smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

On March %, 1913, a remarkable
phenomenon occurred. The preceding
winter had been intensely cold, and the
ice formed on Lake Erie was unusually
thick. In the warm days Of early spring
this mass of ice was loosened around the
shores of the lake, and detached from
them. During the forenoon OF the day
named, q stiff easterly wind moved it up
the lake. A little before sunset. the
wind chopped suddenly round and blew
a gale from the west. This brought the
vast field of ice back again with such
tremendous force that it filed in the neck
of the Lake and its outlet SO as to form
yery effective dam, that caused q remark
able diminution in the outflow OF the
water. OF course it needed but Little
time for the falls to drain Oh the water
below this dam. The consequence was
that on the morning Of the following
dsy the river was nearly half gone. The
American channel had dwindled to q
deep and narrow creek. The Britlsn
channel seemed to have been smitten
with quick consumption, and to be last
passing away. Far up from the head OF
Goat island and out into the Canadian
rapids, and Hom the foot Of Goat island
ont beyond the old tower to the deep
channel of the Horseshoe fall, the water
was gone. The rocks were bare, black
and forbidding. The roar OF niagara
had subsidized to moan. This extraor,
binary syncope of the waters lasted all
the day. and night closed over the
strange scene. But during the night the
dam gave way, and the next morning the
river was restored in ali its strength,
beauty and majesty.
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the Congregation.
alist relates curious little incident
which he observed in the Japanese de.
partment of the Main building at the
Centennial Exhibition, illustrative OF
the method in which Japanese artisan
performs his work:


The arm of the small figure of knight
on carved bedstead had been broken
off, and was to be glued on. The glue
pot was at some distance from the bed
stead, but was held in a light teakettle
of hot water which might have been cas-
ily taken to the spot where the work
was to be done. But the workman did
not choose this way of doing things. He
carried the bit of wood to the glue pot,
sat down on his heels with great delib-
Grafton, carefully examined the fractured
surface, then as carefully stirred the
glue. Then he had some jocose by-play
with a fellow workman, and finally be-
gan to apply the glue. Every move,
ment was 80 slow that I began to won.
der how he was to get the broken surfa.
ces together before the glue should be
cold and hard, for he had long way to
walk through crowd of people in a
narrow and crooked passage. There
was no need of worrying about it; the
thing was easily done. When all was
ready he took his time about rising from
his seat upon his heels, opened his
mouth wide, thrust the bit of wood held
between thumb and finger deep within
the warm, moist cavern nature had sc
kindly provided, and in this ludicrous
attitude, breathing heavily, he threaded
his way slowly through b the crowd till he
reached the bed. Then he hunted
around for a stepladder, took his time
about placing it, examined and wiped
the surface from which the arm was bro
ken, and as soon as he couldn't think ot
anything else to do, the bit of wood was
Withdrawn from down his throat, and
the joining was instantly completed.
Year: 1876

His hand at last By his own fingers writ,
catch my name upon the way-wom sheet
His hand-oh, reach it to me quick and YET
Scarce can hold, so fast my pulses beat.
Oh, feast Of soul Oh, banquet richly


spread


Oh, passion-lettered scroll from DER the
Like fresh burst Of life to one long dead,
Joy, strength, and bright content come bscl


with thee.
Long prayed and waited for through months


so drear,


Each day methought my wasting heart must


break;
Why is it that our loved ones grow more


dear,


The more We suffer for their sweetest sake
His hand at last ! each simple word sglow
With truthful tenderness and promise sweet
Now to my daily tasks III singing go,
Fed by the music Of this wsy-wvrn sheet.
Year: 1876




history of the island that lay open be-
fore me:


est. Paul's bay is now a watering
place, where many of the inhabitants
pass the summer months"


Half an hours ride from st. Paul's
watering place is the grotte OF Calypso.
Could Homer have ever seen it, or was
he born blind that he sung of the spot
in a strain that ought to increase immi-
grafton to Malta It is now celebrated
for the enormous quantities of sand
wiches and soda-water consumed on the
premises, and there is not line OF Ho-
mer discernible as far as the eye can
reach. It was after sunset when we
steamed into the harbor of Vallett and
let 90 our anchor. Half an hour before
we had been rolling up under the low
cliffs of the island, finding it difficult to
focus any given object; but now we Lay
as still as picture in the deep, quiet
waters. only a stones throw from shore.
All above us lowered the hills that are
literally clothed with Notifications.
The city stands on end, with one house
beginning where another leaves OH, SO
that you can see nothing but windows
and roofs stretching from the waters
edge to the very sky. There are hanging
gardens, tier upon tier, that carefully
hide all traces of verdure, and you don
know they are green and lovely gardens
until you wander about the town, climb
ing hither and thither, and suddenly find
Yourself in one of them. The house
windows are mostly pushed out over the
narrow str r,ets, like small balconies in
closed in glass, and dark blinds give
Year: 1876

At least million copies Of We Boys should be sold at
once in for almost every who reads The
book speedily portrait Of himself lie appeared to
Others in the days his boyhOOd end while he reads he VIII


laugh without iniermisson what extremely funny
yOungseF Tie hsif grown boy never more sue
cessuy put print The perfection OF the Characterization
Is ared only by fulessness Of the language used by
The boys 10 boy brit sant-and not asnge little saint ltts
his voice among We Boys was Obealent to his
grammar and dictionary As are scaps portrayed
IN tss ghtful book This story aaus and one
which should carefully withheld from small boys. We
publishers moral effect"
Year: 1876

have changed The word "baptize," or strlck-
en- out whole verses in Mark, or interpo-
lated new matter, or made other changes as
reported. We are confident that they will
do nothing sweeping or go beyond their
original resolution ito introduce as few al
terations as possible in the text of the au-
thorized version consistently with faithful
ness" To those who ask why any revis-
ion at all is called for, the general answer
Is to be made that modern scholarship is
more accurate than In the days of King
James; that "an immense material for
textual criticism has been compared,
weighed and sifled" by eminent linguists
since A. d. 1900; and that tive rave now as
complete an apparatus as is necessary to
settle the text in all its essential features"
Errors of Typography, grammar and trans
lation are numerous, and need to DO set
right, and the arrangement alsOof the chap
tiers and verses is faulty. 1t will be time
enough when the revised edition appears to
say whether the Christian public will adopt
1t. Those who have full confidence in our
scholars will accept it as bringing them
still closer TO the voice Of Heaven others,
and probably for generation or two the
greater number, will cling to the old famil-
lar book Christian Union.
Year: 1876

There is general tendency 10 speak
slig htingly Of those who save money, and
TO extOl those who do not. 1t is not easy
TO indicate The precise grounds upon which
this is done; but there appears 10 prevail
an impression TO the effect that one class
are mean. souled, sordid, and greedy,
Will G the other are full of generous impul-
ses. This impression, however, does not
see M TO he justified by the facts of the case.
In many cases, those who spend reck less
ly are 10y no means philanthropic. They
throw about their money, 1t is true, but
they do so more in Il spirit of bravado than
from charitable impulses. Their benevo-
lence is, 10 say the best that can be said Of
ii, decidedly erratic, and unfortunate in
deed is the being who is dependent upon
them. Because they scatter their gold
with an apparently lavish hand wherever
they go, and when the eyes of the world
are upon them, it does not follow that they
are doing anything more than giving way
to a particular form of self-indulgence.
They may treat their friends 10 costly en-
terta inmeDls, but there is little charity in
olyed in the proceeding when the enter
tainments are given at the expense of cred
itors who are being defrauded of their
rights. or course, it may be held that 1t is
a rather clever thing 10 diddle ones credit
ors in order that one may be generous to
ones. acquaintances but the man who
does this inva riably fails TO stand the wear
and tear oil time. The probability is that,
sooner or later, he attempts 10 diddle you
4, al,i hat Ia has Inl I,ia
creditors and the chances are that you
discover ere long that his promises are not
to be relied upon, and that it is hopeless to
ez pect him 10 keep his engagements. Nor
is this all. II will be found that, notwith-
sta nding all his grand show, he is indiHer-
ent who suffers SO long as he is not forced
TO deny himself On the other hand, the
man who saves money will generally be
proved to be man of his word. Unlike
the spendthrift, who readily promises 10
do everything but actually performs next
to nothing, the money saver is slow TO
pro mise, but what he does engage to do he
is quick TO accomplish. This arises from
the fact that when he makes an engage
ment he carefully calculates how far he
will be able TO fulfil it. He does not say he
will pay you a certain amount in certain
time on the strength of vague hope that
something will "turn up' betwixt now and
then, but upon carefully thought-out and
reliable calculations. He realizes his obli-
cations SO keenly that he is occasionally
lei, perhaps, TO be unduly cautious. At
the same time, if you want man TO do a
real serviceable act of charity you must go
to him rather than to magnificent being
who holds money in contempt. 1t is not
surprising that he comes 10 The front in So
cial life, and that he is placed in positions
OF power and responsibility. Self-denial
and integrity can never go unrewarded,
their influence is so powerful and endur-
ing. People may sneer at what they term
mlserliness. But providence is not miser-
illness, and the man who saves money is
not necessarily a miser
Year: 1876

More than half Of the ten years allotted


by the revisers of the Bible to the compile.
tion of their work have already passed, but
much more than half the Bible remains TO
be revised. In the Old Testament the COM
mittees have examined the Pentateuch, and
are now at work ON the Psalms, and in the
New Testament progress has been made,
we believe, through the Gospels into Acts.
No doubt the work will be pursued more
rapidly as the revisers become accustomed
to it, and possibly, though not probably,
we may have the new version by the close
of the year 1880. The English committees
print their corrections in the first instance,
and then submit them for further note and
comment TO the American committees.
Whatever changes the latter suggest areex-
amined in England, and so far they have
been generally accepted. If on the final
decision any serious difference of views oc-
ours, the disputed points will probably be
submitted TO a committee of conference for
settlement; in such cases marginal notes
may be made explaining the different IN
terpretatlons. From time to time notices
make their appearance in print assuming TO
state what corrections have been agreed up
on up to this time, but as the revision in its
present stage is entirely confidential and
provisional, these statements are TO be re-
ceived with considerable allowance. For
instance, there Is no authority, as we are
Informed, for saying that the committees
Year: 1876

thrty-nve at Boston where the Judge was nominated
and where he uttered speech and letter which were
duly reported in the HERALD, together with General
Buffers answer 10 the same in an interview with
your correspondent Il was at that time the settled
policy or Mr. Hoar and his friends not TO stump tho
district against Butler. but to rely upon the
strength OF their candidate to defeat the Lowell
candidate. even If 1t was done by throwing the elec-
tion into the hands OF tho democrats. The idea
that Butler to be beaten any cost During the
interval since Judge Hoars nomination, however. IL
has become evident that General Buffers strength
and the Importance Of the election In his district was
underestmatcd and now Mr. Hoar and his friends are
to compete with General in stumping the district
The campaign in hts behalf Will most likely be opened
by Jndge Hoar himself In this CITY, next Tuesday
evening, and IL 10 not improbable that he will speak
nightly until the election. other speakers have
also been engaged to espouse the cause
OF the Concord candidate, and IL would
not bs surprising II among those who VIII
appear will DO such Blaine, Brstow, Jewell and
perhaps Congressman Pierce OF Boston. General But
ler while ho has been speaking every evening Tor the
past fortnight has not let himself out full Judge
Hoar, as the public will soon learn by open letter
which The General Is preparing. II will probably
be made public In time to furnish text for Judge
Hoar in hts opening address The balance OF the CAM
pagn therefore promises TO be one OF lively person
atIes even II there are not striking differences
current political Questiona
Year: 1876

To EDITOR THE HERALD


ndorse the letter published in this mornings
HERALD under the above heading Nominate the Hon.
Smith Ely, Jr, Tor Mayor and he will receive the solid
vote Of the reform republicans, well large
from the more respectable portion Of the republican
party, and true democrat could refuse vote ior
HIM. He would be elected by overwhelming ma
Jority, and New York would then have Mayor to be
proud or A REFORM REPUBLICAN. I
Year: 1876

The place where General Sickles will
speak Thursday night in the city has not
vet been definitely settled. Being man
Of National reputation an immense mum
ber of people will want to hear him. BE
will therefore probably speak from the
Court House steps or from the steps oi
,bs C,nitol building,
Year: 1876

From the Phlla Times.


The experiment of joint discussion has
been more successful in North Carolina
than in the dominion of Governor Cham
berlain. Messrs. Vance and Settle, the op-
posing candidates for Governor of the Old
North State, have just finished an exciting
canvass Of two months duration, in the
course of which they have appeared many
times on the same stump and abused each
other, in q Pickwickian sense, to their
hearts content. On Saturday they had the
last of fifty light meetings, and at the close
indulged in mutual congratulations on the
fairness and courtesy which had character
lied The canvass. Here is an example for
Governor Chamberlain's consideration.
Partisan spirit is high in both the Caro-
linas, and there Is no reason why Cham
berlain and Hampton should not meet as
amicsbly as Settle and Vance and have
audiences as decorous. But Chamberlain
prefers to meet proclamations and to have
an escort of troops rather than an audience
of unarmed citizens. Such tactics may
elect man in defiance of the calm judg-
ment of people, but on the whole the
North Carolina plan is more likely to COM
mand the approval and good will of the
country.
Year: 1876

One Of those cutious incidents that make
credulous people believe in Spiritualism oc-
Cured in Hartford last week. A Doctor
Langley, medium, who had given up the
life of gambler and faro bank dealer BE-
cause the spirits told him he would never
win again, WAS shown lock OF hair from
the head Of . hospital patient who had the
consumption, and he informed the parties
who consulted him that nothing could save
the consumptive, that he would die In ex.
actly four months and half. Nothing
was thought of the matter, and the patient
was not informed of the interview, but last
week, when he died, 1t was found that he
died exactly on the day that DR.. Langley
predicted.
Year: 1876

The ticket is now before the people, and,
We believe is such ON ono as ought TO satisfy
all reasonable voters. II sny Democratic
voter would have preferred changes, it is now
too late to complain, and the duty of every
man is plain, who prefers Democratic, to Re-
publican principles and rule, viz: cease criti-
cizing and 60 to work in good whole hearted
ness to elect the ticket The Democrats Of
Hampshire will do their duty and roll up such
majority as will surprise the candidates
themselves.
Year: 1876

So far We have heard no objection to the
ticket; yeI while this is the case, let rs not
only be Gasisfed with good ticket bat see
that it is triumphautly elected. Let every
Democrat "fAIl iu line" and work from now
until the day of election. Let rs stand united
and victory is ours.
Year: 1876

There are TWO or three gentlemen on it in
whose place We preferred others, yet as a
whole We are we'll satisfied, and we promise to
do our share of the work in having every
candidate triumphantly elected.
Year: 1876

TFrom PocahOntas Correspondence OF the Wheel


ing R0GIsterl


think We have good State ticket. Let
us Democrats prove true in the present cam>
paign, and show the sister States that We
have honest men and can elect them.
Year: 1876

From Gilmer county Correspondence of the


Wheeling ReKIGtsr.l


The Democratic ticket, our people Is far as
can learn are we'll pleased with. It will
receive our usual msjOrity or more
Year: 1876

IFFom the HuntinGton AdvertisSr.I
The ticket is one that will unite in its sun.
port ell sections Of the State, aud is so strong
that no ticket the Radical party can put forth
will be able to defeat it.
Year: 1876

Our reporter called yesterday at the rooms Of tho
Typograpical Union and found groups of the members
of the craft busly engaged discussing the situation.
In conversation with several OF tho craft thorc
but opinion expressed in reference to the action
taken by the employing print crs and this that the
workmcn would not permit themselves 10 be dictated
TO- while they not unwilling submit the mat
IN dispute TO arbitration


They say that although a strike may some
embarrassment some OF their members the society
cannot yield The ground they have taken. In some
quarters bitter complaints were heard against tho
printing houses who, as alleged, broke through the
terms or tho compromise made the end OF tho long
strike in 1869. by employing rats without notice TO
Tho Union The principal difficulty is about pieco
WORK. One group OF ten unanimous in the
sentiment that they would submit to reduction
$40 week II the prices piece work remained un-
changed
Year: 1876

The clothing cutters hcd mass meeting at the
Tenth Ward Botc Yesterday for the purpose OF effect
ing a reorganization Of the trade and discussing tho
prospects OF business during the approaching season
The meeting was composed exclusively OF Germans,
who number about one half Of the 1000 men engaged
IN this branch OF the trade. The organza
ton is intended TO be for protective purposes
but Il is not their intention TO resort TO strikes
IN the future to settle differences. The names or
those present enrolled added 10 tac list
OF membership and plau OF permanent organization
IS be submitted at the next meeting by committee
appointed for that purpose Action also taken TO
open In three different localities exchanges where
manufacturers may be supplied with workmen, one 10
IN Filth street
Year: 1876

Delegates from the trade unions this city
met E convention at No 10 Stanton street yesterday
afternoon Hugh Dalton in the chair. II was decided
10 call meeting Of workngmen for the goth Of
March. at Cooper Institute &c protest against what IS
GAINED the illegal Of the ailors and Crspns
now strike and TO more thoroughly organize the
Norkingmen In this city and State.
Year: 1876

l observed one mode of Chinese capi-
tai punishment known as the Gag" "
says writer. The "cage" used was
between two and three feet square, and
over six feet high. Near the bottom was
a close floor OF plank. The four sides
were open work of plank palings. The
planks composing the cover were made
to fit around mans neck, close enough
to hang him, but not close enough to
strangle him. The condemned man was
put into this cage, his head projecting
above, the cover fitting around hisneck,
and under his feet number of bricks,
one above the other, just enough to en-
able him to stand on tiptoe. When this
position, from weariness, became unen-
durable, his only relief was to hang by
his neck. The design is to make man
suffer as much as possible, but not to
kill him too quickly. Usually after q
criminal has been standing thus for a
day or so, one of the bricks is removed,
and then another, until he hangs by his
neck altogether. 1t is said that strong
man ordinarily will endure this torture
several days before life becomes ex-
tinct.


On the present occasion death was
hastened more quickly. The man was
put into the cage on Sunday afternoon,
| believe, about one o'clock. 1 heard of
it on Monday morning, and went over
to Annoy about two o'clock in the after
noon to see him. He had then been
dead some time. The guard said that
he died just before daylight; that he
was conscious of having committed great
crimes, and had fastened his own death
by kicking the bricks from under his
feet. But the people said (privateIy)
that the guard wished to get rid of their
charge that they might prepare to keep
New Years day (the Chinese new year
was near at HANDY, and therefore had
taken the bricks from under his feet
during the night. This probably was
the fact.
Year: 1876

One of the most ridiculous of the re-
cent freaks of fashion at England is the
revival of coaching. 1t is quite the
thing now for a young swell, with moth
ing better to do, to get himself up in q
big-buttoned coat and drive numbering
mail coach, after the manner of the
elder Mr.. Weller. Several of these an
tiquated vehicles may be seen, any day
during the season, starting on their
trips from London tavern yards, just as
they did before the days of railways, ex-
cept that they are drawn by blooded
horses, magnifcently groomed, and the
ribbons are dextrously handled by idle
swells. All this is sufficiently absurd
but when it comes to importing such a
fashion into this country, words fail to
express an adequate opinion of it. Yet
this is precisely what some snobs in New
York have done. We are not surprised
to read that the first meeting of the
Four-in-Hand club drew an immense
crowd to Fifth avenue and the park, but
we are sorry that the newspapers, in
describing the imposing spectacle,
neglect to record the remarks of the
small boys on the sidewalks, who alone
could do justice to the occasion. .-Phila-
del. Jhtd Times
Year: 1876

A couple, who undertook to get mar
ried some time since, went, accompanied
by the bridesmaid and groomsman, to a
church, and were ushered into the sacred
edifce and escorted to the altar by the
sexton, who, however, got the parties
rather mixed up, stationing the brides
maid next to the bridegroom, and the
bride and groomsman in corresponding
wrong places. The clergyman, not no.
ting the mistake, went on with the cere-
mony, and began marrying the brides
maid to the bridegroom, when the bride
served an " injunction ON him by ex-
claiming that she was the marrying
party. The mistake being remedied,
the clergyman made another attempt,
and the performance went smoothly
until it came time for the bridegroom
to produce the ring, which was essen
tial to the completion of the ceremony.
But when that gentleman felt in his vest
pocket, it wasn't there; in the other,
not there; in the trowsers pocket, not
there; and then he felt to the bottom of
the remaining pocket, and finally ex-
claimed "Well, sure, there is a hole in
my pocket, and the ring slipped down
into my boot" And the only way to
finish the ceremony was for the bride
groom to sit down, pull off his boot and
put the ring where it ought to have
gone, and walk out with his bride, all of
which he did.