smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

Here are the details of a robbery re-


Gently brought TO light in Italy, which,


but for its heartles nature, might be con-


sidered amusing. A Cure was met on


the public highway near Nice by q


Spaniard, who inquired the direction OF


the Palace Garibaldi, saying that he had


given a louis to boy TO conduct him to


the place, and that the young scamp had


run away with his money The good


hearted Cure offered to show him the
road for nothing, and they walked away
together. The Spaniard, who professed
to be rich, took occasion 20 display sew
eral bank notes and rouleaux Of gold.
When they arrived at the chateu, he hid
one of the rouleaux at the foot Of tree,
saying he would return presently, and
see if it still remained. After while
the Spaniard said that he had been


saved from shipwreck, and that he would
give the Cure certain sum Of money for
masses in order to fulfil vow that he had
made, but before doing so he wished to
effer up prayer. Accordingly they
entered the Church OF st. Augustine, the
Cure gracously offering him the holy
Whtert anu lhcy plousiy hhSiV iVA sOHS
minutes, at the end Of which the Span
lard, feigning fatigue, begged the Cure
to go and fetch the rouleau which had
been left at the foot of the tree at the
chateau. He added that, although he
had every confidence In the reverend
gentleman, he hoped he would not think
badly of him if he asked for some
guaranty for his return. Not being able
to see the very palpable trap thus laid
for him, the good-natured Cure delivered
up all he had, which consisted Of ia
pocket-book containing seventy francs
in notes, and purse with ninety-fivc
francs in gold and silver, and departed
briskly on his errand to find rouleau Of
paper only, at the foot of tree, and
that he had been very neatly robbedsby
the adroit swindler.
Year: 1873

suits Of armor, in whose inyulnerabilily


he possessed such confidence that he ar


rayed his ministry therein. grouped them


artistically at short distance, and then


trained upon them a twenty.iour FOUNDER


heavily loaded with grape. II is need
less TO mention that only one finger,
three ears and a pilloweaseful OF wool
was left Of the entire cabinet, and the
sovereign is still conducting 10 the civil
courts OF France a suit for damages
AGAINST the manufacturers, We should
have no cause TO fear similar disaster
in the lava beds, but every reason to
hope that the employment of such armor
would save life and hasten the eonclu-
sion Of the campaign.
Year: 1873

A singular Good Friday custom still
prevails at Smithfeld, England 1t is
the duty of the rector of the parish Of st.
Bartholomew the Great to deposit TWEEN
ty.one sixpences on gravestone, which
the same number of poor widows pick up.
The custom originated in the will of a
lady who left a sum of money to yield
the sixpences to be distributed over her
grave. A strange part Of the tradition is
that any one too stiff in the joints to pick
up the money must not receive it.
Year: 1873

A young lady in Gloucester is
charged with keeping light burning
in the parlor until very late on Sunday
night, in order to harrow the sensitive
feelings of an envious neighbor into
the belief that she has really got a
beau.


A thrifty Vermont widow finding
some delay in the burial of her late
husband, owing to the caving in Of
the ground, rather than waste time,
went to the minister's house and was
married to another husband, and re-
turned to'tinisll the burial of the first.


An atlectibnate wife in Des Moines
gave her husband a dose Of morphine
to cure him Of the habit of chewing
tobacco. She didn't find out what i
fool she had made Of herself until she
discovered that the expenses Of his
funeral, economical as it was, would
have kept him in the best Of fne-cut
for at least two years.


An old lady in Lancaster was very
Indignant oil being assured by her
nephew that the bellies at Long Branch
exhibit a strong partiality for ''ruif."


A woman with seven children and
drunken husband to support does the
whole thing handsomely by selling
cigars and soda water at Plttsburg.


Don't worry yourself aboutmy GO
Ing away, my darling. Absence, you
know, makes the heart grow fonder.
,.Of somebody else" added the dark
ing.


An absent.minded friend Of oIlSa
once kissed the pet kitten and shipped
his wife. The mice have had q good
time at his hollse ever since. 8


A bridal procession III milwaukee,
was four hours passing a given pO.I ;
The point was 4 saloon.
Year: 1873

CHICAGO, September II. .-Apleasant
little incident occurred here this week,
showing how young lovers can defy
stern parents, even when the stern


parents are aided by all the power
and vigilance of heavy-handed and
lynx-eyed law. Two young people


in Philadelphia, handsome. rich and


loving. desired to wed, but the pater-


nalauthorities saidnay. The prospect


of waiting till the parents should re-


lent or the lady meot age was not


sufficiently alluring, so an elopement


to Chicago was planned. The intend


ed brile made her way secretly to


Buffalo, and there took one of the


Erie propellers for this city, while the


intending groom came on here direct


and awaited her arrival with affection


ate anxiety, becoming as much u part


Of the dock at which the steamer was


to arrive as the post to which she


would moor. AT last the boat was


telegrlphed from Milwaukee. and the


ardent lover hastened to the river side,


but was Mortified to observe, while


cautiously reconnoitering the dock.


the pa of his intended, accompanied


by a detective, apparently looking for
the lady as anXiously as himself,


though with other objects in view.
There was scanty room for debate, and
retiring in good order, he fled to the
office of the v. o. I. Company. In
u few moments a little four by four
teen tue was cleaving the muddy
waters of the river, belching forth uu-
usual volumes ofSooty smoke, screech-
ing under bridges and leaving a wake
behind her higher than her bulwarks,
Ina few minutes she was ouL of the
harbor, and not long after was on her
way to Crosses Point to intercept the
biz propeller. The boat hove in sight
and Was boarded, the lady was found,
hnggtd hurriedly and transshipped,
bushes and baggage, to the tug; then
with a triumphant scream Of tie whs-
tle,amitl the waving handkeruhiefs Of
sympathizing passengers Of the pro-
peller, tile tug made for the harbor,
throttle-valve wide open and the steam
gauge up to danger At the first
dock back was secured and the lov-
ers vanished. Haitian hour afterwards
the propellerre reachedthc dock. Lynx
eyed parent and policeman scanned
the passengers, hut the missing girl
did not trip down the gangway.
They boarded the boat and found no
traces Of her. They then questioned
the officers and found that u lady an
swering to the description they gave
had been on the propeller. Where
was she? She had lett the boat for a
tug just outside the harbor. Then
there was swearing in hot haste and a
rapid search for the tug and the hack
man, hut the young Lochinvar of
Lake Michigan and the lost bride Of
Philadelphia had made good their
escape, and have elulled detection in
whatever paradise they have found.
Year: 1873

TIGHT BooTS. The Newcastle
Journal gives the following process for
putting OH tight boots: "Our fairy
footed nice young mem will be re-
ioiced to learn that tight boots may be
drawn on easily by simple process.
The patient lies down on the floor and
holds his feet straight mp in the airun-
til the blood runs out of them, thus d.
minisling the size oftbe foot by several
ounces, when it will slip into the boot
as sliding intoa gutter ona dark night
TO enjoy perfect immunity from pedal
torture while the toot is thus encased,
1t is only necessary to remain in the
position until ready to draw off the
boots"
Year: 1873

The following is from the Washing
ton Chronicle: t'The social world of
Washington received stunning blow
one day last week in the reported fail
ure of Sprague Brothers. Not that
such failure affected the social world
Immediately, for the charming queen
OF society, Mrs. Sprague, is yet in
mourning for her distinguished father,
the late Chief Justice, and, giving up
her princelY residence in the city, has
Withdrawn to her fathers latest resi-
dence, three miles out upon the Bla-
densburg road. This lady, whose heart
was nearly broken by the death of one
SO near and dear to her: announced her
intention to give up the place in
society she has made so graceful
and celebrated, and devote herself
to the domestic cares and the pri.


vate duties of her beautiful life. But
we all know that one cannot so readily
abdicate a throne or throw aside a
crown, and that after the first keen
grief of her great loss wore away, the
claims of society would again prevail.
Rumor says that, however embarrassed
financially the Senator may be, he bas
yet q provision made to his family
that makes them independent Aside
from the marriage portion settled on
Mrs. Sprague, the advent of each child
born to the Senator was the occasion
for q gift of $500, 600. This is as it
it should be. In the hazardous results
of business in our country it is we'll
for the father, in the hour of pros.
perity, to remember the helpless
beings dependent upon him, and make
ample provision for their comfort when
the hour comes, as come it will to
such, of adversely.
Year: 1873

In the early part OF the week We saw
Dr.. Wright operate on South street
patient for nose bleed, which was seri
ously threatening fatal termination,
despite the restraining influences of
yarn strings tied around his fingers
and cobwebs administered by old wo-
men. The doctor took a hollow,
crooked thing, with brass wire inside
OF it, and passed it up the patient 8
nose and down into his mouth. He
then withdrew the cathcter, and tied a
string to the end of the wire in the
patients mouth. On the end of the
string he tied a plug of raw cotton
saturated with sulphate of iron. Then
he drew the wire out, brought the
string up the patients nose until the
cotton plug was in the right place,
when he tied another plug to the othe r
end of the string in the mans nostril,
to mako it tight and secure. Then the
eftusion of blood was stopped, and the
funeral postponed.
Year: 1873

The first idea to become an histOri-
cal romanclst was suggested to Louise
Muhlbach by the perusal of manual
of German history, which she lad
bought for her little daughter Theo-;
dora. "What a dull book that is 7"
she exclaimed. "And how attractive
history could be made for children -
She went to work at orce, and. wrote
for her child settles of tales, embrac-
ing the most memorable events in the
history of Prussia. These tales were
read by some of her literary friends,
and they urged the authoress to write
a series of novels of the same descrip.
tion for grown people. At first the
idea almost frightened her; but she
prepared vaiiantly for the arduous
task. and soon ber busy pen began
to evolve those vivid historical ro-
mances which instruct the reader as
much as they amuse him, and which,
it may Justly be said, have done more
to popularize the history of Germany
during the last two centuries than all
the dry and dull historical mammals
written by learned professors. At the
same time they re.kindled among the
Germans that spirit of nationality:
which had almost became extinct, and
perhaps the success of the Prussian
policy since 1867, in the Regeneration
and uni6cation Of the Fatherland, may,
in part, be due to the deep impression
which the Muhlbach novels had made
upon millions of readers, whom no
more serious class of literature was able
to reach.
Year: 1873

In our school days we used to come
home for our holidays; in ripper years
we come home when they are over
Yet it is, after all, a question whether
we do not enjoy the return to the do
nestle roof as much IN the latter case
as we did in the former. A great part
of the pleasure of going away un-
doubtedly lies in the anticipation of
getting back again to our old haunts
and habits. We take our holidays as
a kind of annual bitters, to give Us
appetites for our ordinary modes of
life; and perhaps there is no morn
ing during our absence 50 thoroughly
welcome to us as that of the day on
which we set out for town once more.
Everything at home has acquired
some fresh charm during our absence.
The servants, though they do not be-
long to a particularly grateful race,
are glad to see us back again. The
old rooms that we were so heartily
tired of before we left have now 4
charming freshness about them; and
the little sanctum with its books, pa
pers and pipes, seems . paradise after
hotel coffee-rooms and seaside libra
ries,
Year: 1873

The Pearl Street Baptist parsonage has
been much improved by the addition of a
kitchen and open shed, finished in good
style; costing about $175, adding greatly
to the comfort and convenience of the pas
tor and his family.


The Library of the Sunday School con-
nected with the above church, is now a very
attractive one. Donating all their former
library to the newly organized School at
Riogrande, Cape May County, they have
placed upon their shelves over three hun
dred volumes of the latest and most attrac-
tive issues of the best Sunday School pub
fishing houses. The members Of the school
are reading their books with great interest,
and we trust profit. The best Sunday
School singing book to be found in the mar
ket, is to be furnished the school as soon as
it can be secured, the whole at an expense
of over 1915.
Year: 1873

The steamer City Point, which al
rived at New York on Thursday morn
ing of last week from Delaware bay with
q cargo of peaches, had rough passage.
She left Delaware bay at five o'clock
on Wednesday evening, and encoun-
tered the storm about twenty-five OIL
thirty miles below Long Branch, the
wind blowing directly off shore. She
had come one hundred miles of her
distance, and had much the shortest
part to make yet, so that it was not
practicable to turn back; besides, if she
had done so the wind would have been
just the same as coming, as it was from
off her beam. The seas swept hel
forecastle decks, and ran up SO high
that in order to secure the safety o1
all on board it was found necessary to
throw overheard between 500, and
1000 crates of peaches.
Year: 1873

An amiable female stopping at one of our
hotels, sent and bought a WAVE few days
ago, and not finding her name mentioned
in the report of hop which had taken
place the evening before, sent the paper
back with a request that her five cents be
returned to her-it was returned.


This is not fable, but literal occurrence
and serves to show what kind of people
gather at a watering place. This woman
is one of large class, many of whom have
grumbled at us, but she is the first to sell
her personal dignity for five cents.-Cape
May Waoe.
Year: 1873

One of the most daring and ingen-
lous robberies ever perpetrated has
been achieved by a female at Baltimore.
A ladylike-looking woman entered
jewellers shop, selected quantity of
valuable articles and begged that the
assistant might accompany her home.
Had the jeweller been familiar with
the exploits of Mrs. and Mr.. Tazpey,
the bold jewelry robbers of London,
he probably would have suggested that
the jewelry had best remain where it
was until the cash came to pay for it;
but in default of such valuable exper-
fence he let his clerk go off with the
would-be purchaser In the outskirts
of Baltimore they drove into grounds
and approached largehouse. Alight-
ing from the carriage, they were shown
into a room where presently gentle
man joined them. With this gentle
man the lady had conversation of ap-
parently very confidential nature,
which the clerk no doubt thought re-
lated to the contemplated purchase
But what she told the gentleman was
that she was placed in a most painful
dilemma. The young man whom DR..
-( for the gentleman was director
of a private lunatic asylum saw was
her brother His intellects, alas, were
sadly diseased, although like SO many
others in the same unhappy condition,
a stranger would discover no signs of
delusien. She did not know what to
do with him fora very few days whilst
she was staying in Baltimore The
unhappy young man was penetrated
with conviction that she had run off
with quantity Of his jewelry, and
raved about this, never leaving her
night or day. She was wellnigh worn
out, and at length the idea had struck
her that if the doctor would be SO
kind as to detain him for even TWEEN
ty-four hours she could meanwhile make
further arrangements for his proper
surveillance. The doctor was at length
induced to assent, the lady suggesting
that on the plea Of showing him some
thing he should get him into the next
room. The clerks suspicious being
entirely lulled by the evident respecta-
bility of the surroundings, accompanied
the doctor into his room, where they
remained for few minutes, having
left the lady in the other room with the
Jewels. She, of course, lost no time in
making tracks. The clerk presently
grew uneasy. The doctor endeavored
to detain him with assurances that all
was right. Presently the unfortunate
young man made for the door, it was
locked, and the doctors strait jacket
gentlemen made their appearance.-
Then came the story about the jewelry
for which the doctor was dul y pre-
pared. The clerk raved and beseeched,
but received little attention. How
ever when the twenty-four hours passed
and the lady didn't appear, the doctor
listened to the clerks prayer that he
would, at all events, send to shop
named and ask whether clerk with
quantity of jewelry was not missing.
Of course the reply was that they were
convinced that the clerk in whom they
had reposed perfect confidence had
absconded So the murder was out.
Whether the woman has been caught
we cannot say, but bolder hand has
surely rarely existed.
Year: 1873

]. J. Early, who was found some
weeks ago, in a swamp near Mount
Holly, with his throat partially cut
has confessed that he did the deed with
his own hands. He said at first that
three colored men waylaid andassaulted
him, cutting his throat, and robbing
him of about $40 He has been iden-
tilted as a man who went about that
section selling a remedy for chicken
cholera. He is now improving, but is
thought to be insane.
Year: 1873

1t is announced that on this Friday the
President will celebrate his silver wedding
at Long Branch, on which occasion there
will be present not only the immediate rela-
tives, but several members of the Cabinet
and a host of friends from New York.
Year: 1873

We learn from Pittsburg paper
that the ''Cloud" farce of rowing from
Philadelphia to New Orleans, ended at
that place on Wednesday of last week,
a miserable fzzle. According to the
information gained by this paper the
whole thing was humbug from the
start; Cloud never expected to row
the whole distance, there was no wager
made, no $4,000 put up, no anything
but an attempt to take advantage of
the public fondness for sensations
Cloud had an agent ahead who tried to
get up exhibitions of the rover at SO
much head, but Cloud got drunk at
Pittsburg and the whole fraud came
out.
Year: 1873

The cares anxieties and misfortunes Of life have
as much to do with shortening 1t as disease They
are in fact the source of many ailments and physi
caldisabilites Nervous weakness dyspepsia, ,affec-
tions of the liver disturbances of the bowels, head
ACHE hypoehondria and monomania are among
these distressing fruits. 1t is therefore, of great
Importance that persons whose minds are oppressed
with heavy business responsibilities, or harassed by
family troubles, or excited by speculation, or per-
picked by multiplicity of enterprises, or in any
way overtaxed or overworked, should keep uptheir
stamina by the daily use of a wholesome tonic
Thousands of persons thus circumstanced are ena
bled to bear up against the difficulties In which
they involved toretain their health strength
and mental clearness, by the regular of Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters. Diseases which are prone to
attack the body when debilitated and broken down
by r-much brain work or exhausting physical
labor, are kept at bay by the resistant power with
which this Incompatible tonic endows the nervous
system and the vital organs At this season, when
the heat is evaporating the elements of strength
from every pore, an mvigorant is absolutely essen
tial to the safety and comfort of the public and Is
required even by the robust if they desire to
keep their athletic capabilities in status quo. Hence
a course of Hostetters Btters is particularly useful
at this period of the year as defense against the
invisible disease afoat in sultry atmosphere. 1t
is the most potent OF all preventive medicines, and
for all complaints which effect the stomach, the
liver and the bowels and interfere with the perfect
digestion and assimilation OF food 1t is the stand
ard remedy.
Year: 1873

We are compelled to say that the pam
ic in New York is not q mere furry, and
that it has not subsidized into feeling of
confidence, but that it has extended to
revulsion. 1t is not that the banks are
insolvent, but that they are called upon
for their deposits and the securities
which they hold are unstable, in the
general necessity TO sell, save at ruin
Gus sacrifice. Every intelligent person is
aware that the business of banking is to
receive deposits and loan them, and that,
in ordinary times, an immediate call on
the banks for their deposits would find
them unable to meet it.


The most healthy monetary condition
may be prostrated by a destruction of
confidence. Such panic as this causes
the banks: of the interior and West and
South to cease depositing in New York,
and to call for what deposits they have
there. Capitalists, merchants, and bro
Year: 1873

can ticket. he showed up the utter rot
tenness and depravity of the party, few
nights since, until even old democrats that
had grown gray in their Masters serviee
went out, and like poor Peter, crowed
bitterly. They said they had never real
lied until then how deceitful, above all
things. and desperately wicked the aver
age Republican heart was. and how the
Savior could ever sit down and eat with
Republicans and sinners, and then look
be mystery to them go on dear bro. in
your good work, until your Master shall
say it is enough of that, come up higher.
l am sorry to see that there is differ
ence of opinion amongst even well in
formed parties, as to the status of bro.
Burden. Some say he is Granger, and
/ is writing in the interest of agriculture,
Others claim that he is Millerite,
calling on all men everywhere, to Repent
that the time is at hand. l am reliably
informed however. that he is a sincere
friend of prohibition; think his arti-
cles will bear that construction. like the
great Revelator, of Patmos he is slightly
obscure in his style, and his meaning not
al.Odys obvious. carefully read his able
article, and think the following, is a cor
rect translation. Ist that intemperance
is great evil. End that it is the grcatest
evil that ever cursed our land, Sd and
lastly, he that believeth and is baptised
shall be saved, and Vica, Versa with q
few words of exhortation will close. we
have eYerything to cheer us. If we will
only be. faithful. all the promises of the
good Book are in our favor. does it not
say Blessed are the poor in spirit, it also
speaks of things being hidden from the
sOisc and prudent and being revealed unto
babes. also that the children of this worZd
are Wiser in their day an6. generation,
than we are. Solomon it is true, in his
day denounced fools ia the bitterest
terms, but that was under the old dis
penSation. behold says the Savior-in
substance reverse all these old dog
mas, therefore brethren let US not be dis
turbed by the anathemas, and sneers of
that proud King. Listen to his words
brothers, and rejoice that we live under
q different system. he says Give strong
drink to him that is ready to perish and
,O;ns unto those that be of heavy hearts.
lOe say, if water won't bring him through
let him lie and be happy.





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