smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

poor woman's departure, it Is
hoped, for the better land. She
had positively laughed herself to
death. The husbands horror at
this extraordinary result of his in
nocent mistake can be better i'm :
agined than described, He was
warmly attached to his new wife,
and it is fitting, in drawing the
veil over this terrible scene, to say
that they were both exceedingly
worthy persons and that the bus
band has the sympathy of scores OF
people in this hour of trouble.
Year: 1879

Believing it to be to the best interest of both buver
ana seller we are determined to sell for cash ron this
date We would respectfully ask the customers of the
ola firm of Coulter Harper and all to give us trial
We have marked down goods to CASH PRICES, and
we think you will save money by calling for
Year: 1879

we do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publica
uon but as guaranty of good faith.


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

THE New York Herald pertinently re-
marks that ''the people are not fools, and
there is no reason for lamenting that they
will prevent pack of political fools from
having full sway in public affairs. The
country is to be congratulated that so wild
and reckless a set of schemers as the pres
ent Democratic party have made this early
display of their incorrigible folly. They
cease to be dangerous when they exhibit
themselves in their true colors. They are
filter objects for pity and ridicule than for
grave and grim denunciation."
Year: 1879

THE Democratic papers are far from hap
py over the back-down. Here is the World
assailing the rienr mo,tstache of the party,
Fernando Wood, in these terms


A good deal of feeling is manifested against
Fernando Wood, who has abandoned his fol-
lowers to go to Europe. He was one of the
original movers in this struggle and has been
among the foremost of those who have declared
that they will never pass any appropriation
bills until the President shall yield and sign
the repeal bills. He was the author of the
resolution to adjourn on the 10th of June, and
refused, as chairman of the ways and means
committee, to entertain an amendment provid-
ing that the adjournment should be voted only
in the event that the appropriation bills We're
passed He was so outspoken and so violent
in his denunciations of the President and in
sisted so strongly that the Democrats should
stay here all summer to fight it out that some
OF the shrewder leaders began to suspect his
sincerity some weeks ago Now, when the
time comes for him to stand by his brave words
he has run off to Europe and left the men
whom he led into their present attitude to
tight it out alone. The consequence is loud
and frequently expressed objurgations against
Speaker Randall's next friend
Year: 1879

Suicide Of Seventy-eight-year-old Man.
About o'clock this morning the body
of Jacob Wetzel, an Ex-'Squire of Fulton
Township and married man, seventy eight
years old, was found in cistern on the
premises of No. Ala Eastern avenue. The
deceased was married fifty-four years ago
and came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in
1874.


He was the father of seven children, and
up to two or three years ago was healthy
man, who never drank to excess. For the
past few months he seemed to be getting
childish, and would get up out of bed dur
ing the night and walk about His wife
heard him say several times that he would
be better dead than alive


The deceased had no financial troubles
as his family are in comfortable circum-
stances. He was in healthy condition
last evening, but his wife missed him about
o'clock this morning, and on going to the
cistern found it uncovered. She alarmed
the neighborhood and the body was shortly
taken out, but, although the body was still
warm, life was extinct.


The Coroner investigated the case this
morning and rendered verdict of death
from drowning in acistern. further find
that said Jacob Wetzel threw himself into
the cistern while laboring under temporary
alteration of the mind"
Year: 1879

Now that the Cincinnatis have no earthly
show of winning the pennant, they are
playing ball as only first-class club can
play. Yesterday they again defeated the
Clevelands in well-played game. The
story is told by
Year: 1879

The following statement of the assets and
liabilities of Bussing & Co. Bank was made
by the Assignee, Judge Mallon at the Bank
in The presence of large number OF the
creditors this afternoon:
Year: 1879

A gentleman who owned parrot DOS
sessed of much power of thought met
with some cookies at the fshmonger's
one day, and, being fond of these things
when picked, he sent them In, with a
message to his cook to be put forward at
once. She cooked them accordingly and


put them into jar, which she left uu-
covered till the fish should cool. The
parrots cage was standing near, having
been brought down to be cleaned. and
when the cook left the kitchen to See
about other work, Polly came out and
soon found her way to the jar, from which
she helped herself literally, scattering
remnants on the floor and on the bottom
Of her cage. Presently the cook returned,
and in an instant perceived what had


been going on. xEnraged at Polly's au-
dacity, she exclaimed: .sWhatl You've


been at the cookies, have you2" and flung
over her some Of the boiling water she
Year: 1879

The Speaker of the House has to keep
sort of hollow log to which he can re-
treat from the throng Of struggling leg
islators before him. An important place
the Speakers room is. Possibly not half
of those familiar with capitol know where
it is. Not the Speakers room down in
the guide -books-a big, tile-foored, we'll
windowed reception room just back of
the chamber in which the House sits.
That room is currently known as the
Speakers room, but the Speaker never
sees any one there whom he wants to see.
1t is too open and accessible by half. The
conferences which the, Speaker has at
which any thing is done are not held in
this marble walled saloon. It is little
closet in dark entry below the hall. 1t
is hard-by private staircase. The glazed
door is screened by green baize. There
is not the sign of name or note on the
door, and it is one Of the few doors un-
marked in the capitol. The corridor has
no light, and on cloudy day is quite
dark.


Once inside, you see a room partly
covered by carpet partly ragged. The
window-there is only one-is screened
IN some cneap way Ihere Is room tor a
struggling table, one lounge and three
chairs. There is room for nothing else.
II you know him, you have got in with
out card. If you do not know him,
you have not got in at all. And in such
room you find the third officer of the
government hard at work 1t is signifi-
cant of the publicity of public life, when
1t is unfenced by class-rank, that it is
only in some such coal-hole that he can
get time to work. Unless he hides HIM
self, so many people have right to see
him that his whole time runs to waste.
It is in this little hole in the wall that
three Speakers, Colfax, Blaine and
Randall, have done the real work of leg-
islation. Speaking guardedly, l fancy
more of the business of governing is done
in that room than in any other one room
in Washington Washington Cor. Utica
Herald. .'..
Year: 1879

A Norwich man put up twelve bottles
OF cider. against the no-license law, this
season, and when he went down cellar to
get bottle for friend, the other night,
be found that five of them had burst. He
picked up souud one and returned
above stairs. He held the bottle at an
angle of So 10 degrees north latitude,
between his knees, and cut the wires that
igirt the cork. There was flash and a
Sreport, and the cork struck the northern
brink of his wife's ear, while the entire
pint of cider, making nearly as good time
as the cork, struck the expectant friend
friend full in the mouth. Never having
accustomed himself to drinking cider in
this way, that is, on the fly, he reminded
the detected possessor of the bottle that
he had been able to get only smell of
the liquor, and advised him to open an
other bottle. The request was complied
with, and the host brought up another
bottle, and in order to avoid accidents and
also save the cider, he turned the neck of
the bottle into a pitcher before he cut the
wires. Then he served the cords in the
presence of small but highly apprecia-
tive and attentive audience. The second
vancouver, as far as getting the cider out
of'the bottle and into the pitcher was con-
cerned, was complete success, but the
idea that it might refuse to stay there
ff7oos MO- aPpoaI nHvo srruCK MIN nalr
50 forcibly as did the cider when.


unimpaired agility and strength it shot
forth and raked him from the bottom
button of hi=vest to the back part in his
hair. About thimbleful of the liquid
remained in the bottom of the pitcher,
and this was drank in solemn silence bv
the guest, who pronounced it to be ex-
ceedingly good, but nervously muttered
something about setting The children a
bad example of extravaganza and waste
when the opening of third bottle was
suggested.
Year: 1879

A lady correspondent writes as fol lows
concerning the heather Chinee to the
Philadelphia Times:


once took China boy who had re-
Gently been employed in boarding
house. One of his duties was to attend
the door-the same as he had done in
his former place. As he spoke English
fairly I had no doubt he could do it
properly. At the end of the month,
the regular bills for the house becaming
due, none Of them came in. waited from
day to day, and wondered what could
cause such delay among people who
were always so prompt to collect. One
day had been out, and as l opened the
door OH my return found in the hall a
delinquent notice from the water COM
pany, saying if the dues were not paid
at once the water would be discontinued
Full of wrath I fastened to the Spring
Valley Office, on California street, to in
quire into the meaning of what I consid-
cred very strange proceeding. I told
told them felt aggrieved that tfey
should serve me with such notice when
the bill had not been presented.


The collector just then came in and





was always met by some trivial excuse
by The China boy that he had no other
recourse. went home and interviewed
Johnnie. and succeeded in getting the
whole story. He began taking bills from
all sorts of improbable places until all the
missing papers were found, and as he
told tkem off one after another, he ex.
planned thus: "Him likee money. Me
tellee him you gone out. Him likee
money. Me tellee him you welly sick !;
no can see. Him likee money. Me tellee
him you move," and so on to the end OF
the list. ooh! I too smart for him." said
John, who seemed delighted with his
own sagacity in avoiding payment, and
seemed much crestfallen at my anger.
he said: ':Me thinkee you alice samee
Missy Jones. You catchee money you
keepe."
Year: 1879

dave self respect that never slumbers
nor permit yourself to descend into Cos
sip. .as.#
Mankind worships success, but think
700 little OF the means by which it is at
tanned. ,...... .....'


The devil owes most of his success to
the fac, that he is always on hand.
The man who is curious to see how the
world could get along without him
can lind out by sticking cambric needle
into mill pond and then withdrawing
1t and looking at the hole. -
We are haunted by an ideal life. and It
is because we have within US the begin
ming and possibility of it.


drant graclously wnat you cannot re-
fuse safely, nd conciliate those YOU can
not conquer. 0''
| me difference between gossip and
truth Is that no one will ever stop to
| question your veracity when you are in
dulglng IN the first. but he wants you on
oath when you ere speaking solemn facts.


Inns seems to me great truth, in any
exile, or chaos whatsoever, that sorrow
was not given us for sorrows sake, but
always, and infailibly, as lesson to US,
from which we are to learn somewhat.
and which, the somewhat once learned.
ceases to be sorrow--Carlyze.


No work, however menlal, can make
an honest poor man lose his self-respect.
DO whatever you can get to do, and do
II SO we'll that your employer will see
that you are fit for something better, and
the time is not far off when you will be-
gin to rise.


When man leaves our side and goes
to the other side. he is traitor, and we
always feel that there was a subtle some
thing wrong about him. But when a
man leaves the other side, and comes
over to US, then he is man of great NOR
al courage, and we always feel that he
had sterling stuff in him.
Year: 1879

Do not work fer fame. Work to do
good. Qualify yourself to do all the
good it is possible for you to do. I'm
prove the mind. Acquire stores of
knowledge, and use that knowledge to
benefit mankind. Fame will come if
you merit it. If you do not merit it, you
may seek it till you 60 to your grave,
and never grasp it. Have definite OBJ
ject. Let that be worthy one-a phil
althropic one, if possible. March steadily
forward-not daily, but hourly-toward
the object you have in view. No matter
what obstacles are to be scaled, never
yield till you are victorious. Men who
work for fame, never get it. It comes, if
at all, because it is merited; because of
superior qualifications exercised in the
discharge of duty; because of noble deeds
done for humanity-and, in a hundred
other ways, because of work done merit
ing it. z@&.


The only way to gain fame is to a,
something to win it. If sought for il
that way, it will avoid your grasp ik,
an SUPPLEMENTARY Ruraz World
Year: 1879

1t has grown into q fashionable custom of
late, as a means Of raising funds, to have
mock auction sales Of the pretty girls at
church festivals. 1t tends to increase the
resources of the church, and at the same
tme very clearly demonstrates in which
way the affections of youth are bent. For
it is reasonable to suppose that no ambitious
young man will permit his sweetheart to be
knocked down to rival until be has ex-
pended his last cent in the effort to become
the fortunate purchaser.


Acting upon this idea, says western ex-
change, one Of our fashionable churches is
preparing for festival, i'll which the auc-
ton business is to form prominent feature.
1t has put the young ladies in quite Autter
of excitement, and unhappily has come very
nearly wrecking the future happiness oftwo
estimable young creatures. The facts in the
case are these:


A young gentleman who confesses TO an
amiable weakness for one of the young la
dies who are to be disposed of on the occa-
sion referred TO called on his dplcinea few
evenings since and very naturally the sub
ject of the festival came up.


ann to be sold, Charlie. Did you know
it ?" exclaimed the enchantress.


"No Are you though I suppose
shall have to buy you"


"0f course. But how much do you think
will sell for?


This was native inquiry, but 1t led TO
moment Of brief but sagacious speculation.
If he had any rival, the girl was likely to
go high if he didn't have any it would
appear as it he was investing in an exceed
ingly cheap article.


al don't know" The words were long
drawd out, and his face was grave. ~ sup
pose dollor or two"


II he had reflected a moment longer he
never would have made this observation.
1t was born, however, of sense OF economy
and had no idea what it would lead to. But
as the words fell from his lips he looked at
his inamorata and caught the flash of indig-
nant blue eyes, which made his heart sink.


zone or two dollars, indeed I'll sell for
fifty at the lowest


81 can't buy you, then"


"Sir! and the lady's face was rigid with
amazement.


"That isl mean to say-confound it,
Maria, can't spare that much," and the
poor fellow looked approvingly at the divin-
ty which was about to shape the end of his
purse. But the disaster had come. The
young lady rose from her seat like queen,
and with the cruel remark that gentleman
who thought so much of $50 was not suit
able person to encourage as lover, sailed
majestically from the room.


And now that young mans soul is con-
Yulsed with anguish, and remarks upon
church festival are fearful to contemplate.
Year: 1879

A Walk Around the Block.
My comrade lives on a sunny street,


Near the top Of a famous hill
When I'm up there hate to walk,


But walk my comrade will
rouse my friend at half-past FIVE,


And we read some Greek together,
And then he hauls me round the block,
No matter what the weather.
He gets me broiled in the morning sun,
He gets me soaked with rain;
And when he's lug'd me round there once,
Helugs me round again.
For-whisper l-my comrades lady lives
In house on the other street;
And he loves 10 tramp around the block,
Though she be not there to greet.
To look at the curtains that shut her in,
And the walls that shut him out;
He's pined away till he's leaner than me,
He that used to be SO stout
Now, know the lady is fair to see,
know she's graceful and gay;
But know my f,iend has no good right
To mako me walk that way.
1know the shape of every brick


In the wall of that house divine
And why should he stand and gaze at it,
Till pain comes in my splne1
He gets there ere the matin birds
Commence to carol the morn,
When he knows that then not one is up
Ofthe girls iu this land born.
But patience a day Of respite comes,
A happy, happy day
Next Monday sees the maiden fair
To her summer haunts away,
Safe is our firm old friendship then
From wreck upon that rock;
My friend and can take stroll
And not 60 round the block.
Year: 1879

each OF them having taken eight rings.
There was also q tie for the fourth mon
ey b+tween The "Knight of Glendola"
and the "Knight Of Lone Star"


The matter was soon settled by the
following score for the first money:
Year: 1879

Jacgucline Dubois was not French,
though her name would seem to indi-
cate that such was the case. She was
an American working girl of mixed
parentage, her father being of French
extraction, and her mother true born
American.


She had neither beauty nor educa-
tion to assist her to gain a livelihood;
hence she was obliged to toll daily in
an immense factory, along with at
least q hundred other unfortunate
girls and women.


The factory was rattling and buz-
zing away in the midst Of one the bu-
siest parts of the great city. 1t had
been there for years, and it's tall,
grimy black walls stood like spec
trc amid the busy marts of ftrade which
surrounded it.


The office of the factory was upon
the ground floor, easy of access and n
model of ease, elegance and comfort.
The owner was very robust, fat in
opulence; Il prominent member of an
uptown church. A man whose name
was frequently seen in the daily pa
pers heading some subscription for
the foreign missions with a liberal do
nation. 1t was a good advertisement.
He liked it. 1t paid well.


This good mans factory room,
where his hundred female slaves toll
ed through the week to fatten his al
ready adipose purse, did not possess
q seat, except the few boxes the girls
had begged from the store room to re-
vive their weary bodies after their
limbs had given out and refused long
er to support them. These girls work
ed from 7 o'clock in the morning until
6 at night for-how much' Not
enough to buy food proper for their
sustenance, not enough to keep life
blood in their muscles. 1t is the bet
ter truth, as many know well, that
the majority of these workers receive
only two to three dollars per week,
or less than fifty cents per day.


Then, hanging over them like Da-
moclean sword, is the docking system,
Year: 1879

If business man don't invite you
through the columns Of the paper to
call and see him and his stock, it is a
sign he is doing as much as he wants
to, and does not want any one to in
trude on his privacy. Don't 60 where
you are not wanted.-Erchdnge.
Year: 1879

This is the season CT the year when


the ardent college graduate applies
for the editorhip of the great daily,
and afterwards accepts responsible
situation as the driver of q street car.
Year: 1879

went straight to my sore heart. l
could not help it, my head fell on my
hands, and burst into tears. In q
moment she was at my side, her cool
hand on my head.


"Some-somebody has been saying
something dreadful about me-" sob
bed out, at last. 81 heard it while l
was sitting here-but please don't
ask me what it is, Miss May; l
couldn't tell you, indeed l couldn't {;
only it's wicked lie, and,l shall hate
Jenny Morris as long as live"


"Then it was Jenny" said Miss
May, looking down upon me. ~
shall see to it. Jenny's tongue has
already made me trouble. 1t is in
her case an unruly member, truly"


But alas! had presentiments times
without number, that all had not al
ways been quite clear, and right, and
honest in our household. That story
of prison shame-it could not he, of
that constantly assured myself. To
me my father was pattern Of stain
less honor.


bade Miss Florian May good
evening at her own door, and walked
on. We had talked of everything
bright and beautiful or at least, she
had, and had succeeded IN winning
my thoughts away from myself for
the time; but as / walked up the
pretty shaded path to my home, the
grief all came back, and 80 wildly
Year: 1879

The celebrated Beau Nash, in the
early history of England, and the
no less renowned Beau Brummel,
in the reign of George w., proved
that good clothes are often the
making of man. Aided only by
the fact that they knew how to
dress, they lived on the fat of the
land. Had they lived in Los Ange-
les, in these days, they would have
bought their clothes at the store of
the urbane L. Harris, No 63 Main
street. By dealing with this enter
prising trader the male public are
not only sure of goods of the best
quality but they have guarantee
that the price will be surprisingly
low. Elegant style and durability
are what Harris aims at in his pur-
chases, and his customers are GER
tain to get the benefit of his tact
and judgment.
Year: 1879

Berlin, July l5-The key OF Bis
marck's present policy towards the
vatican will be found in recent speech
in which he said it was praiseworthy,
under certain circumstances, to fight
the quarrel out to the bitter end, but
when ways and means presented them
selves of toning down the acerbity of the
conflict without affecting the principle
at stake, he would not deem himself
Justified in neglecting the proffered op-
portunlty.


In consequence of the retirement of
Dr. Talk from the ministry of ecclesi-
astical affairs, the ecclesiastical laws
have been enforced with more leniency,
and this may have the effect of procur-
ing the recognition of the ecclesiastical
laws of the vatican.


Bills have been introduced in the
bundesrath for the alteration of those
articles of the German constitution by
which the legislature must meet and
the budget be voted annually, and by
which the duration Of parliaments are
nxed at three years.


Ihe bill which proposes to substitute
biennial meetings of parliament and a
biennial budget has created consider
able sensation. as tending to further
Tree the government from further
parliamentary control. The technical
reason alleged for the change is in the
Year: 1879

New York, July 15.-An old sailor
and Mexican war veteran, calling him.
self William Elliott, was committed to
the workhouse yesterday for one month
for drunkenness. He said he was one
of the first to raise the American flag
in California, went to the Yuba mines,
got sixteen dollars day and board,
worked there until '54 and made twen-
ty-seven thousand dollars. From the
day he went away he had not heard of
his people in the east. They gave him
up as dead. In 81 he came on to New
York, intending to make his father
and mother comfortable, but found
them dead. After that he spent and
gave away his money SO fast that he is
now utterly destitute.
Year: 1879

New York, July 16.-The Trib,ne
says the most striking feature of the
will of the prince imperial Is the strong
pride in the name of Napoleon and
real faith in its cause. He urges his
mother to remember that $50 long as
there are Bonapartes the imperial
cause will have representatives" I" and
that the time will not end with him;
abjures her to defend the memory Of
his great uncle and his father, and ex-
presses the hope that the time may come
when the bodies Of the three Napoleons
may rest together in the tomb now ten
anted alone by the founder of the
family.