smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

The New York Herald, in speaking OF
Hart, the negro pedestrian who was one OF
the number contending for the champion
ship belt, recently, says


Who that has seen this dusky young
Apollo swinging around the track, every
muscle in motion-a picture of grace ana
nower-but will recall with pleasure the
ringing cheers that greeted him? 1t is not
the physique that we associate with men OF
his color. There is none of the slouch OF
tbe plantation or dandyism of the barber
shop about him. He is in earnest, without
the grim set of Ennis or the perfect ease
of Rowell. but lust intent on his work.
Year: 1879

The splendid result to the Greenback
canse in The Maine election is mainly to be
attributed 10 the uncompromising opposi-
tion maintained against coalition with the
old political parties. National View.


splendid result is the new name Tor de-
feat is it? The result of the election IN
this State on the 4th of November next will
be another splendid result" for the Green
hackers
Year: 1879

We do not believe Col Bob. lnger-
soil is doing any good in the world. He
Is attempting TO destroy faith in an
over-ruling Providence, aud points ont
the mistakes of Moses and other men,
whom we have been taugh: TO revere.
but he gives us nothing in return. He
leaves US without light or guide, to
grope in entire darkness. He should
not attempt 10 tear town unless he can
build up for us something better-but
he has nothing better to offer. Indeed
he has nothing to offer whatever. lie
would take away the Cristian's faith,
and give him nothing in return. In
this respect Col Ingersoll is unlike
any other reformer known 20 fame.
There is something too sacred in the
faith of Christian TO be whiStled down
the wind by a man like Col. Iugerso'l.
1t can not be ridiculed out of existence.
1t has stood the test of centuries, and
will stand long after Ingersoll has gone
down TO mother earth. 1t has been the
solace of good men and women in the
dying hour, and made smooth and peace
full their passage from time to eternity.
Man will always worship something,
and to worship just and omnipotent
God is ennobling. We have no faith in
that man who jeers and SCOTS at reli'
gion, and hence we say that we do not
believe that Col Bob Iugersoll is doing
any oond in tha world
Year: 1879

is settled and the inevitable conclusion you indicate
reached / desire to ask more question. What
effect viii NJ. De Lesesps' visit to the Panama route
have upon his scheme?


Admiral AMMES-I am glad you asked me that
question. and will answer frankly. His visit could
not have been better timed He will fnd the
Chagres River at q state Of food that will sweep
away all his illusions and his dreams.
On the Esd of last month the Chagres River had
swollenlto height of forty feet above its normal
condition. This would put the bottom OF III.
De Lesseps canal one hundred feet under water
and not even his most expert engineer
would be able to find it after the
food had ceased. You Mr. Menocal and know
something about that region and have not gone into
the matter on other peoples advice. as my good
friend De Lesseps has The rainy season viii be at Its
height when he reaches there and he will learn few
facts that will be or infinite to him.


HERALD Conference.-The San Juan and Col
orado rivers are free from this danger. then?


Admiral AMMEN-An the drainage in the wet sea-
son has been provided for in the plans prepared,
ana the only serious obstacles which the Ncaragua
route presents the two harbors. 1t s wise to tell
the truth. and these are our only ugly facts.


Here the interview ended.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The
Board of Experts authorized by Con
gress to investigate the yellow fever
epidemic have submitted their re
port. The Board is unanimous in
the opinion that the investigation


should be completed, and that the
study of natural history concerning
the yellow fever should be sys.
tematically pursued, and especially


that the inquiries should embrace


the perpetually infected ports of
the West Indies, whose fields give


the greatest promise of practical
results. They accordingly recon-
mended that two or three skilled
experts be charged with the compile
ton Of the study of the late
epidemic, and that at least two
proceed to the West Indies, and
make more thorough study Of the
fever than has yet been undertaken,
and that they be accompanied
by an experienced microscop-
ist, and that Congress take
steps to secure the cooperation of
Spanish and other foreign govern
ments, through the International
Commission or otherwise, to ascer-
tain the causes which perpetuate
yellow fever from year to year in
the West Indies, and devise ways
to remove the causes or lessen the
chances of transporting the poison
to the United States and other coun-
tries. The Board presents the out
lines of a system of quarantine
which they saysmay afford the great
est attainable degree of protection
against the introduction and spread
of infectious epidemic diseases, and,
at the same time, infict only
minimum of injury and incon-
venience upon commerce. Two
Year: 1879

classes of medical officers are sug,
gested. First, medical officers oi
health, to serve in the foreign
ports from which we receive
importations of yellow fever and
cholera. Secondly, medical officers
of health to have charge of quar-
antine stations and supervise inter-
State travel and traffic from infect
ed PLACES in times of epidemic.
These two classes are considered in
dispensable to any method of quar-
antine which does not involve COM
plete suspension of intercourse with
infected ports. The Board regards
it as especially important that the
selection be made from men skilled
in medicine and sanitary science.
One of the difficulties which con-
fronted the Board is a lack Of def
mite knowledge respecting the dura
ton of life or the vir-
ulence of the poison Of yell
low fever or cholera. 1t is
known that the poison Of neither is
susceptible of long vitality when
exposed to the open air, but have
not vet determined how long its in
fectious properties may be preserved
in closely shut chambers or in com
partmentS of vessels, or when con
fined in the folds Of clothing or
goods. Another difficulty arises
from the imperfect state of scientific
knowledge respecting disinfection
as applied to the destruction of the
poison of yellow fever. 1t is deemed
of great Importance that means be
provided by Congress for obtaining
trustworthy information by tele-
graph in respect to the outbreak
and progress of the cholera, yellow
fever and other epidemic diseases in
all parts of the world, and the de
parture of vessels from infected
ports bound for ports in the United
States.


The diffusion of trustworthy in
formation among the people respect
ing the existence and progress of
preventable diseases at home and
abroad should be encouraged as
tending to avert the evils of panic and
promote the measure of prevention.
The carrying into effect of an
efficient system Of quarantine
contemplates central authority
or a health department. 1t is
considered important that such
department be so organized
as to gain strength from and give
strength to State and munici~
pal health organizations.
Year: 1879

Now that the arrears of pensions
bill has become law, we will see if
Congress will render it effective by
making the necessary appropriations.
The money must be furnished to make
the law beneficial.
Year: 1879

THE latest plan for taking The cen
sus of 1880, is for the work 10 be done
by Supervisors TO be appointed by
Governors of States, with the approval
of the Secretary of the Interior. The
matter will be settled within the next
month
Year: 1879

THE JonesbOrcugh Journal says the
movement is still on foot To remove
Chancellor Smith, and that both
Democratic and Republican lawyers
are engaged in it. We suspect it is a
very tame movement. Il looks that
way a. this distance.
Year: 1879

The House passed the Postofice
Appropriation bill, after increasing
many of the appropriations to the
amount asked for by the estimates.
A struggle is in progress between
those members wanting q morning
hour and those wishing to go into a
Committee of the Whole on the
Army Appropriation bill.
Year: 1879

people of Roane county are


.g .aAlng The lead in a good work. They
nAse ~ organized an Immigration So
CieS .ne oojeet of which is to lay the
adVahtages of their county before
those looking for homes in Tennessee


o'her counties would do well to profit
by their example. II societies were
formed IN every county in the State
and each county would spend one Or
two hundred dollars in advertisiro a.
resources, we would soon have a LARGO
increase Of such population as 1@o
very much need. The people OF ROAM
deserve we'll for setting the ball in
motion, and we wish them abundant
success.
Year: 1879

1T has come at last. A bill has been
introduced In the Tennessee House of
Representatives reducing the per
diem of members to S3. Candor com
pels US to say that this, together with
a good deal of other salary reduction
foOlishness, for which the present
Legislature is responsible, is stupid
demagogism. The present allowance is
none too large and the reduction will
not save over i've cents per annum to
each tax payer in the State. Like
some other reductions, it is penny


wise and pound-foolish policy.
Year: 1879

The Maiden Assurance Society is a
somewhat singular business institution
in Denmark, which perhaps might be
made to flourish in this country. The
nobleman-for the association is pecu-
liarly for this class-as soon as a female
child is born to him, enrolls her name
in certain association OF noble families,
and pays certain sum, and thereafter
a fixed annual amount, to the society.
When she has reached the age of-we
belicye-twenty-one she becomes en-
titled to fixed income and to an ele-
CANT suite of apartments in Il large build
ing of the association, with gardens and
park about it, inhabited by other young
or older nobler ladies, who have thus
become members. IF her father dies in
her youth, and she desires it, she has
shelter in this building. and at the fixed
time her income. When she dies or
marries, all this right to incomes lapses,
and the money paid in swells the en-
dowment of the association. Her father
may pay for twenty years, and then
her marriage cut off all advantage OF the
insurance. But this very chance must en-.
able the company to charge lower annual
premiums, and make the burden less on
the father insuring. He has at any rate
the pleasant feeling that his small annual
payments are insuring his daughters
future and giving her a comfortable
home and income after he has gone. It
is obvious that the chances for marriage
among a given number of women can be
calculated as those of DEATH. The plan
has worked well for generations. in
Copenhagen. The possession of an
"apartment-house by the association
in some pretty suburb of New York,
would certainly add to the attractiveness
of the plan, and would only be a portion
of tile assets of the company. A single
ady, at the death of her father. or when
she is of age, would thus find herself in
possession of pleasant suite of rooms
with respectable companions, and in the
enjoyment of small fixed income. The
class who now suffer most from the con-
vulsions of business-single and unpro-
tected women of well-to-do families
would thus be sheltered and cared for.
Fathers who could not spare capital for
their daughters could thus devote some
portions Of annual income which would
secure their future. We commend the
Danish plan to our insurance companies.


ALBANY (ME.) Journal.
Year: 1879

To the priests of Tao is due the dis
covery of kang-fu and its application rs
means of healing the sick. All COM
plants are held to be equally amenable
to its power, though not all persons :;
professors of the art stating plainly that
kang-tu can exercise no influence
over others than those who have faith.
The method is as follows: A Taoist
priest, known for his skill in the art. is
requested to attend at the house of Il sick
person for the purpose of administering
kang,fu and accordingly after arranging
the sum for his services and securing part
of it in advance, he proceeds to fit
up within the patients room an altar. for
the burning incense and joss-paper and
for worship generally. Muttered in
carnations follow as the priest walks
slowly and with prescribed steps round
and round the room. By-and-bye he ap-
proaches the sick man and partly raises
him, or turns him on his back OF side,
or lifts up leg or arm, or gently sham
poos him, the object being all the time
to bring the sick mans mind into rapport
with his own. When the priest thinks
he has accomplished this, he commands
the patient to perspire, or to become
cool, or gives instructions for the rcgu-
lation of pulse and heart, in each case
according to what he conceives to be the
exigencies of the disease. The whole
scene is rendered impressive as possible
by silence, and by darkening the room,
with the exception of one oil lamp, by
the light Of which is dimly visible the
silhouette of the robed priest waving his
long sleeves in the air. The imaginative
faculty of the sick man is thus excited ;
and hence, perhaps, the reason why
even in these days of prohibition China
men may still be found ready to declare
that they GENERALLY, however, their
friends and relatives) have derived un-
doubted benefits from well-timed ad-
ministration of hu'ag.fu. All my own
attempts to be present at such a scene
have hitherto proved unsuccessful; and
the above account is gathered chiefly
from conversation, aided by a few stray
hints cleaned from Taoist pamphlets
which contained allusions to the subject
That something akin to mesmerism is
even now practiced in China appears to
be beyond all doubt.-Fraser's Mag
dyt,ac.
Year: 1879

Beauty IN q modest woman Is HrG Oh
sharp sword ut distance; neither
doth the one burn nor the other wound
those that come not too close to them.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes
open.
The absent feel and fear every i'll.
Selfpraise depreciates.


The dead to the bier, the living to
good cheer.


All women, let them be ever 50
homely, are pleased to hear themselves
celebrated for their beauty.


Squires and knights errant are subject
to much hunger and i'll luck.


Liberality may be carried too far in
those who have children to inherit from
them.


Virtue is always more prosecuted
by the wicked than beloved by the
righteous.


Every one is the son of his own works.
Honesty is not for the mouth of m ass.
No paddock, bolts or bars can secure
maiden so well rs her own reserve,
Wit and humor belong to geniu
alone.
The wittiest person in a comedy is he
who plays the fool.
There is no book so bad but that some
thing good may be found in it.


We cannot all be friars, and various
are the paths by which God conducts the
good to heaven.
Covetousness bursts the bag.



1t is easy to undertake, but more diff
cult to finish the thing.
The term is equally applicable to all
ranks, whoever is ignorant is vulgar.
By the streets of "By-and-bye" one ar
rives at the house of Never" . &.
Between the Eyes" and No. of a
woman would not undertake to thrust
the point of pin.


Patience and shuttle the cards.


A soldier had better smell gunpowder
than musk.


Other mems pains are easily borne.
A bad cloak often covers a good
drinker.


Pray devoutly and hammer on stoutly
When a thing is once begun it is
almost finished.


Lay bridge of silver for flying
enemy.


The jest that gives pain is no jest.
Year: 1879

In reading of such sweeping destruc-
tions of human life as that occasioned by
the famine in Egypt, by the yellow fever
epidemic of last summer. by the recent
famines in India and China, and by bat
tie, murder and sudden death, such as
are constantly reported by mail and tel
egraph, common reflection is upon the
Immense loss of wealth entailedx by the
loss to humanity of so much force. in
tcligence and strength. Attempts have
often been made to estimate the loses to
a community from an epidemic, and by
setting down fixed sum as the average
value of a mans production as a basis
of computation, an immense total may
be rolled up. But such estimates gen.
erally prove false and misleading. There
is nothing in which nature is more prod
igal than life. Although science cannot
explain its origin, yet its researches
show that lifeis most copious attribute
of matter. The swelling tide of life i'm
'mediately fills the gaps made by. death.
The death of one man makes place for
another, and the abundant energies of
humanity promptly expand to fill any
void. d. ..& 1 D.
Year: 1879

The trouble in South America has cul-
minated in declaration of war against
Chill by Peru and Bolivia. The dispute
arose in the first place over the trade in
inter, in the conduct of which Chill
claimed that Bolivia had violated the
treaty bearing on the subject. Chill as
sumed the offensive and sent troops to
invade Bolivia and war vessels to block
ade her ports. Peru took sides with Bo-
livia not 80 much on account OF an
interest in the inter. trade as sympathy
for her neighbor. Peru has a better navy
than Chill and the united forces Of the
two countries may make it warm for
the Chilanos. To the other little wars
which are in progress in Asia and Africa,
we must add this one in South America.
The fight between Peru, Bolivia and
Chill is likely to last for some time. p
Year: 1879

The phlegmatic clerk at the pawn
brokers' turned over two lockets appar
emily just alike and examined them
curiously, then put them back in their
wrappers and was about to put them
away when fellow-clerk approached
and also looked at them. They changed
them about little and then placed them
in the wrappers and in the safe. The
next day both lockets were redeemed.
They thought it curious at the moment,
but odd things are of daily occurrence in
the office of a pawnbroker, the theatcr of
the daily tragedy of woe and want, pov-
erty, hunger and dirt.


Frank looked at the locket when he
reached his hotel; it was the same.
There was the little bright spot where
the pawnbroker's acid had touched the
corner of the case, but the rest was the
same exactly. No-he rubbed his eyes
whereas when he took the locket to
the pawnbroker the initials on the case
had read:
Year: 1879

Goldie, the naturalist, has found IN New
Guinea tribe who suggested to him the
origin ofthe rumors always current of a
race of tailed men in some corner of the
globe. These natives wear artificial tails.
they are entirely nude, except for the
caudal ornament, which is a plait of
grass fastened around their bodies by q
fine string, and depending behind to
about half way down their legs. '-.'
Year: 1879

He puzzled over it for some time.
Then he went down in a cab and de-
manded of the pawnbroker an explana-
ton. The young man told him of the
two lockets, exactly alike, left within an


hour of each other on the preceding day,
each pledged for $40, each redeemed in
the morning, and explanations how they
must have been changed. The young
man hoped that there was no harm done !;
remembered that the other locket was
left by "young woman" really didn't
remember what She looked like, and then
went back to his work. Frank returned
home puzzled: 1t really didn't matter;
it was only chance purchase of a unique
trife in jewelry; he hadn't the remotest
idea whose the initials were, but he was
superstitious about it, and it troubled
him. That the locket had double in
New York there could be no doubt, and
SO Frank resolved not to tell the story,
but to wear the locket ON his watch
Year: 1879

There is no doubt, that minister wife
is very much pcrplexed wherever she goes
by people who expect her to excel other
wives in the various walks of life. She
must excel in all good qualities. The
outfit to be selected by a committee of the
church. She should be warranted never
to have headache or neuralgia; she should
have nerves Of wire and sinews Of iron,
she should never be tired nor sleepy, and
should be everybody's cheerful drudge; she
should be cheerful, intellectual, pious and
domesticated; she should be able to keep
her husbands house, darn his stockings,
make his shirts, cook his dinner, light his
FIRE, and copy his sermons; she should keep
up the style Of lady on the wages Of
day-laborer, and always be at leisure for
"good work" and ready to receive morn
ing calls; she should be secretary Of the
Band of Hope, the Dorcas Society, and
the Home Mission; she should conduct
bible classes and mothers meetings; should
make clothing for the poor and Cruel for
the sick; and finally, she should be pleased
with everybody and everything, and never
desire any reward beyond the satisfaction
of having done her own duty and other
peoples too.
Year: 1879




The late Mr.. jesse, in lecture ut Brigh-
ton, told the following anecdotes about
shepherds dogs. In Cumberland there
are very extensive and high hills, on which
numerous hocks Of sheep depasture, and at
distance look like little white specks.
A shepherd will stand at the bottom of
one of these high hills, and send his dog
up in the evening to collect his flock. This
the dog will do by selecting the sheep from
the different focks, and bring them down
to his master, there being seldom one miss
ing. Should there, however, happen to
be one, the dog is sent back, and never
fails to return with the proper sheep.
have watched this proceeding, and it has
always appeared to me most wonderful
that, in flock consisting probably Of some
hundreds mixed with several others, a
poor dog should be able to distinguish
each one of his masters sheep. A caress
on the head, or a kind word, seem suf-
6cient to repay him for all his trouble.
He viii return at night to his master 5 cot
tage, wet aud tired, aud coil himself up
before fire, probably, Of few sticks. and
be ready to renew his toll the next day.


These sheepdogs have wonderful de-
gree Of intelligence When had small
farm | was in the habit Of having two hun.
dred sheep sent me from the Cheyiot Hills,
some two hundred and fifty miles from my
farm in Surrey. On asking the shepherd
who brought them the first year how he
had got on, he said he had but young
dog, and found much difficulty by the
sheep taking wrong turnings, going up
lanes and by-roads. The next year | ask
ed him the same question He told me
that he had been accompanied by the same
dog, who recollected all the false turnings
the sheep had made the year before, and
had gone before them and kept them in
the proper road, so that he had no difficult
ty with them. Here was recollection, in
tellect, and certain degree Of reason as
well as instinct
Year: 1879

The latest adyices from Europe indicate
general alarm about the plague spread
ing there in spite Of the precautions taken
up to this time Germany and Austria
have instituted measures to organize an
International Sanitary Commission to
guard more zealously their frontiers against
the advance of the Russian plague. When
it is remembered how often plaques have
appeared in Europe, it is easy to under
stand the uneasiness felt at present. The
disease appears to have originated at the
seat of war in Turkey, due preliminarily to
the huddling Of large masses of men to-
gether, and the neglect of sanitary condi-
tionsi sccondarily to hospital neglect and
the leaving of thousands of men and hor-
ses to rot unburied on the fields of battle.
A malignant type of typhus fever began
to spread and added to the horrors Of the
sieges of PlOvna aud of Kars. After the
signing Of the treaty Of peace the fever
continued TO rage among the Russian corps
OF occupation around Adrianople, and be-
gan to change from the endemic TO an en-
idemic form aud to take on very malignant
symptoms, descriptions of which remind
one Of the plague Of Charles lis. time and
Of the Black Death Of an earlier period.
DR.. Aolekauer and Professor Botkin have
both pronounced the disease to be the
plague In the worst form and they rest
their opinion In part on the hideous NOR
taiity, 30 per cent Of all cases resulting
fatally, About one-third of the Russian
doctors at the seat of the disease have died
and young medical students have to be
sent to take their places. The plague,
fortunately for the rest of Europe, is spread
ing chiefly North and East and has not
yet set its face strongly toward the Ger
man and Austrian lines,