smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

THE court of appeals of Maryland re-
Gently decided, in the case of a man who
killed himself and who Lad his life in
sured, that when the act of self-destruc-
ton is done during insanity it"is death
by accident, and the insurance company
is bound to pay the amount of the pol
icy, when insanity, temporary or other
wise, is proven,
Year: 1875

Limo Rock.

 Friend Pease:: While waiting tor the mail stage and my paper (THE NEws), I observed a fine looking dog in company with said stage. and while waiting ts change the mail, Mir. Moses, the peddler's, dog rushed out and gave battle. Now if the village of Lime Rock had suddenly been wrapped in flames, there would not have been a more general outpouring of men, to the number of fifty or less, from the work shops and offices, to see that dog fight, and they stood there with coats off and sleeves rolled up, on that bitter cold morning, so eager to see the fray that they evidently did not realize at all that the mer- cury was then lowering around zero. The stage dog seemed to fight on that principle of right (self-defence), and it did my heart good to see that noble dog let go his awful grip and trot on with the stage as if nothing had happened, leaving his enemy and az gressor all torn and bleeding, and that large crowd of men standing there toiled and dissatisfied because the dog would not stay longer and satisfy their hellish desires for such low and disgusting scenes, and the thought sprung up in my mind which was the most civilized, those men or that noble and faithful dog. Now is there no stop to such things being encouraged and carried on in our streets, and if there is, is there no man in this place that has public spirit enough to stop them a......Last Friday morning Mr. Charles Barley of this place cleaned out his stove and left pan of em bers on the floor, and his little son, some two years old, who was running about with his night dress on, sat down in them aut got burned very seriously, but it is hoped not fatally. This is another warning tt parents leaving such dangerous thing' around where children can get to them. OBSERVER.
Year: 1875

A Philadelphia man says that when his wife gets up in the morning with jerk, and neglecting to do up her hair, goes silently about her work, she Is materializ- ing domestic row which before night will snake the house to Its foundation.

 A Poughkeepsie parent lately induced . croupy youugster to make hearty meal of buckwheat cakes and 'maple molasses, !" but the latter proved to be nice syrup of squills. The boy said he thought some thing ailed the molasscs the very minute his father told him to eat all he wanted.
Year: 1875

s. MosT WONDERFUL VALENTINE ON REe oRD.-A young lady of this city, says the Troy Press, received on Saturday box by express. She found in it beef's heart pierced with g golden arrow of elegant manufacture, set with jewels, and esti- mated to be worth at least $75. It is prob ably intended to be used either as neck pin or as an ornament for the hair. There was not the least intimation who is the giver, nor can the lady or her family iinag- me who ssnt it. For the donor of so mu- nihcent a gift he shows strange taste in sending such remarkable valentine to 8 lady. A pet dog had the heart for his din ner, but what to do with the pin the lady can hardly determine. The gift surely cannot be intended as an insult, and is probably the result of some oddconceit.
Year: 1875

On Tuesday night, when Sixth street man had to go to Wyandotte on business which detained him all night, his wife hardly slept wink from fear that he would get hurt, yet he hadn't been home over an hour yesterday morning, when it took two policemen to unclasp her fingers from his hair and pry her teeth off his ear.-DAroit Free Prsss,
Year: 1875

posed engineering works of modern times seem now to be getting beyond the stage of discussion and doubt. and to be entering the realms of assurance and certainty. Diplomatic negotiations have been entered into between the governments of England and France. and convention has been signed giving authority for the formation of 8 French company, with capital of five million dollars, for the purpose of making the requisite surveys for the con- struction of tunnel between England and France. It is proposed to make the tunnel between Dover and Calais, at point where the Strait is about twenty three miles wide. Tho greatest depth of water to be found over the tunnel will be about one hundred and eighty feet. Underlying this water is bed of chalk of sufficient thickness for the construction of the tunnel. Through this substance 1t will be an easy matter to perforate the required excavations. It is proposed to place the mouths of the tunnel at eight miles from either coast, in order to secure an easy gradient, and in consequence the length of the work will be thirty-nine miles. Mir. Frederick Lesseps, the engi- neer who constructed the Suez canal, is strongly in favor of the work, and ex- presses strong conviction that it is near to speedy accomplishment. There can be but little question of the entire practicabil- ity of the work. The main difficulty will be found to be the financial one, but with the immense accumulated capital of Flu rope to draw upon, it is considered that there will be no resl difficulty experienced Tn procuring the necessary amount of money to carry the project to successful issue.
Year: 1875

NEARLY WHOLE TRAIN OF SrooK FROZEN TO DEATH.-The Schenectady Star of Thursday says: A stock train arrived here last evening from the West, which had been sixty hours making the trip from Bnffalo to this city. The train was loaded with cattle and swine, which had been ex- posed to the extremely cold weather of Monday and Tuesday. The poor dumb animals were almost famished, and many of them badly frozen, most of which were dead or dying. The owners of the stock had, we are told, abandoned the train, leaving the stock upon the hands of the railroad company, and will bring suits against the latter for damages.
Year: 1875

"A \


After our telegraphic report of the Tiiton-
BceCher trial closed Yesterday. Theodore Til
ton was called to the stand as a witness.
when


MR.. EVARTS DIRECTED


10 his being sworn, and said that in the com
mon law there seemed TO be question
whether husband or wife could be called to
give evidence against one another. II seemed
10 be unqueStionable that the wife of this de-
fendant could not be a witness TO defend her
husband or her life. The common law used
no fine sentiment or phrases, hut il under
stood the institutions affording protection.
Ii provided that when a man and woman
came together they should be one flesh, and
when il says they are one, il says that no
man shall put aSunder those thus joined to
gether, and least of all shall the Justice Of
law put asunder this conjugal relation.


GEN. PRYOR ON THE OTHER SIDE.


Gen Pryor argued on behalf of the defence.
and said: We had now attained to thai hui
man and enlightened degree that a criminal
indicted was allowed TO testify in his own
behalf In 1857 the barrier was removed bv
the legislature OF New York from a party in
terested in cause teStifying in his own be
hall, and by subsequent alteration OF
phraseology he was unable TO testify. This
was the law which governed this case. and
would allow him TO tell the story of his own
sad wrong" Counsel quoted a number OF
eases growing out OF the act OF fSJ1.


Counsel was still quoting legal authorities
when the hour OF adjournment arrived and
he viii continue his argument tomorrow
morning.
Year: 1875

st. Nicholas.


The King was visiting the village
school, and when the examination was
over he spoke to a bright little girl
named Christinchen:


Little maiden, you said your poe IN
so well that am sure you go to a very
good school, and have an excellent
teacher; so | must examine you little.
To which kingdom does this orange be-
longY


TO the vegetable kingdom" said the
little maid, without a moments delay,
while Herr Schunke could scarcely keep
on his feet from anxiety and excitement.


"And this2' taking a bright gold piece
from hispurse.


ITO the mineral kingdom.


"Right-right, my little maid And
now tell me this: To which kingdom do
beloDg2"


Hel to which kingdom did he belong ?
Little Christinchen looked at him with
wide open, solemn eyes, up and down.
She had had object lessons on the camel
and the elephant, the crow and the mag
pie; and had even been allowed to hold
the stuffed forms of the last two for a
moment in her little hands, but king
She had never had such a subject for an
object lesson; but she remembered that
she always said his name every day In
her prayers. So she raised her blue
eyes confidently to his, and said, mod
estly, but very clearly


ITO the kingdom Of heaven"


And the King caught the little maiden
up in HE arms and kissed her, remem-
bering who had said to what kingdom
she and such as she belonged, and wish
ing he might grow each day more like
TO them, and so have the promised right
10 belong there too. As be set her gently
down, and dropped the gold piece and
the orange in her apron, all the mothers
that stood around with clasped hands
sobbed, under their breath, God bless
him. and even the Burgomaster blew
his nose,
Year: 1875

NbidAy Avi Julg.l


1t was in 1896 when the Directory had
named him Commanderin-Chief OF the
Army OF Italy, and at the same time had
refused or we're unable to supply him
with the means for repairing to head.
quarters with the state and dignity
betting his new rank. In this difficulty
the young General raised as large a sum
as he could by means Of his own credit
and the kindness of his friends, and as
this was miserably small, he intrusted it
to Junot, young officer who frequented
gaming tables, and bade him lose it all
or increase it in enormous proportions.
On your success" he said, depends
the possibility of my accepting this com
msnd, and taking you as my Abide.
Camp According to one account,
Junot first augmented the amount Of
his capital by selling a gold-hilted sword
which belonged to him, for Bonaparte
never failed to win the love OF those who
came in close contact with him. After
several hours play, in which Junot had
been successful beyond his hopes, he re-
paired to his chief and handed him his
winnings, which he thought would be
more than sufficient to meet all i'm.
mediate claims. The General sent him
back once more to tempt fortune, with
an order not to return till he had doubled
the sum or lost every cent, When Junot
appeared again it was with enough
money to enable Napoleon to make a
splendid appearance at headquarters.
The last sum won by Junot that night
has been put at 100000, while the
itv aH t.are -f71
Year: 1875

Parties desiring to act as agents must ac-
company their application by letter of recon-
mehdation as to character and responsibility
from and signed by the editor of a newspaper
published in the town or county for which
agent proposes to act. The sgeney is to sell
the bonds Of the Industrial Exhibition Com
Year: 1875

There is many rest on ths road of lie, If we would only stop to take it. And many tone from the better lani, If the querulous heart would wakeit. To the sunny soul that is full of hope, And whose Heaat1ui trust Heyor iaiblh. !. The grass is green and the flowers are

 bright.

 Though the wintry storm prevaileth Better to hope rhorgb the clouds hang law. And to keep the eyes stIll lifted For tho sweet blue sky will soon peep

 through,

 " nen tic OmInUus clouds are rItted. There was never night without day, Nor an evening without morning; And the darkest hour, the proverb goes, Is the hour before the dawning. There is many gem in tue path of life, Which we pass in our idle pleasure, That IS richer far than the jeweled crown Or the miser's hOarded treasure It may be the love of little child, Or mothers prayer to heaven, Or only beggars grateful thanks For a cup Of water given. Better to weave in the web of life A bright and golden filling, And do Gods will with a ready heart, And hands that are swift and willing, Than to snap the delicate silver threads Of our curious lives asunder, And then Heavens blame for the tangled

 ends,

 And to sit and grieFe and wonder
Year: 1875

PhtH0E CARL
Away. away to the Northland,


Where the hours OF the day are few,
And the nights are 90 long In winter,


They cannot sleep through
Where they harness the swift reindeer


To the sledges when it SHOWS;
And the children look like bears cubs,


In their funny, furry clothes.
They tell them curious story


don't believe It's true;
And ye. you may learn lesson,
II tell the tale to you.
Once, when the good St. Peter


Lived in the world below,
And walked about 1t preachip 9.


Just as he did, you know
He came to the door of cottage,


In travelling round the earth,
Where little woman was making cakes,


And baked them on the hearth;
And being faint with fasting,


For the day was almost done,
He asked her, from her store OF cakes


To give him q single one
30 she made very little cake,


But as it baking lay,
She looked at it. aud thought II Sc ened


Too large to give away.
Therefore she knesded another,


And still a smaller one;
But 1t looked, when she turned ii over,


As large as the first had done.
Then she took tiny scrap Of dough


Aud rolled aud rolled it fiat;
And baked it thin as wafer


But she couldn't part with that.
For she said, My cakes that seem too small


When eat of them myself,
Are yet too large to give away


So she put them on the shell
Then good st. Peter grew angry,


For he was hungry and faint;
And surely such woman


Was enough to provoke saint.
And he said, You're far too selfish


To dwell in human form,
To have both food and shelter,


And fire to keep you warm.
" Now you shall build as the birds do


And shall get your scanty feod
By boring, and boring, and boring,


All day, in the hard, dry wood"
Then she went up through the chimney
Never speaking wofi:
And out of the top Il " woodpecker,
For she was changed to q bird.
She had scarlet cap on her head.


And that was left the same;
But ell the rest of her clothes were burned,
Black as a coal In the flame.
And every country school-boy


Has seen her In the wood;
Where she lives in the trees to this very day,
Boring, aud boring for food.
And this is the lesson she teaches,


Live not for yourself alone,
Lest the needs you will not pity


Shall one day be your own,
Give plenty of what is gwen you,


Listen to PHYS call;
Don't think the little you gise i great,


And the much you get Is small
Now, my little boy, remember that,


And try to be kind and good,
When YOU see the woodpeckor's sooty dress
And see her scarlet hood.
You maynt be changed to q bird, though


you live


As selfshly as you can;
But you will be changedto smaller thin g
A mean and selfish man,
Year: 1875

The Prohibitionists of Mime
sofa nave put their foot in it. They
have blindly nominated for Governor
a man VINO, as it turns out, raises
barley, knowing that it is used ex-
clusivcly for the wicked purpose Of
making beer. They ought to take
him out and shoot him, but we pre-
sume they'll hardly do it.
Year: 1875

The most brutal sight one can wit


ness in the Indian country is only
afforded when the "Sun Dance" oc-
ours, and its brutality is such that
one only cares to see it once, and
would then gladly forget its hellish
orgies. For several days the Sioux,
Cheyennes, and Arapahoes have been
making grand arrangements for this
dance, and yesterday came the finale.
For twenty-four hours previous .
general dance and singing had been
going on At the camp, FIVE miles
above here; at times as many as two
hundred warriors were in the happy
circle, while three big drums gave
out noise enough to start three or
four pandemoniums, with the not
very musical voices Of large num-
Der of squaws thrown in to add an
additional feature of the horrible.
The object of the "Sun Dance is to
test the courage of the young war
riers to endure physical pain, under
the most trying circumstances, the
one enduring most coming out with
the barbaric honors. At ten O'Clock
seventeen young warriors, stripped
entirely naked, save limited breech.
clout, came into the circle and were


operated upon. This operation wa.
Year: 1875

Henry Clay, unlike the modern
type Df statesmen, was not happiest
when the public gaze was concentra-
ted upon him. In All old letter,
which has just come to light, he thus
declined an invitation to deliver an
agricultural address I" You alarm me
about speech. l really cannot con-
sent to make any, much as I am fat
tered and honored by the request of
the managers. think l have made
speeches enough during my life, if l
never make another, which am
strongly inclined never to do. If you
will let me come over among you and
he at my ease, like any other farmer,
l think it possible ! will come. But
if am to be exhibited, scrutinized,
and commented upon, like the other
beasts of the show, l protest solemn
ly I will not bulge . foot, but re-
main quietly at home"
Year: 1875

performed by Medicine Man, horri-


bly, rigged out. The first one to


come up was q magnificent looking


fellow from the Cheyennes, all bone


and muscle, and in glorious health.


The Medicine Man cnt first four


gashes about three inches long, on


the shoulders, near the point. With


a smooth stick OF hard wood he made


q hole underneath the Sits he had


cut, each taking in an inch or more


in width, and through which hole he


passed buffalo thong, ani tied it


tightly. Then the breast was served


in the same manner after which one
thong was fastened to fourteen feet
pole. To the other thong was tied a
large beef hesd--s long horned Tex
an, with about ten foot of thong be-
tween the back and the head. The
young wsrrior then jumped into a
lively dance, getting song of some
sort in keeping with the performance,
jerking that bull head around so fast
that At times it was four or FIVE feet
above the grouud-all the time pull.
ing as best he could 1t the thong
fastened to the pole by jumping back
and swinging upon it. At times the
flesh on back and breast seemed to
stretch out about eight or ten inches,
and when LET up would close down
with pop. The ropes in the breast
fastenings were the first to break,
one breaking at the top of the cut,
the other at the lower end. The top
one hung down full four inches, and
this the medicine man cut off dex-
trouslv. It was put through an in
cantation, when the bloody, sweaty
warrior was put through race OF
about forty yards with that bull head
hanging to his back. At one bound
the horns stuck well in the ground,
and with a vigorous pull the thongs
broke, and warrior was made. He
was terrible looking object, and SO
nearly exhausted that he had to be
helped away. During the last half
Of his torture he uttered not word,
nor did he open his mouth, nor even
vince. His wounds were washed
and bound up, presents made to him
of horses and robes, and he recog.
nized as q brave man. There were
sixteen more performances Of like na.
tnre, save that no other ones took
the double ties on back and breast.
Thirteen we're tied by the back the
others by the breast. The fat fel-
lows got away with the business very
quickly, but the lean, lank and more
muscular fellows had long and tough
jobs with it. One fellow, breaking
in frantic effort, and falling under
the heels ST my horse, resulted in
peeled head for the Indian as well as
= sore back. | confess that | only
remained to see two of the victims
go through the ordeal, gaining from
my companion, half breed inter-
prefer, the statistics concerning The
fat and lean fellows who had enough
Indian in them to stomach the whole
OF the bloody brutality. The war
riors who went through the ordeal
were all from the North-those who
have but little to do with the whites,
and that little mostly in the way of
scalps and horse stealing. The more
civilized fellows have learned better
than to make such confonnded fools
Of themselves.
Year: 1875

The work of the sun is slow.
But as sure as as heaven, we know,


So we'll not forget,


When the skies are wet,
There's green grass under the snow,
When the wind of winter blow,
Wailing like voices Of woe,


There are April showers,


And buds and flowers,
And green grass under the snow
We find that it's ever SO
IL this life's uneven dow;


We've only TO wait,


In the face Of fate,
For the green grass under the snow
Year: 1875

Richmond. who has had the worst OF luck with
her ever since the day OF purchase, as the mare
got amiss soon after he bought ner, and It was
only in tne latter part Of last summer that she
began to show any form again. The injury VI
last night Will be likely 70 retire her ron the
trottlng track Tor ever. She Will. however, be
valuable brood mare as she Is very large
and finely proportoned.


But Tor the above accident the trotting at the
Iippodrome would have been greatly admired.
yet whenever a breakdown occurs, and they are
frequent on the turf, sorrow taxes the pace Of
Joy for the moment; but accidents are soon for
gotten and they do not decrease the desire TO
witness racing again.


There Will be TWO trots at the matinee this alter
Year: 1875

"Is he better now?"


"He was never SO well. He will never
be ill again"


| looked into the f q e of the woman
who said this, and saw that her eyes
were red with weeping.


] disengaged the hand she held and
turned my face to the wall. ........
The woman laid her hand upon my
arm. - ,-


"You must not feel like that. 1t is
better SO. He had only one friend, and
he is with Him this beautiful Christmas
morning. He had no home here. It is
Christmas Day, and he is at home there"
took in mine that comforting hand
that lay upon my arm.


az would like to see him." | said HE
gave his life for me"


They took me down fterward to what
had been the family sising-room. There
were warm, red curtains at the windows !;
bright, glowing carpet on the floor !;
there were punches of holly and laurel
scattered here and there, and over all
was the atmosphere of home.


They left me at the door. went in
and stood by the side of the couch on
which they had laid him. The eyes of
tender blue were closed forever, the yel-
low hair was parted over the bOyish
brows, and still about the brave, sweet
mouth the bright smile played as it did
at the first moment of our meeting,
when my implied doubt of him called it
there. He lay before me dead, in all the
glow and promise of his youth.


But the smile, which triumphed above
deaths ruin, rebuked me, and as I
stopped to kiss the lips of the beautiful
boy knew, as we'll as man could know,
that he was not dead; that He who had
given more life to the dead girl and the
widows son had given it also to him; ;
and that he had only gone farther upon
his journey than Into sweetef,, fuller,
more gracious life than he had ever
known And also knew that I 3sheuld
see him again if but made my own life
as brave, unselfish, and true as his had
been.-L. Clarke Dauas, in ScrSbnsr's
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