morning at least. He talked
about the weather in the most deliberate
manner, because he wasn't in the slight
est hurry, don't you see? Then he dis
cussed the latest opera season, and dwelt
upon the various amateur performances
that had been given in the city, criticising
all the performers with that minuteness
and severity which no one but young
man who has come to sit UP late with
his girl can ever employ. He was about
launching out in vivid description Of
the last party he had attended when he
stopped suddenly, clapped his hand to
his forehead, gave wild look around
the room, and staggering to his feet said
he felt that he would have to 60. Scarcely
waiting to say good night he seized his
hat, rushed out of the hall door and dis
appeared in the darkness and the night.


Immediately after man might have
been seen gliding down ladder placed
against the side of the house, over
against the parlor window, carrying in
his hand bulls eye" lantern, with a
blue glass. He chuckled to himself &:
"Reckon I fixed him-he he! Half
past nine is late enough for any young
man to sit up with my daughter" 1t
was the aged parent, and his exPerimen:
was another triumph for blue glass.