smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

mind and fail to make any impression
Whatever. An nnmagnetic writer may
vary his style as much as be likes, but
ne will always fail, no matter how
great the truths he presents. MANY
a polished, scholarly intellect has had
to low before the rough and ready
oratory or writing of bis inferior in
everything else but that peculiar power
OF impressing others


Old book collections say that there is
no mania so potent rs the fancy fer
gathering these relics Of other men
and other days. Once touched with il
It's strange fascination never leaves you.
Men have often sold the last coat from
their backs, or taken the last bit of
food from their families to purchase
some musty old tome, whose possession
seemed dearer to them than life itself.
1t has been told of others, men as up.
right and honest in their daily life as
the best. that they couli not be trust
ed moment alone where there were
books. particularly those made valuable
by age. "A few years ago q French
man. white-haired and venerable, was
arrested on the complaint of several
different booksellers in different parts
of Paris. He bad been in the habit of
haunting the second hand stalls, 80
common in continental cities, and
wherever he fingered books were coon
after discovered to be missing, corious-
ly enough, too. books on the one sub
ject. On his trial the prisoner declared
with tears, that he was under Q spell
the moment he touched the books of
that one author. commonplace aud
voluminous writer of no especial merit.
and that he was utterly, capable of
resisting the impulse to appropriate
them. On search being mace he was
found to be possessed of several hun
dred copies of the same work. in various
stages of destruction some being mere
handfuls OF scattered leaves He was
committed rs q lunstic 10y the sapient
authorities. whereas the true solution
of his malady was simply the magnet
ism OF strong nature over an extreme
ly sensitive organism and insufficient
power of resistance.
Year: 1878

TIE Board of Education of Washing
ton Territory meets at Olympia on the lst
OF October for the purpose of selecting a
uniform series of text books for the public
schools to be used for five years.
Year: 1878

In Congress yesterday the statue of Will
lam King, Names contribution to ithe ma
tional gallery, was presented to the ma
tion by our Congressional delegation in
behalf of the people of the State. The
choice of our representative man is
fitting one. William King was something
more than the first governor of Maine. He
did more than any other man to secure the
separation from the mother commonwealth,
and his political views shaped the political
history of the State for more than thirty
years. With rare and limited exceptions
Maine, guided by the example Of her first
Governor, followed the fortunes of the DEM
ocratic party from the date of her admission
to the Union to the Presidential election of
1852, and her affections were only alienated
frem that great organization when by its
alliance with the slave power it forfeited the
sympathy and respect of its best elements.


The words in which Senator Blaine pre-
sented the statue to the nation yesterday
fully set forth the eminent services which
Gov. King rendered to the commonwealth
that he brought into being, and the causes
which brought about and the circumstances
which attended the separation of Maine
from Massachusetts. The political signifi-
canoe of the movements that led up to and
finally resulted in that separation have never
received from the students of our political
history the attention they deserve. That an
tagonism which, with the exception of the
time of stress when the two states stood
shoulder to shoulder in the great contest for
free soil and the preservation of the Union,
has always existed between the mother COM
mon wealth and the old District of Maine,
had Its origin as much in the jealousy enter
tanned by Massachusetts of the growing
strength Of her sturdy child as in any feeling
Of impatience of rule cherished by the people
of this State. The managers of Massachu-
sets dreaded "the growing strength and
boldness of the Maine Republicans" His
tory repeats itself, and to-day the minds of
the Massachusetts managers are not altogeth-
er free from the old dread and dislike. 1t
would be curious study TO search out the
reasons for the origin and continuance of this
estrangement.
Year: 1878

A MIsoHIEvoUs body is the Congressional
silver and greenback association, lately organ
lied. 1t held meeting Monday and chose
Buckner of Missouri president and Phillips of
Kansas secretary. A resolution was adopted
that the objects Of the association are to Sc
cure the reconciliation of silver and prevent
the resumption of specie payments. Ben But
Ter, who took part in the meeting, declared
that the Bland bill il vetoed must bo attached
to an appropriation bill and again passed.
The general sentiment was that no appropria-
tions should be voted unless the bill was
signed. The association declared that it had
no purpose of forming new party. Its OBJ
ject is to force its measures through while the
honest-money men are divided on the old
party lines.
Year: 1878

MILLS Of Texas has introduced new land
grant scheme which has some novel features.
It provides for a grant to the several States of
quantity of land equal to 10000 acres for
each Senator and Representative in Congress
to which the States are respectively entitled,
the proceeds of which shall be invested in se-
curities yielding not less than five per cent.
interest, t,and to constitute perpetual fund the
interest of which shall be appropriated to the
endowment, support and maintenance of at
least one college for the education of women
resident in the State.
Year: 1878

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
Year: 1878

WADE HAMPTON is falling back into the
old Southern ways, and seems minded to
support the cause OF the illicit distillers
against the Federal authorities. Southern
reformation is not stuff that washes.
Year: 1878

From the Lumpkn Ga.) independently


A few days ago q negro man was fishing in the Pa
taula Creek, Georgia. when he hung huge turtle in
the mouth with o small perch hook. He managed to
raise the turtles head partly out Of the water, and
held him in that position with his mouth open until
several gallons OF water had run down his throat The
turtle then dropped its head TO side and tho
negro thinking he had drowned IL, jumped into the
creek He caught the turtle by the TAIL put between
his teeth and held TO it while he cut s in two Of


its feet hand holds He then started for the bank
but found IL q severe struggle, the turtle would
hold to roots and branches of trees In the creek The
negro finally got the turtle its back aud pushed IL
out of tho water The turtle weighed seventy seven
pounds and had head that measured seven and half
inches across tho top.
Year: 1878

At i've O'Clock Yesterday afternoon Ofhcer ODon-
nell found the dead body Of a man under the bridge
at the Fulton ferry house. Deceased was
about Eve feet six inches high, dressed
in black overcoat and dark undercoat and
pants white shirt and black nccktie gaiser
shocs and gray socks. He must have been long
time in the water as his features had disappeared,
leaving the bare skull exposed 70 view. The body
was first brought TO the officers notice by somo
boys. who saw II In the mud while
thew were gathering drftwood 1t does not
appear that anything was found on the remains
whereby to identify them The body permitted
to remain all night covered with boards IN row.
boat at the OF the schooner Carrie D. Alden at
pier 2 East River, just close 10 the street At Fulton
ferry house,
Year: 1878

A SNoHoM1sH potato bug crawled
out of his hole on a recent fine
morning and mounted a fence pos
to sun himself. Piously and pen
sively he sat there, and as he CON-
placently watched the farmed at his
potato planting, he ever and anon
caroled thus, as if in mockery
"What shall the harvest be?"
Year: 1878

The upper grade of our district school clos Cd prematurely on Friday, the asd ult A conscientious and worthy young man, Eugene Il. Rabbit, undertook to conduct it on the no p1'stsh"aent principle, relying on the good sense and self respect of the pupils to behave in a proper manner. But, as usual. some scholars ''couldnt see it in that light" and conducted themselves less properly than they should have done The teacher did not choose to bring the boys hands to blush with a ferule, as in the olden time; nor their legs to smart by applying the ''oil of birch ;" neith- CT could he decide to toss the naughty ones up into the tops of the trees on the park, and let them whip themselves in coming down Nor could he bring himself to chastise the pretty yet mischievous girls. And 90 the school closed. am informed that Miss Martha Hil- lard is soon to take charge of it, and see what she can do

 Another of our aged button-ball trees was laid low by axes on Monday, the 18th ult. This time it was the one that steod in front of the northeast corner of our village hotel, the Quiet House" kept by A. B. Curtiss. Fears of its being prostrated by some furious storm had been entertained, and so it was deemed best to remove it. It was however, fonnd-to be sound, with the exception of perhaps one fourth part on the north side. This majestic
Year: 1878

well; his wife stepped ints another room te prepare some warm drink, and, on her return, found him corpse.

 The North Cornwall church has recently been improved and made much more com fort able by putting up new stoves ard taking out and closing up tie windows in asctl end.

 The people of Cornwall, ar.l of adjoining towns, have recently been imposed upon by an impostor giving his name as Clark, pur- porting to come from New Haven and claim ing to have made an arrangement with Brown, the blind piano tuner, for his business. He produced forged letters from Brown to make the imposition complete, and represented that Brown was sick and unable to attend to his regular business. Imagine the surprise of his regular patrons to have Brown appear a week or two after, alive and well, and his own surprise at finding that the people had been so easily duped. In many cases he found the instru- ments in much verse condition than if they had not been touched.

 North and West Cornwall are having large and lively singing schools under the leadership of Prof. Volk. The afternoon school for the younger scholars numbers about thirty-ive; and the evening school for adults, between fifty and sixty. We wish the cor respondent of the New Milford Gazette would be little more explicit He says in the last issue of that paper that he thinks the Corn wall people show poor taste in employing what he terms 8 travelling singing master. Now is it anything agoinst singing teacher that he travels? How is man to get over these hills without travelling and hard travelling at that. He further says that he is also teaching us the art of filtration, just as if we didn't know how to flirt without hiring man to teach us.
Year: 1878

DR.. Walker Kempster, of Oshkosh,
Wis, superintendent of the Insane Asy,
lum located there, recently read paper
before the popular Science Society, of
Milwaukee, in which he took the ground
that the increase of insanity is largely
due to the manner in which the minds
of children are injured by the common
school method of teaching. He in
Weighs against the unnatural attempt to
fill the minds of young persons with the
lessons of the textbooks, and dwells
with emphasis upon the injurious effects
of loading the memory only, without
the control and development of the
nobler faculties The bad effect of the
present system, he thinks, is especially
noticeable on the health of young girls.
In some schools the more advanced
pupils have to begin their studies at an
early hour and, with very brief inter
walls, are obliged to spend the day and
evening in mastering their tasks. DR..
Kempster thinks that this inevitably
produces a morbid condition of both
mind and body.


The first aim of education, " he con-
tinues, Should be to promote physical
health, for without this there can be no
healthy development of the mind The
next aim should be to exercise and train
the mind in such manner as to bring
forth its best powers Recreation, hi
larity, and activity are essential to a
vigorous mental condition, and there
should be no long continued exercise OF
the reflective powers. The great object
should be to prepare the young for the
useful duties Of life; and a much gre at
er number of hours should be devoted
to physical and industrial exercises and
recreation than to mental training.
The superintendent of the Boston pub
lie schools takes the same view of the
matter, and, in a report just issued,
Prof. Elliot makes the suggestion that
studies should be simplifed so that cost
ly, and often difficult, textbooks should
be done away with in a great measure
He believes that the system now in
vogue is too intricate and too high for
the masses of children, because they can
never make any practical use of much
they try to learn The plan he favors
would be to teach the pupils reading,
writing, geography and arithmetic we'll,
and, if any of them evinced a desire or
aptitude for other studies, it would be
we'll then to let them have such instruc-
ton in mature years from experienced
professors in high schools, but from
these he would eliminate every science
of which the pupils at best get but
smattering." For instruction in Ian
guages, astronomy, algebra, chemistry,
mechanics, natural philosophy, and sim
liar matters, he would have American
youth seek such colleges or universities
as can impart thorough knowledge
thereof, both theoretical and practical
Year: 1878

This is dog.


Do you see the dog?


He looks as natural as life.


The dog is called, by some, mans
most faithful servant. One or two in
stances have been known where dog
frightened away thief or bit an agent.
They have also been known to bark at
the moon and thus prevent it falling
and dashing the earth to pieces If it
wasn't for dogs we shouldn' know what
to do with our old oyster-cans. You
can now ask any questions you desire.


$ How large is dog?"


" Well, that depends If he's running
away from you he looks about the size
of a gallon jug, but if he's coming at
you he looks as large as yearling calf.


Do dogs guard the house?"


Yes; particularly the kitchen door
Nothing hurts dogs feelings so much
as to have his master think he's waiting
for bones, instead of being there on
guard"


Can dog take a hint?"


Yes. AS soon as one sees farmer
coming across the fields with gun he
knows that killing sheep is over for that
morning, and away he goes.


Are dogs very strong?"


You'd think they could pull a saw
log to judge by the amount of bowling
they will do between dusk and daybreak,
but the minute boy wants a ride on
his sled the family dog is troubled with
heart disease and general weakness"


Can dogs find their way home from
long distances?"


It's according to the dog. IF it's one
you want to get rid of he can find his
way home from California. IF it's a
good one he's apt to get lost if he goes
around the corner"


Can dogs see in the dark?"


Some appear to, but instances are
not rare where dogs, commanded to rush
out and devour the fellow hooking wood
have rushed under the bed by mistake
and-stayed there. That's all about
docs
Year: 1878

then, came to the house to visit her, but
he had no hand in her ruin. He was a
youth, several years her junior, of slight
build and altogether unlike the person
the hospital people described as having
brought her there ooh! he was not
the man." Mr.. Soar said. cit was some
one older than she some one they believed
was her father. To the best of my knowl-
edge the girl had no such acquaintance ;
certainly none such was ever seen with
her. OF course it was possible that while
she was away from home she might have
met some stranger and formed an init
macy with him, but the whole affair is a
mystery 10 ne. / doubt the story have
been told I hardly believe any one went
with her to the hospital although they say
SO. / think she went there herself after
leaving home. "


LEAVING HOME.


"Why she left home of course We could
not learn" MIR. Soar said in answer 10
the question. "She SAID she was going
to live out. You must know that Lizzie
was an active industrious girl, and never
wanted to be idle She worked at making
laces in my place, and when business
lagced she insisted on living out. About
two months ago she went TO stop with q
! family in Williamsburg, but left them
several weeks ago and came home. On
! November 2lst she went away again. She
had all her Clothes packed up and taken
away, and she sent us note saying that
she had found good place and was going
to take it. This satisfied us at first,
though it seemed strange that Lizzie
should act so 9ueerly. Time passed, and
we heard nothing of her. Then her
mother began to worry and We inquired
for her all over, but could learn nothing
of her whereabouts. 1t was only when
they notified Inc to come to the hospital
that / learned my poor childs fate and
discovered her trouble. She was always
good girl and as dutiful as one could
wish. She never went about like other
girls of her age, but preferred to sit in
the house and read. She was a great
reader and spent almost too much of he1
| time at it. Iohjected l to it often, for she
| seemed to care great deal about novels
and story papers, and l did not. approve
of it. 1t is too late now, though. She
was no doubt the victim of some girlisE
love and was cruelty deceived. The mar
who is guilty of her ruin and her DEATH
however, it seems likely l shall never
learn. N. Y. Herald
Year: 1878

FEMALE SOcIErY.-You know ny opini.
on OF female society. Without it we
should degenerate into brutes. This OBJ
servation applies with tenfold force to
young men and those who are in the
prime OF manhood For, after a certain
time of life, the literary man may make
a shift "a poor one, l grant odo without
the society of ladies. To a young man
nothing Is SO important as spirit Of de-
yotlon, next to his Creator, to some ami
able woman, whose image may occupy his
heart and guard it from pollution, which
besets it on all sides. A man ought to
choose his wife, as Mrs. Primrose did her
wedding gown, for qualities that Swear
well " One thing at least is true, that If
matrimony has its cares, celibacy has no
pleasures. A Newton or q mere scholar
may find employment in study man OF
literary taste can receive In books pow
erful auxiliary but a man must have a
bosom friend and children round him to
cherish and support the dreariness of old
age.
Year: 1878

ELECTRIC LIGHr-The first experiment
with the electric light in Berlin was made
on the 14th of November, in the new
synagogue in the Oranienburg street, be-
fore large crowdof people In the court
yard Of the building a stationary appara-
tus furnished the light, which was con.
Quoted over the roof into two of the five
round windows, whence the light stream
ed down on the synagogue below. The
effect was astonishing. The light was SO
brilliant that it Illuminated the gallery
and the remotest corners Of the edifce.
The splendor of the light was vivid, but not
offensive to the sight Incomparison with
gas the results as follows Gas, perhour.
Sl5; the electric light 81 for the same
time. The apparatus cost several thous-
and marks. The synagogue was also lit
up outside by electric light, bringing it
out as bright as day, and producing
most magical effect. Gas burning along
side of the electric light locked pale. and
was, as 1t were, thrown into the shade.
Year: 1878

idea as to the identity of the man who it
was supposed brought her TO the hospital,
but he should endeavor to find him.


Last night the body was lying in the
dead house of the hospital awaiting the
permit of the Coroner for its removal to
the Brooklyn residence of Mr.. Soar.
The latter said to the Herald reporter
that the fall of his child was mystery to
him. What her story was he could not
tell, or In what way she came to shame.
From himself and her mother she had of
course sedulously concealed everything
tias might at all serve to expose the man
whose victim she had been. She had
never complained to them of illness, or
seemed in any way but the best of spirits.
If she brooded over her misfortune and
worried over anticipations of her secrets
becoming known she kept her fears and
assumed mask of gayety and good hu-
NOR that baffled the eyes of all. "Neyer
for moment, said the afflicted parent
"did an inklins of the truth flash upon
US. Had she but dropped some word, or
by her behavior given US cause to believe
she was in trouble, we Nigh. have learned
her secret, learned all of her-and him
too 1 do not know what l should have
done, he continued, "but she should
never have entered that hospital, never.
She should not have gone to any place of
that kind"


To inquiries regarding the dead girls
male acquaintance the father answered
that she had very few. She was a quiet.
simple girl, with domestic tastes and NOT
at all giveR to society. Several times a
young man from New York, a typs-setter
Year: 1878

WE are pleased to see that the
London Times IL of opinion that
an era of great prosperity is dawn.
ing for the United States coinci-
dent with specie resumption. 1t is
needless to say that the HERALD
has repeatedly put itself on record
to the same effect, " ith, of course,
the qualification that all classes of
our people are in patriotic accord
on the critical occasion. For once
we find ourselves able to give u
hearty approval to an utterance of
John Sherman, Secretary of the
Treasury. His speech at the New
England banquet the other night
was pitched in the right key. As
resum ption is practical initiation,
the howlers after an extended cur
rency should themselves heartily
unite in making the transition
from an irredeemable to a redeem
able and accredited paper money
an easy one.
Year: 1878

Indications point strongly now to the elec-
tion of the whole Republican County ticket
in York. In fact there really seems to be a con-
test on only two of the places-those of sher-
iff and county attorney. Upon these two
places, then the chief interest centers and
it is well for the good, temperance-loving,
law-abidipg citizens of old York to consider
carefully what this contest means. Let
them look to it and see if the old struggle be-
tween rum and temperance is not being
fought out again on their soil. Is it not un-
derstood that the election of Emery and
Stevens means the practical suspension of the
enforcement of the prohibitory law and the
establishment of tippling shops in every city,
village and four corners throughout the length
and breadth of the country? 1t may be said
that these officers if elected will be compelled
to enforce the law; but everybody knows
that there are many ways in which the law
may be ostensibly enforced but practically ig.
nored when sheriff and county attorney both
wish it so. A few seizures will be made for
forms sake; but good care will be taken to
pounce upon only those who politically or
otherwise have offended the officers, or if
their friends must be looked after, to give sly
and timely notice so that no harm will be
done.


The people of York may as well look the
matter fairly in the face and recognize that
in their vote for sheriff and county attorney
this year they must decide between rum and
no rum. It is idle to endeavor to avoid the
issue. 1t is clearly presented and any man
who attempts to argue it away either de.
ceives himself or tries to deceive others.