smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

'BULL MAHKYT'i FOR STOCKS.


II was field day In the stock market where the
"bears met with terrible slaughter at the hands OF
1be jubllant 'bulls,n who, after long and weary
siege, came out or their stropgholds and made a
most brilliant ana successful assault upon their
opponents. they were all the more confident OF
victory for the reason that the market contained
that essential element OF success-a neavy "short"
interest. The long inactivity in the market had
prompted the "bearsn TO sell from dag to day
their hopes being fed with the expectation
that heavness and duness iong pro-
tracted would, they ordinarily do, lead
to break the danger OF speculative sales in an
easy money market has, however, been sadly ex-
empiined. With the rate call loans ranging
from three to six per cent the 'bulls have been
quiefiy adding to the stocks which they purchased
earlier IN the spring and nursing widespread
short" interest. Indeed, II Is q question whether
In some instances the .'bears, have not sold them
more stock than Is actually within reach In wall
street. The movement to-day was especially marked
IN Pacific Mail, Northwestern and Lake Shore and
10 less extent In the Vanderbilt securities, St.
Paul and Rock Island. The speculation led OF
with Pacific Mall and was followed by a sharp az
vance IN Northwestern and Lake Shore the move.
nent late In the day suddenly embracing New York
Central. The ngures OF the anticipated report or the
Pacific Mall Steamship Company were subjected to





sharp scrutiny and the general verdict was IN favor
Of their modest and reliable character The ''short'
interest In this stock the basis OF sharp ad-
vance In the price, IL is surmsed mat nine-tenths
OF the sales OF Pacific Mail below 35 purely spec
ulatiye, the bears'' selling TO each other ana deal
ing in stock which they not the veritabe pos
SCISSORS Of thereby violating the advice Of that
shrewd old operator, Commodore Vanderbilt
mot TO sell what you haven't got, sonny"
The upward turn IN Lake Shore hinged upon the
announcement that az the meeting or the directors
to-day IL was decided to close the books on Monday
next for the annual election in May, while the
auditors books showed net earnings OF ten per cent
during the past year, two per cent than the
dividend Rock Island rose to l2O7S upon the reve-
iation that, though only ga per cent was declared
AS the dividend at the meeting Of the directors on
Saturday last the treasurer's report showed earn
lnes for the year Of liz per cent. The results OF
the day are shown IN the following table OF


Tuv nu
Year: 1870

A New York dispatch says OF op-
erations in gold yesterday, that the
general impression is that the bears
got the worst of the fight. They
were confident before business began
that they could force gold to s1.09,
aud many bets were made that it
would touch that figure before night.
The bulls are more hopeful than on
yesterday, and talk contidentially,-
Vanderbilt is said to be backing up
two prominent bull operators With
i've million dollsrs, in hopes that
higher premiums on gold will keep
the stock market buoyant.
Year: 1870

tleman from Davis toppled over upon
the side OF thsIopposition, the agony
so long protracted already, would
have been over. As it now stands,
two more votes must be had to carry
the bill. will not venture an opin.
ion how those votes may be had, or
whether they will be had or not
Two members were absent. One Of
them is known to be opposed to the
bill and the Other one is in doubt, and
the third one making up the 100 is
dead We shall see, what we shall
see. s y INDEX.
Year: 1870

ut ii O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of nominating
candidate for Representative to the Forty Second
Congress.


The basis of representation in the convention will
be delegate for each city, town and plantation,
and an additional delegate for every hundred votes
cast for the Republican candidate for Congress in
1868. a majority fraction will be allowed an addi-
tional delegate. This basis will give delegates as
Year: 1870

TAKE MY HAND, PAPA.--In the dead OF
night, am frequently wakened by lit
tie hand stealing out frcn the crib by my
side, with the pleading cry: Please take
my band, papa!'


Instantly the little boys hand is grasp
cd, his fears vanish, and soothed by the
consciousness of his fathers presence he
falls into sweet sleep again.


We commend this lesson Of simple,
flial faith and trust to the anxious, sor.
rowing ones, that are found in almost
every household. Stretch forth your
hand, stricken mourner, although you
may be in tho deepest darkness and
gloom, and fear and anxious suspense
may cloud your weary pathway, and that
very act will reveal the presence ofa low.
ing compassionate Father, and give you
the peace that passeth all understanding.


The darkness may not pass away al
once, night may sill enfold you in its EN-.
brace, but its terrors will be dissipated,
its gloom and sadness fee away, and in
the simple grasp OF the Fathers hand
sweet peace will be given, and you will
rest securely. knowing that the "morn'
ing cometh."
Year: 1870

Old Deacon Brown started in life very
poor. He married his wife Susan before
the days of hoops, pads, ect They had
been happy in their married life, and un-
to them was born beautiful girl whom
they named Kate, who, Of course, when
she grew up, fell in love. Her choice
was poor, but noble young man. The
deacon and his wife had taught their
child to choose for herself, but to do it
wisely, and they were glad to see that
she made choice Of an estimable young
man, their neighbor's son.


Now, Kate took up a notion that she
must have great many articles for her
marriage, and to make a fashionable
show of dress during the honeymoon,
and as they lived at only a town, she
wrote her father note, requesting him
to furnish her a considerable amount to
buy her outfit, and stated in 1t that she
expected she would have to send to the
city to get all she needed, whercupon the
old man made the following reply;


DEAREST DAUGHTER As you are my
only daughter, may call you dearest tru
Il. for love you very much. l have
considered your note, and this is my re
ply: am sorry to find you possessing
a weakness OF most OF your sex, viz !:
that you think you should have large
outfit for your wedding and honeymoon
When / married your dear mother she
had but two calico dresses and other
things to ft, and she thought herself
well off with them and really thought
her, as took her, in her calico dress, the
prettiest, sweetest girl in the land, and !
have never thought otherwise. She has
made me dear, precious wife, and has
been to me helpmate indeed. Now,my
dear child, / will not refuse you whaty you
ask, but my observation in life has con-
vinced me that those girls who spend q
heap Of money to provide their outfits
for marriage arc generally sure to spend
heaps OF it afterward, and that often they
keep their husbands noses to the grind
stone Of misfortune and toll all theil
lives


A great many fine things for your we'd.
ding and its after incidents will make you
no sweetcr or pretticr to your husband,
and may make you great deal dcarer as
to his pocket II the man of your choice
really loves you, as no doubt he does, 1t
is not for what you have on. but for the
qualities OF your person, head and heart,
and as he is man Of sense, ! have no
doubt, he will think more Of you when he
finds that you have not made any great
preparations for your marriage. There
are many gentlemen in this country, now
worth their millions, whose wives, when
they married, had no moro than your
mother. BY this do not mean that
you should have no more, but your
mother tells me that you now have five
nest every day dresses and four Sunday
Year: 1870

LITTLE BRoTnERs.- Sisters, do not turn
OF yeunger brothers a. II they were always
in your way. and any service which they
might ask Of you were burden. Perhaps
the hour may come when, over cofin that
looks strangely longer tnan you thought.
and over q pale brow whore often. half un-
willingly and perhaps with pstulant push.
you parted the hair; you bend with blind.
ing tears and sobs that shake your very
soul while rsmorseful memory is busy with
the bygons hours. You will wish, then.
that when he came and asked you to help
him in his play, or to lift him on your lap
because he wanted to see, you had laid aside
your book and made the little heart glad
Aikmon's Life at Home.
Year: 1870

ones, and really they are O. larger, finer
and better outfit than many millions are
able to obtain.


make these suggestions for your con-
sidcration, but leave you to follow them
or not, as your judgment may dictate,
and to show You that this is The fact
inclose you q draft for thousand dol
lars on my cashier, which you can use at
your pleasure.


Afrectienately yours,


JOHN BKowS


Kate did not long hesitate as to her
course Of action. Her mother gave her
a few dollars of her pocket money, aud
she bought only a simple. plain white
dress and appeared in it at the altar, with
natural flowers and her own lovliness for
adornment.


She drew the amount Of the draft in
gold. and one month to day after her
marriage handed the amountto her hus.
band and accompanied the gift with
these words:


DEAREST applied 10 my father for
money to purchase what supposed !
needed for my marriage, and he wrote
me this letter, (handing 1t to her hus
band) and inclosed in ii the draft upon
which drew this thousand gold dollars,
which now present to you as the money
saved by victory over foolish fashion.
Have l done wisely?


You have, my blessed wife, and are q
thousand times dearer to me by your bet
ter judgment.


1t is needless to add that the husband
of Kate is now worth many millions OF
dollars. and in delightful old agc they
often tell their friends and children ofthe
thousand dollars as the foundation OF il
all.
Year: 1870

- There is more poison in one pack.
sgs OF tobacco than in the tin foil that sur
rounds . hundred. Ifanybody doubts this.
lot him hold q sheet Of white paper over
tho smoke that curls up from tho burning
tobacco, and after pipeful OF cigar has
been consumed. scrape the condensed smoke
from the paper and put very small
amount on the tongue Of cat. and he will
500 her die Of strokes Of paralysis" in d.
teen minutes.
Year: 1870

A SPECIMEN INDIAN LAND TREATY
4 treaty is now before the senate for the
sale of 1885, acres of the kaw Indian
reserve at 81 cents per acre, and sc. 0u0
at s. SO per acre TO railroad company, all
being among the best land IN Kansas. The
president, in transmitting the treaty, calls
attention to letter from secretary Cox,
which sets forth the remarkable and unusu-
al fact tha: the treaty was drawn up under
the las: administration hy the senate Indian
committee, and sent to the interior depart
nent with reques; of that committee that
a commission might be sent out to conclude
it. 1t was concluded in seven days from
the time the order was given for the com
mission to start from Washington. The
terms of payment are easy and on time.
Secretary Cox notified the president that
he could not approve the treaty. A strong
lobby is noT there urging its ratification.
Year: 1870




The Members Of Congress from the
West, who openly call themselves
.Revenue Reformers," or "Revenue
Tariff Men," are threatening that the
President must come out ON their
side Of the question if he gets any
votes from the West for renomina-
ton. These men are as foolish
to use mild term-as their great
prototype, whose promises are to be
found in Matthew ~, s and o.
They have about as much control of
the West as the devil had Of "all
the Kingdoms Of the world"
Year: 1870

While a picnic party from Paterson was
spending the day Excelsior Grove near Yonkers yes
erday quarrel arose in the saloon attached to the
Park during which Herman Schweder the barkeeper was
mortaly stabbed. The matter was reported to the au-
thortes Jersey City, and upon the arrival OF the boat
containing the excursion party at Long Dock such or
those engaged in the fight could be identified were
Year: 1870

The game between these Clubs at fremont
yesterday. which, 1t expected, would be rather
5nesided affair owing to the d.ahlad condition of Bird


SAIL proved TO be interesting, and the Mutuals had all


they desired TO do this warm weather to win. The
Unions presented experimental nine, that is in
and Austin at third The former had his eye injured in
the early part OF the game yet continued to play
throughout At the close OF the sixth innings the
stood TO- after which the Muuals added to their
and white washed their opponents. The score is
Year: 1870

"a" engine and train, and knowing that no
tam was due in the vicinity at that hour,
they became greatly frightened, and, jump
ing out ot the car, threw it off the track to
await the train which they thought was
c2mingat rapid pace upon them, but which,
It is needless 20 sav did not come.
Year: 1870

ARAnRoAD UauyrED.-Ihe Boston papers
publish the following as n strange but well
authenticated story


The engineer of the freight train on the
Boston and Lowell Railroad, which leaves
Boston about three o oclock in the morning.
has on several occasions discovered a red light
swinging al furious rate at the Nohurn
Station where the train stops for water. The
light would sometimes be in front and some
times in the rear OF the train When the
engineer would stop his train and send some
one to learn why the signal to stop was made.
the messenger would be greatly surprised to
see the light vanish. Investigation has PROV
ed that no person was there with lantern.
and the brakeman and conductor concur al
SO in having beheld the phenomenon, which.
50 far as known, is without visible cause
same lab,rers living on the line Of the above
station state that few mornings since ,hey
were coming down the road ina hand car,
when they suddenly heard the approach of
Year: 1870

''Whercupon They are no More Twain but


One Flesh


At the Presbyterian Church in
Spring street, New York, a few days
ago, Rev. W. Aikman began his ser.
mon with a consideration of the i'm
portance of the marriage relation to
the full development of men and wo
mon 1t gave them more experience
in life, multiplied their joys and sor-
rows, and increased their duties and
responsibilities. This tends to more
complete development of character,
and gives greater manliness to men,
and fuller womanly nature TO wo.
man. IL smootbes away asperities of
temper and replaces selfshncss with
u consideration for others who become
dearer than self 1t is provision Of
nature that man should feel the want
of an intimate companionship which
none but woman can supply. The
reverend speaker then passed to the
mutual duties of husband and wife. In
the first place they should cultivate a
unity Of feeling and complete iden.
tity Of interests. Neither should
have secerts from the other. IL the
wife could have piece Of news only
on condition she did not communicate
it to her husband, she had better do
without it; and anything a man must
not tell his wife is sure TO be some
thing which he had better not know.
The second great duty is to under
stand each other. Many of the troubles
of married life arise from little mis-
Understandings and misconstructions
Two holding this intimate relation to
each other must strive continually to
adapt their conduct and their cxpec-
tations to each Others peculiarities,
and this they cannot do without n
thorough knowledge of each others
characteristics, which devoted love
and constant wish TO please will soon
teach them as if by instinct,


The third important duty is that OF
mutual forbearance. To the roman
tic love Of youth, the object of the
affections appears TO be exalted being,
free from the faults and blomishes
which disfgure others; but the real
experiences of life dispel this Illusion
and we discover feelings and weak.
nosses and faults that we dreamed not
of before People must learn TO ex.
pect this, and TO remember that their
own character is at the same time
losing IFS imaginary charms; then
will they learn to be forbearing to
ward each other, aud find many quail
tics really noble and excellent, which
they have not appreciated at first
The genuine prose Of married life il
better for them than the dreamy poet
ry which romantic youth imagines C
be lis substance. A spirit Of forbear
ance at trifing provocations would
avert nearly all tho dreary woes o.
cstrangoment, alienation and fina
separation, which are so common
Finally, married persons should bt
more demonstrative, and show theil
affection, that it might grow will
what it feeds upon.
Year: 1870

A NEW WAY TO Tell TME.-An
exchange gives the following singular
method of telling the time Of day or
night, which we wish TO copy for the
benefit of those who wish to try the
experiment Seat yourself at a table
Attach a piece of metal, say a shilling,
to a thread. Having placed your elbow
on the table, hold the thread between
your thumb and forefnger, and allow
the shilling 10 hang in the centre Of !,
glass tumbler The pulse 'cill imme.
diately cause 80 shilling to vibrate
~ a pendulum, and the vibrations
will increase until the shilling strikes
the side Of the glass; and supposing
the time of the experiment to be al
the hour ofseven, or at half.past seven
the pendulum will strike the glas:
seven times, and then lose its momen
tum and return TO .he centre. If yoT
hold the thread a sufficient length o.
time the effect will be repeated not
until a sufficient length Of time ha'
elapsed to convince you that the expe
riment is complete. We need not ado
that the thread must be held with /
steady hand, otherwise the vibrating
motion would be counteracted. A
whatever hour Of the day or night th,
experiment is made, the ooincidenc,
will be the same.
Year: 1870

Has your child attained the age Of
six years. If so, il is probable tina,
four of the teeth belonging TO the per.
manent set have been cut, although
none may have been shed. II you
can count twelve teeth in either jaw,
the probability becomes a certainty
two of them are of that class which
viii last lifetime, il properly taken
care Of If there is exhibited the least
sign Of decay, no time should DO lost
in consultinga competent dentist, that
these priceless organs may be pro
sery cd in health and integrity.
Year: 1870

Whatever may be your habits Of in
whatever may be your desire
to obtain property-whateveryou may
do to render your circumstances easy
and independent, unless some portion
of Your time is appropriated TO the
acquisition of knowledge, your castle
Of happiness must iall 10 the ground
Even the desire of obtaining it dis
covers liberal mind, as ii is connect
cd with many accomplishments and
virtues. Though your course Of life
should not lead you TO study, yet the
cause of education always improves
proper employment TO a wcll-disposed
mind.
Year: 1870

hich it is required to pay for under the direc-
ION OF paid commissioners, and if said railroad
company shall not construct that portion of said
work with a. good material and in as substan-
tal manner and as rapidly as the residue of
said work shall be constructed then the sam
shall be constructed under the direction of said
commissioners in the same manner as the other
portions of said work.
Year: 1870

GREELEY felt 20 sure of being elected to
Congress that be determined hat aud old Whitley
aside No he bets with be would beat Coz In the SIih Dis
many for him, and hsis what's the matter The
philosopher yesterday gave friend order KNOX the halter 2l2
Broadway and will sport old why for an inehni'e period
Year: 1870

The Savannah papers publish a curl.


Gus account of remarkable monster


lately seen in the Savannah river, near


Fort Pulaski. The Savannah Adyer-
tiser says:


"0ur informant, with his negro men,
was pulling guilty along the shore, when
the slight built craft was suddenly and
without any premonitory sign lifted up,
as by some immense roller, throwing the
crew out Of their seats and completely
soaring the life out of them. The shock
was so sudden that danger existed for a
second of the boat turning over, but
luckily it righted again and sank back
into the water, which foamed like
breakers But, says the hero of the
adventure, | did not heed the danger in
this respect, nor the groveling fear Of
the men with me, for ! could not, If life
was at stake, have taken my eyes away
from the hideous creature that had
caused all the commotion and was
making its way lazily out of the river
into the long rushes on the bank. Never
before had / anticipated such mon
strosity, nor do ever wish to see another
A creature almost indescribable, though
its general appearance is fixed in my
minds eye too indelibly for pleasant
afterthought The beast, fish or reptile,
whatever species of Gods creation it
might be classed under, was of tawny
greenish color, growing more definite
towards the head. The body of the
creature was seal-shaped apparently
twenty feet long, and as thick as the car
cass of the largest sized elephant.
From this trunk sprung forth the mostr
markable feature Of the phenomenon, a
long, curved, swan-like neck, large enough
apparently to have taken man in whole
terminated by head and jaws similar
to that of an immense boa constructor,
the eyes fshy. yet possessing ferocity
enough in their expression TO make a
man tremble. The back Of the beast
was deeply ridged. the ridges running
from the base Of the neck TO the extreme
end of the tail, and several inches deep.
An immense tail, shaped something ike
an alligatnr's and three times longer, SO
II seemed, than the body, completed the
tout ensemble of this wonderful anomaly.
The creature navigated by feet -esem-
bling The fore feet Of an alligator, and
its progress on land was slow, bat II soon
With al this eombina-
ton of the terrible before me, saws our
friend. il was not strange that | trem-
bled.'" 7aiis ~
Year: 1870

Gov. Hoffman and Speaker Hitchman,
both of New York, have recently given
very significant utterances in regard to
Federal politics. These utterances are to
the effect that the war between the States
having ended, virtual war between Con-
gress and all the States is now going on ;
that compulsory adoption of amendments
to the Federal Constitution is revolutionary,
that the doctrine was set up that State had
no power to retract a consent once given,
notwithstanding enough other States had
not ratified it to give it effect that the count of
the State of New York to the Fifteenth
Amendment ought to be retracted. and that
if so retracted, let Congress count it if
thev dare"
Year: 1870

The editor of the Hearth and Home gives
the following good any valuable advice


It viii soon be time to think about max
ing hot-beds for starting early plants. Glass
is SO cheap that few persons will think of
using anything else for covering the frames,
but there are cheaper materials that will
answer very well besides being more speedi-
ly prepared One of the best materials for
covering frames besides glass is common
white muslin, coated with the following
composition Take one quart of linseed
oil, one ounce of sugar Of lead, and three
OF. four ounces Of rosin. Pulyerize the
sugar OF lead Ia little oil, then add If to
the other materials Put it all into an
iron kettle and heat it until the rosiu is dis
solved and the other ingredients are
thoroughly mixed stretch the muslin upon
the frames, and apply the composition while
hot Frames prepared in this manner viii
last for several years, if kept under cover
when not IN use.


General Fremont says that before the
year 1870 expires he will have at least two
hundred and fifty miles of the Memphis,
ElpasO and Pacific railroad completed. We
wish be could complete the whole Of it in
that time.


We have $4,000 miles of Railroad in the
United States.