smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

iscti purple afternoon nazes, leading thi
eye and the fancy far away into infinite
distances; long evenings; reddenine
forest; great white moon, that hang
with widespread lnstre, like winged
guardian Of the world days after day.
that are spells Of utter calm, followed By
all the storms Of the equinox


And yet, perfect as September is there
are few Of us to whom il does not bring,
with all its beauty and luxury, sort oi
sadness-sadDess not 50 keen as sorrow,
BY any means, and perhaps somewhat ne
cessary to complete the charm, as the misty
bloom completes the grape.


September strews the woodland DER


With many brilliant color;


The world is gayer than before
Why should our hearts be duler?


Sorrow and the scarlet leaf,


Sad thoughts and sunny weather:


All me this glory and this grief


Agree not well together"


1t it, most likely, fainter reflex Of the
same feeling that we have in crossing the
Rubieon Of middlelife--a feeling where the
pleasure of the past aud the uncertainty Of
the future are strangely and sweetly min
gled. The season is delightful, but, alas
how soon il viii end Il has been blessed
with enchanting exeitements hitherto,
with hours also Of rest and peace but how
soon the great gales must burst now, and
be answered by the shipwrecking cry Of
the sea, while athe flying gold of the
ruined woodland drives through the air r.
Now all is beauty and afiiuence and delight ;
but presently come tempests of tears over
long partings, presently comes the gray
ness of ashes, the SHOWS Of cid.


Yet that is never to be dignifed By the
name Of actual sorrow which is only in
anticipation, while happiness surrounds us
in the present with its golden atmosphere.
Nor it is anything very bitter in the ex-
Perience il Is something necessary to the
time, it may be-necessary lest too great
satisfaction be satiating and pethicious
There are certain splendors that we may
not look at without wells; and if this little
touch Of regret did not come in here, who
can tell how the glory of the perfect yeal
would dazzle US, or would seem too grea
and beautiful for US to part with withou
the real sorrowg Moreover, this trivia
regret has It's own pleasures; the yer,
luxury Of grief is grief without positive
personal cause and this sorrow whicl
accompanies the scarlet leaf is sorrow
that the Sybarites themselves might hal
as the eonsummation Of their ease anc
bliss, the one drop that saves the cup from
insipidity, September, then, let us agree
tops all the luxury of the twelyemonth
Part Of its delight is shed upon it from
the shadow of the gold and green befor'
it, part Of it it owes to the frosty appari
tion looming behind it. And though W,
are loath to surrender it, as to surrender
all delightful things, let US enjoy it to tn,
full while we have it, without one pang O
premonition, and remember that he is
fool who in sunshine shiyen because snow
is coming.
Year: 1874

MR.: G. W. STAPLES, the proprietor of
the New York Market, is the happy
owner of a shepherd dog that does honor
to his kind, which are renowned for their
fidelity, gentleness and sagacity Satur-
day afternoon, when on the Enterprise
road, near the Pine Creek bridge, Mr..
Staples had occasion to get out of his
wagon and leave his team standing on
the road for few minutes until he went
into the barn to look at some cattle.
Hearing a noise a moment after going
into the barn he looked toward the road
and saw his team had started to run
away. His faithful dog, seeing the horses
were doing what they ought not to do,
Immediately dashed out into the road
and at the heads of the horses, trying to
stop them in the same manner he does
cattle, but, failing in this, he astonished
his owner by grabbing the lines, which
had been dragging on the ground, with
his teeth, and then bracing himself,
pulled back on the horses as a person
would, trying to stop them. But alas!
the horses were too strong for him, and
soon were jerking him head over heels
over the rough road. Still the dog held
fast. At last a sudden jerk threw him
under the wheels, and in less than no
time that tail-that beautiful tail which
he in all his dogging pride used to curl
so handsomely over his back-was M
more, but, on the contrary, decidedly less
by about six inches. The dog let 20 If
the lincs.-IItusrile (Pa.) Courier
Year: 1874

A terrible story comes to US from Per-
sla. In one of the districts lab0ring
man had been sentenced to be bastina-
doed for some offense, receiving $50
blows on the soles of his feet. As he
sank down on his knees after the SEN
tence had been carried out, and it was.
believed that his injuries were of Sc
rious character, he called the Judge to
his side, intimating that he had terrible
secret to reveal. As he could only speak
in a whisper the Judge placed his ear to the
lips of the fainting man, when the latter
seized it with: his teeth and in his agony
bit it completely off.


under what circumstances, is considered
a lasting disgrace, and the Judge so felt
it. He at once gave orders to have the
prisoner carefully cared for, ASSURING the
physicians that if they did not save his
life their own should pay the penalty,
and they succeeded.


When the prisoner had fully recovered
he was sentenced to have his teeth pulled
out one by one in presence of the mob,
and this frightful sentence was carried
out, two days being exhausted in the
work. No pains were taken with the
horrible job, and the jaws were broken
and crushed and the whole lower part of
the mans face was a mangled mass, and
his suferings were SO great that many of
the men tainted in witnessing the opera
tion. Two days after the little life in
the man was beaten out of the soles of
his feet, and the Judge, having fully salts
fed his thirst for vengeance, committed
suicide.
Year: 1874

During the months Of July and August
the new comet, which is approaching
both the sun and earth with constantly
accelerated velocity, will be a very con
spicuous and beautiful object in the
western sky. This stranger was discov-
cred at Marscilles, France, on the 18th of
April last 1t is now visible to the naked
EYE all night, being situated directly be-
meath the polar star, about twenty-five
degrees from it. The comet will soon be
seen only in the early evening hours, set
ting in the northwest. Prof. Lewis Smith
writes the following about our celestial
visitor: g If at the time Of its nearest ap-
proach the moon should be absent, we
may expect, from present indications, to
be treated to a. con1etary display which
may rival the transit of Venus in popu-
lar as well as in scientific interest. The
comet will be brightest on the evening of
Aug. 8, being then 245 times as. bright
as at,the time of discovery, while now it
is only five and half times as bright,
and in the absence of the moon it will be
subjected to spectroscopic analysis under
circumstances. more favorable than may
again occur in many years. Chicago In
ter-Oce17a.
Year: 1874

The principal provisions of the new
Bankrupt law pas<ed by Congress are as
follows:


Forty days are allowed to elapse be-
lore merchant or trader who fails to
pay his commercial paper is liable to be
thrown into bankruptcy. The assent of
one-tourth in number and one-third in
value OF the creditors is required to throw
debtor into bankruptcy. This provision
relates back to the first of last Decem-
Der. Proceedings may be discontinued
whenever the debtor pays those secured
debts which were the ground of throw
ing him into bankruptcy, or whenever
the consent OF the court can be obtained
and majority of the creditors shall ask
for discontinuance of the proceedings.
In order to set aside hypothccated
pledges or loans on the bankrupt's estate,
it must appear that the party dealing
with the bankrupt knew that he intend
cd to pcrpetrate fraud on the Bankrupt
law, and that he intended to go into
bankruptcy When loan is made to
bankrupt ia good faith, and security
taken, with the intention of aiding him to
pull through, it shall be considered as
having actual value, and the security shall
not be invalidated by proceedings in
bankruptcy A voluntary bankrupt may
have his discharge if his estate pays 80
per cent. of his debts, or provided he Oh
tains the consent of the same number of
his creditors as is necessary to throw him
into bankruptcy. An involuntary bank
rupt can get his discharge if his conduct
is free from all fraud and he is innocent
Of any violation or infringement of the
Bankrupt act. Assignees are prohibited
from dividing fees with other persons
engaged in the case Compromise by
creditors may he made with the assent of
the debtor, providing majority of the
creditors join, when approved by the
| court, for the release and discharge of
the debtor. The fees and expenses are
reduced one-half until the judi dges of the
Supreme Court shall establish a perma-
nent reduction and simplify the pro-
ceedings. All the acts of the persons
connected with the execution. of the
law shall be made public in the full
and minute reports from the Clerk, the
assignee, the Marshal and the Register.
Original Jurisdiction is conferred upon
the Territorial Courts, with an appeal to
the Supreme Court of the Territory.
Year: 1874

How to Tell Mushrooms.-Sprinkle
salt on the: spongy part of the gill of the
mushrooms to be tried. If they turn yel-
Tow they are poisonous, but if they turn
act little time, before deciding upon the
color Every eatable mushroom has a
decidedly. pleasant odor, and is never
shiny, while those that are dangerous
have 3 bad :odor, OF are quite devoid of
smell.-Western Rural.
Year: 1874

WHEN in Kentucky last week we saw
a two oyear-old colt broke-dead- broke
in .half-hour, so that he worked as
amiably as trained horse. The colt had
never been bridled He was attached to
a curricle called break-dray," and
put through astonishingly quick. The
break-dray is nothing more than a strong
broad-tread dray, with long shafts, the
tail omitted, and spring seat between
the wheels The harness was strong, and
so arranged over the hips as to prevent
the possibility Of high kicking, and the
colt was hitched SO far from the dray that
his heels could not possibly reach the
driver. The process of hitching was, of
course, very delicate, as colt is excess
ivcly ticklish, and is apt to let his heels
fly awkwardly. All being ready, one
man held the colt and another took the
seat and reins. The colt was then let go
to plunge as he pleased. The break-dray
which was so broad that upsetting
seemed out of the question-was pushed
upon the colt, and the colt pushed side
ways until he started. A few plunges
settled him. He went as he pleased, up
hill and down hill, and 50 on, until he
finally struck a sober trot, and was thor
oughly broke. The confused and bewil-
dered look of that colt was pitifully
amusing. Mr. Bob Strader was giving
raising his hand to slap the colt to urge
him Mr. Strader said: Don't do that
Never strike colt when YOU are break
ing him. Push him sideways, or any way.
Let him GO just where he will and how
he will. Let him fall down if he will,
but don't strike him" When the colt
was taken out of the shafts he was as wet
as if he had been in water, and child
could have handled him. He had not
been struck blow The dray, we be
lievc, was invented by Mr.. Strader.-
Dayton (O) Journal


"A recent number of a "health"
journal says "One of the strongest
arguments against the paper currency
now in circulation is that it spreads dis
ease. Thousands of persons annually
die from smallpox taken from money
that passes through their hands," This
is dreadful, and after reading it feel
disposed never to touch another dollar
of the money again. But other people
are different. i know that the statement
will appear incredib'e; l know people
will scott at the assertion; am aware
tha' l make my elf liable to charge of
1rghtful mendacity: and yet it is an
absolute truth that can lay my hand on
a reckless daredevil of man who will
stuff his clothes with all the paper money
he can get and take his chances with the
epidemics.. It may seem strange that
such foo'hardiness should exist, and vet
this man of mine would indulge in it if
he had chance. Some men are born so
that they can face death without shud-
der--MnE Adeler
Year: 1874

tt remained for n Washington
man to develop originally in a low
affair. He didn't ask her for a look
OF hair, or purloin a photograph no
slipped in at the baok.gate one
night and stole from the CLOTHES line
and carried home, pressing It to hi:
aching bosom, her--her--well, it wa,
] an undergarment.
Year: 1874

a good many persons who coIildn't
be hired for love or money to sa "
four sticks of wood twice in two, will
sit down ahd write all day on the
''lauientable wholesale destruction
of American forests"
Year: 1874

Tuesday, December the 8;h, has
been fixed for the trial Of the Beech.
er-Tilton case. It is supposed it
will occupy the entire term of the
court, and of course It will be an
interesting subject of Brooklyn scan
dal for that period Of time. In the
opinion of the word, the result Of
the verdict will not change the guilt
or innoeeuce of the parties concern.
ed. That is al.cadS fixed In public
estimation, and the question now
SIMPLY Is, what amount of damages
shouM brother Becoher be made to
pay for his crime
Year: 1874

MUSICAL. - The Philharmonic and
Choral Society will meet for practice on
next Monday and Tuesday evening at
Z O'Clock, at the Baptist Church. A
lively interest is now being manifested
BY the members on account Of the arri-
val of the books ordered from the East,
a large number being in attendance at
the meetings for rehearsal. Those who
desire to become members are cordially
invited to be present.
Year: 1874

TACOMA Town Plat The Tacoma
Land Company have made another ma
terial change in the plan of their town
plat, rejecting the elaborate and highly
artistic plan of Mr.. Olpstead, and in
the main adopting the original plan
made under the direction of General
Tilton.
Year: 1874

FOUND Gu1LTY.-The Indian Harry
was found guilty of Durder in the first
degree and will be sentenced on Monday
or Tuesday. This is the man that kill
ed another Indian in Kitsap county last
spring. He was tried at the last term OF
Court but the jury could not agree.
Year: 1874

first, whose admirable social qualities
were devoted with rare feminine tact to
making popular interest for her husband
for whose political success her aspira-
tions were much greater that his. Nor
are such cases rare or uncommon. So
far from it, that the exceptional cases
are those of men risen to honorable dis


inction without the aid of woman's
influence. exercised either upon him
self directly, or upon those who have
the power to aid him. This is no argu-
Fment in favor of woman suffrage, or the
political equality of the sexes. She de-
rives her influence from her social, not
her political condition; she holds it by
virtue of her womanhood, in the rela
tons of mother, wife, or sister, and
loses it the moment she claims it by
virtue of her manhood. There is no
thing unfeminine in the female arts and
Establishments by which woman seeks
to elevate the social and political stand
ing of the man with whom her destinies
are united: her devotion gives sacred
character to the veriest clod who may be
the object of them, and wins the respect
of every one capable of chivalrous
sentiment, and she has her full share of
the honors gained by her influence. As
the wife of the Attorney General ranks
her husband in public honors and social
position. As politician. standing upon
her rights as voter, old Susan B. An.
thony, Victoria Woodruff and Mrs.
Dunaway would outrank her; an object
of contempt to all chivalrous men and
of horror to all right~minded mothers of
growing sons and daughters. Every
man of honorable sentiments accords to
women their full share in the direction
of both public and domestic affairs, nor
would deprive them of single right or
privilege which would promote their
own good or the good of society; but
it is fact within the obsel vation of all
that large majority of those women
who have been most eminent for their
public services in raising and educating
men for public service and influencing
their conduct through life, and who
have done most to elevate the tone of
public or private morals, are not among
those who deemed woman suffrage ne-
cessary to the public welfare.
Plus TX has counselled them to fight
the fight of faith, even as martyrs.


The Bourse has been falling fright
fully for the past three days, spread g
CONSERVATION in financial circles.
Year: 1874

LuNAT1c AsYLuas.--The Senate Commit
tee on Public Institutions was in session
until half.past 10 O'Clock last night discuss
ing the subject Of lunatic asylums and hear
ing the petition of O committee from the
Eastern Lunatic Asylum asking for larger
appropriation for that asylum this year. The
committee adjourned without reaching any
definite conclusion.
Year: 1874

THE WEST CHURCH FESTIVAL.
ladies of the West Presbyterian Church
have determined to continue their fes-
tival tonight and invite all their friends
especially those who could not attend
last night because of other engage
ments. The entertainment last even
ing was in all respect satisfactory. No
charge for admission.
Year: 1874

hope that any unnecessary interference
on their part will be resented in such
manner as will prove to the Federal
miscreants that the Democrats of Del
aware are men "who know their
rights, and knowing dare maintain
them ~
Year: 1874

1t is said the people in that portion
of klamath county annexed to Sis
kiyou will not pay their taxes until it
be known what the decision of Su-
preme Court i'm the case involving the
constitutionality of the Act of annex
alton.
Year: 1874

A clerk In book store In Louisville, where
tickets were sold laid aside one for himself
numbered 3,3O7. A short time ago the pro-
prietor Of the store received letter from one
Perkins, Lying In an interior town, stat ling that
lie had dreamed that :. .307 would draw the
capital prize, and requesting said proprietor
had, visa ~ ''


Ihe clerk states that this was the identical
ticket he had selected for himself, and there
upon pulled out his money and paid for it,
he then wrote to Perkins that he could have
the ticket for $500. Strange to say the return
mail brought an acceptance of the offer and
request that the ticket be at Once forwarded
TO Perkins. This SO excited the clerk that he
backed square out and declared he would not
sell 1t for less than $1,000


he was soon ast0unded at the recelpt of
another letter agreeing to these terms and de-
manding the ticket. This 80 worked unon
the nervous clerk that he refused point blank
to sell at any price and for fear that the price
less ticket might get lost he lock ed 1t up in a
bank vault The young man has lust dis
covered that the whole thing was hoax, play
ed upon him by acquaintance, and what ia
worse, has found out that 3 ,307 drew nothing
but blank in the ''grand scheme"
Year: 1874

A lew years ago II a newspaper had suggested
the fire and tho urn as IL substitute for the. pick
the shovel and the strip of clay six by three, aud
urged cremation as the best mode OF disposing OF
our slowed ones" who have gone before; such furOr
would have been raised that tho poor scribe would
have been afraid TO have shown his face in any
christian church In the land. No Minister dared
TO urge such thing upon his people hve years
ago. Had he dsne SO he would have been charg


ed with infdelity at once. Nor do We believe the
charge would have been made without cause.
The mere suggestion that the Christian nations
should resort 10 the horrid mode of the ancient
pagans and heathens, In disposing the dead, is
shocking to every sensitive nature; and Ia conclu-
sive evidence that the churches have lost much oi
their former faith In the doctrines that were taught
in the earlier days of tho Reformation and by the
old Methodists and other protestant denominations


Nevertheless, the heather rites Of burial arc
being errnestly advocated in several parts OF the
country and have been spoken Of by some preach
crs as preferable to our present christian burial


In New York, few days ago, those in favor oi
the burning OF dead bodies, held a meeting and
pledged themselves TO burn up the bodies oi
those who made known their wish before death
to have their remains thus disposed Of During
the meeting however, MIR. Croly came forward,
and suggeatsd that after ALL in a utilitarian way,
VIC could do more good with what is left OF u.s.
being dust than by being ashes, and there may be
those to agree with him, that TO blossom into bat
te-sbeaycs OF lfe-giving corn, is better than al
the reveIbsratory furnaces of the cremat oniats
Year: 1874

We find there is considerable objection to the
proposed remodsling of the County Court House
at this time. There is large number oil citizens
who hoped to see the county clear OF debt and
the taxes reduced somewhat. tbs said that our
court room is large as court rooms In the great
cities usually are; and further that it is only a
short time since several thousand dollars were
expended In improving it. At this time there is
II uch TO be said in favor Of economy, and it would
be well for our authorities TO be careful to acqui
esce in the demands Of the popular voice.
Year: 1874


process had been less exhaustively
exposed, there were still few
broad issues on which the case
might have been deternined-as for
instance, whether it was credible that
if several men were saved from the Bella
/ the claiman mt should be the only one ever
heard Of, and that the crew Of the ship
that picked him up and that the ship
herself should also have vanished from
the world? Whether a man who had
spoken French as his native language
until he was twenty-four years of age
could in few years become unable to
spell word of that language, and
whether he could in few months learn
to speak Spanish fuently2 Whether a
man could forget his mothers home, his
tutors, his studies, even his holidays2
Whether it is natural that a runaway
heir should pay $500 apiece to a couple
OF agents for discovering him when he
conld any day have discovered himself
for nothingY The more one thinks of it
the more monstrous it seems that ques-
tions like these should have taken so
long to answer. The one solitary point
in the claimants favor was that he was
recognized by Rogers mother, but then
she recognized him before she saw him,
and in the teeth of his absurd and igno-
rant mistakes about Rogers personal
history, and it is clear that she had
work herself into crazy state of mind
on the subject, in which she was prepar-
ed to accept anybody as her son rather
than want one.


TRAITS OF THE CLAIMANT.


There cannot be a greater mistake
than to imagine that the claimant is a
clever, quick-witted man, with any sub
tlety or inventiveness about him. He
is certainly not stupid. He has ready,
plausible address, selfpossession and
great promptitude of assertion. Under
cross-examination he rarely hestated.
he had always an answer ready to fire
off at once, however little to the pur-
pose. Apart from these qualities, how
ever, he is very poor creature. At the
first he had evidently thought of trying
to pick up smattering of French, of
drill, and of other things. but had given
it up as too much trouble. His laziness
and stolidity have done him good SER
vice. A quick, ingenious man would
have taken more pains to play the part,
thus laying pitfalls for himself. The
claimant avoided invention as much as
possible, and contented himself when
ever he could by simply saying don't
recollect,' l am ill, or l am drunk, or


My mind is blank about that. When
he gave any names or dates they were
taken from his own, that is, from 0rton' s
life. Never did any one drift so lazily
into great crime, or display so little
ingenuity in the prosecution of ii"