smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

surprised OH the afternoon of Christmas
day to learn that the arms and ammu


milton were being removed from the
state arsenal here to the railroad depot.
The first actual knowledge of the fact,
was upon seeing teams loaded and pass
ing through the principal streets. I'm
mediately there was Il spontaneous up
rising of our best citizens, so filling the
streets as prevent the teams passing.
The mayor, who had been sent for, hay
ing no knowledge of the authority
under which the arms were being
moved, first demanded who assumed
the responsibility of the movement.
He was answered by IA Mr.. French,
representing himself to be u. clerk in
the adjutant generals office, and that
he was acting under the verbal instruc-
tions of Governor Garceloa, to remove
the arms and ammunition by railroad
to Augusta. Mr.. French seeing the
difficulties in the way, and being in
formed by the mayor that he might be
unable to restrain the people with the
force at his command, decided to re-
turn the arms to the arsenal, and the
citizens quietly dispersed. While de-
ploring the act of the state authorities
in moving large quantities of deadly
weapons through the streets of peace
full city in the present excited condition
of the public mind. we shall endeavor
to the extent of our ability 10 prevent
any action which should impair our
good fame as law abiding citizens
Year: 1879

The Auburn Young Mems Republican Club
hundred and fifty and three hundred Young
men have already signed the constitution of
the club, and this number includes about
thirty who last fall voted with the grcenback
Year: 1879

A local revolution is likely to occur in the
sewing machine business. Messrs. Fowler
Hamlen & Smith have taken hold of the mat
ter, and are hereafter to sell the new Vertical
Feed Sewing Machine in connection with
their dry goods business. This machine
will be on exhibition at their store on We'd
nesday and Thursday, and of course the Ia
dies will step in and see its workings.
Year: 1879

therefore, that this class are the subjects 0f
q violation of contract by Government, aud
That the only remedy lies in proper lcgislo-
ton, which is covered 10y the arrears bill
which has already passed the House with
surprising unauimity. General A.N. RICE,
chairman of the House Committee on lu-
valid Pensions, has fully set forth the legal
liability of the Government, and dcnouuces
the Limitation law rs one of reputation,
while the Hon. c. G.. WILLIAMS who has
been earnest in his advocacy of this bill
and in securing its passage by the House,
denounced il as downright robbery 1t is
therefore incumbent on the Senate to pass
50 important measure, and the more
promptness is demanded by reason of the
great relief that would he felt by q suffer-
ing class, whose condition, on account OF
the rebellion, is far worse than any class OF
citizens, and whose ranks are being fast
dccimnted hy wounds and disease. Un-
doubtedly the relief that would he afforded
by the passage of the bill will tend to the
prolougation of many valuable lives aud
mitigate q great amount of suffering. We
have confidence that the measure will not
be endangered in its passage by unwise at
tcmpts to delay action, or allow any effort
TO defeat it to receive consideration.
Year: 1879

THE Republicans of New York are now
contemplating method by which the ms-
jority of voters in that State shall be cheated
Democratic papers express the opinion that
the proceeding would be SO maninfestly un-
just that the Republicans will not dare to
do it. Such a consideration would have
about as much effect upon an average Re
publican conspirator as dropof water on a
ducks back
Year: 1879

Ever since the late order Of the postmaster
general came out, q certain citizen Of De-
troit has been pondering on how to get even
with the old chap. Yesterday he struck the
ides. He entered the postofiioe with let
ter, or rather an envelope, containing only
blank paper. He wrote the address on the
upper left hand corner. upset the envelope
and wrote the town. put the county on the
lower left corner. and the State where the
stamp goes. Then he stuck the stamp IN the
center OF the envelope. and below II re-
quested to have the letter returned to him
after 10 days


ut will come back" he explained, "for
there is no party there by this name. I'll
have to pay three cents for sending 1t 1,600
miles, but Uncle Sam has got to blink his
eyes all over this envelope and then return
ii free. When this cid Governmsnt gets
ahead Of me want t. know ls"
Year: 1879

In recent lecture in New York, Major General James
Shields presented the following picture of Generals Scott
and Taylor during the with Mexico in 1916 and 1871
s' never forget the first time saw the first commander
in-chef of the American forces giving his
gallant twst brave young foP in those dars and
as I had to report TO the general thought it W aN
that should deck myself out in the best unifo


get. / suppose spent my whole fortune VIII ,asn't
ut that time and isn't now sufficient TO pay = aonal
debt in gold lace and such like. Then ms 4 TO the
Generals tent. Out came man 10 meet fna / shall
forget him. never passed Tor a lsn some
myself but / tell you beauty coaluared to him


He had on an old linen duster black or hat no vest
and wore on his feet pair OF shoes, ike the Irish
mans brogans he could never have Jed in / was
for pushing him side, when he ha out his hand and
said he was glad TO me. This S old Rough and
Year: 1879

The signal for dinner roll call is beaten p NJ and
hour allowed for the meal and for recreation. At
the recitations begin again. and four the academic
building is deserted The rectatons from eleven TO
and from four being less important only occupy
an hour each There is long release from quarters
drill occupies about hour and half of
Supper succeeds followed by thirty minutes recreation
and the buge again calls to quarters and study Tattoo


beaten at hapast nne and at ten the taps when the
beds having been spread since tattoo lights extn
guished and all cadets in bed except the cadet Off
who inspect the to that this regulation has
been promptly observed.
Year: 1879

Ready General Zachary Taylor, brave man ever
went into battle and as honest sat in the
White House Now Scott just the opposite of old


Rough and Ready in appearance but kinder heart than
his never beat in a human breast And he great
general. / remember how few of younger officers
planned to take the city of Mexico There General
Twggs and Beaurregard, who then colonel and
myself and some Others and we drew up plans Now
Shields they said you go and submit it to the General,
So took the plan Scott. He looked at for few
moments then said YES you get the city of Mex
ico according the plan, but after you have got it what
are YOU going to do? You will be in prison. You will
have lost one thousand aud the remainder of you will
be prisoners TO the enemy And then he toot the map
and showed me just how necessary il woud oe hold
Chepuepec before the capture of the city OF Nce3


do us any good. ! tell you this anecdote TO show


much greater a man, Scott was than anv q
Year: 1879

before the day was spent she broachcd the
subject to him, but, unfortunately, without
that subtlety which might have given her
q small show of success; that wisdom which
Nathan manifested when he talked W David
of the zone eve lamb" She went with the
bluntness Of straightforward woman right
to the sucject in which she was interested.
She asked why so much had been kept from
her. and the man answered with an impa-
tience he did not try to conceal.


care you on the brink Of ruin, Edward
Is there danger Of an immediate failure"


"What question No; if / can wealth
er the storm little longer it will be all right
with me-"


She knew the fatal tendency to put aside
all evil days, and to try and sail smoothly
upon unrufIled waters. She remembered
the story OF the ostrich hiding its head in the
sand and fancying it would in that way es-
cape the threatened danger.


Not so, my husband; the longer you de-
lay the more irretrievable will be the evil.
You forget that the interests Of others win be
imperiled. If you were to stop now. could
you not insure ease and comfort to Aunt
Agnes aud large percentage TO your other
creditors ?"


Yes"


"Then DO it, pray you, my husband.
Commit not the fatal error that has brought
ruin to so many homcsj remember what is
due those who have committed their inter
ests to your keeping. Give up house, furni-
ture-everything, and keep your condition
a secret no longer; release it before it bursts
with Its own strength the barriers with which
you have cncompassed it, and then we will
begin life anew with empty pockets, vet with
clear consciences, and all will be we'll"


You talk like woman, Marjorie, and
as if l had been guilty of some great crime.
am on the eve of a venture that will bring
me great success. You cannot expect TO un-
derstand such things, for they are beyond
your ken. What do you know Of business
rules and laws %


al know the law which is not written up
on the books Of men-the higher law which
cannot be violated without incurring its full
and just penalty" she answered, sadly.


There was great wonder and great excite
ment over the failure of Edward Dale-a
failure bringing dismOy to more than one
heart and home, but he escaped the censure
of the many, for there was the record of an
almost munfcent lberalty, conspicuous
devotion OF time and thought to the best in
terests of the church and society, alike attest
ing to the singleness anu purity of his pur-
poses.


Poor Mr.. Dale" was the general COM
ment. GLOW mysterious are the dispensa-
tons Of Providencel How stran 5e the Lord
does not protect His own Yet with what
beautiful humility does he bear his burdens,
and how cold and unsympathic and far from
humble has his wife appeared through ii
ALL"
Year: 1879

She read until ahe could not see


Did "Ivanhoe" e'cr weary =
Then dropped the book upon her knee,


And said her life was dreury.
"From day to day still must tread


The same dull round Of duty
ofdarning socks and baking bread


Without one glimpse of beauty.
From week to week my landmarks are:
A sermon dull on Sunday;
On Friday night the Plumville Star,


The weekly wash on Monday.
And q there's never line Of grace,


And never hint Of glory"
She sighed and lengthen'd her pretty face
ats always the same old storyr'
She dried her eyes and curled her hair,
And went to conference meeting
From the garden gate to the vestry stair
The self same words repeating;
At last the final hymn was sung,


And all the prayers were ended,
When one from the doorway crowd among
Her homeward steps attended.
They left at length the village street


And sprung the low wall over,
To cross through Capt. Peaslee's wheat
And Deacon Bascombe's clover.
The moon seemed shining overhead


To flood their path with glory;
They whispered low, but what they said
Was-only the same old stOryl
Year: 1879

The Globe reports that the Pope has lately
received an autograph letter from the CAR
who offered to the Holy Father to protect
the rights Of the Roman Catholic clergy in
Poland on the condition that the Pontiff, in
turn, would exercise his powers over the
Catholic clergy Of Russia inducing them to
assist the Russian authorities in their strug-
gle against the spread of revolutionary
ideas
Year: 1879

Mir Froude gives the following description of the way he began writing English history

 [ found myself obliged to settle to some defi- nite occupation. I would have gladly gone to the bar. or studied medicine, or gone into bus mess; but. as the law then stood these roads were closed to me. dld not wish, 1 could not afford to be idle and. though l knew that had but the most moderate capacity for it, literature was the oply alternative left open to me-" -sg..
Year: 1879

An officer sat in the patrolmen's room at the police station this afternoon reading poetry aloud to a prisoner locked in cell where he couldn't get away. He didn't say much but seemed to be suffering terribly. As the poor fellow was only guilty of drunkenness the punishment seemed out of proportion to the offence
Year: 1879

The New Orleans Democrat is quite sure
that Senator Bayard, by opposing the reso-
luton to attach the repeal of the jury test
oath and the "odious" Federal election laws
to the appropriation bills, has completely
alienated the South from him, and destroyed
any chance that he may have had for the
Democratic nomination for the Presidency.


The President wrote: ''Let no man be
put out merely because he is a friend Of
Mr.. Arthur, and no man put in merely be-
cause he is our friend and then, they say,
he went and put ont the collector at Ban
gor because he was friend of Mr.. lIamlin,
and put in new man because he was ''our
friend"


a Confederate paper IN Central Missouri
comes up out OF the bush and exclaims ex-
ultantly that while Senator Logan will be
the only man of any prominence who served
in the Union army during the war in the
mex. Senate, there will be seventeen Conied-
crate brigaders.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON specials say there will be no
need of an extra session. The Democrats
in The Hoase are determined to put them
selves on the record in favor Of repeating the
Federal election laws but it Is well under
stood that when they have carried the meas
ure through the House, they expect to see it
defeated in the Senate by Democratic votes,
and eliminated from the Legislative bill by
the Conference Committee which will follow.
The attitude of the Republicans seems to
be that they will compel the Democracy to
assume the entire responsibility for the re-
peal of these laws to prevent frauds. No
Republican will in any way aid to accom-
plish this, but the Democrats will have to
do it with their own quorum and their own
votes.
Year: 1879

A runaway couple from the South
were to meet at Belmont, on the Iron
Mountain railway, near st. Louis
The lady, whose name is concealed,
came up on the train, and discovered
her grandfather in pursuit OF her. H.
was ON the same train, and the lady
rod. past Belmont, and when two or
three miles from the place, and the
train under fall headway she suddenly y
ran GU: on the platform and lraped off,
marvalously escaping serious injury
She walked back to Belmont, where
sue met the man she was to marry.
The grandfather hurried back to Bal
mont on the next train, but arrived too
late to prevent the marriage.
Year: 1879

ing on In the direction the stage had
| taken.


He overlook II, passed 1t, and still he
| galoped on.


The people at Mud Gulch knew the
Colonel we'll. and made . rule never to be


astonished at anything he did; but they
| made an exception to the rule when the
Colonel cauvassed the principal bar-rooms


for men who wished to purchase horse.
And when a gambler who was fush


obtained Tipsie tor twenty slugs--only a


thousand dollars-when the Colonel had


always said that there wasn't gold enough


on top Of ground 10 bury her. Mud
Gulch experienced decided sensation.
ooe or two enterprisipg persons speedily
discovered that the Colonel WAS not In q
very Commemorative mood. so every one
retired to his favorite saloon TO bet ac-
cording TO his own opinion OF the Cooners
motives and actions.
But when the Colonel, after remaining
! In a bsrber-shop for half an hour. emerg-
ed with his face clean shaved and hair


neatly trimmed and parted, betting was 20
wild that a cool beaded sporting man


speedily made fortune by betting agains,
every theory that was advanced
Then the Colonel made \ tour OF the
| stores and fitted himself with a new suit
Of clothes. carefully eschewing all the
generous patterns and pronounced colors
50 dear 10 the average miner. He bought


q new hat and put on q pair OF boots, and
pruned his anger nails, and stranger than
all. he mildly declined all invitations 10
drink.


As the Colonel stood In The door OF the
principal saloon. where the stage always
stopped. the Challenge Hin constable was
seen to approach the Colonel and tap him
on the shoulder. upon which all men who
bet that the Colonel MAS dod2ing some
! body claimed the stakes. But those who
stood near the Colonel heard the constable
say:


Colonel take I, all back when I
seed you git on, OF Challenge Hin I, come
to me you might be 10 the road agent busl-


ness. so I followed yoa--du,y. you know.
But when seen you sell Tfpsle | knew
was on the wrong trail would not sus-
| pect you now II all the stages 10 the state


wnz robbed, and I'll give you satisfaction
any where you want IL"
It's all right" said the Colonel. with .


smile. The constable Afterwards said tha,
nobody had any idea OF how curioasly the
Colonel smiled when his beard WAS Oh
suddenly the stage pulled up al the door
with a crash. and the male passengers
hurried into the saloon Ia $ state OF utter
Indignation and iaipecuniosity.
The story OF the robbery attracted
everybody. aud during the cxcitemcn. the
Colonel slipped out quietly and opened the


door Of the stage. The old lady started
and cried.


George"


And the Colonel jumped into the stage


and put his arms tendcrly about the


trembling form OF the old lady. exclaim.


ing:


"Motherr'
Year: 1879




During the haying season an honest old
farmer On the Gratiot read employed
three young men from the city to help cut
and store his timothy. None OF them
liked work half as we'll as whiskey, and
Il conspiracy was the result. Aboutnoon
one day one of the trio fell down in the
field, shouting and kicking, and the
other two ran to the farmer with wild
eyes and called out that their companion
had been bitten by Il ratt!esnakc, and
must have WhisIlcy. The farmer rushed
to the house and brought out a quart,
and the three haryestcIS got big drink
all around Oh the sly, while the "bittenn
one had IL lay off Of halfa day. The next
forenoon a second one was bitten, and
again the farmer rushed for his bottle.
1t was nice little job for the boys, and
on the third day Il third one put in his
claim for bite, and yelled for the whs-
ky bottle. The farmer took the matter
very cOolly this time, and after making
particular inquiries as to the size of the
snake, location of the bite, the sensation,
and so forth, he slowly continued:


Day before yesterday James was
bitten and drank quart OF good whisky.
Yesterday John Was bitten and drank
quart more. To-day you've got bite,
and the best thing you can do is to smell!
their hreatils and lay in the shade while
the rest of us eat dinner"


The man get we'll in ten minutes, and
not another rattlesnake was seen during
the season.
Year: 1879

PECULIAR DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENTS.
"A family in one OF the suburbs Of
Boston furnishes fine illustration of
the manner in which modern divorce
laws have overtllrown the old fashioned
ideas concerning the sacredness Of
marriage. 4 dozen years ago young
man and young woman were married.
Soon after they had son, and for
several years appeared to live together
rs happily as their neighbors. But at
length the wife concluded that she was
tired Of her husband, and without any
opposition from him. obtained a divorce.
OF course there was another man in the
case, and to him she was soon after
married The strange part of it is that
after all this had happened the man
went to board with his mother-in-l law,
between whom and himself there was a
strong friendship. He is still boarding
in her house, at which his late wife and
her present husband are frequent visi-
tors, and he seems to be perfectly salts
fed with the arrangements.-I Boston
Traveller, August &.
Year: 1879

New York Sun.


Presence of mind has lately proved
valuable in several interesting cases.
Henry Kuhn, at the bottom OF a Dubu-
cue well, drove his pickax into the side,
and stood under it when he saw the
earth laden bucket falling, thus saving
himself from being crushed. John
Carey, when lightning struck the New
Haven mill, of which he was foreman,
Knocked down three of the panic
stricken operators, who were madIy
rushing toward the narrow exit, and so
prevented dangerous jam on a stair
way. Mrs. Dunkin, OF Long Prairie,
MIMI, was threatened with an AK by
her crazy son. She said: "Well, if you
want to cut my head off, let's go to the
chopDing- block He nodded, and they
passed out to the wood pile. 1t was
dark, and addressing him with, ''NoW,
III put my head on the block" she drew
the white kerchicf from her neck aud
threw it down and slipped away. The
lunatic struck the kcrchief Il heavy but
harmless blow. Julia Clarke, q San
machine by her long hair. She seized q
Dair of shears and cut off her tresscs 50
nnickly that she was not drawn between
the wheels and killed, as size otherwise
would have been. Ten men started
down the shaft of a Nevada mine in 4
small skip. Tie donkey engine broke,
and the miners felt their vessel sink
downward with lightning speed. Death
" fear turned every face white. IN the
panic most of them clutched the skip to
wait for the crash. At the first intima-
ton OF disaster Patrick Mccarthy, the
engineer at the top of the Shaft, seized
a Heavy plank and thrust the end be-
! tween the pigeon shaft and the reel
from which the cable was running off.
The drum was running with terrific
speed, and the friction produced streams
OF fire and smoke. But the engineer 5
thrust was exactly ut tho lisht point
and the end OF the board soon checked
the decent, bringing the skip to a stand
| still IL few feet from the bottom.
Year: 1879

Although the number of duels which have ended fatally for the combatants Is happily limited, the fashion which pre- vailed during the eighteenth century of having number of seconds on either side pitted one against the other, caused many duels to end fatally for more than one of the actors in them. One of the most famous duels of this kind, as we'll as one of the most disastrous in its con- sequences, was that between the Duke of Hamilton and Lord Mohun, which took place in the reign of Queen Anne, in the year 1712. The Duke of Hamil- ton was most amiable and accomplished gentleman, beloved by his friends and respected by all while Lord Mohun was the most finished scoundrel and desperado of the time, which is saying a good deal. Lord Mohun, for private reasons, of which revenge was only one, was determined to force quarrel on the duke. Accordingly he insulted him grossly and then sent him challenge, which the duke, although he knew that in so doing he played into the scoun- dreps hands, was forced to accept. They met in Hyde park, and fought long and fiercely. Both were accomplished swordsmen, and, although they wound

 ed each other again and again, no att tempt even at reconciliation was made. It was thoroughly understood that the duel was to the death. The duke had received four serious wounds, and Lord Mohun three, when the duke managed to get past his adversary's guard, and rid the world of one of the most worth less men who have ever disgraced it. What really followed will never be known for certain. As the duke leaned forward with his sword still in Lord Mohun's body he was stabbed through the shoulder to the heart. It was said that Lord Mohun, after receiving his death-- blow, shortened his sword, and. with the desperate strength of dying man, drove it to the hilt through the duke's body. But this was disbelieved at the time, and Major Mccartney, one of Lord Mohun's seconds, was accused of having stabbed the duke from be- hind, as soon as he saw Lord Mohun was mortally wounded. His immediate flight after the duel lends some color to the accusation, but that may perhaps be explained by the fact that he well knew no one concerned in the death of such a notable man as the Duke of Hamilton would escape punishment. Be this as it may, the fact remains that one of the most accomplished statesmen and pol ished gentlemen of the day bartered his life for that of scoundrel fit only for the hulks. And this shows one great reason why dueling is such miserable folly. Unless the lives involved be equal in value, the game is manifestly unfair. --The AggOsy.