smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

This from the Norway Advertiser, shows in
small measure the result of the recent strike
I'VE are already seeing some Of the beauties Of
the railroad strike in this village. Goods are ac-
cumulating in the shoe factory which the manu-
fscturers dare not ship, and the probability is that
the busy season will close q month or six weeks
earlier in the fac tory on account of it,
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON Augustl. Postmaster General
Key informed the letter carriers who have had
their pay cut three times in fourteen months, that
he could do nothing for them, and advised them
to appeal to Congress
Year: 1877

Col. Wilson WAS the telegrapher who
accompanied the Prince of Wales and his
suite while travelling through Illinois. The
party had occasion 10 cross railway, and
the sight of the telegraph poles and wire
excited in the Prince and his suite Il desire
to place themselves in communication
with civilization once more. The Colonel
accordingly adjusted his pocket inStru-
ment, but soon found that in one direction
the wires were down, and casting his eyes
along the track he noticed the source of
the trouble, by means of field telescope,
about half mile distant.


IL guess I'll mend that break said the
Colonel in the presence of the Duke Of
Newcastle.


Have you the wire to do it wihp"
inquired his grace.


" No." answered the Colonel, but
guess I'll send for some"


But, sir said the Duke, somewhat
alarmed 1--WE cannot do without YOU. and
I'm sure we can't wait here day or two,
while YOU send to the nearest station,
which understand is ten miles away, for
the repairing material"


I'm repair the break and not detain
you longer than the time you will require
TO dispatch your lunch." returned the i'm
pertur bic Colonel, and while he was still
talking to the credulous Duke--to whom
he had given no hint how the repair was
to be effeced-a train came in sight. In
twinkling it was upon them, and as it
passed the spot where the party was con-
gregated, ut II tremendous burst of speed.
coil of wire was thrown from the bar-
gage car, and in half an hour the break
was repaired


The Duke, after referring to the fact us a
most striking example OF what was known
us - fast" " America, and even after the
simple explanation OF tho "trick," still
thought 1t marvellous, and could only have
been performed in America. The case
was simply this: As soon rs Col. Wilson
found the wire broken, and while in com.
munication with the nearest station in the
direction in which the wire was unbroken,
he had given orders to put coil of wire
on the next train, with instructions To
throw it off at the point where the COM
pany would be found making halt. Even
while he was giving this order. the ans
wcr was returned, The train is in SIGHT. "
and hence he cou calculate that it would
reach the point at which they were en-
camped in less than half an hour II was
about twenty minutes later that he had
the conversation with the Duke, and hence
it was that while they were still talking
over the matter, the train came in sight
Year: 1877

NUTS FOR TIE PHRENOLOGIST.-Th
question as to how far the brain exercises
IN influence on the motions of animals has
been engaging scientific men for years


DR.. Broca was among the first to investigate


i he subject; he proved that when man
was deprived of the faculty of speech by u
stroke of apoplexy, there invariably exis-
ted II lesion at the very same spot in the
brain, viz, in the anterior region, and on
the posterior side of the third frontal cir
cumvolution to the lef. Hence the con-
cusoin that this was the seat of the faculty
of speech in man, and thus one was led TO
conceive II special place for every intel
lectual action. Fritz, Hitzig, Ferrier,
Carville and Duret, the most prominent
among those who have treated the ques-
ton, operate us follows; They take off
part of the skull of dog, then apply
electric wires to different parts of the
brain thus laid bare, and watch the mo-


tions produced. Certain points cause none
so that it is not the whole brain that acts
on the muscular system, but only special
points. Ferrier operated on monkeys in
the presence of the London Royal society.
According as he touched various parts of
the cerebrum, the ape would shake his fist
ut the public, raise or strike leg, or cut
faces. 1t was shown that in the monkey
the center Of motion of the tongue ans
wered exactly to thlt to which the faculty
OF speech pertains in man. From all this
it follows that the surgeon may now know
precisely the point Of the skull ut which to
apply the trepan. Thus, not long ago. Il
man was brought into the hospital St.
Antoine. He had received a blow Oh the
left temple, and, on coming to himself
again, could only speak with difficulty,
and then he would call a fork an umbrella
Year: 1877

FATAL FUN.-A letter from St. Louis
to the New York HerdM relates how a
sally of coarse jesting ended in homicide


One evening, not long since, number
of young men and boys were lounging at
the corner Of jefferson Avenue and Pa
cilic Street, in the western part of the city,
when three men in buggy drove past.
Something peculiar in the style of the
horse attached to the buggy caused the
boys TO boot and utter coarse jokes, where
upon the men in the buggy pulled up, and
considerable badinage followed during
which some person in the crowd crossed
the rens in the bride of the horse. This
enraged the men in the buggy, one ol
whom jumped out and demanded to know
who did it. A young man named George
Williams, aged twenty-one, who was sim
ply Il looker.on, was pointed out rs the
practical JOKER and the man from the bug
gy attacked him, and scuff1e ensued, in
which u pistol was discharged. Young
Williams fell to the pavement and died
within three minutes.


A sadly-instructive chapter on the fruits
of idleness and il-mnnners. The trouble
began with lOdfag; loafng led to black
guarding; Safeguarding brought on a
quarrel; the quarrel ended in murder. And
the victim of the murder was perhaps the
only one not too blame. That the men
would have done be ter to drive on with.
out mindng the insult, and were wrong
too in carrying concealed firearms, does
not change the responsibility. The wise
man was right when he branded unlawful
sport as " tirebrands and death"
Year: 1877

An exchange says: An amusing incl
dent occurred in village church on re-
cent evening. The pastor is proprietor of
Il large, bright-looking Newfoundland dog,
which, among other traits, has u remark
able fondness for his master, and OCCASION
ally comes around when he is not wanted.
On the evening in question the dog had
followed his master to the church, to
which he was not admitted by the minis
ter, but sent home rs that gentleman sup
posed. But if the dog went home, he did
not stay there, for, after the meeting had
been begun some time, late conner made
his appearance. and on his entry, the dog,
watching his opportunity, slipped in also
and made at once for his master, who AT
that time was on his knees engaged in
prayer.


But the dog, without any regard for the
fitness Of things, at once leaped on his
back, much TO the amusement of some oI
the wordly-minded who CHANGED to see
the affair. The good man jumped as
though he had discovered hornets nest
in the floor beneath him. That dog was
taken by the long hair of the neck, and
instead of kicking him, AS no doubt many
of the spectators would have done under
the circumstances he quietly led the ami.
NAL to the door and left him on the out.
side. And returning, the parson resumed
his prayer where he left off, as if nothing
had happenedto disturb the gravity of the
occasion.


We must admire both the animals affcc.
tion and the mans admiration. Both mar
and dog kept their character perfectly.
Year: 1877

WHATS THE USE?-" Whats the use?'
is the common saving with the young in
regard to hard, diStasteful studies. They
mean to do something in life far different
from anything that will require their dull
dry studies to be brought into play. But
leaving out Of question the mental disci-
pline got from them, which is, after all,
the main object of study, these very things
may be turned to excellent account in
after years. "My teacher made me study
surveying twenty-five years ago" said
gentleman who had lost his property;
- and now lam glad. l can get good
situation by such means, and u high sal
ary.' A certain French king used to regret
with great bitterness, the deficiency of his
education when surrounded by men of
great learning and the highest culture.
lie reproached the memory of those who
had been so indulgent of his idlcness, and
said, with bitter sarcasm, :" Was there
not birch enough in the forest of Fontaine-
bleauP" Better q sharp, strict master.
who insists upon thoroughness in all that
children undertake, than Il frivolous, su-
perficial one. who permits them to slip over
their lessons in an easy way, which they
will regret with like bitterness in later
years.
Year: 1877

II limp Il hat, and so on. Moreover. his
right arm was half prrtOyzAd The sur
genn nj once knew what he had to do: he
applied the trepan to the proper spot, and
hit upon piece of bone that compressed
the brain This splinter was removed,
and the patient at once recovered the use
of his right rm. A few days later his
ton que was fir ed from all impedimrnt,
and he left the hospital perfectly cured
GaitgndniS Messenger.
Year: 1877

Buy RED VEAL.-If our readers want
to eat the most digestible veal, the most
healthful veal, let them order red veal. If
they prefer to eat the veal from calf that
has been bled for days before being killed,
bled till he is sick and faint. so weak that
he cannot stand, and so sick that he can
not eat, let them buy white veal. This
cruel process is adopted to please the eye
Of the customer. As the veal season is
now coming on, we make our annual APP
peal TO our friends to help to discourage
The practice by demanding red veal. Will
our exchanges please circulate the appeal
Our DNnlb AniaaniS.
Year: 1877

ne most usual method of hunting them is
by SHARES. These are Set in the following
napuer A lake or river is chosen, where il
il N,own the swans are in the habit of rest
ing for some time on their emigration south
ward for this is the principal season of swan
catching. Some time before the birds make
their appearance number of wicker hedges
are constructed, running perpendicularly out
from the bank, and at the distance OF few
yards from each other. In the spaces be-
tween, as well IN openings left IN ths
fences themselves, snares are SET These
snares are the intestines of the deer, twisted
into round shape, and looped. They are
placed so that several snares may embrace
the opening, and the swans cannot pass
through without being caught. The snare "a
fastened to q stake, driven into the mud with
sufficient frmneSs to hold the bird when
caught and struggling That the snare may
not be blown out OF its proper place by the
wind. or carried astray by the current it is
attached to the wattles of the hedge by some
strands or grass. These, of course, are easiy
broken, and give way the moment bird
presses against loop The fences or waffle
hedges are always constructed projecting out
from the shore-for it Is known that the
swans must keep close in to the land whilst
feeding. Whenever lake or river is suf
fcienuy shallow to make it possible to drive
in stakes, the hedges are continued across
it frola one side to.the other. Swans are also
shared upon their nests When aest is
found. the snare is set so as TO latch the bird
upon her return to the eggs. These birds
ike many others have the habit Of entering
the nest on one side, aud going out by the
other, aud it is upon the entrance side that
the snare is set. fhe Indians have a belief
thatif the hands OF the persons setting the
SHARES be not clean, the bird viii not ap-
proach it, but rather desert her eggs, even
though she may have been matching them for
some time II is, indeed, true that this is Q
habit Of many tiras, and may. be so Of the
wild swan. ad Certain II is that the nest is al
ways Accommodated by TIE returning bird
with great caution, and qany irregilarity ap.
pearmg about il viii make her extremely
shy Of approaching it. Q s1l8iie4 Boo
Year: 1877

A California farmer has been trying
the effect OF castor oil plant leaves tor
destroying Sgrasshoppels- He placed a
few leaves under tree which the grass
hoppers were destroying. Soon alter be
found 4jS dead gras shoppers under the
tree and only a little of III" leaves had
been eaten. The poison wo'hs very rap
idly. As soon as the grnssbopper eats
the leaf he becomes stupelied, and when
he attempts TO fly. falls on his head or
back and remains prostrate until he dies.
the castor oil plant is sometimes grown
in gardens as an ornamental plant.
Year: 1877

For farmers and those who live in loeali-
ties where people can retire at eight or nine
o'clock III the evening, the old notion about
early rising is still appropriate. But he who
is kept up till ten or eleven or twelve O'Clock,
and then rises at five or six, because of the
teachings of some old ditty about ''early to
rise" n committing sin against his own
soul. There is not one man in ten thousand
who can afford to do without seven or eight
hours sleep. All the stuff written about
great men who slept only three or four hours
a night is apocryphal. They have been put
upon such small allowances occasionally and
prospered; but no man ever yet kept healthy
in body and mind for a number of years with
less than seven hours sleep. If you can get
to bed early, then rise early; if you cannot
oct to bed till late, then rise late. 1t may
be as proper for one man to rise at eight as
It is for another to rise at fye. Let the
rousing bell be rung by at Least thirty min
utes before your public appearance. Physi-
oians say that sudden jump ont of bed gives
irre eeular motion TO the pulses. 1t takes hours
10 get over too sudden rising 1t Is barba-
rous to expect children TO land on the centre
of the floor at the call of their nurses, the
thermometer below zero. Give US time after
YOU call us to roll over, gaze at the world full
in the face, and look before we leap.
Year: 1877

LONDON. Dec. o-lhe proprletorS of the In
man Steamship line express entire confidence
in The safety of the steamer City of Berlin
now Twelve days out from New York for
Queenstown and Liverpool They do not be-
leye that her shaft or machinery is broken
hut think that probably her propeller is dam
aged by contact with wreckage. They saw She
possibly may have something in tow. The
F,noncier says: THE premiums AT LloVd's
for re insurance on the City of Berlin advanced
to len ouiup1S Yesterday =
Year: 1877

The SILVER BILL.-The vote whereby Tues
day NEXT was fixed for the consideration ofthe
silver bill was 40 To is. Friends of the bill
ethS'Iue This vote a an indication of the
standing of the Senate ON the que> ION
Year: 1877

Is THE MOST COMPLETE In NEW Or





LEANS.
We sell only the BEST ROLLED GOLD PLATE
GOODS. and lower than any other house
Also French GARNET, RUBBER. ONYX. GEL
LULOID CORAL, SHELL and FANCY
JEWELRY, at prices not to be euualed by
any other firm.
Year: 1877

CHAPTER LXXIu.

 An Act relating to disqualified Judges of

 Probate.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House ;. of Representatives in General Assem-

 ply convened:

 Sec. 1. Whenever in any district it shall become necessary to cite and designate the judge of probate of an adjoining dis trict to act as judge in the district to which he is so cited and designated, and in all such adjoining districts the judges of probate shall decline, or be disqualified to act as such judge, or be unable to dis charge their duties, any other judge of probate in the county wherein he may be required to act. may be cited and design ated to execute the office of judge of pro. bate, and act as such in the district of which he may be so cited and designated, in the same manner and for the same pur- poses as now by law provided in the case of the citation and designation of judges of probate of such adjoining districts. Approved March 12, 1877.
Year: 1877

CHARTER LXXIv. An Act to Confirm Certain Conveyances of Real Estate. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

 Representatives in General Assembly

 convened:

 SECTION 1. Any deed or conveyance of the real estate of married woman which has heretofore been executed by such married woman without joining her hus- band in the execution thereof. and the grantee in which has subsequently, con- veyed said real estate to said husband shall. in favor of any bona fde mortgagee or granted for a valuable consideration from said husband, be as valid and effect ual to all intents and purposes as if the said husband had all executed the same; but nothing in the act shall in any event be construed to make said defective deed or conveyance valid in favor of said hus- band.

 SEc 2. This act shall take effect from it's passage, but shall not affect any suit now pending.

 Approved March 12, 1877.
Year: 1877

CHAPTERLXXH.

 An Act in relation to Justices of the

 Peace.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Sec l.. When justice of the peace shall be unable, by absence or sickness, to try any civil action pending before him, the plaintiff with the consent of the justice before whom the case is- pending indorsed upon the writ, may designate any other justice of the peace of the town where either party resides, who may try it and render judgement. and issue execu ton; but before proceeding to such trial he shall issue written notice to the de- fendant specifying the time and place appointed therefor, which the plaintiff shall cause to be served upon the defend ant at least six days prior to such time.

 Approved March 12, 1877.
Year: 1877

TO tine Editor OF the Herald:


heard q good, thrifty, old farmer
remark, yesterday, that he had come
from home, about five miles, with four
bales of cotton to sell, he expected to
hurry through and get back home by
noon, but upon arriving at the Com
press he found II almost impossible to
get his cotton weighed, as ,hero was a
perfect rush OF wagons, and each one
had to fle his way in and take his turn,
thereby keeping the farmer over two
hours TO get his certificate. l do not
say that the weigher or any one was to
blame, but this same farmer informed
me that the main cause of the delay
was that some merchant or buyer had
purchased q list Of cotton and had
rushed in and demanded or got his cot.
ton weighed. II seems that there
should be some remedy for this weari-
some delay, as We know 1t must be, TO
q planter who has Travelled miles TO get
his cotton 10 market. Can't II DO Or
ranged in some way 10 give the farmer
chance? X. Y. z.
Year: 1877

on the other hand save them from the
suspicion Of so doing.


As to what salary should be attached
to the Office, we will lot advance an
opinion, further than 10 say, that We
think Il ought to be sufficiently remu-
nerative TO command the services Of
experienced lawyers. This Office we
regard aS one Of the mOst.impOrtant In
our State, and TO discharge lts respOn-
sible duties In q meritOrious and be.
coming manner requires industry and
ability Of no mean order. The District
Attorney has the talent and expert
ence Of the entire Bar Of his District TO
combat, and Is called up2n almost
daily to measure swords with the ablest
lawyers In the fields of forensic dis
cussIon, and shrewd aud astute must
he be, not 10 sink under the heavy
blows they are sure to lnAict and he
certain 10 receive. We feel fully per-
suaded that such changes in the existing
laws as wa have herein indicated, would
result bene6cially to The State. The
whole system OF allowing perquisites
to officers in criminal prosecutions, we
believe to be founded in error, to be
false in theory, aud vicious in practice,
and We trust the law.mskiDg power
will take the matter in hand and oblit-
crate the whole fee system by appro'
pirate legislation. Let us pay our Dis
trict Attorneys regular salaries for
their services, and we will find, In the
end, that the State will realize a decided
benefit from the change, not only In q
pecuniary point Of view, but In the
more thorough and complete efficiency
Of her public prosecutors.
Year: 1877

ISentence of Three Chicago Dealers by Judge


Reading.l


By the law you may sell to men and
women, if they will buy. You have
given your bond, and paid your license
to sell to them, and no one has a right
to modest you in your legal business.
No matter what the consequences NAV
be, no matter what poverty and desti-
tuition are produced by your selling ac-
cording to law, you have paid your
money for this privilege, and you are
licensed to pursue your calling. No
matter what families are distracted and
rendered miserable; no matter what
wives are treated with violence what
children starve or mourn over the
degradation of parent, your business
is legallzed, and no one may interfere
with you In it. No matter what moth
Ell may agoniZe over the loss of son,
or sister blush at the shame of broth
er, you have Il right to disregard them
all and pursue your legal calling-you
are licensed You may fit up your
lawful place of business in the most en-
ticing and captivating form you may
furnish 1t with the most costly and ele-
CANT equipments for YOUR lawful trade :
you may fill it with the allurements of
amusement; you may use all your arts
to induce visitors; you may skillfully
arrange and expose to view your chOic-
est wines and most captivating bevera-
ges you may then induce thirst by all
contrivances to produce raging appe-
tite for drink, and then you may supply
that appetite to the full, because it is
lawful you have paid for it-you have
license.


You may allow boys, almost children,
to frequent your saloon they may wit
ness the apparent satisfaction with
which their seniors quaff the spark ling
glass you may be schooling and train
ing them for the period of 81, when
they, too, can participate, for all this is
lawful. YOu may hold the cup to THEN
very lips, but You must not let them
drink-that is unlawful. But while you
have all these privileges for money you
pay, this poor privilege of selling to
children is denied you. Here parents
have the right to say, Leave nay son
to me until the law gives You right
to destroy him" Do not anticipate
that terrible moment when | can assert
for him no further rights of protection
That will be soon enough for me, fol
/ his mother, for his sister, for his friends
and for the community to see him take
his road to death. Give him to us in
his childhood at least. Let US. have 4
few years of his youth, in which we ear
enjoy his innocence, to repay us in some
small degree for the care and love we
have lavished upon him. This is some
thing you who now stand prisoners al
the bar have not paid for; this is not
embraced in your license.


For this offense, the court sentence.
you to ten days imprisonment in the
county Jail, and that you pay fine o.
S75 and costs and that you stand com.
mitted until the fine and costs of thi,
prosecution are paid.