smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

RUMoRs are flying in the air that the
present kangaroo Council intend to usurp
the State government We hope to see one
parting reminder of the beauties of Democ-
racy. Perhaps Obadiah can furnish prec-
edent Hoop her up, old fellow.
Year: 1879

THE Democrats are beginning to CON-
plain of the high price of hacks. There are
so many funerals in the family that hack
hire is getting to be serious burden. There
is some thought of building horse-railroad
to the cemetery
Year: 1879

The fate of Thurman is a warning to pol
iticians not to surrender principle to expedi-
ency. In moment of weakness he turned
his back upon his lifelong principles and
wrecked his political hopes. Thurman was
the ablest man of his party. The lesson is
one not to be forgotten by young men enter
ing the political arena.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable not necessarily for publica-
ton but guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnlshed
with Card certificate signed by Stanley T. Pullen,
Editor All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our journal
Year: 1879

TIE howl about bribery will begin at
once. The Democrats are always eager to
proclaim that their voters can be bought.
After election, Democratic editorials read
like advertisements.
Year: 1879

The man who wants to " sleep upon "
a project before deciding may be wiser
than he knows, for in that sleep his
mind, unknown to him, may traverse
the ground again, unhampered by his
will, uninfluenced by his prejudices, and
give him clearer and better judgment.
Who has not awakened to see light
where all " seemed dark the night be-
forep" Causeur remembers an instance
in his own experience, back in his high
school DAYS. Good Mr.. Sherwin had
given the class tough problem, which
involved both geometry and algebra in
its solution. Causeur took it home and
worked and worried over it all the
evening He made diagrams without
end, and wrote down equations without
plumber, but the equation which was to
give in known terms the value of the
unknown he could not evolve from
them. Time and again fresh start
was made, but with no better result
there was still a link missing. Tired
and disheartened, he went to bed and
was soon fast asleep. In the early
hours of the morning, when 1t was bare
ly light, he awoke, and the first thing
of which he was conscious was that he
had solved the problem-it was as clear
as day. Rising at once, he sought a
pencil, but finding none, used half
burned match, and with this, on the
marble of the mantel, noted down two
short equations. Then he returned to
bed and slept. Later in the morning
he worked out the equations and carried
the result in triumph to the old school.. ..
house on Bedford Street.-BoStom Tran
script.
Year: 1879

Precipitation on One Side and Dry ON the


Other.


Twas once sitting in cool under
ground saloon at Leipsic, while without
people were ready to die from the heat,
when a new guest entered and took a
seat opposite to me. The sweat rolled
in great drops down his face, and he
was kept busy with his handkerchief,
till at last he found relief in the excla-
nation:


Fearfully hot!"


watched him attentively as he called
for a cool drink, for l expected every
moment that he would fall from his seat
in a fit of apoplexy. The man must
have noticed that was observing him,
for he turned toward me suddenly, say
ing:


"I am a curious sort of person, am
l notP'


"WhyP" asked.


"Because l perspire wholly on the
right side"


And so it was; his right cheek and
the right half of his forehead were as
hot as fire, while the left side of his face
bore not trace of perspiration. L had
never seen the like, and in my astonish-
ment was about to enter into conver-
sation with him regarding the physio-
logical curiosity, when his neighbor on
the left broke in with the remark:


"Then we are the opposites and
counterparts of each other, for per-
spire only on the left side."


This, too, was the fact. So the pair
took seats opposite to each other and
shook hands like two men who had just
found each his other half.


"Well, this makes an end of natural
history!" exclaimed another guest,
who hitherto had gazed on this strange
performance as though it were play,
and every one who overheard what was
said came to look at this novel Won
der. "This makes an end of natural
history!"


This expression excited me to laugh
ter, and involuntarily exclaimed:


"No, sir, this is just the beginning of
natural history; for nature has many
strange caprices even as regards her
symmetry"


then mentioned the case of a man
l had known in my boyhood, who,
Janus like, had two totally different
faces-on one side laughing, on the 9TH
er crying. Naturally l dreaded this
strange double face, with one side
smooth, plump and comely, like girl:
cheek, while che other was all SCARED
by the smallpox. This side of the face
denoted churlishness; and while the
other wore smile, this BODIED mischief
In this instance disease had been un
| mmetrical.-Popular Science Monthly
Year: 1879

NEWMAN HALL. the Congregational minister
Of England, has been through most Distress
Ing trial for divorce; and, though the Court
awarded him the decree for which be asked, it
will be long time before bis good name recov-
ers FROM the treatment it has received. Some
ignorant people in this country have compared
the case Of Mr. HALL With that of MIR. BEEcHER-
There is no resemblance between them. Mr..
HALL brought the action freely; be was not
defendant, except SO far as a malicious cross
bill made him one. He obtained a verdict,
which is more than Mr.. BEEcHRR did. He still
retains the undtminished confidence and esteem
OF his religious brethren. The mad accusations
81 an unfaithful wife ought not to destroy the
reputation Of an honorable lifetime.
Year: 1879

The appointment Of persons from civil life to
vacant Second Lfeutenanvies in the army has
caused much criticism. The law provides for
the promotion of meritorious non-commissioned
officers, and contemplates the appointment Of
civilians only in case Of the failure Of candidates
from the 1ormer class. Yer 1t seems to have
been the practice Of the War Department to
ignore the non-commissionel officers altogether,
and look ont for young men Of good families in
search of career. This usage is not only III
violation OF Law, but verY injurious to the
morale Of the army. In q republican army
there ought to be some chance for merit in the
ranks to be rewarded The greatest General
pf modern t1mcs-NAPo1EoN BoSAPARTE-be-
leved in this principle thoroughly, and it WAS
well known in bis army that there was no place
to which brave man and good soldier might
not asDire
Year: 1879

An unpublished manuscript, giving
certain new particulars concerning the
murder of Rizzio, has been brought to
light in the British Museum. 1t is
probable that the manuscript was either
dictated by Mary Stuart herself, or writ
ten from information supplied by her to
her secretary. It begins with relating a
discussion by the confederate lords, just
after the murder, concerning the next
step they ought to take. Darnley, terri
fed at their proposals, endeavored at
night to enter the queens bedroom by n
private stair, The door, however, was
locked. and the queen firmly refused to
open it till next morning, although Darn
ley assured her he had something to tell
her which concerned their common safety.
When he was at last allowed to enter, he
threw himself on his knees before her,
begged that she would pardon him, and
showed the secret articles between him
self and his accompllces. Ths queen
replied that he had lost her confidence,
as she believed, forever, but that he
must now devise some means to save
both himself and her from danger; His
plan was that she should pardon the
conspirators, and thus prepare the way
.for compromise, but she refused to
promise it, saying, however, that her
husband might promise anything he
liked in her name. Darnley first brought
his father to her and afterward the other
lords of the same faction. Morton, as
spokesman for the rest, implored her
pardon, and knelt on the very spot which
was still red with the blood of Rizzio
The queen, being closely pressed by the
solicitations, at last feigned sudden i'll
ness and called for the immediate pres
ence of the midwife, leaving it to Darn
ley to say what she would do. Although
the midwife had been appointed by the
conspirators, she was so well deceived
that she reported the queens life in dan
geE from premature pains of labor, and
the lords We're obliged to withdraw.
That night Mary's plan of escape was
secretly arranged, and before daybreak,
says the manuscript, she and Darnley
were a long distance on the road to Dun
bar
Year: 1879

Unquestionably the bravest men in
America are those who stand upon the
foot boards of the locomotives which
draw the fast express trains. But few
persons are aware of it, but Oh the lead
ing railways, where connections must be
made, if possible, only engineers known
to be brave and daring, are given engines
on express trains, and, as soon as an ell.
gineer shows the least timidity about
running fast, he is taken from his engine
and given one on freight train to run,
Two such cases have occurred recently
on Indianapolis roads. Railroad officers
state that the first sign that an engineer
is becoming timid, is, that he will be
five or ten minutes late, possibly a half
hour, for some days or nights in success.
ion. He is then called to an account,
and, unl5sa his ressors are convincing,
another engineer is given his engine to
run for few times, and should be bring
the train promptly 10 to time, the first
named engineer gets freight engine to
run until he braces up. It is stated,
however, that after an engineer allows
his timidity to get fair hold, he seldom
SO far overcomes it as to have the bravery
to step on an express train engine and
run it at the speed necessary 10 make
time. Quite recently, an engineer on
one of the roads running west from here
got an impression that some accident
was to happen to him, and one night
while running fast express, constantly
lost time. At the first station where the
train stopped, the conductor berated
him for running slow, The engineer
actually shed tears, and owned that fear
had overcome him, and that he dare not
run, and at his own request an engineer
of freight train which stood ct this
meeting point was given the train to run
through that night,
Year: 1879

ring Oh your finger, or I'll follow you
and introduce you.


The affrighted woman had nothing TO
do but tear off the ring and pass it TO
the footpad And SO this same dreaded
peril-the unearthing of sham and fraud
in digprce-haunts the woman at all
times. To this day the husband IS
around as a tramp drawing money by
threats, and boasting in gin mills of his
power to haul big man down and ruin
his wife whenever he chooses. The victim
has been told what to do to ease herself
OF the burden, but she is afraid to act,
lest the story now written should be told
with the real names put in.
Year: 1879

over Jerusalem was establishede
with him at the head of it. Would
it not seem that tho dream, the
thought, the hope of tho Hebrew
statesman, poet, philosopher and
the prophet are about to be realiz--
ed D? And supremely over all, over
mobiles and kings and emperors,
stand the family whose leave is re-
quired by kings and empcrors,
before they can go to war or before
they can make peace. Their assent
must be asked to the terms propos-
ed. No great route for commerce
between Europe and Asia can be
opened without the consent of that
family who have amassed money,
not for the sake Of money alone
for their accumulation are past all
dreams of avarice-but they are the
accumulations of power Which has
made them greater than all. Need
I call the namo of the family of tho
Rothschilds to show tho most pow
erful family on earth belonging to
the race of people I see before me |?


Prolonged applause ]


What, then, is the destiny for you
and yours, wherever may roam I?
For what you are reserved belongs
to tho future. 1t is in the womb
of time and can be known only to
your great Law Giver, He who, in
His providence, has preserved your
people for some wise purpose, un-
known to mankind, and is only to
be guessed from the great results
that have already come from His
chosen people. These thoughts
crowd upon me and T have to give
them utterance. They may we'll
present themselves to your mind, and
cannot see how any man Of your
race can feel otherwise than that he
is the equal of the princes and tho
mobiles of the earth great applauseE
and here in America you have that
equality with oil other men and the
opportunity of making yourselves
what you area leading power in
the State and the country-for the
power of your people is felt and
known here, and the highest offices
in the United States Senate and
House of Representatives have
been filled by representative of your
people, few in comparison with the
others though you may be; and
when [ remember what may be in
store for you, do I not do
we'll to call these matters of the
past to your minds, 80 that every
one of these young men here may
feel that he has Il place to fill in the
world-which requires all the in,
dustry, all the intelligence and all
the good conduct possible, to make
himself the equal of those of his
people who have gone before him L?


Prolonged applause. And I have
not failed if I have inspired that
proper and high ambition that
should make any one of your chill
dren look upon the great efforts of
his people, and endeavor to follow
their good example, whether in the
charity of Montefore, in tho
craftsmanship of q Beaconsfeld, or
in the acquired wealth and power
of the Rothchilds, their excellence,
so great and so illustrious, that
while each may hope, in some de-
gree, to equal, none can hope to
excel. Immense applause


Mr.. Chairman and fellow citizens:
Allow me, then, with high respect
for your people, with strong feel
ings of good will to each personally
for your kindness and attention, to
bid y OH each and all a fair good
night.
Year: 1879

miners simply chop the walls down,
foot by foot, aud wheel out the ore in
barrO~s. And the whole range is be-
lieved to be full Of the precious metal.
It is the western slope OF the mountains
lying back OF Fair Play, on whose east
ern slope many profitable mines have
been wurked for years. II is odd that
miners did not at once think that if one
side Of mountain was made of silver,
the other was likely to be. But thew
did not, and so the Lesdville silver
bided its time. DON PEDRO.
Year: 1879

The young lady whose society is
worth having must be sought She
who endeavOrs to thrust her company
upon young gentlemen is always
avoided by the better classes, both men
aud women.
Year: 1879

This department Of the NEW NORTHWEST is
to be devoted to the household, lawn and gar
den. Correspondents having new and tried
recipes for any department Of domestic occu-
patton will confer "a public favor by eontribu-
ing TO this column
Year: 1879

a Journal for the People.


Devoted TO the Interests Of Humanity.
Independent in Politics and Religion.


Alive to all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical in Opposing and Exposing the Wrongs
OF the Masses
Year: 1879

and requested them to consider why
the prosecution could procure no other
witness to this declaration than rela-
tives and friends of Chisolm. The
theory of the defense was that these
men all came to town armed simply to
assist the sheriff in the arrest of par
ties charged with the murder of John
Gully, in case they should resist, with
no predicated design or conspiracy to
take the life of any one; that the dec
larations Of the young men to the two
negroes in the road a short distance
from town, if made at all, for the
credibility. of the negroes was affected,
meant only that Chisolm and Gilmer
would probably resist arrest, in which
event there would be hell to play; that
on the shooting of Gilmer by some
hot blooded young man-for the one
who shot him was almost a boy
the flame burst out among the
younger men, which the older
could not control, and which re-
suited in the death of Chisolm and
his daughter; that the defendant did, /,
at the moment before the shooting
of Cornelia and Chisolm, close the
stairway door in front Of them, as
they were descending the stairs, so as
to shield them from the mob, at the
time telling Chisolm if he valued his
life to turn back; that the defendant
had no gun at the time himself, and
that he invoked the crowd, who was
just about to shoot at Chisolm. to
leave the Jail and 60 away. Judge
Morris closed his argument for the
prosecution at half-past 10 this morn
ing. The case was given to the jury,
and within less than half an hour they
returned with a verdict of not guilty.
During the week of the trial large
crowd has been in attendance, but
perfect order and quiet has prevailed.


RICHMOND, Va, September TO-
The Richmond Wing, the leading
conservative journal and now the or
gan Of the readjusters, editorially re-
marks to-day that hemp has survived
the purpose Of its creation if the COW
ardly murderers Of the Chisolms in
Mississippi are not hanged" "
Year: 1879

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is s5 per annum and
SOC per month fOrlsss than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER is 81 per annum-
postage free.


Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC per
month in advance, with the privilege of
changing postofHoe.
Year: 1879

SUBSCRIBERS who wish to re-
new Will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list is very
large, and our force 20 do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Year: 1879

AS compared with 1877 there is an
increase in English pauperism Of six
per cent, and as compared with 1878
of nine per cent. The increase has
been general all over the country, and
is likely to be greater.
Year: 1879

of Kentucky. recently elected, ha
just expressed determ nation to break
up the prevalent fashion in that State
of carrying deadly weapons, and he
says no person convicted of the coward
ly practice need apply to him for par
don. This order will seem a little
queer to the average resident of that
benighted region, as it is as customary
for them to whip out their six shooter
and get the drop on their op pponent as
1t is to drink their daily quantity of
what is known to the revenue authori.
ties as "moonshine whisky" Even
Governor Black burns most influential
journal, the Louisville " Courier Jour.
nal," seems to have doubts about his
success in this particular, as it suggests
to him that he pastes his declaration in
his hat and does not forget it.
Year: 1879

A journsyman barber that worked In
the First Ward, had been making love
to . young lady who resides on Della
ware Avenue and they had agreed "a
bring the courtship to . close by get
ting married on Monday or Tuesday.
The sxpectant bride however waited
and waited for the usual call on sun.
day evening but no barber came, and
the result was sad disappointment
and a slsepless Sunday night. On
making inquiry she learned that her
expected groom had lett the town on
Saturday night for parts unknown, and
left her to mourn over his unexpected
departure. He did not Jump the town
because he had been repeating, but he
left In such hurry that his vots was
lost.
Year: 1879

On Saturday afternoon and evening
Ford's Juvenile Opera Company will
give the comic opera, "Fatanitza." The
troupe is the same that played Pinafore
in this city last season, in which the
superior ability of the youthful per-
former created considerable interest. To
see them in this new opera would be a
real dramatic treat.
Year: 1879

Emm Jones, colored, whose phiz is al.
most as familiar at police headquarters
as that of '' ''Abe" the police cat, and
about twice as ugly, created a little
sensation on Front street near West
this morning about $50 o'clock. Emm
and lady friend were going along the
street under the influence of the ardent
each wrestling with the end of a three
cent cigar.
Year: 1879

For some time past the residents in
the neighborhood Of Quinby's Lumber
Yard Second and Madison, have been
complaining of mum Der Of young men
who are in the habit of congrsgating
there In the evening and making the
night hideous with their orgies. Ser
geant Dolan and squad made raid
upon the place last evening and arrest
ed young man named Bridge man.
Warrants are out to-day for several
others o. the gang. Bridgeman will
have a hearing at the Police Court this
evening. p.
Year: 1879

A telegram WAS read at the meeting
OF the Board Of Health at Philadelphia
yesterday from the National Board stat.
ing that action in the matter Of exam
lining vessels at the Breakwater had
been suspended as requested, and taat
Dr.Stephen Smith, of the National bod = !,
would visit Philadelphia and confer
with the Philadelphia Board on the sub
iact
Year: 1879

steel that exactly fitted an infinitesimally

 small flaw in the blade of Hayden's pocket

 knife. Later, when arsenic comes in, proof is offered which it requires 5000 magnifyines to detect. And now, last of all, the papers tell Of finding row of dents in piece of her cheek which some doctor was either boil;no scraping' or picking, and the dents exactly it the pegs in Hayden's boot heel It seems to some spectators as if things were being drawn precious fine, but perhaps some Yale professor of expert boot-making may turn up with an absolute demonstration as to the re. lations of boots to cheek, and the certainty that the girl with her throat cut and 40 fatal doses of arsenic in her body died from kick. It is nightly interesting trial all through.
Year: 1879

Once more the time approaches, When the call from many home Goes forth to the absent dear ones, To return, and the wanderers come. And in earnest, though unspoken pleasure, With familiar surroundings once more, As happy light-hearted girl,

 await this Thanksgiving at home. Tis day full of hidden meaning, Full of quiet and pure delight; A day when the love of kindred Sways the heart with hand of might. Ny thoughts will revert then if ever, To the scenes and the friends of my youth Those with whom I shared at the happy board My brothers, and parents both. 'Tis with sadness and joy intermingled, feel my life's path must diverge From theirs, and I, with one chosen, Go the way but faintly discern. Oh mother and father, dear namesl If We part let me make one request: In the very depth of your heart of hearts, Give me one place, the warmest and best. And when this time-honored day shall arrive, shall ever be with you in thought; And though in the future may find many pleas

 ures,

 Think how in the past they came almost un.

 sought. Then think of me dear ones remember That Nellie has stored in her heart A remembrance of all your patience and love That can only with this life depart.

 CoRNELIA E. UNDERWOOD. Nov. 24, 1874,