smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Close his eyes-his work is doneI
What to him Is friend or foeman,
Rise OF moon or set of sun,
Hand OF man or kiss OF woman2
rs man may he fought his fight
Proved his truth by his endeaVor,
Let him sleep in solemn night
Sleep forever and forever!
fuld him in his country's stars;
Roll the drum and fire the volley;
What to him are all our wars?
What but Death bemocking Folly7
Leave him to Gods watching eye;
Trust him to the hand that made him
Mortal love Weeps idly by;
God alone has power to aid him.


Lay him low lay him low


In the clover or the SNOW


What cares he? He cannot know!


Lay him low!
Year: 1879

This was the narrative of Dorothee.
I admit that it moved me strangely, and
that the last words of the poor mounte.
bank seemed to me grand. Professional
duty pushed to the point Of heroism is
not common thing, and it is curious to
find it at booth in fair.
Year: 1879

To-day is the last day of registration. anu
anv citizen who fails to place his name upon
The list, before o'clock to-mght VIII lose
the right to vote. The official election notice
is printed again to-day in the triple sheet
aud no voter need be at "A moments loss TO
know where he must register. Again we urge
every Republican to make sure of his right
10 cast n ballot foe good government on
the 4th of November. The highest interests
of the state and country demand full Re
publican vote. Let every Republican who has
not registered already do so to-day. HIS vote
will be felt next year rs well as TINS.
Year: 1879

A conjugal affection depends largely
upon mutual confidence. IL make 1t u
rule" said wiseacre to his friend. Ito
tell my wife everything that happens.
In this way We manage to avoid any
misunderstanding" Not to be outdone
in generosity the friend replied: well.
mir. you are not so open and frank as l
am. for I tell my wife great many
things that never happen.
Year: 1879

The WEATIIER.--The meteorological condi-
tions have become very much disturbed through
out the Middle Atlantic and New England coast
districts by the expansion of the depression
which was over the ocean Off the Nova Scotia
coast. The area of high barometer which DOM
mated the weather over the western sections of
the country during the past few days has moved
eastward, and its centre Is now the Cen
trail Mississippi Valley. Rain fell in the Allan
tic and Gulf coast districts, and snow in the
lake regions. The weather west of the Missis-
sipp River was fair. The temperature fell in
all the districts, with the exception of the New
England States and the extreme West. The
decline especially marked in the Western
Gulf States and the lake regions. The winds
have been brisk in the West and Southwest, and
from fresh to light elsewhere. The weather in
New York and its vicinity to-day will be colder
and cloudy, with snow, followed by clearing
toward night. Tomorrow it will be very cold
and fair.
Year: 1879

New HORSE DISEASE has broken out in
Kentucky, as similar maladies are likely to do
wherever animals have been brought to that
senstiveness which is inseparable from extreme
physical Development
Year: 1879

THE POINTS of the new plea IN favor of the
Iichborne claimant appear in letter published
on another page, and show that even in con-
servative England scamp may hope to ouzgit
the law through the law.
Year: 1879

MANY YEARS have elapsed since thousands of
New Workers, without regard to belief or ma
tionality, rose in crowded house and intoned
patriotic prayer to heaven, as the audience at
the Academy of Music did yesterday.
Year: 1879

STILL ANOTHER PLAN Of stopping the noise
of the IL" roads is offered in our "Complaint
Book, and the companies probably already know
of plenty that would be etfectual. But what do
they care for the noise SO long as none of the
directors houses face the tracksl
Year: 1879

THE NOTORIOUS JAMES GANG, which has
made life and property uncertain in various
localities of the Southwest is again represented
in Kansas jail To suppress single member
of such party is worth as much to Kansas as
q score of respectable citizens.
Year: 1879

PEOPLE MAY EMERGE several seconds sooner
from an "L" road train if the doors are opened
while the station is yet two or three hundred
yards away, but those who endure the piercing
blast that sweeps through an open car in rapid
motion do not understand why they should suf-
fer as seriously they do to SO small purpose
Year: 1879

A PECULIAR FEATURE of yesterday was the
number of religious services. Churches of all
denominations seem to have realized that
Christmas has n Legitimate place in the list of
days honored by public religious exercises. 1t
is rather odd that the idea should have been SO
long in developing, but better late than never.
Year: 1879

A CORRESPONDENT from New Castle to
an evening paper in taking exceptions
to our remarks III reference to the
prisoner Francisco Marion in New
Castle Jail who complained Of harsh
by the warden, takes occa-
sion to say that Marron is 3 bad charac-
ter sud tried TO escape from jail. This
may he all true, but that does not war
rant the III treatment he complains of,
and which is not denied in the letter Of
the New Castle correspondent.
Year: 1879

How SarSrE BEuvE FoUGHT DUEL.-Tbe only
Frenchman I ever heard Of who did n funny
thing at duel was Sainte Beuve, who, having
10 fight on very rainy morning, persisted in
holding an umbrella over bis head with his left
hand. In vain did the seconds remOnstrate with
him, and tell him that such conduct was out Of
order 81 don't mind being shot," said the
great critic, " but | never came here to get
wet - and he stood his adversary's fire with his
umbrella waving proudly over his head.-LcH-
don World
Year: 1879

Said Prentice: at cannot be that
earth is mans only abiding place. 1t
cannot be that our life Is bubble
cast upon the ocean OF eternity, to
float moment upon its surface, and
then go into nothingness and dark
ness forever. Else, why Is 1t that the
high and glorious aspirations which
leap like angels from the temple OF
our hearts are forever wandering
abroad unsatisfied? Why is 1t that
the rainbow and the cloud come over
with beauty that is not of earth, and
then pass of and leave Us to muse on
their faded loveliness? Why is 1t
that the stars which hold their festi-
val around the midnight throne. are
set above the grasp OF our limited
faculties, forever mockipg US with
their unapproachable glory? And
finally. why Is 1t that bright forms OF
human beauty are presented to the
view. and then taken from US, leaving
the thousand streams OF the affec-
tions to flow back in Alpine torrents
upon our hearts. We are born for q
higher destiny than that OF earth.
There Is a realm where the stars will
be spread out before us like the is
lands that slumber on the ocean; and
where the beautiful beings that here
pass before US like visions will stay
in our presence forever"
Year: 1879

can hope that you pity me, for I
have suffered deeply for the error 1
committed then. In the great here
after, hope it will not be charged
too heavily against me. My heart is
dead to all love. and did not allow
myself to think that you, so calm, so
cool in your judgment, would ever
allow yourself to drift into the
vortex"


"My poor Helen, how brave you
must be, to always be so cheerful"
said.


"Do you forgive me for not telling
you sOoner?"


at Is who should sue for forgive
ness, for I have, by my abruptness,
caused you to rend aside the veil Of
the past, which to you must be very
painful"


"You are very good" she mur-
INJURED. "and now good bye, and God
bless you always"


And thus we parted. Never again
on this earth did / look upon those
lovely features. My fancy-call it
what you may-was too real this
time, and I could not lightly forget
one who had been so dear to me.


a few mon hs later / casually
learned CT the death of her lover, and
in few weeks thereafter nay poor
Helen was found, by her attendants
in her room, in that long last sleep
which knows no waking. Death to
her had no terrors, and with a sweet
smile illumining her lovely features,
her spirit ascended to the God who
gave it, and, let US hope, to be united
forever to one to whom she had been
so faithful.
Year: 1879

The Washington Post records a
case OF child without a particle OF
brain. The child appeared we'll and
healthy, and during its brief existence
OF fourteen days it cried, fed. slept,
and smiled, as any other child at that
age. At the end OF two weeks it died
OF convulsions. and post mortem
examination was had. On dissecting
the head it was found that all the
.rves were perfect and led to the
top OF the spine, where a knob like
projection received them. The olfac-
tory, or nerve OF smell, was found in
Year: 1879

That cleanliness is essential to health
is fact that cannot be questioned nor
is it to be wondered at when we remem-
ber that the skin of an ordinary sized
man has been calculated to contain
about twenty-eight miles of perspiratory
tubes continually exuding more or less
moisture, and relieving the body of
large amount of waste matter. The
mischief which must follow the obstruc.
tion of this immense drain by dirt and
other causes must be obvious. The skin
is also a great breathing surface, which
is proved by the fact that if an animal
is coated with an impermeable varnish
it is sufocated in short time just as
effectually as if it had been strangled
with cord. Lastly, the skin is great
absorbent of various matters coming in
contact with it, and in this way lead,
arsenic and other poisons may enter the
body. Cleanliness is therefore absolute
ly necessary in (D promoting healthy
perspiration, and through this uniform
temperature of the body; (2) in largely
assisting the lungs in the performance
of respiration; (3) in preventing the
absorption of poisonous matter. To clean
the skin thoroughly from the scurf and
oily matter, soft water will be found
more effectual than hard, its solvent
power for saline matter being greater.
and when soap is added the oily matter
is at once sapenfed and the cleansing is
complete. Soap and water should be
used at least twice in the twenty-four
hours on the exposed parts. the face and
hands, and the whole body should be
sponged daily with cold or lukewarm
water and soap. Warm water or the
Turkish bath Gn suitable cases) should
be used about once week, and will be
found conducive to health. Cleanliness
in the matter of clothing is also very
important, as through this channel germs
of disease are carried about which not
only infect the person carrying them, but
likewise those with whom they come in
contact. Toronto Globe.
Year: 1879

"0h, kiss me once before l go,
To make amends for SORROW;
Oh, kiss me once before we part
Who shall not meet tomorrow.
And was wrong to urge your will,
And wrong to mar your life;
But kiss me once before we part,
Because you are my wife,"
She turned her head, and tossed her head,
And puckered up her brow;
II never kissed you yet" said she,
"And I'll not kiss you now.
Tho I'm your wife by might and right
And forsworn marriage vow,
never loved you yet" said she,
''And don't love you now."
So he went sailing on the sea,
And she sat crossed and dumb
While he went sailing on the sea
Where the storm winds come.
He'd been away month and day,
Counting from morn to morn;
And many buds had turned to leaves,
And many lambs were born,
And many buds had turned to flowers,
For spring was in glow,
When she was laid upon her bed
As white and cold as snow.
"0h, let me kiss my baby once,
One kiss before die;
And bring it sometimes to my grave
To teach it where lie.
And tell my husband when he comes
Safe home from DER the sea,
To love the baby that leave
If ever he loved me;
And tell him, not for might, or right,
Or forsworn marriage vow,
But for the helpless baby's sake,
Iwould have kissed him now."


Christina Rosetti
Year: 1879

81 don't believe in fashionable church.
es, said lady, recently ''but, after
all, considering that we are all to 60 to
the same heaven, perhaps it's better to
keep up the social distinction as long as
we can"
Year: 1879

The fundamental difficulty with hu-
man nature, and the cause of half the
disappontments of life, is that men are
always trying to get cider out of the
barrel with straw that is too short to
reach the cider.
Year: 1879

The absolute title of all lands, streams
and lakes rests in the government. 1t
never wholly released its claims. The
law of eminent domain give the sovereign
power the right at any time, when nec-
essary, to take back to itself any prop
erty before patented. Subject to that
right, however, the person who receives
a certain quantity of land has the abso-
lutte title against the whole world.


He may lose it:


1st. By being convicted of treason.


I'd. By non-payment of taxes.


Sd. By sale on execution.


4th. By allowing another person to
remain in undisputed possession, claim
ing to own it twenty years.


He may pass it to another:


lst. By sale and deed.


I'd. By gift and deed.


Sd. By will.


A will can pass no title until after the
testator's death.


If the owner of the land dies leaving
no will, the statute distributes his estate
among his nearest relatives and next of
kin. If the person has no relations or
kin, his property, real and personal,
goes to the State.


No contract or agreement for the sale
of lands, or any interest whatever in real
estate, is binding unless in writing,
signed by the person to be bound; ex-
cepting lease, not to exceed one year,
may be made by verbal contract, and
will be binding.


When an agreement between two per-
sons is reduced to writing and signed by
the parties, they will be bound by the
terms of the writing unless the other
party can show fraud or mistake in the
transaction A party will be held to
his agreement unless he can show beyond
a doubt that there was a mistake in
drawing up the writing or the other par
ty was guilty of fraud. For this reason
parties should use extra care to have
their whole and entire agreement reduc-
ed to writing, if any part is written.
Get somebody to draw your papers who
can do it right and legally and it will
be the cheapest in the end.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON. ID. o., June 10. 1879.


The evident purpose of the Dem
ocrats to apply their indecent meth
ods SO etfectual in the House to the
Senate, will fail Of effect. Planta.
ton manners on tho part Of the re.
hcl Brigadiers in that body received
a severe check yesterday and last
night, the occasion being the effort
to crowd through the vicious Army
bill without debate. The Senate
never has been ruled by the craming
process and pure partisanship until
now, but the Confederatcs are aware
that their assaults on the army and
the Federal power will not bear the
light of intelligent discussion, and so
they crack the whip Of the caucus,
Year: 1879

republicans resisting the passage OF
the bill in such blind way, and the
democrats unitedly forcing it. The
running fire was as good perhaps as
a fuller debate, and Senators Conk-
ling, Blaine, Window and others
able to expose the evi! purposes Of
the bill with terrible effect. Lamar,
Eaton and Beck on the Confederate
side got very angry and nervous un-
der the castigation; and Lamar went
so far as to charge falsehood upon
Mr.. Conkling. The New York SEN
ator, who had been walking slowly
back and forth behind the benches.
advanced to his seat, and said: "Mr.
President, | was diverted during the
commencement of the remarks the
elimination of which | heard from
the member from Mississippi. If I
caught his words Alright have only
to say, this not being the place to
measure with any mau the capacity
to violate decsncy, to violate the
rules Of the Senate, or to commit
any Of the improprieties of life, |
have only to say that If the Senator
the member-from Mississippi, did
impute or intend to impute to me a
faIsehood, nothing except the fact
that this is the Senate would prevent
my denouncing him as blackguard
and coward" This created great
excitement, but it is noticeable that
the Con1ederates had all they wanted
Of plantation manners, and will be
apt to halt in their career. 1t is we'll
to apply a severe lession Of this sort.
to them occasionally. The loyal
people of this country should under.
stand that it is only by such unusual
methods as that adopted by Senator
Cohkling on this location that the
encroachments of the bulldozing ma.
jority can be successfully resisted.
Senators Blaine and Window were
also severe in their denunciation Of
the democratic senators for the meth
ods they adopted to force abnoxious
measures upon the minority, and to
reverse the Legislation made neces.
sary by the war of the rebellion.


The general appropriation bill will
probably go to the President today,
and it is thought he will sign it, al
though it is SO full Of stupid blum.
ders that it can hardly be interpreted
The army bill will eventually pass, as
the democratic caucus ordered it,
and reach the President perhaps by
Saturday. Republicans are divided
ON the probability OF his signing this
The judicial expenses bill he will
probabl y veto, indeed, it is semi off.
cially announced that he will. This
will force the democrats to the last
ditch again. Will they back down
and make appropriations without
limiting the executive power relative
to enforcing the election laws, or
will they adjourn and leave the bill
with the President, and probably to
be called in another extra session 4?
Already badly demoralized, they will
be dreadlully cut up by another veto


There are signs of discomfort
among the greenbackers at the treat
ment they have received at the hands
of the democrats in Congress and in
the State campaigns. Bayard's
finance committee of tho Senate has
set down OH the silver bill hard, and
it will not be reported. In Maine
the Democrats invaded the green.
back convention and robbed their
platform of several of its darling
planks. In Ohio Democrats are
"gobbIins up" the grecnback party.
Loud complaints are made in cnnse.
Year: 1879

Your. attention is respectfully
called to the subject of the above
circular. You will readily realize
the Importance of the combina-
tions embodied in my invention,
which makes it unquestionably
the most practical, efficient and
reliable Fire Escape heretofore
introduced to the public.
Year: 1879

The Norfolk City Guards caused storm
of Indignation on their late visit to Wash
ingGon by not carrying anything in the
shape of United States flag. The ABB
sence OF such o banner in the line was
taken to mean slight of the National
government, right in the very capital.
Some of the mere enthusiastic federalists
who were spectators On the sidewalk, went
so far as to hoot the ViraiDians as they
went by. Although the action of the
company was not very wrong one, 1t was
extremely illbred in the "extreme Radi.
calls" In treating visitors so unbecemingly


The home companies which escorted
them had no national flag, while the Nora
folk militia carried their State flag. Those
ilbred persons are endeavorlng to stir NJ
bad feeling with our late Confederat,
brethren. Captain White, Of the visiting
company, said in explanation to membe
Of the press "thst this entire movement Il
for political capital. We have no right al
a company to carry the United States flag
When we had battalion we carried tn
Stars and Stripes. Look at our armory. l
is covered inside and ontside with til,
national emblem. That does not look as
We desired to insult It,"
Year: 1879

MANY persons are no doubt ignor ant OF
the provisions of the new tramp law
passed by the Legislature. The act pro-
vides that "a heavy penalty be imposed
upon any such impecunious individual VIII
is found sleeping In any outbuildings or
trespassing upon the lands of another
without permission. When any such
tramp is arrested he shall be put to work
upon the streets, or hired out to private
individuals for period of one month fol
which labor he will receive such compen|
sation as may be deemed proper by his
overseers, from which his board and lodg>
ing expenses are to be deducted"
Year: 1879

THE Courier Journal says; A strange
story comes to us that the mental snd ply
sical condition of General Grant is really
precarious, and that there is every likeli'
hood that he will be in Robody's way next
Year: 1879

The great and constantly increasing y of the Balm Wagon M
thorough tbs
to "i
employment nothing skilled free labor Convict labor > the
in discadng paying mechanics by the day


work and producing which for strength durability hn 81 S
uneauaied Full Tires u
the ieo and protecting Bas Screw Over
cnpg Spa am;
Year: 1879

A POOR woMAN's DEPOSIT OF A HUNDRED Doll


LARS RETURNED BY THE ROBBERS OF THE


MANHATTAN BANK.


A few days before the robbery of the Manhattan
Tyson. then living in Mulberry street. took United
States registered hundred dollar bond. No. 3ls issue
1867 to the bank for deposit safe keeping Some
time before that she had deposited two similar bonds,
but drew the cash for them from time to time. She
asked and received the sum OF $50 the last bond,
which put away in one of the pocketbooks
for keeping miscellaneous deposits 1t
the intention OF the bank to send this
along with other similar bonds down town for con-
version into currency but before this could be done
the robbers came along and swept away the pocket
book. together with heap of assets belonging to
the bank. Mrs. Tyson. when she next visited the
building found the Office closed and learned the fate
of her one hundred dollar bond. President Edward
Schell felt sympathy for her and paid portion
of tho balance due her out Of his pocket. by
instaments he finally let her have $40. which, along
of the deposit made up the full amount
of the bond. The robbers in time discovered that
this bond of use to them than SO
much waste paper as to make it negotiable, it had
to be certified to before notary public. and this had
not been done. in the same pocketbook q bond
for $1,000. equally valueless to any but the
owner. On Thursday morning last letter re-
ceved at the HERALD Office with this missing bond
enclosed.


The letter was as follows:-
Year: 1879

The general passenger ticket agents Of the United
States and Canada continued their proceedings in
convention yesterday ut the Windsor Hotel. At the
afternoon session a resolution passed which
declared that the price OF unlimited tickets between
common points-as, sor example, New York and
New Orleans--should be the total of the
local rates between those places. The Convention
then went into q com mittee OF the whole to revise
the schedule Of rates between common points all
the railroads OF the United states. They inter
ruptcd this proceeding by several southern ticket
agents W ho were not present when the above votes
were taken and who entered their protest the
principle of the resolution agreed upou The pro-
test WAS laid until
Year: 1879

peace. without . common law jury Of twelve mon.
but only statutory jury of six, violation OF


the organic law aud plainly unconstitutional The
District Attorney appeared in opposition Judge
Dykman declared that this law or 1879 was uncon-


stitutonal and entered an order discharging the
Year: 1879

AN ACT to amend a2d supply an


omission in an Act to Provide for


the Custody Of Official Bonds of


County Officers and for the Exami-


nation Of the same from time to


time, approved June 9, 1877.


Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the au.
tbority Of the same:


That the following shall be added
as third section to said act, to wit
''That it shall be the duty Of the
County Commissioners in each and
every County in this State to make an
annual examination into the suficiency
of all the County oficers's bonds
withia their respective Counties, and
within ten Jays thereafter report to
the Comptroller General, to be laid be-
fore the State Board for its action, &C
cording to law, any that may in their
judgment be insufficient That the
first examination under this act shall
be made on the first day of January
1879, or within ten days thereafter
And provided further, That this ac
50 far as the first examination is con
cerned shall not apply to the County
officers elected at the general election
in 1878.


Approved December 10, 1878.