smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

How Long TO STARvE. "A man will die
for want OF air in five minutes, for want
of sleep in ten days, for want of water
in a week, for want of food at various in.
tervas, dependent on constitution, habits
of life, and circumstances of the occa.
sion. Instances are given where persons
have been said tn live many weeks with.
out eating particle of food but when
opportunities have been offered for q fair
investigation Of the case, it has been in
yarably that n weak and wicked fraud
has been ut the bottom of it,
Year: 1871

Franklin Dyre, a highly .respeCta
BILE and intelligent farmer of Galena,
Kent county Maryland, gives the
following as q sure euro for the bite
of mad dog. AS will be seen, he
has tested It with the most gratifying
results:


Elecampane ia plant well known
to most persons, and is to be found
In many four gardens. Immediate
ly after being bitten, take one and a
half ounces OF the root of the plant
the green root is perhaps pFefera-
bic, but the dried will answer, and
may be found in our drug stores, and
was used by me--slice or bruise, put
il into a pint OF fresh milk, boil
down to half E pint, strain, and when
cold drink it, fasting at least six
hours afterWard. The next morning,
repeat the dose prepared as the last
and this will be sufficient. 1t is rec
ommended that after eacE dose moth
ing be eaten tor at least six hours


l have q son that was bitten by q
mad dog eighteen years ago, and four
other Children in the ReighborhoOd
we're also bitten; they took the
above dose, and are alivo and well
TO this day. And ] have known d
number Of ethers who we're bitten
and applied the same remedy. Il Il
supposed the root contains a principle
which, being taken up by the blood
in its circulation, counteracts or neu
| tralizes the deadly effects Of the viru


of hydrOphobia.


l feel so much cofidcnce In thi


simple remedy that am willing yol


should give my name in connection


with this statement,
Year: 1871

The game is said to have had its origin
in the ffth century, at the court of a
powerful prince in the Indies, who had
forced a great number Of sovereigns to
pay tribute to him, and submit to his
government. Forgetting that q king
ought to be the father Of his people, he
grieYously oppressed them, and put to
death those who dared to demonstrate
with him; till the people, borne down
by a weight Of unsupportable tyranny,
began to revolt, and the tributary pTin~
ces, persuaded that in losing the love OF
his people he had lost the essence Of his
power, were preparing to throw Of the
yoke, and to carry war into his estates.
At length q Brahmin, or Indian PhiiOs-
opher, named Sissea, the son Of Daher,
touched with the miBfortunes of his
country, undertook to make the prince
open his eyes to the fatal effects which
his conduct was likely to produce. But,
instructed by the example Of those who
had gone before him, he was sensible
his lesson would not prove Of any SER
vice, until the prince should make the
application OF it to himself, and not
think that it was done by another.
With this view he invented the game OF
chess, where the king, although the
most considerable OF the pieces, is both
impOtent to attack, as well as to defend
himself against his enemies, without
the assistance Of his subjects and sol
diers, The new game soon became IA
nous; the King of the Indies heard Of 1t,
and would learn It. The BrahInin Sis
sea was pitched upon TO teach him; and
under the pretext of explaining the
rules Of the game, and showing him the
skill required to make use OF the other
pieces for the kings defence, he made
him perceive and relish important
truths which he had hitherto refused to
hear. The king, convinced that IN the
peoples love of their ruler consisted all
his strength, altered his conduct, and
prevented the TnisfOrtP0ss that threat
ened him
Year: 1871




A very perceptible chsnge is taking
place In the views Of those interested
in educational matters. Instructors
both in Europe and America are be-
ginning 20 seriously ask themselves,
is it best to continue to drill the
young in the dead languages SO
many years? Can they not attain
just as much mental training, and far
more knowledge that will valuable
be to them in the everyday affairs
of life, by devOting TO other branches
Of study q portion Of the time which
is now given to Greek and Latin
The public, generally are beginning,
to PROFOUND the same inquiries.
Mill and Huxley have recently spO-
zen on the subject, and Robert Lowe,
chancellor Of the English Exchequer,
now reiterates the sentiments to
which they have given expression.
After stating, in an address before
the London Institute of Civil En-
gineers, that his own E education was
devoted mostly TO learning some
thing of the literature and the Ian
guage OF q people who have long
since passed aWay-a people who
knew very little of nature, very little
of tho world in which they lived,
very little indeed of anything except
the squabbles and quarrels in which
they engaged with one another" the
Chancellor added When I think
Of the celebrated battle of Marathan,
ali our enthusiasm, about the 1872 who
perished on that occasion on the side
Of the victorious, and compare it
with the great drama which has
been enacted in another part of Eu-
rope within the last seven or eight
months, I cannot help feeling how
small were the matters to which our
early attention was directed. Why,
q good cOIliery accident, under the
auspices Of those professional gentle
men whom / see around me, would
throw one of those great events of
sucient times completely into the
shade" Studies of this character,
the Chancellor continued, though
beautiful and attractive, are marrow,
small, and unsuited To fit a man to
take part in the great drama of life" f"
The aim instruction of teachers
should be to impart which will be


required in future days." which
can be available for the convenience
and advantage of mankind" Youth
should be taught concerning the
occult influences which surround us,
Of which the ancients, to whose histo-
ry and productions, we have devoted
so much of our time, knew nothing.
They should be instructed how to
seize the great forces in nature, and
80 to imprison, and regulate them,
that they shall serve man, not
only like the most Obedient and


faithful servants, but with a power,


which no fabled giant could possess"
There are very few graduates of col
leges and Universities, in either the
Old World or New, who will not, to
greater or less extent, endorse these
views who have not come to feel, from
their own experiences, that there is a
radical defect in that educational
curFiculumswhich prescribes ancient,
TO the exclusion of modern classics,
who do not keenly regret that
they did not devote some of their
early years Of study to acquiring the
German and French and other live
Languages, which could now be made
of great service in the social
and business affairs of life. The
College of the future must keep the
living present more in view than
the dead past.-HeGrth and Home.
Year: 1871

y The symptoms of Liver
Complaint are uneasiness
and pain in the side. Some
times the pain is in the
shoulder, and is mistaken


for rheumatism. The stom-
ach is effected with loss OF
appetite and sickness, bowels


in general costive,, some
times alternating with lax
d with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss


of memory, accompanied


with painful sensation of hay


ing left undonc something


which ought to have been


done. Often complaining OF
weakness, debility and low
sspirits. Sometimes many or
Year: 1871

DIR. Doran tells of Il comical coincidence of
which the rector, curate and congregation of a
western village were the victims. The rector
and curate both returned to their duty, after
long absence upon the same day. The curate
took the morning service and preached so well
as to astonish his hearers In the evening the
rector, who had oficiated in neighboring pa


rish in the morning, assembled the pulpit and
rather surprised his flock by giving out the
same text as the curate had chosen in the fore
noon> Their surprise became puzzled wonder
ment when they found it was not only the same
text, but the same sermon, and one can imagine
the horror of the listening curate. The fact
was rector and curate had each purchased some
Autographed sermons, and were SO unlucky as
to inaugurate their return home with the same
one. Good as this story Is, 1t Is capped by the
misadventure attending three young candidates
for Scotch ministry The first one put upon
his trial while putting on his robes, happened
to descry an ancient looking, well-worn roll OF
paper, which proved to be sermon upon the
text, Jacob was a plain man, dwelling III
tents Seeing that the old sermon was much
better than his new one, the aspirant to pulpit
honors took possession of it delivered it AZ his
own, and returned it. to its old resting place


The sermon was good one: and pleased the
hearers although they would have preferred
nne delivered without book Great was their
nStonishment the following Sunday when
preacher number two treated them with the
same sermon from the same text: hut It was
too much for Scottish patience when third
minister, falling into the same trap rommen
red his sermon by announcing that Jacob WI:
plain man dwelling in tents. and one olc
woman relieved the feelings of her fellow suffer
crs by exclainliug Dell dwell UNI! Is he
never gaun to tlit?"
Year: 1871

known hfm from l84o to 1854 ana having seen
and c0nversed with the claimant many times since
his return 10 England. Witness knew him as the
same person, particularly by hts knock knees which
was peculiarly OF most OF the TichbOrne family.
In the conversation between witness and the claim
ant there was much mention OF some spurs stlrrups
and stuffed BIRDS which the claimant said ne had
sent home from America, and which witness had
seen, ana the cross-examlnation sought TO shake
the witness account OF all this and more OF their
1aik.


fessed to be well acquainted with Roger TichbOfnes
person, and believed the claimant To be him.


The case was then adjourned.
Year: 1871

Mee'ins in Eighth Avenuc Last Might.


ABOUT two hundred Of the citizens OF the Six
teenth ward met last evening at Temperance HAN,
corner Of Eighteenth street and Eighth avenue, to
organize measures 10 preserve the purity OF the
ballot box at the coming election. John Castrec
was chairman o. the meeting. and Peter McDonslo
Year: 1871

Mary Lynch, a girl eighteen years OF age, died
at the brooklyn City Hospital yesterday from the
effects OF injuries received few days since by be
inn drawn IN some machinery AZ the mattress msnu-
factory Of Mr. Drew IN Myrtle avenue.
Year: 1871

The committee win formally present their entire
ing be held at the Cooper Institute on Thursday
evening, and Will request for them the united sup
port OF all citizens who are honestly IN favor OF
reform
Year: 1871

THE CENTENARY FAIR.-The Cen
tenary Fair, at Assembly Hall, conducted
by the ladies of the Centenary church,
grows in popularity daily and nightly.
The management respectfully inform the
public that the impression that the Fair
will close with the present week is errone-
Gus, as it is their determination to keep it
open throughout the whole of next week.
They will use every eXertion to maintain
all the present attractive features Of the
Fair, and add all the new ones within their
power. Our people owe it to themselves
and to the cause of religion and morality in
our midst, to extend liberal patronage to
the Fair, and thus aid the laiiies in their
laudable undertaking. We presume the
sprightly little paper winch has been pub
lished daily during this week. viii also ap-
pear as an auxiliary of the Fair during next
week, and our business community can
have the opportunity of using it as an ad-
vertising medium for six days longer.


The large, handsome central table in the
hall was erected gratuitously far the use of
the ladies by John and George Gibson, and
the elegant etangere kindly loaned by
Messrs. Habliston & Bro. The whole
room is tastily fitted up, and contains many
useful and ornamental articles. The skat-
ing exercises are kept up in the hall, and
that amusement will be feature in the ex-
hibition tonight. TO the members of the
Legislature and other strangers now i'll our
city we would suggest that no more agree
able or profitable place of diversion day or
night can be found than the Fair at Assem-
bly, Hall.
Year: 1871

THE CITy SCHooLs-1he Cold lVca-
Mer and the Chitdrea.--Since the cold
weather set in we have heard complaints
from parents of children in attendance at
our city schools that the rooms are not
properly warmed. Especially are these
the complaints directed to the school-rooms
on Broad street, between Ninth and Tenth,
where, on Thursday and Friday of this
week, we learn they had little or no fire,
although, as is well known, the weather
was excessively cold.


IF the school-houses are not furnished
with sufficient fuel to keep the little chill
dren, who daily attend them, in comfort
able condition Of warmth, it is somebody's
fault, and it is time the public was inform
ed who is to blame. Our advice to the
principals and teachers is, il their rooms
are not provided with sufficient fuel, that
they send their scholars home and close
their schools; for it is simply absurd to
expect parents to hazard the lives Of their
little ones, by permitting them to stay in
a cold school room from 8 o'clock in the
morning till three in the afternoon.


And while upon this subject, we must be
peT4eitted to enter our solemn protest
against the rule which makes no distinction
on account Of age in the duration of the
daily sessions OF the schools, the number
of studies, &c. We thiak we can show
that our school authorities are making a
mistake in these matters, and we respect
fully call their attention 70 the subject.
Year: 1871

LEGIsLATIvE.-Quit a number OF the
members of the Legislature are already in
the city. preparatory to the assembling of
that body on Wednesday next.


We learn that the secretary of the Com
monwealth is issuing certificates to all mem
bers declared by the board of canvsssers to
have been elected, and il any question as to
the right to seats should arise it will be de-
termined by the branch of the General As
sembly affected by it.


1 There seems to be little difficulty .antici-
pated in this respect, however, and but 4
small portion of the time of the session
will be occupied in discussing rights to seats.


The unaccountable neglect of the election
officers in Lunenburg county to make re-
turns of the polls, as required by law, will
necessitate special election in that county
for member of the House of Delegates.
The late Board cf Canvassers had no re-
turns whatever from that county by which
they could determine the result of the vote,
and as their official faeeting has already
been held, of course it is now too late to
make the return-and hence new election
is the only way of securing the Lunenburg-
crs their rightful representation in the Gene
raj Assembly.
Year: 1871

ADVICE OF AN OLD LApY.-Now, John
listen to me. for am older than yeu, or
coulant be yonr mother: Never marry a
young woman John, before you have con
trived to happen at the house where she
lives at least four or five times before break
fast. You should know how late she lie,
in bed in the morning. You should take
notice whether her complexion is the same
in the morning as it is in the evening, OF
whether the wash and towel have robbed
her Of her evening bloom You should take
care to surprise her. SO ths.you can SEQ her
morning dress, and observe how her hair
looks when she is not expecting you. II
possible, you should be where You can hear
the morning conversation with her mother,
II she is il.na.urcd and snappish to her
mother. SO she will be tc you. depend on i
Bu' IL you find her up. dressed neatly in
the morning, with the same coun,cnancc,
the same smiles. the same neatly combed
hair. the same ready and pleasant answers
to her mother which characterized her de
pertinent in the evening, and particularly
il shc ia lending hand to get lreakias,
ready in good season. abe is a prize, John,
and the sooner you secure bet to yourself
tho better.
Year: 1871

warranted not to cut in the eye--not head
ache in a hhds. of tit is no sooner in your
belly than its on your back in pound Of beet
and 1t carries bead like necklace; for
sale by


GEORGE AUSTIN.
Year: 1871

The Shreveport Gazette of the twenty fifth
SAYS:


At the election tomorrow. TO ratifv or re-
iect the contract donating $500, 900 in bonds
TO the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
Vieksbnrg railroad, our voters should re-
member that the question has resolved
itself into one of necessity, and not of
choice.


Shreveport is in a most critical condition,
and few months will decide whether or
Motive are TO become a railroad centre.


We repeat an assertion we have fire.
quently made, that the Baton Rouge branch
road is the key to the position. II we ratify
the contract it will come to Shreveport in
the next three years; if we reject it the
company will be prepared to receive propo-
sitions from Marshall and Jefferson for a
more direct road to the Indian Territory
We believe. our people are prepared for the
question, and will vote for the ratification.


BY the ratification of this contract the
completion of connection By rail with New
Orleans will be fastened, for whoever the
parties may be who build they can avail
themselves of the offer and be induced to
commence the grading in this parish to Sc
cure, on the completion of the grading,
$500, 600


We are not over sanguine with reference
to the building of railroads, and fear that
the present generation will pass away be-
fore the plans now set on foot will be con-
summated


If the Shreveport branch of the Mobile,
New Orleans and Texas railroad should
purchase the rights and franchises attached
to the proposed branch from Baton Rouge,
under the clause that the Mississippi river
could be crossed at any point below the
mouthot Red river as some suppose it will
do, we care not We want a railroad to
New Orleans, and it matters not under
whatname it is built
Year: 1871

We dropped in, last evening, to the room
of the vice president of the police board
and found them in consultation with their
attorney, j. R. Beckwith. The nature of
the business under discussion we did not
learn, but considering the recent action of
Judge Cooley, We were satisfied it was a
council of war.
Year: 1871

A Michigan storekeeper offered his ap-
prentice fifty cents if he would drive away
the bootblacks from the front of the estab-
lishment. The youth succeeded by pour
ing kerosene on the head of one of them and
fifty cents is hardly enough to bail him out
of iaiI
Year: 1871

Nfeeo 4 'ecJ to'

 LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Septem-

 Der 12, 1S71.-Mr. Vincent Colyer,

 after paying a visit to that paradise of

 ladrones-the Canada Alamosa Res

 ervation-left for the far west to look

 up and have a pow-wow with Cachise

 and his clan. It remains to be seen,

 though, what effect moral suasion and suavity of manner will have on

 the renowned Apache chief and his

 warriors. Some of our people who

 had quite curiosity, and who wished to interview the great Apache philan- thropist, feel somewhat disappointed when he departed without making a visit to this beautiful valley of ours.

 To signalize and celebrate the ar- rival among them of so distinguished a person, a party of braves from the Canada Alamosa Reservation, made a flying trip to Lincoln county, and in the neighborhood of Fort Stanton murdered one of the most prominent citizens-Mr. McPherson. Being short for mutton, party of said braves made raid on Senor Ascaratas' sheep six miles from here, but succeeded only in getting off with some burros. Heretofore these Indians have confined themselves in their murdering and plundering to the counties of Dona Ana and Grant; but it appears that the visit of MT. Colyer was somewhat an incentive for them to extend their over larger area of country.

 A correspondent of The New Mex ican states that the Indians who killed Mir. McPherson, were trailed for some distance in the direction of the Indian Reservation; and I have 1t from a most reliable gentleman who was over in that country at the time, that the settlers are fully satis- lied that 1t was the Reservation Apa- ches who committed the outrage.

 However, sooner or later there comes a reckoning, and it reflects great credit on the peaceful intentions of the people of the counties of Dona Ana and Grant, that the score was not set tied long ago. It might be possible to make the people of these counties believe that the "moon is made of green cheese" but it will take some thing more than any ones suavity of or, the brilliant diction of some of the Indian agents, to make our people believe that the Canada Alamosa Reservation is otherwise than a haven for murderers and a nest of thieves.
Year: 1871

FROM SONORA.-We have private advices from Sonora up to September s, which announce all "quiet' t''-too much so in a commercial and industrial sense. Complaints of hard times ap- pear to be general, and from appear ances, they seem founded on fact. The rains have been plentiful this year, and the ranchers have the promise of better than all average crop.

 The Apaches are still on hand, and are as active as ever. It is pity those philanthropic messengers to the savages could not have deferred their visit to Arizona until next year-let- ting Gen. Crock have twelve months to quiet the Apaches in his way. All experienced men agree that fight ing them with vigor is the quickest way to make them want peace bad enough to keep it on their part.
Year: 1871

A DELIGHTFUL shower of rain fell on the evening of the 18th at Arizona City which lasted three-quarters of an hour, and the next day at noon the thermometer stood at 100 degrees, with close atmosphere.
Year: 1871

There Is deal Of true philosophy in the
following. probably" there is no one in
this community that needs TO read such an
article, but lest there might be we publish
1t, feeling very sure it will do no harm.


GIVE WAY \ LITTLE.


In the crowded streets Of great city
or a large town, where multitudes are
passing in opposite directions, while some
are crossing obliquely and at right an
giles, it is necessary for every one to give
way little to every one he meets, by
which means they will have a free pas
sage. Were the whole multitude TO pass
directly onward, without any ones yield
ing an inch Of ground TO any one else, all
would be obsuuctcd more or less, and
confusion must cusue, or il a Churlish
individual should take IL into his head
to march forward III a straight line, and
in no case make way for man, woman or
child, nor for procession. he would
he sure to iostle against some one or other
at almost every step, and would receive
many an insult, gnd perhaps blows, for
I his ObstinHcy aud impudcncc,


I And very much 50 is II Ia our journey
through life, and with respect 20 our gem
owl intercourse with mankind. In the
march Of life 40 one, path is so clear as
NOT in some degree 20 cross auuther'-: OF
+ II each H. determined, with uuyicldiug
stnrdiness to keep his own line. is il I'm
possible but he must give and receive
many a rude shock. Iu society, ia neigh
borhoods, aud even among close friends,
there will spring up rlyallics, and be
/ sometimes a close line Of opinion, aud il
/ all were mutually obstinate, there could
be no bound- OF end to contention,
whereas by the exercise Of mutual con-
desccusion, social harmony is preserved
and the pleasures Of society enjoyed.


Courtesy Of manners is the cougruou.
drapery Of benevolent mind. and il
both scemly and pleasing at all times and
in every relation Of life. Nor does il
need laborious study to attain H.. A
great part Of the essence Of courtesy OF o
genuine manlincs- is expressed in these
three words "Never prefer Yourself ~
R0iio8d HciUld.