smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

A NOT excellent nest for
hens is male by placingat the
bottom of he basket or hJx
some turf, with shovelful OF
dry earth or ashes. On the
top of this place some short
straw, after following out tho
earth after the form of a nest.
Thus a more even temperature
is obtained than whers straw
alone is used.
Year: 1873

If you love, love more. If
you hate, hate less. Life Is too
short to spend il hating any
one. Why war against NOR.
tai who is going the same read
with us9 Why not expend the
flower of LIES happiness by
learning to love, by teaching
those who are near and dear
the beautiful lesson? Your
hands may be hard, but your
heart need not b.. Your form
may be bent or ugly, but do
you not know that the most
beautiful flowers grow in the
most rugged and unsheltered
placesS
Year: 1873

A physician says the cry for rest has
always been louder than the cry for
food. Not that it is more important,
but it is often harder to obtain. The
best rest comes from a sound sleep. OF
two men or women, otherwise equal, the
one who sleeps the best will be the
most moral, healthy and efficient. Sleep
will do much to cure irritabIlity of tenn
per, peevishness, uneasiness. 1t will
restore to vigor an overworked brain.
1t will build up and make strong q weary
body. 1t will cure u headache. 1t will
cure broken spirit 1t will cure sor-
row. Indeed we might make a long list
of nervous and other maladies that sleep
will cure. The cure of sleeplessness re-
quires clean, good bed, sufficient exer-
else to produce weariness, pleasant oc-
cupation, good air, and not too warm a
room, clear conscience, and avoidance
of stimulants and narcotics. For those
who are overworked, haggard, nervous,
who pass sleepless nights, we commend
the adoption of such habits as shall
secure sleep; otherwise life will be
short, and what there is Of it sadly i'm
perfect.
Year: 1873

Dr. Hall rclntes the case of man
who was cured of his biliousness by
going without his supper and drinking
freely ef lemonade. Every morning,
says the doctor, this patient arose with
a wonderful sense Of rest and refresh
ment, and feeling as though the blood
had been literally washed, cleansed and
cooled by the lomonsde and the fast
His theory is that food will be used as q
remedy for many diseases successfully.
As an example, he cures cases of spit
ting blood by the nse of SALT epilepsy
and yellow fever by watermelons K D.
ney affections by celery; poison, olive
or sweet oil; erysipelas, pounded cram
berries applied to the parts affected
hydrophobia, onions, etc. So the way
to keep in good health is really to know
what TO eat-not to know what medicine
to take.
Year: 1873

By recent act of the Cortes, Spain
is to be divided up into confederation
of States. which will be entitled to
elective representatives, something after
the manner Of this country. The
foreign policy of the country is to be
the same as heretofore. The discipline
of the army is to be rigid. Slavery is
to be abolished in all her possessions.
Martial law will be Immediately pro-
claimed against the Carlist insurgents.
Year: 1873

PRoF. WIsE has been interviewed by
the ubiquitous reporter, to whom he has
unfolded the details of the manner in
which he proposes to make his projected
balloon voyage across the ocean. Prof.
Wise says that the balloon will be
globulsr in shape, about 100 feet in
diameter, and capable of taking 10000
pounds of disposable ballast. He will
also have large wicker-work car, with
a roof for protection from the weather,
He says &c This car viii be two stories
in height. We shall live on the upper
floor, and in the lower one shall
store our provisions. Underneath the
car will be an open gallery for taking
observations of the, sun. Below this
gallery the ife-boat will be suspended,
which will be of metal and decked over. :"
In another place, Prof. Wise says !:
"From former experience on the lakes
I Judge that I can tell the direction
which the balloon is travelling by the
foam ON the water. I can always see
the water, except at such times as clouds
intervene. / can find out the direction
of the currents below me without COM
ing down to seek them, by snspending a
light line of two miles in length from
the balloon, having on it, at regular
distances, indices which will register
the direction of the wind. Should the
balloon encounter the brave west
winds on the ocean, with the aid of a
drag line we could go right along with
out the loss of gas or ballast"
Year: 1873

ONE OF the most conspicuous and
familiar of the objects around Niagara
Falls has disappeared Terrapin Tower,


built upon the narrow ledge of rocks nt
the extreme brink of the Horseshoe
Fall, has been climbed during the past
fifty years by millions of people from all
parts of the world, and they will doubt
less learn with regret that the venerable
mass of masonry has been destroyed.


The tower was built in 1923, was forty
five feet in height and twelve feet in
diameter at the base. The masonry was
massive, and its durability was thought
to have been abundantly demonstrated;
but, standing in such an extremely ex-
posed position, subject at all times to
the action of the spray and the driving
winds, and in the winter months ice
bound and frost-bitten, the stones and
wood have been gradually yielding to
the elements; and the structure was
pronounced unsafe last fall, and has
been closed to the public ever since. 1t
was blown up with gunpowder couple
of weeks ago, and a new iron tower will
take its place. sssi
Year: 1873

Yesterday the court room of Oyer and Terminer was
densey thronged than any day of the present trial.
and hs respect paralleed If it did outdo the
closing under similar circumstances of either of the
other two trials For time the Court officers endeav-
ored with all their might to keep back the surging and
ever-ncreasing crowd but 1t in vain and there
nothing for them do but give way and present the i'm
passable barrier Of the people themselves jammed in
the doorway and far back into the court of Gene
raj Term against any further entrance into the desired
presence of the Court where the Judge and jury and
counsel and defendant were all enactng the solemn
drama of the hour. 1t the exciting 1t
the serious day of this protracted trial. three times
before the public, and none seemed inclined TO leave
their Seats when a offered opportunity
therefor None but the privileged fewthe Judge, jury,
prisoner himse-enoyed the half hours
relaxation which the offered the members Of the
press keeping their seats and communicating with
their various offices by special messengers who carried
the reports of the proceedings at short intervals to be
published in the evening editions Stokes stood the
deal OF the day with his usual and unhinching
demeanor; and, if anything could tend to sustain him
therein it the eloquent appeal of his able counsel
upon his guilt innocence But every has its two
sides and when Mr. Phelps the District Attorney prose-
cutting for the people, presented the points upon which
the prosecution rested and answered opposing counsel
by presenting his views of all the circumstances attend
ing the shooting testified to by the witnesses, and
pressed their force and weight upon the jury it evil
dent that after all upon the charge of the Judge upon the
law of the and his ree of the facts elected
the witnesses for and against, and the weight of the
charge upon the iury's mind. Stokes fate rested.


Mr.. Phelps made very able address during the time
he occupied attention of Court he had net
closed when the Court adjourned. The will be
sumed and closed today.
Year: 1873




The city was yesterday startled in certain circles,
where the mysteries OF crime develop themselves
into substantial form, that there was likely to
occur remarkable developments in the trial OF
Stokes Rumor, with her busy tongue, was very
active. To separate this rumor from fact was the
duty OF reporter OF the HERALD, and the
result OF his inquiries substantiate the truth
OF the proverb that "where there is smoke
there must be some fre.n The District
Attorney, in his opening address to
the jury, sufficiently impressed with this fact
TO pointedly and emphatically direct their
attention to the existence OF this rumor
II has since been ascertained that he had
good reason for doing so, and his observations
were made on the consciousness OF the possession
OF information which he had thought it his duty
to verify before the address was delivered. IL IA
openly stated that one juryman has expressed In
public rooms in the city, while virtually in the care
OF deputy snerins, his opinion as to the verdict
that he and his fellow jurymen should agree
upon. BY the Kindness OF the Court
he has been allowed an opportunity to
transact some private business This privilege
has been abused, and he has used IL to declare
his determination that he intends TO save Stokes
from the ign0mny OF capital punishment The
phraseoogy he has used has not been SO refined as
has said Deputy sheriff French, VINO has had this his
Juror In charge, states that he and the juror WIS.,
lted bryanJs MlnStres, the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Reddy the Blacksmith's Harry H:ll's and
other notable places where convlvial parties con.
company this juror has declared his inten
ton OF delivering certain kind OF verdict
This fact has been substantiated on the Testimony
OF more than one Witness whose evidence is In
the possession OF the proper legal authorities
Preliminary proceedings for bringing the parties
implicated In this outrage to Consciousness OF
the responsibility OF their crime were taken yester-
day In the District Attorneys ONCE and only
await the result OF the verdict for prompt and
decisive action. There has been more than an in
timation In the same direction that more substan-
tial reasons had been urged In the nearing OF more
than one juryman, and great disappointment has
been manifested that there was not mutual
understanding as TO the character and extent OF
the acknowledgment OF the obngation which was
sought 10 he imposed upon the character OF the
verdict mat was sworn TO be truly deliyereQs
Year: 1873

A recent China newspaper publishes
the following account of an incident
which is reported to have taken place at
Whampoa Nine young girls, living
with different families in the same vii
lage, seem to have entertained an aver
sion to married life. Seeing the misery
and toll to which the members Of the
with whom they lived were sub
jected, and above all the slave.like ODE.
dience of wives to the wills of their hus-
bands, the danes in question came to
the resolution of putting an end to their
earthly careers, which is here carried
into effect by different modus operandi
to that of opium poisoning in vogue in
Hong Kong. The nine damsels met by
appointment on the bank Of the river, at
the entrance of one of the creeks in the
vicinity of Browns Folly, attired in
heavy winter garments, which they had
sewn together in order to prevent sepa-
ration. While thus united in body,
heart and mind, the damsels plunged
into the deep. AS this happened close
to the time of the seven female genii,
who descended from heaven and are
called the seven sisters, all sorts Of
superstitious conclusions are drawn
from il.
Year: 1873

Just received, a car load of Reif's
celebrated Philadelphia Mince Meat,
which we can safely recommend as
being unsurpassed in quality; put up
In all styles Of packages. We have
used it for the last two seasons, and
know it to be of extra quality. We
can supply the trade during the sea-
son on the most liberal terms. Try 1t.
We also have a very large stock Of
everything in our line. All goods
new and flesh.


64lS6 SBICER & RYAN.
Year: 1873

During the debate in the House on the
proposed repeal of the Salary law, a great
deal has been said by members about the
clamor of the press, aid about the duty of
not yielding to it; while not a few back
pay grabbers, In declaring that they
should vote for repeal, have taken leave TO
assure the country that they should do
this solely from the most lofty and patri-
otto considerations, and not from any re-
gard for the clamor OF the press, for which
they feel unutterable contempt, and so on.


The press has heard something like this
before. But whatever Senators and Rep
resentatives in the Forty-third Congress
may think and cay about the newspapers
which have exposed and denounced the
Salary law OF last spring, We assure them
that IL they do not repeal this law, the
clamor of the press during the past cam
paign will be us nothing when compared
with the rafting of the ballot boxes about
their ears next fall.
Year: 1873

In 1870 the Board of Education passed
bylaw prohibiting corporal punishment
in any of the schools under its charge.
The reasons for the change were that
corporal punishment was brutal, tended
to degrade those who received it, was
painful to those who witnessed it as well
rs to those who were subjected to II, and
that it placed the school principal in the
position of an executioner.


1t was hoped that after banishiug the
rod the children would be disciplined by
other means that they would feel a greater
respect for their schools and teachers, that
the schools would be made pleasanter,
that greater progress in study would be
secured, and that the morals OF the pupils
would be improved But these expecta-
tions were not realized, and a few months
later the board appointed a committee
TO suggest some other means of discipline
which should be effective So far as we
can learn, that committee has never re-
ported, and 1t is certain no substitute for
the rod has ever been adopted.


Since corporal punishment has been pro-
hibited, the schools have fallen of in both
discipline aud studies, and their morale
has sunk in n very remarkable manner.
Open and defiant disobelitnce is not un-
common, aud the remedy for such offences
appears to be beyond the reach OF the
| teachers, whose only resource is to send
for the parents aud require them to pun
| ish the pupil urder penalty of his
expulsion from school should they refuse
Ana here we reach the vital point Of the


whole matter Instead OF punishment by
! educated and experienced gentlemen wLc
Year: 1873

amountl And il canal should actually
be begun aud carried far enough to irri-
gate 200 600 acres-all that could be eflcctu-
ally irrigated from the Platte-the result
would be that the river would be so
drained at the point of intersection that
the best portion Of the Territory which ls
now under cultivation would inevitably
be ruined.


The simple truth is that this irrigation
project is not only "A job of the most glar-
ing character, but solely through its man
ifcst absurdity is prevented from being a
dangerous conspiracy against the rights
and property OF the citizens OF Colorado.
This, however, probably never occurred
to the mighty statesman in the White
House, who sees nothing improper in dis
tributing the highest offices in return for
presents, and is ever ready to help forward
the purposes Of his personal friends who
have schemes Oh hand for depicting the
lublic Treasury.
Year: 1873

A Havana correspondent says that good
negro field hands sell as low as $500, and they
could not command anything like this prize
which is about half the highest figure thev ever
have brought-but COR the feeling that nothing
will be done In the way Of emancipation by the
Spanish authorities. The number of coolies is
Increasing every week.
Year: 1873

been issued IN vast quantities at the public
expense. This abuse has become serious,
and has added materially to the cost of
carry ing on the Government.


The public prmtorhas recently furnished
his report for tho last year. His figures
are instructive:
Year: 1873

A paper edited by some wretch, has


the audacity TO SAY that no lady is ever


punctusl; that no lady ever yet had the


remotest idea II the duration OF live


minutes, or an hour, or any other lon


ger or shorter space OF time. Indeed


the supreme indifference OF woman, ia


q matter in which men are taught TO


regard ss OF vital Importance. AT once
stamps the superior sex ~ above aud


beyond the control OF mere conventional
rules. Time never enters into her csl-
culatlons, or occupies single moment
OF her thoughts She is always late
when she keeps an appointment she
devotes precious hours to dressing. and
will any day lose a train Tor the sake
OF putting on her gloves. The Old
thing is that she never thinks of the
irritation which she causes by her dis
regsri for the rules OF punclusllty.
A gentleman VINO grumbles because
he has TO wait an hour while the TAR
object OF hls atfecuons il putting on her
bonnet ~ n brute" The alterations
OF the feminine mind, like the move
ments Of tue spheres, admit OF sone
calculation and although the most
experienced observer may sometimes
iall 10 tell what portion OF the orbit 4
lady may occupy ut Any given hour OF
the day, ne may make a pretty accurate
Un nj, he IA ~ 4.
iul rule OF conlrsries. An allowance
OF an hour or two 10 admit OF the inlr
comet coming TO her right place in the
social tirmament in the evening will
usually be a sefficient margin, provided
she has not particular reasons Tor being
very much behiod. Yru may alwsys
predict with absolute certainty that she
will be quite ready TO go to the theatre
when the play is half over ani that
you may bIunder with her into the
concert room just in time to disconcrrt
or annoy the finest soprano on the
platform.


II the reader has ever had the pleas
ure OF going shopping with his wife or
sweetheart, he will understand what We
mean. You are always dressed ani
ready lev minutes after the fatal eK-
petition hsG been arranged, and you
stroll about the room, killing time ~
best you may, until the LAZY appears.
You kick your heels and swing Your
umbrella until the fatal truth breiks
upon you tnst you have sacrificed the
best portion OF al hour. When the
iar one appears she sIwsys has to put
her gloves on in the lobby, while you
stand with the door half open in your
hand, aud Il you grunble about delay.
she protests that she mas not been i've
minutes over her toilet.
Year: 1873

The people OF Hardy county. very
properly and commercially, want .
railroad running from some point near
Cumberland, through Moore6eld 10 the
Chesapeake and Ohio road. and propose
TO obtain from the present Legislature
3 charter for such road The proposed
railroad is probably intended to be an
extension of the Green Spring and Rom.
uey narrow gsuge railway now in pro-
cess OF construction. A meeting OF the
cit zens OF Hardy c'unty was held at
Mooretield on the lst inst, in aid of the
pr jecl The construction OF such q
road would be Of immense benefit to
tie State snd We trust that it may
receive the favorable consideration of
the legislature.
Year: 1873

Tie list Of standing committee g. OF
the Senate has not yet been published
90 as to be ready to be submitted to
the Senate to day. The majority and
minority have both been in
caucns again this morning but
have not yet arrived a. def
mite conclusion in the matter


Rum on "a Bank.
Year: 1873

Henry c. Murray lately clerk in the employ Of
tiffany Co., OF Broadway, was arrested on Tues
day night last by Detective Elder, charged with
appropriating goods the property OF the firm, to
his own use He was locked up at Police Head
quarters and will be taken to Court this morning.
For some time past the manager OF the house had
suspected something wrong in the branch OF the
business which Murray had charge OF, as goods
were disappearing and nothing in the shape oil
substantial return Tor them was made. Captain
Irving was applied TO by the manager and he
detailed Detective Elder to look after Murray. Alter
watching for few days Detective Elder became
satisfied that Murray was living beyond his means.
He had contracted passion for iar0, and this led
to his ruin. On Tuesday night as he left the store,
the detective went up TO him and arrested him.
Upon his person, when ne was afterwards
searched, a large quantity OF jewelry was lound.
He gave the detectives the places where the rest
was pawned. and they have been aDle to discover
the greater part OF the property The way in
which Murray conveyed the goods out OF the store
was by charging them to the accounts OF customers
and when few days had elapsed marking them as
returned. Property valued at SO, 900 has been OBJ
tanned and more is expected.
Year: 1873

The Weather In This City Yesterday.


The following record will show the changes in
the temperature Tor the past twenty-four hours in
comparison with the corresponding day OF last
year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's
PharmaCY. HERALD BulldtnR:-
Year: 1873

How GYMNAsT SAVED HIS NBCK.-At
Louisville break-neck performance by the
Leslie brothers the other day one of them bad
a very narrow escape. The three brothers
were forty or fifty feet above the floor on the
trapeze, one of them hanging by his feet to
the bar, and holding the hands of another
brother, who hung suspended by them. The
latter was to turn somersault in the air,
while in this position, throwing his feet up
ward, which his brother was in turn to seize,
and most extraordinary feat would have
been accomplished. But Lew Leslie, the one
in question, miscalculated the distance, or the
other brother missed his hold, and only one
foot was caught. Unable to hold by one
hand alone, the brother next to the trapeze
was obliged to relnquish his grasp, and young
Leslie fell headlong almost to the floor, but
not quite-for when within less than dozen
feet Of the hard flooring, by an almost super
human effort, he turned somersault in the
air and reached the floor on both feet, un-
harmed. The audience had held its breath
in dreadful suspense, and rose almost as one
man to greet the successful issne of the dam
gerous fall with rapturous cheering, after
which Lew" continued the performance.
Year: 1873

Lord John Russell was once accused in the
House of Commons of falling back on the
''cant of patriotism" The accuser was a
man who, having originally been Liberal,
had deserted his party and turned Tory. Rus
sell, in the course of his reply, coldly said, 81
quite agree with the honorable baronet that
the cant Of patriotism is a bad thing, but I
hardly need remind him that there is some
thing worse-the re-cant of patriotism"
Year: 1873

For Breakfast, Luncheon or Refreshment
after late evening. Walter Baker & Co.'S Co.
Goa requires but one trial to establish it as the
most desirable beverage. Since 1880, their
headquarters have been in Boston, but Their
popular goods may be had of any grocer in the
lind
Year: 1873

Even dogs may reach very human degree
of degradation, but only in rare instances. 1t
is said that in Lafayette, Ind, there is little
black and tan terrier addicted to habituaI in
toxication. He makes man of himself al
most every day, and goes staggering about
the streets. He is disgrace to his kind
Year: 1873

The highest ideal to which we aspire Is to
preserve good understanding with the phys
ical world, as the guardian of our prosperity,
without being thereby compelled to break
with tie moral world, which determines our
dignity.-Schiller. -