smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

Some one has written beautifully to
the boys in the following manner. Here
is whole sermon in few sentences:
Of all the love affairs in the world, none
can surpass the true love of the big boy
for his mother. 1t is a pure love and
noble. honorable in the highest degree
to both. I do not mean dutiful atfec-
ton. mean love which makes boy
gallant and courteous to his mother,
saying to everybody that he is fairly In
love with her. Next to the love OF a
husband, nothing SO crowns woman. 8
life with honor as this second love, this
devotion of son to her. And l never
yet knew boy to "turn out bad who
begun by falling in love with his moth
er. Any man may fall in love with a
fresh faced girl, and the man who Is
gallant to the girl may cruelty neglect
the worn and weary life. But the boy
who is a lover to his mother IN her mid
die age is a true knight who will love
his wife as much in the sere-leaved au-
tumn as in the daisy springtime.
Year: 1876

A few evenings ago, among the pass
engers who returned to Easton from the
Centennial, we're a number OF ladle;
from that place, one of whom had pur-
chased a good sized toy balloon: an
Easton paper says: When she alighted
from the train at this place the crowd
was so great that she was jammed in,
and another lady was pushed against the
balloon, when it burst with "a loud noise.
The lady who had caused the explosion
fell into the arms of a companion and
declared that she had been shot. Her
cries attracted the attention OF the
male passengers, who fearing that some
one indeed had fred a pistol, became
very much excited, and for while it
was feared that the rush to get out OF
the cars would result in some one getting
trampled under foot. The cause of the
alarm was finally explained, and the
supposed wounded lady was escorted to
her home without delay.
Year: 1876

The ways of the buffalo as described
by travellers in the far West are as
strange as those of the Heathen Chinee.
If herd of these animals gets on the
north side of a track, it will stand
stupidity gazing, though the locomotive
passes within hundred yards OF it.
But if two miles from tho track on the
south side, the whole herd is thrown
into the widest commotion. Regard
less of consequences it will make for
the track, and if the train is in its way,
each individual buffalo will go at it with
the desperation OF despair, plunging
against or between the locomotive and
the car. There was a notable instance
of this in the severe winter of 1912,
when the ponds and small rivers were
frozen solid, and the buffalo was forced
to the larger rivers for water. The con.
ductors of the Atchison, Topeka aud
Santa Fe railroad, after having trains
ditched twice in one week, learned to
have very decided respect for the lido
syncrasies of the buffalo, and when
there was possibility of striking herd
on the rampage for the north side OF
the track, stopped the train until 1t
passed.
Year: 1876

We leave Denver, says traveller, for
short stay among the Rocky noun
tains, bound first for Central City.
After riding for about an hour, we
change cars on narrow gauge railroad,
and from this point the scenery is OF the
very widest description. The road it.
self, built as it is along the banks OF
streams, and through cuts in the solid
rock which now rises SO high above
your head that it almost shuts out the
sky, is tribute to mans superiority to
the obstacles nature has placed in his
way. As we stop a minute before O
very steep ascent, I go forward and ask
permission of the engineer to ride by his
side, believing that one cannot obtain
an adequate view of the magnificent
scenery through which we are about to
pass while sitting in the cars. The en-
gineer, however, says that, as the road
is narrow gauge, the cab is only just big
enough for himself and the fireman.
"But," says he, many Eastern men
ride up this canyon on the cowcatcher. !"
After assuring me that it is perfectly
safe, as he can by no means travel at
express rate, he places broad board on
the cowcatcher; and, when have taken
my seat, with my hand firmly grasping
the signal flag, the engine gave shrill
whistle, and off we start. For the first
five minutes I really enjoy my novel
manner of locomotion. "This," said 1,
{" is the very place of all others from
which to view the mountains Ito be
pushed slowly up the gorge with moth
ing before you on the track, towering
mass of rocks on the one hand, and on
the other, far below, a quickly flowing
stream, kissing and gurgling ever stones
and fallen trees and old mill wheels.
Another five minutes passes by. be-
gin to speculate as to what will happen
to me if, getting a little dizzy, I leap of
the engine. If I spring aside to the
right, l shall be crushed between the
train and the towering rock; if I Jump
to the left, shall be dashed to pieces
on the stones of the stream far below.
The result will be the same in either
case-death. Still, the quickly throb-
bing engine pushes me or. As we pass
GuIOuSu NludSo tuo 1bhapAVonoo oe1Ah
out and stare at the engine, amazed at
the novel figure head that it carries.
The village is left behind; we are again
alone, making our way up the canyon
the hot breath of the engine stiles me
the continual swaying from side to side
affects my head I call aloud to the en-
gineer, but the sound of my voice is
drowned in the roar of the wheels. ]
try to grasp the little flag staff more
firmly it turns in its socket, and am
compelled to trust to my hold on the
bars of the COW catcher. I do not know
how long I can endure this. 1 almost
feel that I may faint. A village is in
sight Do we stops Yes, for our en-,
CINE gives loud whistle. the brakes are
put down, the wheels turn more slowly
we come to "a standstill. [ leap off the
engine and seek the engineer. "HoW
far have we travelled since I got on to
the engine9" "Eight miles," is the
yeply,
Year: 1876

The interesting specimen in natural
history, the sea serpent, has been seen
again, this time between Malacca ana
Penang. The fortunate spectators
were the officers and passengers OF the
steamship Nestor, who Unanimously
youch for the fact" The commander,
John W. Webster, has published card
ON the subject, from which l take the
following account of the serpent:


Being on the bridge at the time
(about ten A. NJ with the first aad third
officers we we're surprised by the ap


nearance of an extraordinary monster
going in our course, and at an equal
sneed with the vessel, at q distance from
us of about six hundred feet. 1t had
SQUARE head, and a dragon black ana
white striped tail, and an immense BODY
which was quite fifty feet bread when
the monster raised it. The head was
about twelve feet broad, and appeared
TO be occasionally at the extreme about
six feet above the water. When the
head was placed on level with the
water, the body was extended to Its ut
most limit to all appearance, and then
the body rose out of the water about
two feet, and seemed quite nifty feet
broad at those times. The E,ng dra-
pon tail with black and white scales
afterward rose, and an undulating mo.
tion In which at one time the head, at
another the body, and eventually she
tail formed, each in its turn, promi-
nent object above the water. The ani-
NAL, or whatever it may be called, ap-
peared careless of our close proximity,
and went our course for about slx
minutes on our starboard side, and then
finally worked round to our port side,
and remained in view, to the delight oil
ali on board, for about half an hour.
Year: 1876

The latest London industry is the col.
lection of oleaginous deposits in the mud
cf the Thames. It is quite profitable,
the mud gatherers making three shil-
lings and sixpence day: Small globes
made of cork and lined with hair are
planted in the mud at low tide and the
fatty substances in the water adhere to
them. This miscellaneous grease is
into fresh butter for the
London market.
Year: 1876

4 TFuo 0toSZ of the l.reoent TeTTlbls
On Tuesday evening, shortly after retirins


for the night, the matron Of the Home went
down to the front door and found . little girl


stranger calling loudly for help, snugiy


wrapped sndlsd upon bundle that proved
to be clothing for the little one. A note was
also found, written in lady's hand, plain
ahd neat. The little one d . nice, healthy


looking girl, apparently about eight years
old. The letter read as follows:


! am . poor woman /; have been married
two years. My husband left me on the 9Th
of May in search Of work. / have rot seen
or heard of him In that time. He left me q


little money, but It's all gone. tried to
get work, hut could not on account Of my
child. III keep her, we must both starve.
know OF no other way to zee her provided
for than the way have decided on. can
probably ret my own living, and, II possible,


will Send you money to pay her keeping,
perhaps not enough, but all I get will be


sent to you for her. If my husband comes


back, will come and get my child. Until


then must let strangers care for her. It


breaks my heart to let her 60, but can do


no better. have spent my last penny for


q half-pint of milk this morning, and have


not tasted food to-day, nor DO know where


I am going to stay to night. You may
think me an unnatural mother, but put your


self In my place, and then you will see differ


emily. Ny child's name 10 Nellie May, and


! entreat you to love and be kind to my dear


INNOCENT babe, as yog hope for mercy here's


after yourself,
Year: 1876




eral affairs Of mutual interest and Of Z
pressing nature, but about which hs was
unwilling to take any steps without the
concurrence of "his own dearest and kind
eat Emily" He therefore intreated her to
write Immediately; ITO write by return Of
post, If she loved him." But this letter
never reached its destination; it was lost.
rare occurrence certainly, but, as most Of
US are aware from .our own experience,
not unknown. And now began with Philip
Hayforth the same agony which Emily
was enduring greater agony; for
there was not only the same disappointed
affection, the same heart-sickness, the
same weary expectation, but there was the
stronger suffering of more passionate and
less disciplined temper; and above all,
there was the incessant struggle between
pride and love-the same fearful strife
which, we are told, once made war in
Heaven. AZ


Sometimes he thought that Emily might
be ill bat then that did not seem likely,
as her health WIS generally good, and she
was, when she had last written, perfectly
we'll, and apparently in excellent spirits.
Should he write to her again? No, she
owed him letter, and if she loved him,
would doubtless answer it al soon as cir
Gums ances would permit; and he "would
let that naughty old aristocrat her father
see that Philip Hayforth the merchant had
more of the spirit of a man in him than to
cringe to the proudest blood in England.
And as for Emily she vas his bethrothed
bride-the same as his wife and if he was
not more to her than any father on earth,
she was unworthy Of the love he had given
her Let her only be true to him, and he
was ready to devote his life to her-to die
for her" As the time wore slowly away,
b ,,ecame more and more exasperated,
ieveied, wretched. Sometimes it seemed to
him that he could no lsnger endure such
torment; that life itself was burden too
intoerabIe to be borne. But here pride
come to the aid of better principle His
cheek tipged at the thought Of being spo-
ken Of as the slightest lover, and his blood
boiled at the bare idea of Colonel Sher-
woods contemptuous pity for the vain
plebeian who had dared to raise his
thoughts to an alliance with his beautiful
high born daughter. He "would show to
the world that he was no love-sick, des-
pairing swain; and Miss Sherwood's van
ity should never be gratifed BY the display
Of the wounds her falsehood had inflicted.
He would very soon, hs knew, forget the
fair coquette who had trampled thus upon
his most sacred feelings" So he tried to
persuade himself, but bis heart misgave
him. No: he could not forget her-it was
in vain to attempt it; but the more his
feelings acknowledged her power, even the
more pride she had wounded In its tender
est point rose in wrath against her; and he
chafed at his own powlessness to testify to-
ward her his scorn and contempt. At such
times as these he seemed even to himself
on the verge of madness. But he had
saner moments-moments when his better
nature triunphed, and pride resigned for
brief space her stormy empire to the be-
nigner sway Of the contending passion.


fro BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1876

-Tramps know which railroad is the
Peoples Line. "~~


The law term of the county court will
open next Monday.


ALI who want laborers should apply
to the Peoples Line.


"A session of the board of supervisor S
will commence Monday next.


Any one who feels chilly should stand
awhile on that tar covered sidewalk in
front of Loeb's store, or of the Rock Island
National Bank.


Ali the assessors books for the county
have been returned and are in the hands
of the committee on equalization, at the
supervisors room.


The amount of money turned 10 by
the freight conductors on the People 8
Line" for few days past has been very
disproportionate to the number of passen-
gers they have carried.
The editor of the Geneseo Republic
has toned down good deal in his puffs of
people who bring him any trifie which he
can eat, drink or wear. His few readers
are thankful for the improvement n. B.
He is still offering small puffs for garden
sass.


One of the poor tramps on the train
to-day got hurt in the back-it is said he
was struck with club or stick, by some
one in Moline who was urging men upon
the cars to get rid of them. His back
bears marks of an ugly blow. Sup'r.
Aster was obliged to care for him.
The Peoples Line" did good thing
in bringing along all the harvesters to be
Year: 1876

NEW York. July ten Sheridan,
conversing with reporter on the Custer
massacre. said that the truth was the
army was made to carry out the purposes
of the government. In the Indian coun-
try, by reason of its weakness, | have" he
said sent every man | could spare into
that region, even taking troops from
Laramie and Salt Lake. The government,
in its wisdom, directs the doing Of certain
things in these regions; it directs an ex-
pedition like this of Terry; an expedition
necessary for the development of that
country We do the best we can with our
material but we are in no condition to do
the work required of US.


In answer to the question, what were
the reasons for this campaign, Gen. Sher.
man says: we are doing this at the
special request of the Indian department;
it is not original with the war department
at all. Our purposes are to drive these
Indians, who are of the very widest anG
most savage sort, down on the reservation
You can say that We will do it now or ex-
terminate them"
Year: 1876

During the recent partial vacation OF the courts
workmen have been tusily engaged in renovatng and
in some respects greatly improving both in appearance
and convenience, the different Inc arst to DO
finished Is that used Part of the Supreme Court.
and into It Chambers Of that court Tor some Time hed
in OF the rooms OF the Common Pleas, was re-
moved yesterday temporarily. The process OF cleans
ing and improving still goes on In the unfinished
rOOms
Year: 1876

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.-Leadinq
republicans here are greatly alarmed at
The prospect OF their utter defeat in Ohio
and Indiana. This information comes
from their own leaders in the states
named, and they are counselled to make
extreme efforts to carry this state. Kel-
losS Is almost willing to concede this
state to the democracy, and is even
ready to abandon his party, should he
see prospect of his election by a mix
ed vote to the United States senate.
Year: 1876

woman in burlington whose husband has
gone 10 The centennial son business,'' tracks a
straggilhS line OF mud across the carpets every
evening piies n couple of cigar stumps the
WINDOW Sill, chucks an old quid of tobacco
partly behind tn" fire board, puts wet boot to
drip all over the oil cloth and throws another
under sofa, sets n bowl of yeast near the chair
to make the room smell lik lager beer, and feels
just as comfortable, and natural and secure as
though there was man in the house
Year: 1876

simple and inexpensive method of prevent
ing the plague of mosquitoes is to pour small


quantity of Kerosene oil into the pools, sinks,
and other receptacles of stagnant water in which
the insects breed The oil forms film upon the
surface OF the Water, through which neither the
newborn mosquito can emerge into the air, nor
the adult female penetrate to lay its eggs. The
result is that In IA few days the mosquitoes in
existence die out, and. their places not being
hiied, there is an end of them. The oil in time
evapOrates and must be renewed occasionally
Year: 1876

Hereafter the name of no per
son will be placed upon our
subscription list without pay.
ment in advance, and after the
lapse of reasonable tine for
payment of delinquent sub.
scriptiOn, the names of those
persons owing will be dropped.
Year: 1876

Walter Scott dry goods clerk, residing at No. 2lS
East Twenty ninth street, was committed at tho Fifty
seventh street Court yesterday, to answer charge OF
crimnAlly assaultinG his daughter thirteen years
OF age. Scott has been employed In Lord Taylor's
and Stewards establishments but for tho last year
has not worked at his business and In order to pro-
food for himself and vito and five children he has
had to do laundry work with his wife at nomc Some
tour weeks ago his wife confined of the sixth child
and had 90 TO the ladies' Inhrmary in Livingston
place order TO obtain tho attentions necessary
woman In her delicate state. Since then the
Scott family have been in extreme want The
alleged outrage first confessed by the girl Of
the priests OF ST. stephens church and subsequently
to Mrs Collins. who resides in the house where her
father lves Mrs Collins told lady IN the house and
she called in officer to arrest Scott The officer
fused interfere but notified the Society for the Pre-
vcnton OF Cruelty TO Children. by the cooperation
OF the Sisters connected with ST Stephen church. the
officer Of the society states, confession was obtained
from tho GIRL which Scott was arrested Tho rcla-
tion OF The ch.ld's story in court and the simple
affected manner in which she told 1t, together with her
grief having TO appear against her father told very
strongly against the accused and. although his denial
OF the charge strenuous 1t was concluded by the
Court not TO admit him to bail
Year: 1876

ISLAND.


CHARLESTON Oct 3Last Sunday afternoon being tho Is
Of October the beacon Norris Island lighted
the rs time since erection. The illuminating appara
Is OF the first order cGpabeD casting bright, white
light 27o degrees OF the horizon The focal plane is
$50 feet the ground and 1853 above low
causing the light be plainly the deck Of
vessel lS nautical miles distant from the shore Red
lights shown from the Morris island
to mark the Pumpkin Hin Channel the red being subs
tutcd tor the white lights From the bar the harbor
pears bright after dark the beacons sulivnns and
Morris Island being the right and left Of Sumter and
Castle Pinckney


II proposed to signal buoy tho
Duck Rocks ut the entrance to Penobscot Bay 1t will be
arranged that by the action of the whistle
will DO sounded, making noise like the fog whistle
Year: 1876

WIDOW nRcovERs AGAINST A LIQUOR DEALER
FoR DAMAGES By THE DEATH OF her HUs-
RAND, CAUSED BY DRINKING.


PorGHKsEPsIR. Oct s, 1875
In tho OF Nixon against McCabe, tried hero to-
day in the Circuit Court boore Justice J. f. Barnard,
the action under tho Civil Damage law for 5000
damages alleged have been sustained by the PLAIN
TIL IN tho death Of her husband who was proved
80 have drunk five times at the defen ndant's bar in
quick succession and congestion OF the brain
soon alter and before reaching his home verdict
has been rendered by the jury in tho PLAINTIFFS favor
for $500 and an allowance OF five per cent
Year: 1876

This institution was established, and
has been kept up, at heavy cost to the
people, ostensibly for the education of
the colored race. According to the report
of special committee, chiefly composed
of Republicans, several of them colored
men, to the Legislature, the institution is
den of corruption and iniquity, more
suited for the preparation of pupils for
the penitentiarY and gallows, than for
honorable avocations. If half that was
said in that report be true, the concern
ought to be demolished, and the
ground on which it stands sowed
with salt. The money which has
beenA spent upon it, under pretence
of education, has been worse than thrown
away. We pres0 pc the question of what
to do with it, will receive the attention of
the Legislature. We are not in favor of
epriving the race, for whose special bene-
fit it was intended, of any of the educe.
tional advantages which they now enjoy
but We hold that the money which is ap-
propriated for their education, should
be spent wisely and economically, and
strictly for the. purposes claimed. The
best informed colored men of the State,
and among the number the late James
Lynch, earnestly opposed the Alcorn
University project, and thought that the
money expended upon it would have
been more judiciously appropriated in the
establishment of primary and norma
schools for the education of the children
of their race, and results have shown
that they were correct.


Alcorn University was sham in its
inception, but it has turned out to be
worse. According to Radical testimony,
it is gigantic fraud and reeking mass
of corruption.
Year: 1876

The following is the text Of the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution Of
fered by Mr.. Blaine


"No State shall make any law re-
specting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and
no money raised by taxation in any
State for the support of public schools,
or derived from any public fund thereof,
shall ever be under the control of any
religious sect; nor shall any money so
raised ever be divided between religious
sects or denominations"


Now let an additional amendment be
adopted that the earth is round, that it
revolves around the sun, and that every
man, without regard to race, color, etc,
has right to larrup his own jackass,
and then let us "have peace"
Year: 1876

The New York Times, the leading
Republican paper in the Union, admits
that the Democratic majority in the
House of Representatives has made a
good start, and if it moves forward in
the course foreshadowed by the speech of
Col. Lamar, they will deprive their po-
litical opponents of the capital with which
they have expected to be furnished in the
approaching Presidential canvass. The
Times says:


" The Democrats have also succeeded
so far in a reasonable degree in disarm-
ing whatever apprehension was felt as to
the influence Of extreme Southern MEM
bers. In this respect, their management
has been very shrewd. BY putting for.
ward the one Southern man who is not
an extremist, and not even very strong
partisan in his mode of expression and
action, and by keeping the remainder in
the background, the party has at the out
set made the best of the situation. We
have no desire to see party capital made
for the Republicans from Democratic
mistakes on the Southern question. The
fewer that occur the better for the coun-
try. 1t will be Il happy thing for all
concerned if the Southern members so
conduct themselves that no one will re-
member whether or not they are South
ern."


Now let the Democratic members set
their faces like flint against all manner of
claims" that will be trumped up and
urged for payment; let them resoIutely
resolve that the cottOn-tax refunding
scheme shall receive no favor; and de-
monstrate to the country that in forget
ing the past and its wrongs, they are
looking to the future and its hopes,
and all will be we'll