smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

when It is known that 1t would require the
labor OF 100000 men for twenty years, en-
Yfoyed at 90 per day, to replace by surplus
nroduction the annual loss by fire In this
country, will not our legislators move In the
direction to prevent such wanton waste oi
human blood. brain and muscle?
Year: 1878

The indisposition eyinccd on the part of
the Senate to confirm the nominations TO
the silver conference had no personal or po-
litical bearing whatever. The Senate was
Of the opinion that the sentiment of that
body and Of Congress on the question of re-
monetzing silver was entitled to some de-
gree of respect from the nominating power


and this was not an unreasonable view TO
take Of the case. The Senate and the
House, by n large majority, had indicated
their sentiments in passing the law rcmon-
etizing silver. The President has antago-
nizod their position. even 10 the extent Of Il
veto, which was promptly ovcrrode. The
bill became law in spite of the Presiden-
tal introduction, and II commission WAS in


yitcd and provided for. In pursuance of
this provision of law it became the duty of
the Executive to nominate three commits
si0ncTs. 1t was due to the expressed scnti~
ment of the people and the confirming
power, and to the ordinary courtescs Of
Oilicill relation, that the silver SEN
timeut of Congress and the country
should be prominently represented in the
commission. But instead of this, that iea-
ture seems to have been either inadvertent-
ly overlooked or purpOsely ignored by the
President, as not q decided advocate
of silver money was named among
the commissioners. The head of the COM
mission is known to be hostile to the silver
measure and is strongly suspected of hav-
ing inspired the Presidents veto message,
while the other members are not accredited
with much favor toward it. For this reason
the Senate at once rejected Mr.. FENToN's s
nomination, and another still more objec-
tionablc name for other reasons was sub
Initted This was subsequently withdrawn.
Then, in the last hours Of u protractcd and
wearisome night session, on the very
heel OF the general session, the President
again badgered the Senate with the name
of Mr.. FENTON and the Senate succvmbed


This is Just how the affair was conducted
and ended, and the silver commission is
without strong and decided silver advo.
cate among its membership. This cOnSum.
nation is unjust and ungraciOus toward the
sentiment Of Congress and the country,
Year: 1878

WHEN all the tramps in the country nre
supplied with grand upright pianos and
quartered on the Government in some elee-
mosynary style, Mr. HENDmCK b. WRIGHT
will cease to be the active friend of the
"tOiling Millions The workingmen he
represents who can be bought by New
Years loaf of bread to vote for such dem
agoguc as he is, are little better than, if as
good, as tramps. The very fact that he boasts
of his miserly benefactions to them as the
cause of his denomination to he q candidate
for Congress is an insult which they would
not brook if they were true, honest, and in
dependent laboring men.
Year: 1878

TIE sad rumor reaches us that our real,
unadulterated humorist, HARTER CARRI-
SON, or CARTER HARRIsoN-we almost got
the mule before the cart-is in danger OF
not being renominated We mention this
fact for the purpose of apprsing the Repub-
licans of Chicago that CARTER's presence in
Washington is so necessary as to demand OF
them that they shall join with the Demo-
Gratis and return him to the House. As a
Democratic Investigator CARTER ranks n
way up near GLOVER and POTTER. His
services to the Republican party should no;
60 unrewarded. Besides that, he is such q
humorist
Year: 1878

THE Chicago Journal borrows NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, simile and remarks that
" POTTER is TILDEN's phonograph." The
philologists do not give us a word with
which to characterize this appropriation of
our simile by the Journal. But We are not
inclined to complain. We have become ac-
customed to this sort of thing. The word
Greaserism, and the term Mexicanization,
and many other pertinent political epithets
now in vogue to epitomize and characterize
partisan theories and movements, had their
origin in the Colossal Dome of Thought
which finds relaxation, profit, and the graft
fication of serving our common country, in
the editorial conduct of The REPUBLICAN
Some of these terms or epithets have not
been cxaltcdly dignifled it is true but they
have become of common use because of their
aptncss.
Year: 1878

THE Chicago Inter- OccaH pronounccs PoT,
TER the body-snatcher" Of the Democratic
party. He attempted to lift " the dead old
duck Of Gramercy Park for the anatomi.
cal and other amusement of the party, but
o vote of 23i to ii informed him he had
better allow the old gent to rest in his little
political grave. To amuse the amateurs
during recess of Congress, the committee
will continue to stand around the open
tomb aud receive such consolation and in
struction as BUTLER may see fit TO admin
lister
Year: 1878

THE suggestion is made that TIIDEN
should be allowed by his friends of the
POTTER committee to appear before it and
clear his skirts of the charges of corruption
and completely in political assassinations
that have been laid at his door The sug-
gestion is earnestly recommended, for ex-
ample, by such journals as the Chicago
Inter ocean. 1t is good one; but it is
hardly probable that TILDEN will accept
the Inter Oceans disnterested advice.
Year: 1878

TIE gentleman who yielded the floor to
General BUTLER in the House yesterday
morning in the interests of humanity II
was elected as Republican, but on this
occasion had assumed q decided hic )-ly
Democratic DISGUISE.
Year: 1878

SOME days since Congressman BUCKHER
Of Missouri, was taken so i'll that he had to
be sent home by train. Yesterday MORN
ing number of his peers started home on
train that they entered during the all
might session.
Year: 1878

The Page investigation still wearies
the Senators who compose the ''high
old court" The prosecution have put
in all their testimony and rested their
case; the witnesses for the defense are
now being examined. 1t is dificnlt to
say what will be the verdict, but
whatever the findings, it will be les
son to Judge Page. The course of the
Pioneer-Press is highly commendable.
There is not another paper in the State
that would treat the case as impartial
ly as they do, were thay placed in the
same position. Indeed, it is matter
of universal comment amongst the read.
ers of that paper, and one and all con.
slider the course pursued as being a
wise one, which reflects great credit
on the management, and when we con
slider that that paper wields power
that could prejudice the public in Their
favor, as against Page; when this il


considered, with the fact of their al
legged grievances, the course taken by
that paper is really praiseworthy.
Year: 1878

Crops in this vicinity look well.
Owing to the peculiar formation of the
soil, it can stand either heavy rains or
drouth, as the soil absorbs and retains
only so much moisture, and being roll
ing throws off what is not absorbed.
High winds are what lodges the grain
in this vicinity, but it is claimed by
some, that the wind also stunts the
growth of the straw, and it never
grows as rank on the prairies as it does
in the timber.
Year: 1878

The amount of breaking being done
in this vicinity is very large, in fact it
is impossible to convey any idea of the
vast tracts which are being prepared
for cultivation next year. It is, to
quote from the learned Dominic, ''pro-
digious!''
Year: 1878

The Potter investigation is develop
ing, among other things, the fact that
there are some liars in this country
who ought to be sent to the Paris ex.
position, as a sample of what this
country can produce.
Year: 1878

Go. In telling . lie il IS always best
to look q man straight in the face.
Some people think you cant do this.
but with q little practice you viii find
that you can, though your left ere may
bat Iittles
Year: 1878

The Popular Science Monthly remarks
that many of the ills and diseases
prevalent among women in
our day are no doubt traceable
to the sedentary mode of life so
common among them. The progress of
the industrial art has done away with
much OF the household drudgery to
which women were formerly subjected,
and the result is in too many cases want
of sufficient occupation for needed bod
lily exercise. 1t says; The fruits of this
state of things are strikingly exhibited
in certain observations made by the late
DR.. Robertson, a Manchester surgeon,
who in his practice as specialist for
women's diseases found that in women
who themselves performed all their
household work there was no trace of
certain complaints, that these COM
plants begin to make their appearance
in women with one servant, become
more pronounced in women who have
two servants, or worse still with those
who have three servants, and SO on. He
showed statistically that the death from
childbirth were four times greater in
the cases Of women with four servant.
than those with none. On the other
hand, we observed statement the 9TH
er day that since the suspension of Ia
Dor in the mills of New England on ac-
count of the panic many of the female
operatives have sought employment as
domestics, and as a consequence there
is much more sickness among them than
there was previously. This would seem
TO show that housework is not as healthy
as labor in cotton or woolen mills
TrOu IN. Y. Times. ...
Year: 1878

The Chair sustained the point Of order, and the
amendment was not received


After disposing of ten pages of the bill, the
committee rose and the House took recess.


EVenIng session was for debate only.


Mr., Wright made a speech in advoc acv of q bill
int oduced by him in the early part of the session.
ior government loan to aid the laboring classes
to make settlements on public lands.
Year: 1878

Tom Taylor's tragedy of "The FOOLS Re
venge" was reproduced a, the Fifth Avenue Theatre
last night and Edwin Booth acted BetucctO. This Is
one of hs best wOrks-well worthy TO be called great


wOrk-and OF the most thrilling exhibitions Of pas


sion ana misery that have ever In this age Of the DRAMA


aroused the pity and terror of the human
heart The piece and the performance are
not however, new, and their recurrence need
not at the moment prompt more than passing men
ton II it that Bertuccos perverted nature is
full OF tenderness. and that his ragica experience Is
full Of pathos he would be merely a hideous enormty
and one that accordingly could well be spared from the
stage Viewed on the other hand. as great nature In
by horrible cruelty, desolated by an
cush yet oherishng one sacied and redeeming love
he is q dramatic parsonage OF the most piteous
and svmpatustic kind MIR. Booth was always
Year: 1878

lllE SEthtIAl1 > REPORT WILL SHOW.


GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCuI


WAsHINGToN, Nov. 2l.-Thc estimates for the
support of the Navy for the next fiscal year are
about the same as the sum appropriated during the
last session of Congress for the year ending with
June nrXt-about Sli 200, 900. The report of the
Secretary will show that the appropria-
tious have not only been confined within
their proper limits, but there is a small
balance to the credit of the Naval Academy
and the Marine Corps. As there are some old yes-
sells not worth repairing, be will probably recon-
mend that they be sold and the proceeds applied to
the general fund for repairing those which can thus
be rendered more seryccabe. Unless Congress
shall order the building Of new vessels, the Secre
tary, with the means asked for. can render those
we now have more efficient and keep them in
good repair The Navy is in much better condition
than IL was year ago, and Is well adapted to 4
peace establishment. IN case OF war with q foreign
Power ninety vessels for hostile purposes could at
once bs supplied. These include fifteen monitors
and six frigatc- for coast defence, together with
two torpedo boats the experiments with which
show their efficiency for the purposes intended.
Year: 1878

from adjoining stations. All signals VIII be answered
by white signal II any signal should not be under.
stood however the signalling station may be questioned
by white COston lights two white star rockets
red and white signal asks for aid. Other lights are
used to indicate the kind OF aid required
Lfeboats, before going of TO wreck, will
be provided with white Coston Light,
which will be burned to facilitate the escape OF parties
from the wreck to give notice TO persons on shore
OF the arrya OF boat alongside OF the wreck PATROL
men will carry red Coston light, TO be used upon
the discovery OF wrecked vessel. There Is now


established night signal Of distress for use by vessels
on our lake ana sea-cOasts This signal Is Coston


light showing while burng the colors red, white, red In
gue epp asio
Year: 1878

IIOlt UN INItItItW ~ IT y *USHFHyIVH Vs1


The Republican party desires peace through
out all our borders but holds that peace 10 be worth
having aud that will last must be based upon and
spring from enforcement Of equal justice and protec
tOn for all We seek reconciliation on this basis we
will have IL upon no other Sooner or later II VIII come
upon when the States OF the South shall Of
their accord protect all citizens without discrimna


on the States OF the North do We may expect to see
and welcome the return OF peace and fraternity but
without this the only peace can have Is the peace
which the oppressed can always secure by submission
That Freedmen in the south have In the past been
malreaed and prosecuted and TO large extent denied
their rights free citizens, Is matter OF history The
South will continue to suffer In her material interests
until ali her people fully protected In their nights
Year: 1878

Bob IngersOl is still for Blaine. So are we.
But not Tor President in 1880 The Repub lean party
in condition TO survive the internal wrang
ling which Mr.. Blane's candidacy would produce. We
need candidate who is not only as strong as, but
stronger than, tue party and Grant holds over every
than any other man. the hOnest-mOney policy upon
which the next Presidential contest must be won. lie
will be nominated by acclamatIOn. he In 1865
and again In 1872 Those who do not believe this
years more Of Grant the Republicans will be in
ditiOn 90 honor somebody with nomination, with
reasonable certainty OF bis election Al present the
point Is to find who elect the party as well
DC elected by the party.
Year: 1878

The people of South Carolina ask for no
fayors Let those who make the charges establish them
II they The state Will not allow her citizens 10 be
annoyed 3y vexatIOus prosecutions without holding 10
account under the state laws those who guilty OF
false swearing. And while Congress- Will provide what
ever necessary for enforcing the laws, we
may rest assured that not dollar will be appropriated
for the purpose of using Federal legislation machine
Of ping and vanishing dOwnat-heel politicians
and blackng the character OF the Southern whites
without intending efectng particle OF benefit the
oOlored people
Year: 1878

Mrs. May Agnes Fleming will commence the
publication of her new aud intensely interesting love
story week. in No. Of The New-York Weekly it
is OF her best stories, and is entitled Carried by
Storm" 1t written expressly for and can be read
only In The New York Weekly.
Year: 1878

THERE has been considerable petty thicving lately by Indians; crockery has been sold about town by them, six plates for bit, Se., and bags of flour for seventy five cents. They have also procured much liquor and suspicion attaches to several, who are being watched, of having sold it to them. Pascual, the Chief, called a ameet- mg of the tribe yesterday morning and they have been fiocking in during the past week to attend it. We had no reporter there and cannot give the result, but, knowing Pascual to be sensible and well disposed man, presume his influence was used to put stop to these causes of complaint against them by the white citi- Zcns,
Year: 1878

THE citizens gave a ball at the Court house on Thursday night. The Court room had been appropriately decorated for the day and, well lighted, presented a charming picture when the attendance was swaying to the rhymic music of harp, violin and guitar. There was quite gen. eral concourse, in fact as many couples were dancing as could comfortably be on the floor at one time. The ladies and their toilettes adorned the room, the prevailing color of the latter being white, relieved by garniture of various colors. The re- were furnished by the Forrest House and gave satisfaction, the music was good, and altogether the guests pass ed delightful time.
Year: 1878

THERE was quite heavy, cold wind squall early Monday morning and black clouds to the eastward, so that we fully expected during the week to hear of a waterspout bursting somewhere up the Gila valley. We have however heard noth- ing thus far from it.
Year: 1878

We're married, they say and you think you have won



Well, take this white veil from my head and look


on me


Here's matter to vex you and matter to grieve vou
Here's doubt to dstrust you and faith believe YOU
am ALL as you see common earth, common dew,
Be wary and mold me to roses not rue!
All! shake out the flmy thing, fold after fold,
And see if you haye me to keep aud to hold
Look close on my healt-see the worst of it's sin


ming


IL Is not yours to-day for the yesterdays winning
The past is not mine-I am too proud to borrow
You must grow to neG heie hts if love you tomor-


row.


We're married! I'm plighted to hold up 20 ur praises
As the turf at my feet doth its handful of daises
That way lies my honor-my pathway of pride,
But mark You if greeher grass grow either side,
| shall know it. and keeping in body with you,
Shall walk in my spirit with feet on the dew!
We're married Oh, pray that our love do not fail,
/ haYe wings fattened down and hid under my veil;
They are subtle as light-you can never undo them,
And swift in their ight-you never pursue them,
And spite of all clasping and spite of all bands
can slip like shadow, dream, from your hands
Nay, cali me not cruel and fear not to take me-
am yours for my lifetime 10 be what you make me
To wear my white veil for sign or cover,
As you shall be proven my lord or my lover;
A cover for peace that is dead or token
0f bliss that can never be written or spoken.


Alice Carey
Year: 1878

EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON THE TELE-
PHoNE.-The Hartford Post has the follow
ing on the effect of lightning on a tele-
phone: son Sunday morning, when the
sudden flash of lightning was seen, and was
followed by sharp peal of thunder, DR..
John A. Stevens was using the telephone
extending from his home on High street TO
the drug store in the Hotel Capitol. The
clerk at the drug store had his ear at the
tube listening for communication from
the doctor, when, simultaneously with the
peal of thunder, he received a severe shock


in the ear, the report sounding like the dis
charge of gun. His power of hearing
was more or less affected all day. DR.. Ste
vens saw flash of electricity play about
his end of the instrument, and on examin-
alton, it was found that the delicate insu-
lated wire had been entirely destroyed by
the lightning. Had the doctor been speak
ing at the tube at the time of the flash, he
would probably have been dangerously in
iured. The owners of the telephone were
planning TO put lightning arresters on
this week, and Sundays warning will no
doubt hasten the precautionary measures.
Year: 1878

wall grown up between the two.


A strong, thick wall though all unseen:
None knew when the first stones were laid


Nor how the wall was built, / ween
And so their lives were quite apart,


Although they shared one board one bed:
A careless eye saw naught amiss,


Yet each was to the other dead.
He much absorbed in work and gain.


Grew soon unmindful OF his loss
hard Indifference worse than hate


Changed loves fine gold to worse than dross.
She suffered tortures all untold


Too proud to mourn, to strong too die:
The wall pressed heavy on her heart,
Her white face showed her misery.
Such walls are growing day by pay,
'Twixt man and wife, 'twixt friend and friend :
Would they could know who lightly build,
How sad and bitter is the end
A careless word, an unkind thought,
slight neglect, taunting tone,
Such things as these, before we know
Have laid the wallis foundation stone.
-FrdnciS L. Gardner.
Year: 1878

Turning the crank backward until the
steel point touched the beginning Of Jack
and JILL" he again gave the forward
motion. The diakhragm's elecution of the
rhyme was on this occasion as good as
before, and the second conglomeration of
utterance was delivered by the vibrating
metal with all the characteristics of the
operators CALCULATIONS and recitation. For
the sake of novelty the steel point was now
caused to go along the perforated spiral
while Mr.. Adams whlstled, yelled and
shouted all sorts of ridiculous things into
the mouthpiece.


There is no electricity about the speaking
phonograph, and like many other great
inventions, it's construction is so simple,
and it's operations SO easily understood, that
person seeing it would probably ask him
self, "Now, why didn't l think of that ?''
Year: 1878

Having reset the cylinder and fixed the
funnel in the meuthpiece he turned the
crank and the diapragm repeated the
rhyme, not only as distinctly as he had ut
tered it, but with so perfect mimicry of
the Scotch accent as to Gauss general out
burst of laughter, in which..the genial oper-
ator heartily joined.


Causing the steel point to proceed from
the ending of "Jack and Gill, Mr.. Adams
again put his mouth to the diaphragm and
uttered in more varying tones which had
range from almost whisper up to Il
screeching soprano the following:
Year: 1878

We call the attention of our read

 CTS to the communication from Coun- ty Judge Wilson on the subject of making repalrs on the court house at Dover. We think it would be q very great injustice to Judge Wilson for any censure to be attached to him for his refusal to convene the quorum of the County Court of the county to make an ap

 propriatien for repairing the court house at this time. And while on this subject itlis not improper, as we deem it, for Us to say word more on this question. There is, it is be- lieved by many, a large number of the people of our county, perhaps . majority, who favor change of the County Seat, and it is not improba- ble that the voters of the county may demand vote upon a proposi

 ton for a change at any time. Such being the case would it not be better for the whole county to let the mat ter be tested at once, than to wait until the county shall have incurred heavy expense in rebuilding the court house at Dover. If vote on the subject is desired we think it would be wise to get up the petition at once and have the election order ed at the same time we hold our State election. We have no doubt but that this question will come up sooner or later. and as the county will now be under the necessity of going to considerable expense before we will have any court house any where, we think the sooner the mat ter is acted upon and put at rest the better. It is matter worthy of the serious consideration of the tax pay CTS of the county anynow.
Year: 1878

Boys and young men sometimes
start in life with the idea that ones
success depends on sharpness and
chicanery. They imagine that If q
man is always able to "get the best
of bargain" no matter by what
deceit and meanness he carries his
point, that his prosperity is insured,
Enduring prosperity cannot be
founded on cunning aud dishonesty.
The tricky and deeeitful man is
sure to fall victim, sooner or later,
to the influences which are forever
against him. His house is built upon
the sand, and it's foundation will be
sure to give way. Young people
can not give these truths too much
weight. The future of that young
man is safe who eschews every
phrase of doube-dealing, and lays
the foundation of his career in the
enduring principals Of everlasting
truth.