smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

1t was a good thing for her that
she opened her eye She was in
coffin, ready for burial, in Brad
ford, Mass. having been for two
days in state resembling death.
A relative was astOhished To see
the supposed corpse open an eye,
and then she was revived and Is
likely to.recover.
Year: 1875

4 Boston trave ling man at
Toledo, the other day, made the
acquaintance Of a man who said
he lived in Howell, Michigan.
The Boston traveller seeing that
his new acquaintance had no
baggage remarked "that he
thought the new railroad law
limiting the weight Of the bag
gage Of each passenger to one
hundred and fifty pounds was
an imposition," and prevailed
upon the Howell man to get Il
check for a large trunk filed
with Bostonian samples as
though he owned it. After get
ting on the cars the Boston chap
asked for the check Of his trunk
and the Howell man refused to
disgorge. The agent thought
his friend was merely joking
and Iaughingly remarked :
GLOW easily you could euehre
me out of that trunk" to which
the Howell chap answered alb
sently, at wonld merely be a
breach of trust.' Thus the
"good joke" was carried out
until the train reached Detroit,
when the Boston man found
that his new-made acquaintance
was in earnest, and he had to
procure the arrest Of his travel
ing companion before he could
get the check.
Year: 1875

Yes, always honest. say it here among
his opponents. | repeat it, always hon,
est, generally Just and fair-minded, and
it is little too much to ask us to believe
that he is seriously apprehensive of any
attack from any quarter on our scnool
system. His experience has taught him
better. He Justly lauds the system in
Cincinnati He is proud, as well he may
be, of its proportion and perfe tion; and
he knows, as well as any other man, that
often and over again the Catholics have
had control of the School Board, and
have maintained and advanced the sys'
tenn with singular efficiency and fidelity.
He know, as well rs any man that they
have never obtruded their religious be-
lief or the tenets of their Church into
the Board, and he could well have done
them the justice to say SO. He knows as
we'll as any man that wherever the Demo-
cratic party has had greatest power there
the school system has been carried to its
greatest success; and where the Catholics
have been most numerous there it has
not fallen one whit behind. "The emo
cratic party is frantic for political pow
err" says the Judge, and thence argued
that it would do anything to secure it.
Indeed But what shall we call that ap-
petite for political success which can so
far warp the honest judgment of so fair
man as Judge Taft, and lead him to use
his utmost effort to enlist conformity in
this canvass fear for our schools ana
hatred for the Catholic Church?


His feeling is not fear for the schools
or hatred of that Church. 1t is hatred
of the Democratic party, and to secure
its defeat he would make our school
system the plaything of party politics,
and our differences Of religion the basis
of party organization. Like him hope
the people will SO treat the effort that it
will never be repeated. reatapplause.


pass to other questions. What is the
condition Of the country to-day? | in
tend to speak by the book. intend to
cite authorities which no Republican
will question, even though he would
doubt his own success and suferings.


hold in my hand the report of the
commercial failures in the United States
for several years past. Let me read it,
Year: 1875

Every day reveals some new evidence of
the thoughtless and forcboding destruction
of forest trees throughout the country
Indiana crop Of black walnut unequaIlcd
in quantity and quality, but to-day it is
not to be fonnd in such immense trees,
neither is the number of trees by any
means so numerous. The largest and best
trees were used years ago for fence rails
and such common purposes then it had
no particular commercial value Before
walnut came into general use, the most Of
domestic furniture was made of cherry
walnut has now entirely superseded this
and all other woods. Thousands of fence
rails can be found to-day through Indiana
that were split more than half century
ago, and they are as sound now as then,
save the wear and tear. OF all hard woods
the walnut is the most durable, save red
cedar, and possibly, in the ground black
locust would equal it. Our walnut is com
paratiycly gone. In isolated parts Of the
country, where this timber grows, there is
yet ofsome inferior quality, but to limited
extent. But the black walnut growing in
the deep forest, in the rich lowlands, in its
primitive nature, is thing of the past
The general supply must now be gathered
from the four quarters of the earth to
supply the demand. Kentucky has quite
a stock of good walnut yet, though much
that is very inferior on account Of It's gray
color, and tough, hard texture. Missouri
also has some Of rather an inferior quality
Western Ohio claims good walnut, but that
Of Eastern Ohio and West Virginia is poor
in quality. The whole stock of the States
is estimated by correspondent of the
L"nbeI7nan's Gazette as not equal to a full
demand for ten years TO come. Furniture
manufacturers do not now use it as lavi6hly
as they did five years ago. Other woods
are substituted when possible, and one
thousand feet of walnut are made to 90 as
far again as it did "A few years ago. Chicago
uses annually in her different branches of
manufacture, such as house, school, and
office furniture, also in finishing material,
doors, nOuldimSs, counters, &c, 14,500,-
900 feet. Probably about half of this is
bought at the mills, and does not 90 into
the account Of the dealers at all Many
of the largest manufacturers direct or have
mills, or an interest in mills, in the walnut
district But the general fact is that black
walnut is beginning to give out, while no
means have been adopted to promote new
growth.
Year: 1875

Daisy Eyebright writes many sensible
things in the Country Gentleman. This is
one:


When these chairs begin to wear out the
canes split apart, and their appearance is
anything but ornamental. while the comfort
of the chair is also destroyed. Now if we
hive where they can be reseated at the cabi-
net makers and have the money to pay for
the work, we can soon have the chairs as
good as new But all do not live in such
localities, and all have not the money to re-
place these seats; yet little time and in
genulty will set the matter right and make
the chairs, in my opinion, better than new,
for don't take much fancy to cane seated
chairs in general


Take any pieces of bagging or burlaps-
no matter how coarse-and fit them to the
chairs, cutting them large enough to wrap
about the rounds that holds the splints or
canes. Now sew 1t on with durning nee
die and twine twice doubled, and turn up
hem, as you sew, on the burlaps When
half fitted, stuff it with excelsior" shay
ing Of poplar wood or if you haven't them,
cut off layers from old quits, and spread
them smoothly over the chairs, under the
burlap. The layers of cotton can be tackled
together before they are put in, and then
they can be laid more smoothly upon the
old canes Fine hay viii also answer for
stuGing when nothing better can be procur-
ed


Now sew down the other two sides, and
take pieces of carpeting, or Of enamced
cloth, or colored rep, or ali wool dress
goods, and tack them closely down with
large silver headed or brass headed nails,
which come for the purpose, and behold !!
your chairs are far handsomer and more
comfortable than before. The materials
have, possibly, cost you but little, for many
an attic would furnish them all, but the
nails, which must be procured at the up
holsterer's. Gimp to match the ground
color of the cushion, or even worsted braid,
is desirable to place along the edges of the
covering, and drive the nails directly
through it. This makes a handsomer
finish to the cushion.


Many a woman possesses as much ingen-
uity as carpenter or cabinet maker, and
little practice will teach her the upholstcr-
ers trade, SO that with nails, hammer and
the ncedful material, she will not only make
as good chair cushion as he, but will be
able to cover a lounge respectfully, and also
an armchair Rocking chairs have often
been made far more comfortable than when
first purchased by the exercise of this art
In many families there are disabled chairs
which have been thrown aside as useless,
and yet with but little expenditure they
could be made not only useful, but orna
mental, and their.presence would be a great
addition to the sitting room.
Year: 1875

of the clutches of the legal police, carry
ing off the prizes of wealth and place. An
this is demoralizing puzzle and fearful
temptation aud multitudes of young men
arc not strong enough to stand before it.
They ought to understand that in this
wicked world there is great deal of room
where there is integrity. Great trusts may
be sought by scoundrels, but great trusts
never seek them and perfect integrity is
at premium even among scoundrels
There are some trusts that they will never
confer on each other. There are occasions
when they need the services of true men,
and they do not find them in shoals and in
the mud, but alone and in pure water


In the realm Of eminent requirements
and eminent integrity there is always room
enough. Let no young man Of industry
and perfect honesty despair because his pro
fession or calling is crowded Let him al
ways remember that there is room enough
at the top, and that the question whether
he is ever to reach the top, or rise above
the crowd at the base of the pyramid, will
be decided by the way in which he i'm
proves the first ten years of his active life
in securing to himself a thorough know
ledge Of his profession, and sound moral
and intellectual culture.-Dr j. g. Hol-
land
Year: 1875

Never give up old friends for now.
Make new ones if you like, and when you
have learned that you can trust them, love
them if You viii, but remember the old ones
still. Do not forget that they have been
tried and found true they have been mcrrg
with you in time of pleasure, and when sof-
row came to you they sorrowed also. No
matter if they have gone down in the social
scale and you up > M matter if poverty and
misfortune have come to them while pros
perity came to you; are they any less true
for that? Are not their hearts as warm
and tender if they do beat beneath home
srun instead Of velvet? Yes, kind reader,
they are as true, loving and tender Dent
forget old friends.
Year: 1875

A man named James Grifiths, of Lack
AWAKEN, "a telegraph repairer formerly on
the Erie and afterwards on the Midland,
was found badly frozen under the Midland
railroad bridge at Winterton n. Y, on
Menday morning of last week, by D;x's sec
ton gang. He was last seen going towards
the bridge of the track at about eight
O'Clock on Saturday might by Dir. Shaw.
the agent at Wintcrton. 1t is supposed
that he undertook to walk across the bridge.
and fell through, a distance of seventy five
feet. Undoubtedly he lay there under the
bridge from Saturday night until Monday
morning, not less than thirty-six hours, and
still he was alive although insensibe How
man could have lived day and two
nights out Of doors with the thermometer
down to zero most of the time, after such
fearful fall, passes all comprehension. In
his fall he struck on his shoulder, which
was terribly bruised, and his head and face
were also badly cut. His feet and legs
were frozen solid TO the knees, and bis right
arm was frozen stiff in bemded position.
the fingers reaching his lips. His fore
finger bore the appearance of having been
gnawed in his teeth in his terrible agony.
He had on neither hat nor coat and the
snow WAS melted OF and the frcst drawn
out Of the ground where he lav.
Year: 1875

There is constant sympathy expressed
By robust people for those of slight physi-
cal constitution We think the sympathy
ought to turn in the opposite direction 1t
is the delicate people vino escape the most
fearful disorders, and, in three cases out of
four, live the longest. Those of gigantic
structure arc almost always reckless of
health. They say, "Nothing hurts me"
and so they stand in drafts, and go out in
to the night air to cool of, ami eat crabs
at midnight, and doff their flannels in April,
and get their feet wet But delicate peo-
pie are shy Of peril. They know that dis
ease has been fishing for them for twenty
years, and they keep away from the hook.
No trout can be caught if hs sees the
shadow of the sportsman Of the brook
Those people, whom everybody expect to
die, live on most tenaciously.
Year: 1875

-Four prisoners who were confined in the
county jail, Salt Lake City, escaped the
other night while the officials of the prison
were enjoying dance on the floor i'm
mediately over the cells.
Year: 1875

A SNARL AT THE DEAD CHIEFTAIN.-
The Wilmington CONNER, cannot let
an opportunity pass TO show its hatred
to the South and the Southern people,
and its last effort to denounce and de-
fame them may be found in yesterday
issue. Referring to the unveiling OF the
statue of SToNEwALL JACKSON, in kich-
mond, Va, on Tuesday, it INDUCES IN
TRADE of ribaldry and abuse which 1T no
doubt would attempt to dignity by call
ing it criticism of the grafton OF the
Rev. Mr.. Hodge, the orator OF the occa-
sion. This reverned gentleman belongs
10 the same religious denomination
with which the immortal hero, whose
spotless life he was eulogizing, was con-
nected during his life time, and when
the Commercial charged that jackson
and those who fell with him had no
"just or honest principle" of human
government" it makes a charge that,
If true, destroys every vestige Of right
which his acts or his name would have
to consideration, either North or South.
And the same remark may be made as
to MIR. Hodge and his splendid orator.
cal address.


But this cannot be true. The statue
itself is an evidence Of the most anfad-
ing character that SToNrwALL JACKSON
was man Of the purest type. and could
not have been without well considered
principles, both as to government and
religion. This has been asserted by some
cf the ablest even Of the men who were
the frmest enemies Of the Southern
cause during the war. MI. Hodge is re
ported to be one of the most pure. con
servative and moderate Ministers in the
South, and when the Commercial charge
him with descending to "untruth," IL
according to Jackson and the brave mel
who died in the same cause principle,
it unquestionably falls into the very er
ror it charges upon him. The whole ar
ticle in the Commercial proves that
desires, for party's sake, and for tina
alone, to keep open and make wider tn
wounds between the sections which 1t
the wish Of every good man to heal.
Year: 1875

On and after Monday next two fast
mail trains, instead of one. as hereto
fore, will run daily between Washing.
ton and Chicago, on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad This will shorten
the present schedule time by one day
for all points west of the Mississippi.
Year: 1875

The New York Tribune says: The
hard times have now lasted two full
years. The extreme point of depres
sion may or may not have been reach.
ed. There is no infallible test. Former
experience teaches that the process OF
recovery is not rapid one, but in the
nature Of things its commencement
cannot long be delayed. England is
the country which most nearly resem'
bles the United States in its methods
of business and also in its banking sys-
TEN.


In England during tao last ninety
years there have been seven or eight
periods of strongly marked depression
in business, such as that through which
we are passing. In no case, however,
has the extreme inaction lasted three
full years. BY the end of the third
year the exports and imports, the reve
nues Of the government, and the rate
of interest have invariably begun Il
mark some improvement.
Year: 1875

Ten thousand fictitious names, says
the Philadelphia Times, have been
stricken off the registry lists in that
city, and at least as many more re.
main. Nine-tenths Of them were
placed there by men in the employ Of
the Pilgrims. This wholesale attempt
to defeat the will of the people can
not possibly be to severely character.
ized. 1t is an act of treason against
the real sovereigns of the State-a per
fidious and audacious endeavor to
usurp their authority and to put forth
in their name decree which is not
theire,
Year: 1875

The opening speech OF Senator AL
lison at the Indian Council, is rather u
weak, insipid affair, judging it by the
telegraphic report.


1t shows that he was not the right man
in the right place. There is not that
definite purpose in it that both whites
and Indians looked for. We fear that
if the Commission have no decided
plan of their own to submit and en-
force, it will arrive at none by an in
terchange Of views with the Indians.
Had 1t made through its chairman, "A
reasonable and just offer of definite
compensation to the Indians the latter
would be apt TO catch at it. But when
nothing Of this sort is offered, and the
Indians are asked to fix n price upon
something of the value of which they
have no definite idea, it does not show n
proper conception of the task before
the Commission. While Indians are
in their relations with white men,
greedy and covetous and want all that
chances to he in sight, and are anxious
to give nothing, or what is worse than
nothing i'm return for the white mans
property, they know little concerning
values. We fear the Commission has
blundered.
Year: 1875

The actions of the Governor Of New
York. and the Mayor and other digni-
taries Of New York city, must be sad
sight to Democrats all over the country. 1t
looks rs .hough when they get into power,
they begin to quarrel and fight among them
selves. The present trouble is between Gov
Tilden and Mayor Wickham, and this is
the wherefore:


Acting in obedience TO Tammany, Mayor
Wickham proceeded to exercise his author
ity by the removal from Office of T. Della
field Smith, head Of the law department,
l.. Perley, D. Hatch, and Van Cott, of the
Board OF Fire Commissioners, for cause, and
transmitied his order TO that effect to Gov.
Tilden for his approval The Governor
wrote back to the Mayor demand for the
testimony against them. The Mayor re-
piled somewhat tartly that the evidence in
such cases was none OF his business. All
the Governor had 10 do was to approve or
disapprove and If Gov Tilden knew what
was best ior him he would approve. The
Governor replied in a column or two that
he could not think OF attaching any value
Al all to Mayor Wickham's legal acguiro-
ments, and would not approve the removal
OF the officials without seeing the evidence


We are sorry for the party, as this fight
is an evidence that their course in Congress
will be marked by the same troubles. 1t
will, in the end, he much better for the
country, as the people will see that the
T Democrats cannot stand success, and will
send them back to their old traditional
bottle Of Bourbon. ... f..-t i... B. rr.t
Year: 1875

THE Commercial now seeks 10 excuse this
fellow Hines for swearing as he did, upon
the ground that he is deaf. OF course he il
deaf, but he should have recollected that
fact and not have sworn quite SO positively
However, poor Hines is not so much tt
blame as the mean, unprincipled fellow.
who imposed upon his simple credulity.
Year: 1875

Dick BUsrEED, in speaking Of the Beech
er case, says the man who would receive 8
favor from lady and not deny it under
the sanctity Of oath is too mean TO be called
a coward. That is where Dick and Beech
Year: 1875

hunting all over the boat, couldn t
ind sign Of fire anywhere outside
the furnaces, and then they went up
for Sam. He swore up and down be
smelt cotton burning; no use talking
to hlma-he knew the smell of burning
cotton, and, by thunder! be had smelt
it The first pilot said kind of soft
and pityingly to Sam: MY boy if
you'd told me you was So near the jim
jams Id have stood double watch for
you. Now you go and soak your head
IN a bucket of water and take good
sleep, and you'll be all right to-mor-
row.. Sam just billed over at this,
and wnen the pretty young woman
passenger said to the skipper, loud
enough for Sam to hear, SO young
and nice looking to-how said it
would make Ms poor mother feel to
hear how he drinks be fairly frothed
at the mouth. You never see a fel-
low SO toned down as Sam was after
that, and though the boys never quit
running him he never talked back, but
looked kind of puzzled-as though he
was trying TO account for that smell of
cotton-smoke "And what a1as the
cause of tile smell?" l asked mine
Ancient He chuckled a full minute
and then said: "You see there's a
speaking tube running from the en-
glne-room to the pilot house. [ had
In mind the tricks Sam had played on


ae, and having worked him to a ner-
vous state about fire, [ waited till he
was alone in the pilot house and then
set fire to little wad of cotton, stuff
ed it into the speaking tube, and the
smell came out right under his nose.
A little sugar on it, pard. - Cores
pondence Of the Sentinel.
Year: 1875

The New York Herald, in speaking of
the political campaign Of this year, has
this to say of Ohio, and we commend it
to the Democracy as showing the i'm
portance with which the election Is re-
parded outside of the State: If the Re-
publicans should recover Ohio in Octo-
Der they will easily carry at least half
dozen other States now considered as
doubtful. But if they lose Ohio in Octo-
Der they will not recover an inch OF
ground in any State which they lost last
year. Both parties are certain to pour
all their forces into Ohio in October, and
the result of the contest will virtually
decide thr next PreNdrnl'al elscti'n. a
great Democratic victory in ONO IN
October this year would insure cor
responding victories in most of the states
which hold elections in November, and
paralyze the hopes of the Republican
PARTY. Now that Ohio has become the
pivotal State the tariff question will
dwindle into insigni6cance in national
pOllllcS. lut aNtfakc pupii' 'es''
of agricultural Ohio is rather adverse to
high duties, but not in a very pro-
nounced degree. Senator Thurman, the
ablest Democrat of Ohio, has always
kept prudently shy of the tariff question,
and the Democratic party of that State
will prefer what is called revenue
reform" to unequivocal " free trade"
There is, accordingly, no likelihood that
free trade will be a predominant issue in
the next Presidential election. Ohio
succeeds Pennsylvania as the most infiu-
entail State in future elections, and the
chances in Ohio this year are uniavorable
to the Republicans. Had business re-
yived this spring, as everybody hoped
the Republicans might have had an
equal chance. But the continued stag
nation is certain to act against the party
in power A great Democratic victory
| in Ohio will turn most of the November
elections against the Republican party,
and in that case il will seem matter OF
small moment who is the Republican


candidate for the Presidency.
Year: 1875

WHILE attending church at Portland
Maine, ON a recent evening, Miss Annie
Cary went into the choir and assumed the
soprano part, which ran quite low in the
closing hymn. When the congregation
passed out, commenting ON the glorious
voice of the unknown singer lady who
prides herself ON her musical taste said
in answer To the question of a friend |
think il is one OF that --- street choir
She has pretty good voice, but il lacks
cultivation sadly Aud now the prilna
donna's friends are urging her to supply
that lack during her forthcoming visit to
Europe.


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